The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-26
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fTrc,u the Detroit Tribune. sept q
All hopc 81 finding poor Thurstnn alive = bfoted
csit ana We only hemcan hun ~ lost
Nh H,nnistcr hts cofnTnnion returned thiS aiternn,
ana can bring only the worst tdugs. The balloon h.
identified aud the silk % which Was composed 10
this rity i,g night tie himself remained 70 search tor
rs rriens day he comes back despairngy. Hcsta'cs
that The balloon valve which Fhusson ss = ofn"ut
from the SIX cf the balloon ,hrse 9uar'ers ~ ~ Wy
fortunate man great for the strength ~ the sis
and the silk gave way, when he must baye cropped
an Ills ony remaining chance would b. 10 cling 70 the
smooth material Of which the balloon made. and he
could not have SUSTAINED himself IN that manner.
when this occurred We only conjecture, hut that
must have been within an hour after h. started seems
highly probable. The balloun was seen ~ nearly
two hours with glass; bg, must D. rrinennersd ,a.
fhis great body was only the size of man hand when
,hus visible and Il would b. utterly impossible 10 see
the IN fated man n he had dropped on Mr. Bannlstcr
feels quite positive that he must have tell before reaching
Tho stories tha, are 50 plentiful that seen IN
the balloon as \ came down near hap.ise ,f'ss, NC
wholly discredits have from the arst Hc has in
vcstga,c these rnors pretty thoroughly aud puts ~
Gath IN them whatever
Six gentlemen up from Adrian to-day N 70 down
to search CO.. the body Of Thurson, but at three NJ
they we're not decided what 20 pursue They In
.ln ~ the belief that his body. " not In the lake would
nc found between Knights station where he started aud
Monroe The only hope left Is that the body may
found and the hand Of affection be permitted 70 lay
in IL nal resting place We earnestly trust this
ne a. the poor and only boon left for aching and
sorey Sn.iltcn hearts ~ crave.
rnr ACCESSION or wTScuEsrHn ~ 1855.
We andpd the ASCENSION Of NncneStor several
, ago and his not having been heard Of since II
that he balloon belonging 10 Thurs,on. and Of III,
afaI the Toledo Blade says
In connection with this sad event the circumstance
connected with another balloon belonging to Mr. Bannis
ter may be Of interest Some four wears since, without
any particular knowledge OF rrcnautics he construct
large balloon Adrian with which after several inenec
tusl attempts he finally made grand ascension;
icc indeed, was IT, tina. he froze his feet very badly
the voyage, and was crippled thereby for long time
somewhat satisfied with his own experience, he hired
bis balloon 10 Timothy Winchester at Milan, Erie county,
who made successful voyage from that place, in July
1865 and landed Hudson Ohio, after travelling in
different directions some f25 miles He assembled till the
rarity Of the atmosphere such that he became ns
slbe and remained 80 until his balloon bad descended TO
altitude admitting OF respiration Bags Of sand
used for ballast, frozen solid
In August Of the same year, Mr.. Winchester made
another and his last ascension from Norwalk Ohio His
balloon well hed, and he on in good spirits
amid the cheers Of large concourse ef people since
which time he has not been heard from when last scen
he and going in the direction of lake Erie No
hdines have been received Of him OF his balloon
Since that time Mr. Bhnnister had done nothing in ,rro
nautcs, until, IN company with Mr. Thurstou he con
structed his second balloon, which, like the first has been
the bearer % human being as IS feared, beyond the