Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-04
IA, Man Lost IN the Clouds.

+ we here give, from The Detroit Times an
account Of The fearful adventure which on
the 25ihz al ., ibsfe1 the well1known Eron
sut, oTburson, al adrian, Mjclngan: 7la21 @
b s.The frst ascension took place abo6t
nine o'clock in The morning. It was on the
occasion Of large Sunday School ee .esra-
Ftion at hdr:am The Balloon was q very
large and 9eH Constructed one, being aBspta
the hei ight of a two Story building " aea IN
fiated and ready to cut loose ffdm.h ! fastens,
I sings. aMessrs Bsnnister and Thufsto took
sests in the car iatfached4o1t6e bdt!oony and
Iascerded afeay and steady Afterfeihaili.
Ping about ferty nitutes in the air, sailing
tow ards Tolato. al 4hsasime, tiiey lighted
in the woosStnfthe town of Riga, Eenawee
couhty, neaf Knight's station, on the Soo,I,.
rrhi Road, distunt about eighteen miles
West Of Tolede. Several men cameto the
assistance Yof the sadventurers. and they.
proceededato prepare the balloon Tor pack.
ing, to;b be taken backto Adrian.i1 - -1ij
s.In Jdoing lhiss sthe monster balloon was
turned over, snd1 partially upside down. To-
disentangle the netting and atos re- acbs tn q
valve; To do THE, Mr.. Ira Thsrston, one
ofahe Eronaats, took off his coat, and got
astrid e ef tie s6lve block.s He then sae-a
gested that'tbe +carsbe detached lrsa, tie
balloon whiie he should holdsit down with
his weight. This proved fearful csieuls.
iion, for no sooner was the still Inflated
sbedy relieved Of the weight 81 1.-The csrth do
it sbotzinto the air with the ssaddenhe :of
a rocket, taking Mr.. 1'hufssonI sldng with
1itSsested upon thessise oE,th, bsaioon,l lSfid
holding eaothe celia psed silk Of the;air ship
lin that portion of ifssbuikt sIh Ietbisospersi
fec,ly helpless condition. the IN. fated znlsi,i
sped stra ghtsinto The sky in The falt sight
of his compa Mons, fHoreoheipiess than him
self So far as is known,j there Owas. mo
,possibieim imeans for him to- secure hisg de-
scent, whether sase or 9th erWiseg The part
of the batloon.fiiied with gas M as fuittwe I've
feet sbose him, SO shat ttierea@ss norhanoe1
for IN 10 cut rs sides aud allow the gas to-
could only cling to his pres
carious hold, and go whithefsoever the cur
rents ,ofstiie air should take him. RI baa l.
! ''sWhhout regulation. or conarol of any
kind, the balloon continued to mount un-
ward, sailing offsiu the direction Of this city
and Lake Erie. pfThe fa,aI ascension took
place about eleven O'Clock, and few min
utes past noon twas seen in the town OF
Blissield, Lenawee county apparently mli
three miles high, and about the size of q
star in sppearsncel II was still going up
and on! AT sqafrter pssi one O'Clock III
was dimly visible, going in the direction oi
Maiden, as sascertained rov com pass in bear.
.ings tsls--.-sy psE,5ps o., ervtng il. What
is his1exartlsate battles conjecture, but,it is
horrible almost beyond precedent, there can
be'no Doubt There is no chance in mil
lion for a successful escape. tuC.t isd i.ai
rsMr Thurstoa was an experienced bal
loonist, having built several, and this being
his thirty seventh ascension. He was form.
eriyfa resident in the e'vicinity of Lima and
Rochester New York, but has istely esided
in Adrian, where he was extensively engag-
ed ia business as a nurseryman. ID He was d
widower having lost his wife last W intsr.---
He leaS es an interesting daughter, dabout
seventeen years of age."z 7ssi bBs iqssssI
The same Journal on the follewinegSdsy
adds. '''' "a SUE 81 - hSliI
t".We have made careful and extended in'
guires upon the other side, sufficie ut to
justify US ia stating that the balloon has
come to the earth; and, furthers that in al!
probability it was empty! From a, gentle
man: who was at Baptistoi Creek ON Satur,
day afternoon, between. three and four
o'clock, we learn that . balloon W as seen TO
descend to the ground ia. the vicinity of a
large tract of woods, across wide marsh,
some three miles IRON the station, early in
'"s .'g sa'efnoUh,1a ,hgylq a.lc, bayoa ,y,is,
''The balloon was seen at Chatham about
two o'clock Saturday afternoon, so it was
thought, by the telegraph operator. II was
about as large in appearance as a kite, and
was thought to be such until the news OIL
this affair reached there ~ - ''-
s.,lt is a liule sipgulR, that Mr, Bannister,
he companion of Mr., Thurstcn at the time
'f this occurrence, two years ago made an