Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-27
THE GREAT BALLOON RACE
A Collision in the skies,
From the Sandusky Register. /

From the Sandusky Registerl
Our city was visited yesterday morning by a
guest from the clouds. The great balloon race
from Cincinnati, between Prof Steiner and
Mons. GODDARD, which was extensively adver-
tised, creating great excitement and which
came of on Monday afternoon, terminated, so
far as one Of the parties-Prof Steiner-was
concerned, near this city, night before last
The Professor called upon us yesterday morn
ing and gave brief account Of his aerial flight.
As has already been published, the balloons
rose at precisely half-past o'clock, Monday
afternoon, from the City Lot, Cincinnati, and
took an upward and northerly direction For
the first half hour the balloons kept so close
together that their occupants could converse,
and at one time they approached so near each
other az to cause slight collision, which, how
ever, was not attended with injury to either
balloon. After being up about three-quarters
OF an hour, our adventures parted company,
Mons. GODDARD ascending very high, and Prof
Steiner continuing to push forward to the
north at . mean elevation of 5000 feet God
ard shortly after began to descend slowly, and
continued until he nearly reached the ground,
lind.
At about o'clock, Prof. Steiner lost sight Of
his companion, being at n height of about Z, 600
feet, and In the neighborhood of Bellefontaine
he then made preparations for spending the
night in the clouds
He assembled to an altitude of about 6. 600
feet; becoming very chilly and drowsy, he let
down a drag rope of 5000 feet in length
wrapped about bis wrist, 50 that in case the
rope dragged upon the ground the jerking
would awaken him-wrapped about him his
shawl, and gave himself up to sleep. He re-
manned unconscious until he reached q spot
about seven miles south Of this city, where the
balloon bad sunk so near the ground as to
lodse In the top OF q tall tree, causing quite q
m ffny h. oa
the provisions laid in for the trip, and two
hundred pounds Of ballast. The aronaut awoks
just In time to save himself from the conse-
quences of q broken neck.
de righted up the balloon which being now
lighted by the loss Of so much ballast. shot up
~ar1 WltA fearful velocity, until it reached
an elevation Of about IL 900 feet At this iuno-
ture, having lost nearly halt his ballast and
all MS provisions, and knowing that in the
course In which he sailing he would have 10
pass stretch OF water nealy one hundred and
NIFTY miles IN breath before reaching the Can
ada shore, Prof. Steiner concluded to land on
this side of the Lake, and accordingly made
. saie descent, landing on the farm Of Mr. C.
Townsend, one mile South east of this cttv. and
nan . mile from the Bay, at twenty minutes
before eleven O'Clock, having been in the air
just slx hours and twenty five minutes There
remained in the balloon two hundred and Aftv
pounds OF ballast, and sundry bottles of wine
mix. Prof s. spent the remainder of the niobt
In corn shock, where he was found next
morning by Mr.. Townsend, who kindly assisted
IN packing the balloon, and with whom the
Professor breakfssted.
We regret Prof. Steiner could not have staid
with rs longer, and given a more detailed ac
count OF DIS arial voyage. As il was, no could
pareiy call and report himself, and give, in
hurried sentences, the particulars we have
above reported. He started for Cincinnati =
taking with him his balIoop.-on the 1O.I5A
NJ: train Of the Sandusky, Dayton and Gin
r. s.-Since the above was written. we nm.
aerstand oy telegram received at this CITY
tnat Mons GODDARD landed at nearly ike same
hour with Prof. Steiner in the neigbborbood ~
Monroevliie, sixteen miles South Of this place
ana the success of either of the aeronsuts was
70 De determined by the distance made il will
~ %ns seen tnas Young America is triumphant.
Aeronaut. nni'iioah