New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-22
4 BALLOON RACE.
.scENSION OF TuREE AERONAUTS.
Frc,q The CiHcinnqh GGEcite, Oct ~

Yegf0rIaN HTTTTWVVI,
Il, been the talk Of the town for the past two weeks
.oOk place from the City Lot and was witnessed by
,robaby one hundred thousand people. The rival
s,ronaus were to start at o'clock, and long before
,lal hour the grounds were comfortably hlled with
,snle while outside surrounding the entire nclosure
bere was one dense mass of human beings. Wagons
carriages carts, and vehicles Of every description
see Drawn up along the curb-stones OF the streets
handing the square. The streets were completely
Iocksded for considerable distance in every direc
ron. The fences were taken possession Of and the
tees were waving with old and young America IN the
branches. c...
The picture altogether, in the region of the City
Lot was beautiful one. As far as the eye could
e sjpht of building more elevated than It's fellows,
he roof had been taken possession Of attempt
al count would have been ike euumeratng the leaves
q the forest and yet ten thousand persons IN the
crowd surrounding the lot could have spared quar-
Ter each and been none the poorer and IN measure,
enumerated the daring aeronauts Tor Their trouble,
Alto o clock in the forenoon the imitation OF the
large balloons commenced within the lnclosure, ana
when about half full of gas, the small balloon, the
Niagara" was brought upon the ground and filled
At clock, j. &. Belman stepped into the car. and,
waving the stars and stripes, was cut loose from
earb and rose rapidly above the heads OF the
immense mass, amid the shouts of thousands. The
yoyager moved off IN nOrth-easterly direction, ut an
siitude OF about mile. The ascension was beau
tful one quite exciting and, a. first attempt on
ne part of Mr.. BclmaB 10 make trip unaccOmpauled
Nv an aeropaut may be regarded entirely success
FL lie went up beautifully; how he came down we
nav he able TO chronicle before paper goes to
pess. ,,r,
The balloon of Prof. Steiner which he styles - The
Pride Of the West il constructed of the finest IRISH
hep five hundred yards being required, and is
almost transparent. II is shaped much like an egg
and possesses ascending power, when fully inflated
sufficient carry thousand pounds, intending tS
own weight. The amount of gas consumed Initiating
IT, was 80 COO cubic feet. The car in which the aero
nsut rode was large round willow basket, about four
feet in hight Hastily covered with red velvet and gilt
I,.fd ..f ta. Inc 81
dred pounds of ballast, basket of provisions, can
q water and bottle of wine, the latter contributed
BY friend.
The balloon of Monsieur GODDARD "The Levia-
than" was much larger than It's rval. II was CON
structed of brown linen, aud when inflated made
beautiful appearance being much more symmetrical
and eggibc than the Pride of the West II had
also greatly the advantage in the atiount Of gas, 1t
requiring Sc 800 cubic feet to initiate lt-giving Mons
GODDARD 500 feet of gas the advantage over his com
pettor in the In the basket With the aeronaut
was Mr.. W liam H0el, who made an ascension with
Mr. g. some two or three years since. and came near
losing his life in the descent, getting Two or three OF
his ribs broken and being otherwise injured lie GER
tsinly exhibited uncommon degree OF nerve to
attempt second aerial voyage after his former eN-
perence
Notwithstanding the well-directed efforts Of Mayor
Thomas Chief of Police Rulin, and the force under
heir command all Of whom deserve credit for their
,Iertions, the crowd almost overrun the baiioomsts
before they left the ground. They broke down the
ropes and surrounded the ears ami balloons, hardly
sfording passage-way for communication between
the two for the Committee to arrange for their de-
parture. The utmost anxiety prevailed TO see every
thing and hear everything connected with this extra
ordinary and novel undertaking.
At III minutes past Prof. Steiner announced to the
Committee that he was ready, and, jumping upon the
hoops Of his balloon, called TO ms riNal To - Come
on" Some delay occurred Ia getting Monsieur God
ards apparatus IN readiness, but at II minutes past
DE word was given by Mayor Thomas for start, and
both balloons were cast loose. Prot. Steiner started
or little in advance of his competitor the aeronaut
Standing erect in his and waving the American nag
10 his thousands Of friends below, who simultaneously
joined in shout that might have been heard over
half the city, The thousands upon Thousands outside
were no less enthusiastic in their admiration OF the
beautiful ascent aud joined in the general huzza for
the stars and stripes.
The balloon attained an altitude Of perhaps q mile,
md struck off directly IN the wake of the Niagara,
he Professor waving his flag and throwing out papers
nd handhls ms he assembled.
Monsieur GODDARD followed in a second or two after,
narg beautifully above the immense throng, and
Starting of in the same direction. Al the hight OF
che or two hundred feet Monsieur climbed from the
basket upon the hoops of the balloon, ard waved
hev ell with his cap to his tTencs below. The chase
Ten became exciting. In racing parlanC. Steiner had
he inside track followed hard and close by his
more powerful rival who soon appeared to lap
tim for a sharp brush. Then Steiner seemed TO open
tgap Of few rods, and IN minute after the two ap-
Feared TO be neck and neck sailing along m9Jestcay
The two balloons remained in sight for perhaps three
quarters Of an hour, ana rs taf a. cpul be uctcIurd
~ the eve the general idea was among the multi
tece that Prof. Steuer was considerable distance
thead Of his rival, while the little Niagara had
Entirely disappeared FROM sight Whether the Amer
Eah eolors viii be abe to MAINTAIN the vantage gOand
kIned on the first few miles against the more power
tch iepresebtstive, remains 10 De deternnned
nO'n aeronauts carry with thcn prnted dispatches
wseho down Ia teua hnma whenever they pass
"Sh, Win directions 10 have them forwarded 10 tue
ne"sst ,essraph station. How long they viii remain
49,, pnss'er OF Conjecture. Should nothing unusual
bonys s,j an continue tueir voyage for perhaps ~
D.. 80, 49, ~ u'ey strike rapid current Of air, Will
,,, 49,. NPoI '"e borders ot Lake Erie 'Ong before
oaf paper goes to prcss. Both a. Jr;ng and eype.
reneed aetonauts, and we are e.fisn, neither win
yenthersco so long as his btloc, b,s oy.sr sutcisp,
!" Keep II above the house.tops
The contest Is Rot for n wager N; 4, Al
challenged the wOlrd of stronauts and ps So =;
Particular, ana that gentleman aceeriel /, ,~o,,,l
The result was the exciting recs of ycsteriay 49,
Is The first of Its kind upon record may he ~ arSo3
"a an event worthy at all the attention Il ~. rs;J
nom The hundred Thousand people who witnessed he
tscensiOrs '"0
TN RETrRS.-Mr. Belmar, who started mo, q
ss,ie aerial voyage few minutes in advance NJ
aessrs Steiner and GODDARD, yesterday afternoon Pc
soted to town last evenings train over the Ham
non and Dayton Road having landed on the farm Of
ccnofew RIDDLE, about AID half miles west of
'Shdaie, and some fifteen miles from the city,
ne reports having made very agreeable trip
.nicn he enjoyed very much. When near Carthage
~ ABOUT half Il '.r above the earth, the balloon
luck current ol air, which CAV il rotary Lotion
brought the balloon hear the ground wien he