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

The HrIal Regatta.-Great Balloon Race.
Professor Steiner, the American
ErOnaut, Victorious.
The great "balloon race" is over,
and Young America, represented by
Prof. J. III. Steiner, is the victor! He
has proved himself the champion
Eronaut of America, and match for
one of the most skilful and daring
French Professors.
INCIDENTS.
The balloons started from the city
lot at o'clock 21 minutes-Prof.
Steiner leading off in his " Pride of the
West" followed closely by Mons. God
ard in his "Leviathan." The latter
gained rapidly upon his rival for the
first mile or two from town, until the
aronauts were within speaking dis
tance, when less than three miles from
the city, both moving about twenty
five miles an hour. Mons. GODDARD
sailed up majestically beside the Pro
fessor, when the latter greeted his II
val with welcome, and pointed to the
beautiful sight which everywhere met
the eve. Magnificent" responded
the representative of France.
Mr.. GODDARD then introduced his
friend and passenger, Mr.. VIM. Hoel,
to Prof. Steiner, and at the same time
proposed that they should take a
friendly drink. Both @ronauts opened
bottle of wine, when Mons. GODDARD
proposed the toast
To the Great Republic"
This was drank with will in spark
ling Catawba, when Prof. Steiner gave
the following:
"To Mons. GODDARD, the justly cele-
brated French eronaut."
The compliment was returned by
Mons. Goddard
"To Prof Steiner, the greatest
eronaut in America"
Mons. GODDARD drank "bottoms up .
and his companions followed suit, and
then, after filling their glasses, Mr.
Hoel gave toast
"Here's to our sweet-hearts and
wives"
"Three cheers for that" shouted
Prof Steiner, as the balloons wert
coming nearer together. and the three
joined heartily in "hip-hip-hurrah ?
THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE BAL
LOOMS.
Scarcely five minutes after, the bal
looms came in collision at an elevation
of some 5000 feet from the earth
The balloon of Prof. Steiner drove rap
idly towards its rival, so that the bas
ket of the latter struck the former
about midway Of the balloon. Mons
GODDARD and his companion promptly
forced off with their hands, and Prof
Steiner shouted to Mons. GODDARD tc
throw out ballast, which he did and
rapidly rose above the Pride of the
West, and out of danger of any further
contact.
The aronauts were not again within
speaking distance during the race
Steiner started ahead, at an elevation
of about 5000 feet, and gradually
gained upon his competitor. Hefount
a strong current of air, and taking ad
vantage Of it by keeping about tn,
same elevation, made rapid progress
Mons. GODDARD soon after commenced
to descend to within five or six hun
dred feet of the earth, creating tn
greatest excitement amongst the coun
try people, who shouted like an hun
dred steam whistles.
Mr.. Steiner still kept the curren
which was carrying him rapidly north
by-north-east, at height of abou
5000 feet. At six O'clock he opene,
his basket of provisions, and sat dow
to an excellent supper, which he pal
took of while driving through the al
at the rate of about fifty miles an hour
AT five minutes past six he passc,
lover Dayton at an elevation of abou
ten thousand feet. He cast overboar,
several dispatches, but found that tn
wind was so strong that they wer
carried several miles from the city
Nothing could be seen of Mons. God
ard, and Mr.. Steiner concluded that h
had taken the under current, and gon
southwest. He passed several towns
and sent down dispatches, but as b,
could hear nothing from the inhabit
ants, concluded that he was unobserved
and kept on his course.
THE ERONAUT GETS ASLEEP AND BRINGS
UP IN TREE TOP.
About half past nine o'clock, the
@ronaut became very sleepy, and found
it almost impossible to keep awake
The cold was quite benumbing. He
sung songs, overhauled his traps in the
basket to divert his attention, and
finally attached about 5000 feet of q
guide line to his wrist, so that if he de-
scended, the drag rope would awake
him. He then threw out ballast and
ascended to an elevation of about eleven
thousand feet, and unable longer to
keep awake, quietly resigned himself
to a comfortable nap.
About ten O'Clock the mronaut was
1awakened by acrash, and found that
his balloon had descended so low that
the car in which he was enjoying a
sound sleep, had struck in the top of a
tree in the middle of a small forest.
The basket was turned nearly over,
and the sleeping @ronaut was thrown
violently into the hoop to which the
ropes were attached which united the
basket with the balloon. The remain
der of his supper was thrown out-his
wine was cast oyerboard-a part of his
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