New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-06

OF HIS works and was rejoced | had not 10 sss tbs
descent when | hra contemplated. Everything Al this
point eonspired to make this tue graadess voyage th
was, perhaps, ever msde la modern umss. Here ws-s
two ndous thunder approsc hin n Other
rapidly b, meath mein tho distance and all sround
piled 10 the most ma este aud grotosque forms
of dense vaDOr-here there could BE- Immense
pillars and spires spripgrg up with enchanting beauty,
While and anon there came tne oss tsrrols dis
charges OF electricity, and loud and frequent ,handsr
Continuing with Increasing fury part Of Heavens
heaviest artillery rapidly approaching Ia sgfu con-
hict-he uses soaring above H. dste need 20 its
utmost tension rocking In the undulanons OF the stos
phere Ike chip In heavy sea- for such was the powsr
Of the peang thunder thar the atmosphere seemed 10
be convul.e 20 ito very center. All this time my own
feeling. we're strung 20 the highest pitch .. adrraton
but thousand regrets yearoeu Ia my thoughts o~csss
had no companion q share the grandeur OF tas scene
High my feelings now wrought In yiesing this
grand commOton among the elements OF heaven the
most sub me spectacle was yet 10 follow
Twice had the balloon STAINED "a altitude wnsFe snc
had become expanded her utmost tension requiring
the discharge OF copious volumes ct gas To g7' her
steady ard while mounting high the two storms nao
gait ed mei the distance a. mile or two, when
thought might safely descend, ss slresdy gss enough
he'd been discharged 20 bring me down through the
lover clouds. Before | had come down great dis.
lance let sudden check, and also 81 iden chil and
looking upward discovered a dingy looking cloud cap
slmCi me, much that the balloon fell into 10
shadow whle At the time the western edge OF the
cloud brilliantly Illuminated by the SUI, and ths
clear blue heaven unobsructeo ard the wet
far a. the eve could see at the hight then Sgt all
this tine was under a slight shower OF hail some
times would fall tar enOu,h back, or westward OF the
toeeiog clOudcsp tina, the would shine on the
balloon Tor a moment. then again 1t would suddenly
rock into the shadow OF H. Here, then, had msgnin-
cent W Of the thunder and hal Storm, from the side,
or rather from behind H. nj AL lmmsnse elevation aolvs
the lower layer o. clouds snd 10 the minute desci uOu
which vii, now give OF e, | you'd call the earnest
attention of meteOroogsts anu all peT-uns who feel an
interest in the 1 the phenoncns OF storms,
as ss detail every feature Of n exactly as u presented
Itself 10 my observation.
This storm ranged sta much higher elevation than
the ether TWO Of which have spoken aud Il TO
have been a compound storm formed from them, ast
sDrun2 10 SO suddenlv. and AZ pOint nearly Il nos
quite over junction OF tho two which cane n con-
tact silh each other Az the tIe c)nmsncsd form
Ing was 10 the act of gradual descent, Sehoys sta
ted. and when discogered i WIS., Tehy ifesn ana
third storm the balloon quickly relieved from her
descsn. by dlschsrg'ng all the reminding ballast letf
This raised up level with the ciuudcap ana us
balloon again becsme completely hlet. This sur
prised me- already much gas had been dscharscd
that by barometrca calculations, altitude would have
been al least miles Upon reelection aud observation
came to the conclusion that the eiectrica. medium In
which was loating VAS actlpg upon tue gas, snd al
teDuailrs Il
The clouds below me were very thin aad someshd
detached but the electrical discharges on them wso
vivid and 10 rapid session. While the balloon was In
this position magnificent hso or rather parhellOn, vas
formed on the cloud below aud 10 ysrd the east.
proving that refractory nice lum was around the body
of The balloon. The halo soon after changed Into the
cOlOfd OF me RAINBOW, very
fined The balloon satDg In the clear sun
shine Little Ia the of the coudcsp and, believing
that o. the influence OF tho storm, gradual
descent again commenced. Great caution was nov
required as every pound Of ballast spent, aud de-
commenced must be concladeS, slow az IL
might be- When had settled about hall way down be-
tween the cloufcap and the lower cloud the uprising
arrested the descent aud the balloon slight
y crawn into the storm, and was also receiving smart
shower OF hall, which perceived was dschsrg'ng from
the cloudcsp. The hail made terrible noise on tho
hollow slken globe. For moment telt uneasy above
me stood the bodlng, dnRy cloUdcap, below mo tho
lightning was playing too ieary to attempt descent
throush Ii
The hail was FACTORING on the balloon, the thunder
was roaring Ike thousand pieces O, artillery aud the
balo, rocking 10 ard fro Ike trau reed. now
determined t. sail for some time Ia the wake OF tina
Storm 10 the west Of me the sky clear Of cloud
several times sheet lightning unduated aud qdiversd
between the upper and lower clouds IL was oi slight
orange color, aud no thunder followed II THIS also
surprised me, and IL moreover relieved mo from tha
fear Of is e cts This lightning seemed 10 hsy0 nOlh.
Ing to DO With the electrical discharges below ard dis
played lef precisely like the aurora bolea.l think
l. yves tina. phenomenon. While In this position, tho
balloon turning rapidly It's yerc. aka, and Toct
ing at the same time, which made me shgauy scA, hAo
feasickness.
bow was fcrnir tlo in az gauce OF aud below me,
witt It's concaye SIDE toward me- somewhat disDrsed In
the shape Of the ,eter 5. The balloon ass nov sinking
,lowy and tue storm also ga'ung lttle speed 10 adj
vance Of IT, which brought under thu arch OF the
rainbow THIS was truly sublime spectiole-yie wing
Il IRON behind aud sidewlse through arch perspec-
tyey omen 20 my gaze with It's ceilings and sdes ires-
| coed In pTismatio coors Milking could surpass us
grandeur snd la addition 10 this every hail Drop was
dramatically ium mated, AMI oelowthe arcn the mighty
cauldran Of dense yapOr was buobhng ana OOlug hko
s.strOr rolling out IaO,t terrific thunder; and the
side of the aud was ys;Tlret tho .eaulli plrae-
HOB caused by the sun se."'ag on the 6do1a all tls
t,e sbe was above the lover cloud, bat sti tlc oHt
SKIRT OF the bail was lalipg on Z
When found that tle sheet lightning d'1 nJt enhah.
Ill 81 laf
discharges below and the hh,l being small began 10
regret that II out Of my poHer b. ioow tuls tnu
meteor is conclusion But my ballast was AZ, sx
pended except some newspapers aud provisions wn'cn
threw overheard 70 check the balloon ltle longer
il must nov inevitably come ~ earn, ana III NJ
teen minutes after was sinking through me lower
soad which was quite warm. los was AoouI o'sus
niles west VI the Ohio River, and ten miles from "i"'
| FAt6P.M landed On & clear spot, aud they wera
scarce In this regon) In Guysn township, Jams 20.
Ohio VI der shower OF rain, near tne hol8 o. cnaI
Harblr under whose roof slep, that night ms was
| somttbrg over hundred miles from Port3moaIa oy
| the steamboat route. ., -
well ma snow were formed In the lower cloud having
| On former occasions during thunder storms, either
ssed IN the lower crowd above the upper and never
before view from their sides 50 close AZ 70 %
partly In them, viii now 6hehy reca 1tdlate Us Pne.
nc,nera II ~i afford good data, becs0se both OF hn
storms Of which 1 received portion Of the rain aod
| hal prevented the same appear ance. -,
| Thunder storms
urper dscharQng the contents whatever they may be,
| half, rain or snow.
Second Sheet llshtnlng, OF an orange color, undu'
lates silently between tho upper aud lower clouds In
waving mDtoa. -.
TATd The discharges of electricity take place In the
lower cloud. ~ discharges are meant thunder and
lshtung
F,Jfh The distance between upper and lover cloud
was not ess than coo feet This 10 by eye meas
urenneDt. 49,
FlGh The uprising current was no. conaaued higher
than the lower CLOUD, and YVES rising end Snifhhs as
vas In the margin Of the storm, being IN ttRenYh'o
minutes
Sbih: The storm was much WIDER below than above,
the ctpos diyergiag ut leas. 25 degrees ifom per-
pendiculsr liae. ,..,...
IN the center Of the storm co1d not Of course iook
through H. but / viewed one from rs 'front.' the other
rom behind ls line Of direction aud brh appeared me
EigLM. Under the shadow Of the upper cloud Is 10
yeIy cold; aDd in the lower cloud tits quite warm
N,a6 Ire upper cloud was moved By the current
which always blows from east 10 wett