The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-10-28

into the air with great velocity-so
rapid that the mronaut opened hisvalve
in order to prevent going "away up
yonder" amongst the stars. Before
being stopped, the balloon reached an
elevation of twelve thousand feet, and
finding the atmosphere disagreeably
cold, the @ronaut commenced to de-
scend.
Finding good current at an eleva-
ton of eight thousand feet Prof. Stein
er managed to keep his conveyance in
it, and proceeded at speed of sixty
miles an hour, when he discovered Lake
Erie but a few miles ahead. The ce-
ment around his valve had become
broken in the collision with the tree,
and as he had already discharged a
considerable quantity of gas, he did
not deem it advisable to attempt to
cross the lake. The direction in which
he was sailing would have carried him
about north by northeast from San
dusky to Long Point, on the Canada
shore, some $50 miles. With dense
forest for landing place, to escape
which he would have been obliged to
travel probably 800 miles, he opened
his valve and rapidly descended.
THE 1ERONAUT GOES TO SLEEP IN A
/ CoRN-FIELD.
The balloon struck the ground about
500 yards from the lake, and dragged
to within 800 yards of the water be-
fore the anchor took firm bold. The
landing place was about half mile
from Sandusky city, in corn field, on
the farm of Mr.. A. G. Townsend.
Professor Steiner called loudly for as
sistance, but falling to arouse anybody
he evaporated his balloon, and gather
ing a shock or two of corn stalks, he
wrapped himself in his blanket and
overcoat, and lay down by his "Pride
! of the Vest" and slept until daylight.
After enjoying a refreshing sleep
Professor Steiner proceeded to the
farm house, and arousing the inmates
was carried by Mr.. Townsend to San
dusky, where he shipped his balloon by
express to this city, and himself tool
the morning train.
All this time from six O'Clock, Prof
= Steiner had had no knowledge of hi
3 competitor in the race, but on arriving
at station on the railroad, some fif
teen or twenty miles from Sandusky
Mons. GODDARD came on board with hi
monster Leviathan." He had landed
near Hunts corners, some eighteer
miles this side of Sandusky.
REHABILITATION OF TINE.
The eronauts started at 4:21, anG
Mons. GODDARD landed at about twenty
minutes past tcn-having been up
7 about six hours. Professor Steiner
landed at 1920 minutes having beer
, in the air ten or fifteen minutes longer
| than his competitor, and having trav
; eled in the six hours and ten minutes
: about tro hundred and thirty miles!
Both could have travelled consider,
, ably farther, but neither having 9
knowledge of the whereabouts of the
! other, and not feeling disposed to at
Y tempt to cross the lake into Canadian
| forest, they descended, as we have de
: scribed, and returned to town owe
e the Hamilton and Dayton road las
. evening.
THE RESULT OF THE RACE.
: According to the stipulations of tn
race, signed and witnessed befor
: starting it was understood that tn
: aronaut who made the greatest ais
tdace, without regard to time, was t.
u be declared the winner, and it is witt
;. ;. no little personal qualification, as wei
!, ;, as national pride, we announce the fac
= that our Young American Hronau
u has borne the honors.
; Both Mons. GODDARD and Prof. Stein
!, er came into town OH the same train
!; in company, with the best feeling ex
u listing between them; and although tn,
!, former has been vanquished in con
test unparalleled in the history o
e aronautics, the honor is the greater
e from the fact that Mons. GODDARD has
: professional reputation hitherto unri
: vailed in any country. We subjoin &
brief statement Of his trip, furnished te
9 a friend on his way down in the trair
; last night.
MONS. GODARD's STATEMENT.
Il We lost sight of Steiner's balloon al
10 minutes before six. 1t was then
North of us and below us. We passed
over Hamilton at 10 minutes after six
We passed directly over Dayton; then
!, went in north-easterly direction, near
the line Oft the railroad, for about forty
miles; then left the Railroad and float
ed in the same general direction, unit
|, 25 minutes after 10 o'clock, when we
landed in a prairie, or large open field
near to Hunts Corners, about two
miles west of Monroeville. Our great
est height from the earth was between
5000 and 5000 feet Cincinnati Ga
zette.
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