Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-09-10
BALLOON Ascension

We copy from the Bridgeport Standard the
following account of Mons. Pelins ascension
| from that city last week-and his experience in
the upper air written by that gentleman:
A boat twenty feet long was attached to the
balloon, IN which, with my two assistants, Mons.
Gustave Regnard, of Franconyllle France, and
Mr.. Wood, of Bridgeport, Conn, took my
seat SlNty-four persons arranged around the
balloon, took charge of the ropes. and NJ n sir
nal from myself, loosed us from the earth, and
we assembled in magnificent style amidst the
cheers OF the vast and brilliant assembly, With
The rapIdty OF an arrow, we were in a few min.
utes at the helghto of 10000 feet We vet heard
| the HuZZnhs that were sent TO us from our
friends below, and felt the vibrations in the ropes
OF our balloon. We now saw the cities, VILLAGES.
woods, and rivers, as an uusurpas, ed landscape.
In beautiful frame of green we saw the pub
lie buildings and churches of the city of BRIDGE.
port, whose domes and towers, and spires. Gull
ded by the sun, shone like gold and pearls be-
meath us. We saw the city of New Haven. with
It's pleasant greens, and on the other side the
villages of Fairfield, Westport, Southport Nor
walk Stamford, New Rochelle. and a thousand
other scenes of domestic tranquility and happi-
ness so highly favored by the creator of the world
Far beneath us, shining like molten silver, lay
Long Island Sound, dotted with vessels, which
appeared like specks upon its bosom, while Long
Island appeared in the distance and ia. beyond
the broad eXpanse of the ocean.
We observed the direction of our currents
II was the fifth time we changed thcm-and we
found constant current $4,000 feet from the
earth, from east 10 west which would take us
over the American continent; Il current already
known to extend over 1900 miles Below and
about 1000 feet from the earth, is current in
the opposite direction, which would take us to
Europe IN four days il ii were the will of the
Supreme Being.
AT the height we now were, $4,000 fect1 the
balloon appeared to us like vast ruby, framed
by the azure. 1t threw its large hadow upon
the Clouds and gave us the image OF an arial
Venice. threw out more ballast, and we as
cended nearly as far as it is possible for human
beings to exist; We had reached the hight of
$4,000 feet. The earth appeared a chaos-ther-
mometer at below zero. The cold was in
tense heavy hail storm held in the air by
power unknown to us, but probably an electric
power, enveloped us in q thrilling and awful
manner. Respiration was almost impossible,
could not hear each other speak One of my
companions being benumbcd, fell into profound
sleep. We felt so weak that my other compan-
ion and myselfwere hardly able to open the valve.
At last we succeeded i'll opening it, and dccen-
uCh iop'ulS W al VI lO,OOO Itpl. ne
Imagination of one so exalted TO such extreme
height, grows vivid and warm, as the body be-
comes dull and chilled For us no reality, no
limits were existing. The dreams of Bernar-
dine and St. Pierre were realized; the unver-
sal peace seemed to be on earth, and the whole
globe were the United States. But strong
condensation of the gas brought us back to the
reality of terrestrial objects, and we descended
to the ground.
We landed at River Head, l.. l., fifty miles
from Bridgeport, and ninety from Brooklyn,
where we found the kindest assistance from the
inhabitants.