True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-10-27

and passenger, Mr., Wm. Hoel, to Prof.
Steiner, and at the same time proposed
that they should take a friendly drink.
Both Eronauts opened bottle of wine,
when Mons. GODDARD proposed the toast
ITO the Great Republic"
This was drank with will in sparkling
Catawba, when Professor Steiner gave
the following
"To Mons. GODDARD, the justly cele-
brated French Eronaut."
The compliment was returned by Mons.
GODDARD
"To Prof. Steiner--the greatest Ero.
naut in America"
Mods, GODDARD drank "bottom up"
and his compDnion followed suit, and
then, after filing their glasses, Mr. Hoel
gave toast
Here's TO our sweet hearts and wives.
"Three cheers for that" shouted Prof.
Steiner, as the balloons were coming
nearer together, and the three joined
heartily in "hip.hip-hurra 2"
The Collision bet,veen the Balloons
Scarcely five minutes after, the balloons
came in collision, at an elevation Of some
5000 feet from the earth The balloon
of Prof. Steiner drove rapidly toward its
rival, so that the basket of the latter
struck the former about midway of the
balloon. Mons. Godard and his com.
panion promptly forced off with their
hands, and Prof. Steiner shouted TO Mons,
GODDARD to throw out ballast, which he
did, and rapidly rose above the Pride Of
the West and out of danger Of any further
contact.
The Eronauts were not again within
speaking distance during the race. Steiner
started ahead at an elevation of 5000 feet.
and gradually gained on his competitor
He found strong current of air, and
taking advantage oft by keeping at about
the same elevation made rapid progress.
Mons. GODDARD soon after began TO descend
to within five or six hundred feet Of the
earth, creating the greatest excitement
among the country people who shouted
like an hundred steam Whistles.
Mr.. Steiner still kept the current which
was carrying him rapidly north by north
east, at height of abou! nine thousand
feet, AT SIX O'Clock he opened his baske
of provisions, and sat down to an excel
lent supper, which be partook of while
driving through the air al the rate ofabou
fifty miles an hour!
At five minutes past six he passed owe
Dayton, at an elevation of about tel
thousand feet. He cast overheard sever
al dispatches, but found that the win
was SO strong that they were carrie'
several miles from the city. Nothin
could be seen OF Mons. GODDARD, and MI
Steiner concluded that he had taken th
under current and gone south west. II
passed several towns and sent down dis
patches, but as he could hear nothin
from the inhabitants, concluded that h
was unobserved, and kept on his course
The .Eronaut gets asleep and bring
up IN a tree top.-About half past min
o'clock, the Eronaut became very sleepy
and found it almost impossible TO kee
awake. The cold was quite benumblnl
He sung songs, overhauIed his traps
the basket 10 divert his attention, an
; finally attached about 5000 feet Of guit
. line TO his wrist, so that if he descende,
the drag rope would awake him. II
then threw ont ballast and assembled to a
! elevation Of about II 900 feet, and unah
; longer TO keep himself awake, quietl
resigned himself to comfortable nap.
About ten o'clock the Eronaut We
!, awakened by crash, and found that h
: balloon had descended SO low that ii
> car in which he was enjoying sour
!, sleep, had struck in the top of tee,
y the middle of small forest. The bask
u was turned nearly over, and the sleepir
u : Eronaut was thrown violently into Il
! hoop to which the ropes were attacht
9 which united the basket with the balloon
, The remainder of his supper was throw
y out--his vine was cast overboard--a pa
OF his ballast followed in the descen
his bundles Of dispatches and papers Ike
them company. The shock was so gre
l. as to split The seat on which the Erona
was taking SieSta.
The basket righted in a minute, al
the balloon being relieved of a consider
h BILE weight in the way of cold chick
|, and other "Walnut Street House" prep
e rations for long voyage, shot into Il
II air with great velocity, so rapid that &
" Eronaut opened his valve in order
). prevent going "away up yonder" amor
~ the stars. Before being stopped the bt
Is loon reached an elevation Of 10000 fet
n and finding the atmosphere disagreeat
IS cold, the Eronaut tcommenced to descen
,r Finding a good current al an elevate
d of 5000 feet, Prof. Steiner managed
10 keep his conveyance in it, and proceed
q at speed Of sixty miles an hour, win
d he discovered Lake Erie but few mil
ahead, The cement around bis val
had become broken in the collision wi
the tree. and as he had already discharg
's a considerable quantity ofgas, he did n
N deem il advisable to attempt to cross 1
Or Lake. The direction in which he "
al sailing would have carried him abo
n North by North east from Sandgsky
ie Long Point, on the Canada shore, sol
at $50 miles. With dense forest for
landing place, TO escape which he woi
have been obliged to travel probably 3
an miles, he opened his valve, and raPl'
e. descended