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


Prof. Steiner goes to sleep in Corn
ftetd.-The balloon struck the ground
about 500 yards from the lake, and
dragged to within 800 yards Of the water
before the anchor took firu hold The
landing place was about half mile from
Sandusky city, in a corn field, ON the
farm of Mr.. A. G. Townsend. Professor
Steiner called loudly for assistance. but
failing to arouse anybody be eyaporAted
his balloon, and gathering shock or two
OF corn stalks, he wrapped himself in his
blanket and overcoat, aud lay down by
his "Pride Of the West" and slept until
daylight.
After enjoying refreshing sleep, Prof.
Steiner proceeded to the farm house. and
arousing the inmates, was carried by
Mr.. Townsend to Sandusky, whore 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 had no knowledge of his
competitor in the race but on arriving at
station on the railroad, some fifteen or
twenty miles from Sandusky, Mons.
GODDARD came on board with his monster
'Leviathan." lie had landed near Hunts
Corners, some eighteen miles this side of
Sandusky.
Reorganization of Tme.-The Ero.
nauts started at 4:21, and Mons, GODDARD
landed about twenty minutes past ten
having been up about six hours. Prof.
Steiner landed at 1890 having been in
the air ten or fifteen minutes longer than
his competitor, and having travelled in
the six hours and ten minutes about two
hundred and thirty miles.
Both could have travelled considerably
farther, but neither having knowledge
of the whereabouts of the olher, and not
feeling disposed to cross the lake into
Canadian forest, they descended as we
have described, and returned to town
over the Hamilton and Dayton Road last
evening.
According to the stipulations Of the
race, agreed to, and signed and witness
Sod before starting, it was understood
that the Eronaut whosmade the great.
est distance, without regard to time, was
to be declared the winner, and it IS with
no little personal qualification. as we'll as
National pride, we announce the fact that
our Young American Eronaut has borne
off the honorS.
Both Mons. Goddard and Professor
Steiner came into town on the same train,
in company, with the best feeling existing
} between them: and although the
former has been vanqnished: in con-
test unparalleled in the history Of Eron-
atics, the honor is the greater from the
fact that Mons. GODDARD has professional
| reputation hitherto unrivlled in any other
country.
We subioin brief statement Of his
trip furnished to a friend on his way down
in the train last night.
Mons. Godards Statement.
! We lost sight of Steiner's balloon at
. ten minutes before six. 1t was then North
of US and below us. We 2asssd over
! Hamilton at len minutes after six. We
> passed directly over Dayton: then went
I in a North Easlerly direction, Near the
/. line of the Railroad, for about forty miles;
: then left the Railroad and foaled on in
the same general direction, until twenty
/ five minutes after ten o'clock, when we
! landed in a prairie, or large, open field,
=, near to Hunts Corners, about two miles
west of Monroevile. Our greatest height
. from the earth was between 5000 and
!, 5000 feet.-[Cin Gazette.