New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-29
ZNE LOST AkRoyAUr.

1NE LOST AkRONAJT.
Nut ING tas ~ been a-ceriainen q the 'de of ,sa
u, ortulast hsloon,,, ;aos-h al a,Pe oi he .aflr
is. been abGr loncL \ party from Aar.sa. hoaipi
~ VI. Balr.,'tr. Who cUga-,-i ID searching Tie
mamie, arouui Lake =. Clair, returned {. Detroit
Friday evening Wofn OF aud Gi-hearcnci. TIE D.-
net ffrflflsfr says:
L. a conversation We bad VIA Mr. Bannidor he
sed that ou ta., 'aSt sNPciiou they iAd made thN-
or-h searci In = nc'ehborhooi where the balloon
descended. and through c'rcmt ~ several mi.es
around lhey then proceeded north to TIE ryer, FOL
lowed ul 10 the Little Bear Crcek. and eight miler
up ne o,i chsurel 20 Nals, ksoursh Not the
siighe~ cine c,pd b. found n, describes the Jour
u.H a. tie most STtuors he ever undertook in his
~n'e hie, s'adng them through deep swamps and
we marshes many tues lmpassab.e without the and
81 Oos'' II. sah he ad entirely rc,nguishei the
ldes ttai hr. EhnrSton came info Canada AZ AL. lie
has taken great p0ins 10 SIN ho r,nnors IN regard "a
man beng seen upon the balloon, thoroughly and 1.
oouv need hey are wi,aoat foundation in fact. re-
ward uf s25 was offered tie hunters and otlers via,
inhabt thai region enough GO eEce ;lern 10 eff,ntl
for the recovery Of the body. Mr. Bann,ster think,
uow that tie Nivert motion a. the balloon swa,in,to
aud fro 10 tie ALL and .,, great c.eN alton time niles
caused fhe unfortunate man to resign HE hold ana
drop 20 tie eByth IN which cs-e he mus, have been
dashed iuto sreh minute PAtiees a. to leave ba, few
trHces.
ON Friday morning the yeople of Adrian ,verc ex.
cited 10y report 10 the effect that body. supposed
20 be that of rhe nerouagt. had been ii.cpNered -
marsh siX miles east OF Monroe. part, immediately
took the train sor Monroe, to ascertain the truth ot
The intelligence. So couN ucei they when they
reached Murre that the body living in tAe swamp
was that Of Mr. rhur~ton. they procured a suitable
C, Tin and proceeded at onceto the point nearest the
swamp. hy the train. When three or four miles east
of Mouroe they met hand-car, with several laborerr
on IT, who s.gnaled The train 10 stop. The gertemeu
from Adrian got of the train and cnversed with the
men, who had Just come from the body. IL lay noar
the lake in swampy place, and the men said II mus.
have lain there thre or four months. Convinced rom
the dcsci ption given that the body could not be tho
one # which they were in search they made prepsra-
tions to return 10 Adrian.
Tie Detroa Adrerfiser Of Sunday says:
The steamer Swan arrived from Chatham, {. W.,
last evening about 5 O'Clock bringing a let,er
from Mr. +. b. Donnelly of Chatham. CoronN
# Kent County, which may possibly throw some
ton. The steamer left Chatham yesterday morning
about III O'Clock, and when some seven miles above
the lighthouse q boat put ont from shore bringing on
board the letter mentioned above. The letter, which
placed in our hands by the clerk oi the swan Is
a. follows;
To the Car'aia of tse stsamsy Swa,s
holding inquest the body OF smsn found In ths
river hi. place A. here eau identify him. cup
posed that this sthe unfruns'. carried on IN hahoon
. S for 2oS 9 ss s no ss @ % %s % to S nS yS ta.
per-. and also enable hs friends to Identify the body
Tiu6u,y Fast sept. IS
z. s.-rhe body was found las, night
The above information Immediately teegraphed
to Mr.. Thursons friends at Adrian, and in the course
If the evening the following description Of his dress
was received II the Coroner had been in the pos
session of these facts IT would Of course have been an
easy matter for him to identify the body If II had been
that of the lost aeronaut he supposed The follow
ing is the dispatch from Adrian:
Mr.. Thu rstou's clothes believe were dark snuh
coored coat black and white plaid he had small sves
with ribbon ha inch wide; large pocks, knife home
made rather heavy bcoi hi. head rather bald aud he
about six feet high
Through the Kindness Of the railroad operator at
Windsor the dispatch was forwarded at once to Chat.
ham, where il was understood that Mr.. Donnely had
proceeded, but up to g late hour last night no an.
swer was recei, ed from him. II this description should
agree with tho clothes of the body found II would VI
course be sufficient to identify it that of Mr.. Thurs
ton.
The above are all the facts in the case that have
been thus far developed, and the public form their
estimate of the importance that should be attached to
them II that the coroner supposed at the TINA
OF the inquest that the body that Of Mr.. Thur
ton. But II mnst have been suppostion merely for
he possessed knowledge that would enable him 70
express definite opinion.
LATsR.--Wc received the following dispatch ct
H.: 40 this a.
t. The Detroit Free Press.
| CHATHAM, Sept. 8-l2;3A m.
The found has hair light mixed with gays
shaved under the chin about Try teeth
GOOD hight five feet eleven inches white linen shirt
black tie silver watch with silver chain had os of to-
bacca very large chew ia his mouth has good head Of haf
weeks large had good Of bccts psns rcleA
up they Of snet, aud have dark stripe rnins scaoss
them (signed) r. n. DONNELLY.