New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
THE CHI DRESs ASCENSION

e-ne~Josdent Of 7le Ci-crsnG'i Inquirer, WIZ
ing from Ce1sraha give- ire following accom-; OF me
Ascension Of tie balloon with Children in 4 Alone
which il more detailed than have seen e!sewaere.
Tie fscts conc from M. Brooks, the ballooHlft;
The balloon Left Ceu.rasa &, aboa, p. m on
Friday che ifth int. ard after very pretty "cen
sion ard even quiet riGe Of about y Eni' : finally
desceDded safely The farm Of Dir. Harvey ~ ,hIes
souih-xe-t e teniTalis, where Z was sc 1fed 20
feDce by the anchor Fcoers from ne ueighooTS0oi
soon grthefei around, ard while hr. wilson. WHO
made tie a-csusion entertained scme q the party
others amused themselves IN leing the osioon 60 ap
the engta Of til rope us1al! Attached " sneh nigh
minded rOta1e1rs- Finally. Mr. Harvey put in one OF
hi. Children which seemed 20 sEO; the ride i'm
menscly; then ..e put ~ two AMI after toying with
them for few mir u.ss, vas horn:ed by h.sing tse
cord ksn from NJ grasp ard seeing his chIiren sail
rapidly into the all.
aNr h who visited these children ard converted
with them the parents and tho-e VINO witnessed Their
INT nelly fght il I'D 10 sappcss t6et they were sp
about three and half hours, and ths, they must have
tsceuded at .sf four and half miles before com
rrercinc 10 cone down. He arrives d: & tsis; be-
fore the children started the father, WHO weigh. one
hundred aud fly p,,ds, tired lie poger- AID found
II AZ the balloon wouid rai-e him with the slightest as
ristance-ssy the hand plsrs-d under tie car; the
children who weighed eighty rounds. were thea
seated N the car, and away il sho; ike an arrow
The ascending power, therefore, was seventy pouDdf
bnt allowing ten pounds fer the assistance rendered by
tie hand IL sixty. which rs he never poy- an
upward power Of over from four 20 Elk pounds nust
a. lie concludes have taken them 10 the hight above
stated. Tne little girl. who was eight years Old last
April states that after being mp tine she fiscov-
cred the valve-rJle ard seer that wei, up INTO
the bao on she jeTked IT, and finding tEst she could
hear the chickens more plainly when she
pulled it, -he hung il until she found her r all
lip foe; in treetOp where she stayed IT.. daylight
.nd rescued from her perilous situation by Mr.
Atchnson ard MS neighbors.
civil. wa Ut Inn M
the little boy, not years Old until next mouth, DAVID
liam Harvey. the children Of wealthy and re-pecta-
bic parents, living 20 miles south ct CentraEs-
1T is difficult TO get connected story from chill
dren 80 young vet enough can ,e earned "a Justify n
in saying that they had ve,y pleasant nde-pleas-
il 10 those whose tastes lem that wayand they are
about the youngest aeronahs On record lhey are TO
be in Centreha to-day, fo the double purpose of sat-
isiyng public curiosity End having their heads artist
caly taken off by dsguerreOtypist
The zrre found ~ miles from this psce, on the
edge Of Ncores Prairie and about Is from the farm
Of Mr.. Harvey"
Tie Missouri Democrat Of the 22i relates how ;ae
balloon was mistaken for the by the farmer who
rescued the children;
a gentleman who Is cognizant Of al the facts in
relation 10 the late balloon affair AZ Conraha informs
US tha, the balloon descended abon IL mikes from the
place of starting, at daylight, and caught in tree
adjoining a farmers house. The farmer happened to
be- up at the time, looking on, of the window for tie
purpose OF discovering some rlgn- oil the nivch-
talked # comet. His attention was attracted
toward the direction Of the balloon by the cries If
the little girl for help, but imagining the balloon to
be the comet he uttered cries Of horror, and hastily
retreated. Finally, however, after family consulta-
tion they determined a. assist the youngster which
they did successfully The girl il said 10 be seven
years, and the boy three years Of age. We can
learn particulars of the voyage, nor the circun-
stances attending their descent"
The 81. Louu Republican has the following:
The story the girl told that as the balloon as
cended she cried piteousy 10 her father 10 pull down.
She said she passed town where che great
many rcople, to whom she likewise appealed at the
top Of her voice. THIS place was Cenirais. The ball
loon to pass there, but the people never
imagined that il carried two persons in such DANGER
Her little brother cried with cold, and the heroic little
girl took off her apron, covered him and got him 10
sleep. In handling the ropes, she happened to pill
which had the effect of bringing tine balloon down;
and although not understanding the philosophy of the
movement, she quite content 10 keep the valve
open long by doing she found she approached
the earth. Tie youthful aerial voyagers in the
balloon about thirteen hours and quarter. 1t may
easily BE- imagined that among the neighbers where
they landed they the objects VI much curiosity
and interest The girls presence Of mind and loving
consideration for her brother may well entite her to
remembrance, while the incident itself was Of such
remarkable character that We opine il will not
be forgotten in that section. The boy and girl
less TO say, received with oustretched arms.