Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-13
Balloon Ascension at Oakland.
DARING AND PROBABLE FATAL ASCENT OF
YOUTH

side oil the Bay, attracted by the announcement 81
grand balloon ascension, well us by the desire TO
enjoy the country air. Three steamers piled be.
tween the city and that place, carrying full
complement of passengers at every "trip. Dming
the early part of the day, the visitors amused
themselves in strolng through the pleasant groves
OF Oakland, whilst the process Of initiating the bal.
loon slowly progressed, under the manag cement of
Mr.. Kelly, who TO have made The ascent. The
balloon with the necessary apparatus confined
in small yard on Third street, Broadway,
and was open TO the inspection of all. II fine
silk one, Of large dimensions, not less than forty feet
in circumference. The proCess ot initiation very
tedious and uninterestug, aud, the spectators, after
waiting some hours, came TO the Conclusion that the
ascension would be failure. To relieve the munOt
Ony, small pioneer balloons of intervals
and voluntary collection taken up for the ben
eft of Mr.. Kelly.
At half past three O'Clock, the balloon was little
more than nall filled with gas, and il announced
! that Mr. Kelly was about 10 undertake the voyage.
| dense crowd collected round the balloon, and the
erlal voyager took his seat in the ear, which was
| released from confinement, and away went The bal
oon not into the upper air, but along the street in
southsastery direction, banging Mr.. Kelly against
the ground in anything but agreeable maaner,
and knocking up quite a dust until it was captured,
Mr. Kelly relaning his position in the man
Ollghler weight hen took his seal, and another al.
tempt was made, but with NJ better success In lis
progress along the ground, the balloon came N con
TACT WIN the iinlnS al attP, Dut escaped nuinurtd.
In order TO lessen The weight, as is presumed, the
Cal was taken of the hoop, and small board was
placed across from side OF the hoop the olEer
and tied last Upon this man OF still less weight
took his seat, aud was carried few feet from The
ground, distance Of some fifteen or twenty yards
BY this time, the excursion was looked upon as
good farce, and Of total failure. Several
persons, approaching he fun, aske TO he permitted
to take ride, surprising, as "a matter of course, it
would only be Tor lew wards. Among them WAS "A
youth of sixteen years Of age, named Joseph CAFES
known by the familiar appeliaion of s'Readv.'1 He
had gone to Oakland to sell oranges-hs vocation
and was in Tor all kinds of sport. Without rehac-
ton he was told 10 jump in Turning to his CON.
panion, he handed his basket OF oranges to him,
and asked him to hold them, immediately straddled
the hoard which had been fastened TO The hoop of
the balloon. Those who had hold Of ii then let go,
and it moved slowly upward, the weight of the boy
depressing the hoop one side, and throwing his
back against The ropes which attached the hoop 10
the balloon-hls legs hanging suspended in the air.
AS he was about rising Mr.. Kelly called TO him
TO pull the valve.rope when he wanted to come
down. Vie took hold Off aud appeared TO be either
making last or pulling at it with "a view to de-
scend, when some Of The boys cried out to him TO
go on. He then let ii go and gradually rose. moving
rapidly along in south easerly direction. With
the exception OF this information as TO the OF The
vaive'rop he was entirely ignorant OF the manner
OF managing balloon Having assembled some thir.
ly or forty leet, the balloon was carried along by
gentle breeze in n south easerly Course, an
arm OF the Bay south Of Oakland. and rising it
proceeded to great height until it was concealed
, ,on view by some hghi Clouds IT was then met
~ 'o'''''5' ouie" u ",'' ""u moved dnhs' grau"-
p''y "9No"''"s ~ ii'i'n'e"S'eiy "Htcioh' 10 ape
""0TS ,"i'e''i''Fly over me crest OF the noun
nc Il' - ~ ~ ~ houi hda aualned
~ e"'.' ''''u ~" us co'N"e was onward
"nu w" "'" "A'H ie" 'n'nu'eS pasi o clock II
was i'S' ~ ihc hitW VI 'Hc uiSidHt6 II was about
~ 80, 'o'N ""en 'he ooy toJK
"'I , IJ"' %, ',ie oo'i
H''''""=" ''9 iFSu V, 'n'S extraordinary aeflaI
r''s, .e'nr'n ~ "o"', 'o' sumo tiihe scarcely
'II - .ue ~ ~ Ho"'h can oe en-
~ ~ nc N"o"" 10" 70 'o"fo' the oai'
'oPn' nc "ouru unquesuo""O'y nave opened Inc
i 10y - "''I' PlooeeuI"s niie OF iva" ana
~ 'esUe",. - 70 10 We PR Fulneu ne
W. 0.'"o' s"o' %"t ., NC manner III "hteh lhe
CIV 70 useu' " nat !he rope py when Is opened
w So '''',0u " 'sV'lV' ny :" ohei' OF ue-
No''e ne '"'s "s X may MS course was
onW H, anu "PWar" 70 Mm'' ~ou'a seem 10 De m
e'"""o "' Suu"Hon' Nhth 'ast seen, the Daiooh
was " SUI, heSnt a. 10 procure ihe nope tnat ne
'o"'' 'e ""'e' ine odnser 81 ia,'ing on the BOARD
was VI 1'"'Se "n'hmeh'' ana lis ne assembled INTO
NC H,sue' 'rS'o'ls' ne must necessarily nave be-
COME nFhulhoeu ny cora, ana may nave fallen 10 the
siou"u anu neen eiu'neu 70 Atoms In the event OF
ms escdp''g tn's ueath, however, another equally
'e'''"c ""d'eu uim-'nd' produced ny the fattIac-
tlon Oh me ar ne youth has, we understand,
i"!ne' ana Df".her iVme IN ms city. we await
WIN so'ne anxiety 'he result oil TINS extraordinary
ah''r
lew moments after the balloon had parted COM
pany with the earth, and when at the distance Of
halt mlle ,one OF young Gaes's companions shouted
to him 10 know il he's woald not hove annvercuat!'
The crowd around enjoyed the joke heartily little
thinking that the brave boy would, in less than half
an hou,, be shivering with Intense cold We may
he as limit rlad A. bo
cended, and before the outlines of his figure were
lost to view, m the distance, his back turned to
the crowd, and We did not observe him make any
ne m, h., ,o'.,'.;' Ill., ~; he ""o II" E'ns'
bouever en,;,el, do,,assd .tht L; '''''"' N"S'
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