The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-02-05
Lady, and Wi raculOUs Escapcs :
wen EAsroH, Pa, Jan. rs, 1856.

Ladys and uiracuiOus Escapes izza
Won EAsros, Pa, Jan. rs, 1856.
i see thstyou have in yous telegraph column
the ascension OF Miss Louisa Bradley from
this place yesterday. Her escape from death
was SO MIRACULOUS that think you will find
. more detailet accoum Interesting. Hiss B.
fihed her balloon entirely with gas from one
Of the ssseet pipes, and At eleven O'Clock
stepped fesFbessly into the car. She 10 q
small, sdeicste looking woman, and was
dressed in q Bloomer cos,ume OF scarlet and
blue. The balloon, held BY rope, was then
permitted 10 rise boss twenty ieet Tom the
ground when she made . shors address to the
crowd of people. 1t then rose gently, still
held by the rope, until she was enc hundred
feet from the ground, when che cut the cord,
aud the balloon rose perpe DdicSlarly, with
great velocity, until she had reached mile,
or mile and quarter, as it was estimated
by those present who were best able to Judge.
Ii would appear, from her own account, that
she knew very little about the business she
had undertaken, or Of the effects likely TO be
produced upon the balloon when it reached
the rarified atmosphere. The balloon was IN
old one, aud the silk. had become SO rotten
that il is wonderful that il would bear iD6a-
ton at all When she reached this height she
states that the balloon, which was not en-
,sely filed when it left the earth, expanded,
until the gas began TO escape at the seams,
and become very offensive to her. She had
been 50 absorbed by the enchanting pros.
pect spread cot beneath her, which she says
was magnificent beyond the power Of Ian.
guage TO describe, that she had not noticed
the balloon. The escape of gas alarmed her.
and she pulled the valve rope, but permitted
but little gas to escape, as she was afraid che
would fall into the Delaware, which was d.
rectly beneath he's, In a few moments after
this the BALBOA collapsed, and TO our horror
and alarm, we saw her fall with frightfu rap
idity for the distance Of six hundred or seven
hundred feet, her progress then being check.
ed, from what cause we below could not see
although we then observed that she was de-
ecending quite slowly 1t seems that whe u
the balloon burst il was torn into ribbons,
except the lower part or neck Of the balloon.
So .complete,y was ske, W per part torn to
pieces that large pieces Of silk blew away,
and the remainder hung down even below
the car. When she had foIien this distance The
neck Of the balloon. suddenly Llel0 up, turning
inside ont, and catching against The net pork
formed parachute, Which bore her safely to the
ground. She came down ia an open field,
and SO lightly did the cars srike the earth that
she says there was not the slightest jar. Her
presence of mind was extraordinary. After
this fearful fall, and when the balloon was
still descending with terrific velocity, she
threw opt her sand.bags and anchor, and
then with the utmost cslmness, commenced
singing hymn. She alighted about four
miles from this place. The trip must be
considered quick one. rs at a quarter past
twelve she rode into town safe aud in fine
spirits. Eastoa Correspondent New York
Herald, 26h inst. .1,s -ee,t,tp s,ag.,..