The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-26

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THE VOYAGE OF THE YOUTHFUL RRoNAr1s. !.
/ lFrom the st. Louis Democrat Sept 23I
The startling story Of the late fightfu ascent Of two
small children alone in balloon has naturally excited
by the rather diverse accounts given Of tho event Bur
enables us give an authentic COMBINATION and true ver
sion q the thrilling narrative THIS gentleman kindly in
forms Us substantially as follows
lie wss 10 have ascesre from the fair grounds NJ Cen
trAla nffday, the I'm instant but finding himself
well, accepsed tho offer OF another aronaut, Mr. Wilson,
who volunteered g take bis place in the balloon Mr.:
westward and su southeasward rising two snd half
mies, and at about 65s p. NJ descended, sixtc~n miles
aboa forty Ave rods from the farm house Of Mr. Hen
jamin Harvey. The spot 6 some two miles and half
and others gsshsred and dscsasnsOd Mo ar ship They
then pulled the TO the groa and boys held the
ropes the aightcd, and while DC drawn
towcd" to the house, and Mr. Iarycy prepared to
have sport by BY rising the length Of e rope, ~ be
Out and put in his three chdren I'D Of ' .Ires
years, girl OF eight, and still Older girl At
This point Mr.. Wilson called out to those holding
children too heavy, aud the eldest taken
At this instant, through the unwatchfuncss of tho per-
the cords the balloon suddenly and very swiftly
went up The anchor struck in rail fence but tore it
away, while cry OF horror burst from tho aRonsed
group The chlldren screamed With horror, and tho
pteOus appeal, " Pull mo down, father, instantly
grew fainter and fainter, rendered the parents and
deed all present, for the time perfectly frantic II
past seven O'Clock, becoming dark and the bal
loon was soon lost sight Of period of intense
wrc'chedness TO the paretnal heart csn scarcely be
imagined
AS there little wind, tho balloon had gone almost
directly upward, till its disappearance southeasterly
course Messengers despatched through tho region
IN every direction and the alarm spread rapidly creating
everywhere the htensest excitement In all quarters the
men and boys rallied in parties to scour the country and
search the woods in the expectation that the victims
would somewhere descend and be subjected Ne pers
Of drowning, or else Of starving undiscovered.
AZ CentrnEa the intelligence caused an indescribabie
sensation The popular anxiety-amost agony-caled
out Mr. Brooks who assured the people that the balloon
wonld probably descend within two three hours, and
within, al most, thirty miles Of the point Of starting He
aso TO the distracted parents the best
possible the case informing them tina. there would
danger except from descent in the woods when tho
children nj ht be- with difficulty found and from the
older chds first stepping out and leaving the younger
again to rise Apart from these perlsn themselves i'm
probablc-Ar Brooks apprehended danger the little
voyagers yet Inc idea became current that they must
encounter frgid atmosphere which they could not
Niye
II was about three O'Clock Saturday morning that
Mr.. Igpatus Atchson, living Moore's prairie eight
upon his porch ''to the blazing. star'-the
comet An immense spectre rising from tree, about
twenty yards distant rather appalled, him, and he
entered the house. and walked his family On his coming
again, weak and ptous voice called TO him from
the spectre Come here and let US down we're almost
ing nature Of the case mustered help away
limbs of the tree, and drew the car in safety to the
ground
The little boy was first lifted out and when placed upon
his feet instantly for several yards then turned aud
for moment contemplated the balloon with apparently
intense curiosity. The little girl told their and
adventures With almost broken heart to these people,
who strangely indeed, had not heard Of tho disaster
messenger arrived at Mr. Harvcys, eighteen miles
distant al r. NJ. with the Transporting ,dings that The
children safe. We will leave il to our readers
heart suggest the JOY which the intelligence caused
II late the afternoon when the little ones arrived,
and claspcd once more in the embrace OF their
parents.
The happy result was received in Centralia and an
nounced on Sunday morning in the churches, amid
ecstacies of joy The children were brought there on
Monday, and welcomed with the firing OF cannon and
general jubilee. Photographic portraits OF them were
taken hy Mr. William b Matthews artist in Centraia,
and variety OF presents made 10 them. The girl
Is named Martha Ann, and her little brother, David
Eam.
The story girl told that the balloon assembled
she cried pteousy to her father to pull down. She said
they passed a town where she great many
people, TO wh she likewise appealed at the top Of her
voice This Centraiia The balloon 20
pass there, but the people little imagined that IL
ricd two persons such danger Her little bro,her cried
with cold and the heroic girl took OIL her apron, covered
him. and got him TO sleep While handling the ropes she
happened 10 pun that had the effect Of bringing the
balloon down and although understanding the phioso
ply OF the movement she Was quite content to Keep the
valve open long by dong she found she neared
the earth.
The youthful AERIAL voyagers had been in the balloon
about thirteen hours and quarter. II may easily be
imagined that among the ncighbors where they landed
they objects OF mich curiosity and interest. The
girls presence and loving consideration for her
brother ma, well cnttle her to remembrance, while the
incident itself Of such arenarkabic character that
oplne viii not soon be forgotten in that section.
Mr. Brooks aiirms that the balloon must have descend
I'd by eleven clock of Friday night and henre had
in the Till is discovery through the Kindness
Of she blazing star and the Astronomical wakoiness
Mr. Brooks has the Photographic portraits of the uve
nile adventures which suppose may soon be seen by
nil the curious nj the ~. Louis Museum.