Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-11

arms and baggage. ri
Gen. Bosquet was wounded but moi
seriously. ct
!, A letter from Warsaw says, That, as
soon as Marshal Paskiewitch received
intelligence of the fall of Mslakoff. he
despatched his aid-de-camp Demidotf to
Sevastopol.
1t is certain that many more troops
are to be sent to the Crimea.
Gsrdner's circular quotes wheat and
-four firmer with good demand. Wes-
tern canal and Southern quoted at 4l@
42s and Ohio at 42s@44s.
BALLOON ASCENSION FROM CISoIN-
~ NATL
Last Monday evening Mons. GODDARD
made his second balloon ascension from
Cincinnati, accompanied by FIVE citizens
Of this place. The following vivid
description of the trip and its results we
copy from the Cincinnati Gazette, as
written by Mr.. Bellman, their reporter,
who was one of the voyagers:
Turnpikes and roads were like "chalk
lines" crossing at irregular angles,
while upon them horses and wagons
were plainly seen moving to and fro,
very diminutive in appearance and re-
semblingmites drawing gcrumbs ofbread
Villages were passed over in rapid sue
eession, and at half-past six O'Clock we
were over Lebanon. By this time the
storm was rapidly nearing us and all
eyes were turned to our heroic comman-
der. He relieved the balloon of the
miniature house surrounding our car,
and on we sped. Below us the clouds
appeared like heavy fog. and around
US on every side we were encompassel
with mist. As the storm drove US
onward we distinctly heard the rain
pouring down upon Mother Earth, the
sound resembling the passing of a train
of cars.
Relieved of more ballast, we gained
an altitude of seventeen thousand four
hundred and fifty feet. Here sensations
Of chilliness came over us, and the at
mosphere being damp, our party expe-
rienced very unpleasant feelings. Over
coats, shawls, wines, cordials, &c, were
not sufficient to keep us from shaking,
and for a time the ''chills" had control
of US. The storm was terrible; the
lightning leaped from cloud to cloud,
accompanied by peals of thunder. The
gloom was fearful. Never had Ibeheld
such warning of the elements. Itseem-
ed as if the storm was tearing and rem
ding its way through the path our bal
loon had taken and had brought all the
artillery of heaven into action. If by
chance our captain or one of us uttered
a word there were airy tongues below
mocking us from every side. The wind
which drove the clouds onward so rap
idly, also hurried us on at the rate of
seventy miles an hour.
In few minutes we sailed by the
clouds and the lights of farm-houses
were again visible. Mons G. deeming
it best to descend, notice was given for
all to crouch down in the bottom of the !
car. Our anchor caught and for a mo-
ment held US, but strong gale of wind
caught our balloon, snapped the cord
to which the anchor was attached, and
we were left to the mercy of its fury.
The night was "visibly dark" our par
ty at no time being able to recognize
each other, the rain all the time pouring
upon us in torrents.
Suddenly we felt our car rushing
over the tops of trees, crushing and
tearing the limbs as the balloon was
driven along. Mons. G.. gave us the
valve rope, and mounting the side of
the car, he ordered US to hold fast. In 1
another moment we landed in a corn
field, and, by the force of the wind, we
were dragged and bumped along the
ground a distance of half mile, now
through fence, then striking stump
or tree, or whirling through the corn
stalks at a fearful velocity; our heads
raped each other, and not unfrequent-
ly we saw stars all around. Up and
down we went, when the car struck a
tree and Mon. GODDARD was hurried to
the ground distance of thirty feet; the
next moment we were crashing against
& tall stump of tree, when Col La
than and Mr.. Hoal were thrown with
great violence from the basket, the for
mer on the back of the neck and shoul
ders, and the latter on his breast. Mr..
Crippen and myself were left alone in
the car. Mr.. Crippen, obeying instruc-
tons to keep In the bottom of the car,
and l holding on with all my might to
the valve rope, up we mounted. For
tunatelY we dashed into the limbs of
tall dead tree, and in an instant tree,
balloon, car and erenauts were fat on
.he ground. Mr.. @. was beneath the
rec insensible, while 1 lay covered up
by the basket. By digging the earth I
beneath Mr. c. with my hands, l soon
extricated him from his position and !
ragged him from beneath the heavy !
rec. Mon. GODDARD and Messrs. La b
ham and Hoal then came up. G
Mon. G. bad his lip badly cut and :
he flesh lacerated on one of his limbs; P
Col. Latham had an ankle sprained and <
lis head, shoulders and body generally o
,ruised; Mr.. Hoal had his breast crush :
d in; three ribs broken, and otherwise :.