Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-10-28

quite bennmbing He sung songs, over.
hauled his traps IN the basket 70 divert his
attention. AID finally attached about 3 900
feet of a guide line TO his wrist, so that if
he descended the, dag rope would awake
him. He then threw out ballasts and as
cended TO an elevation Of about 1l,0O0
feet, and unable tn keep himself awake,
quietly resigned himself to a comfortable
nap
About ten o'clock the Eronaut was
awakened by crash, and found that his
balloon had descended SO low that the car
in which he was enjoying a sound sleep.
had struck in the top of tree, in the mid
die of small forest. The basket was
turned nearly over, and the sleeping Fro
naut was thrown violently into the hoop
to which the ropes were attached, which
united tie basket with the balloon. The
remainder of has supper was thrown out
his wine was cast overboard-a part of his
ballast followed in the descent; his bun
dies of dispatches kept them company
The shock was so great as to split the seat
on which the Eronaut was taking a sizes
tai
The basket riglsted in minute, anil the
balloon being relieved Of consider
able weight in the way of cold chicken
and other walnut Street House" prepar-
atoms FIR a long voyage, shot into the air
with great velocity. so rapidly that the sero-
naut opened his valve in order to prevent
going "away up yonlcr' amongst the
stars. Before being stopped, the balloon
reached an elevation of $4,000 feet, aad
finding the atmosphere most disagrceably
cold, the eronaut commenced to des-
cend
Finding good current at an elevation
OF 1000 feet, Prof Steiner managed to
keep his conveyance in it, and proceeded
Mt speed Of sixty miles an hour, when he
discovered Lake Erie but a few miles
ahead. The cement ABOUND his valve hal
become broken in the collision with the
tree, and as he hail already discharged a
considerable quantity of gas, he did not
deem it advisable 10 attempt to cross the
Lake. The direction in which. he was
sailing would have carried him aboat north
by northeast from Sandusky to Long
Point. on the Canada shore, some $50
miles. With a dense forest for landing
place, to escape which he would have been
Obliged to travel probably 800 miles. he
opened his valve. ami rapidly dcseen-
slei
THE ERoSACT GOES To SLEEP IN a CORN
FIELD.
The balloon struck the ground about
500 yards from the lake. AMI dragged TO
within 500 yarls of the water before the
anchor took firm hold. The landing
place was about h ,lf a mile from Sandus-
XIV city. in corn fell. on the farm Of
Mr.. ~ G.. TOWNSEND. Prof Steiner call
ell loudly for assistance, but failing to
arouse any holy. lac cvaporatel his balloon,
AMI gathering shock or two of corn
stalks. he wrapped himself in his blanket
and overcoat. AMI lay down by his pride
Of the West AMI slept until daylight
After enjoying refreshing sleep. Pro-
fessor Steiner proceeded to the farm
house. AMI arousing the inmates, was car
ricd by Mr. Townsend to Sanlusky. where
he shipped his balloon by express to this
city. and himself took the morning train.
All this time from six o'clock, Prof.
Steiner had no knowledge of his Compel
itor IN the race. but on arriving at a sta
fion on the railroad. some fifteen or TWEEN
~ miles from San.lusky. Mons GODDARD
came on boarl with his monster '.Levia-
than" He had lanieI near Hunts Cor
hers. some eighteen miles this side of San
dusky.