Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-15
Dangerous 4 Advcuanrr.

The Paris correspondent Of tho pbia.
delph'a Ererisg Bulletin. IN his hitter OF
the 9Th Of November. tolls the following
story:
One Of the most singular and dangerous
adventures took place Vt Brussels I few
days ago. Alphonso Thevelin, = rmv.
mast. well known for lis astonishing fcnt.
on the spring board attached to GodiarJ's
balloon. had advc,tiscd to give. VI Brn..
seis, Of his erunsu icalrxhibi,si The
people had gathered in immense crowls
on the town squares. the spring board had
been attached. and all preparations made.
and the balloon started majcs,icslly 10 tho
air, rising high ahove tho houses. Thew.
elm was about turning su,nersct
when he received severe blow on tue
back. This was surpri.ing. in the part.
cnlsr locality.hut our gmynast did not hrs.
iratc TO turn quickly and grspple with his
~rial antagonist. Balloon. spring board
and all, wen off and left him in miJhraven.
locked in close embrace with St. Michael,
not propria personc, bu, in the form Of m
immense gilt statue. With which the Bel
yisns have ornomcntcd the top of the stce'
pie ofiheir Hotel De Vile or Tow nhouse.
Thevclin looked after the balloon; il was
quarter of mile Off he Looked down ut
the ground. three hundred and fifly feet
below. he concluded To try and rcach the
latter. The perilous descent was accom-
plished in the presence Of an slfiiglicd
crowd. A single false step, the trembling
Of a muscle. the giving way Of prcjcc-
tion. must have sent him lifciess aud
crushed mass Ia the pavement lclow.-
The rigor of the weather and his light COS.
tune. forbade him to remain where he
was. lie came down safely on the Out.
side Of the .pire.
Birth OF Islands In the Pncinc.
Almost us fast as The coral insects build.
the sand. always suspended and washe,'
about in sea-warer, fills up the little eel.
and pores. and inicrstices of the minute
masonry, while broken remnants Of dead
coral and other matter thrown up by tho
sea are caught and cemcnteJ to the grow
ing wall, and form solid mass with Il a.
high as the common tides reach. When
that liant is attained, and the surface ofthe
reef Is now out of. or even with The water,
tho labor Of the coralIigrnous zoopbytc 10
over, the sea gradually rrc~dcs. tic ram.
part rises. the lined debris or fragments
upon it. being now rarely covered With
wafer, and dried hy the sun. lose their adj
hesivrncss and become brittle remnants,
forming " hat is called sometimes a ken
upon the top Of the reef. from the Spanish
Cdyo.
This new bank il. Of course. not long in
being visited by sca-birds; salt plants taks
roo, uponi it. branches ofllos,ing sea-wecL
are caught and enfaugled by il; muscles
and crabs, and echimiscs. and turtles, and
krnkcns, perhaps crawl upon il and leave
their shells. and soil begins to be formed.
BY and by cocoanut, or the drupc of q
tropical Pandenus is thrown ashore; land
birds light on ], and dcposre the serd, Of
shrubs and trees. and augment il perhap.
with layer Of guano. Every high tide.
and still more, every gale. adds something
to the bank in the shape Of mat,-r-wrecks.
organic or inorganic. Al length appears
the blue hummock Of tropical island and
last oinll comes man 10 take possession,
Cast there by Providence. and glad no, to
have the sea his grave. or. in quest Of di.-
covery and gain.