Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-04

Mr.. Steiner still kept the current which 2
was rapidly carrying him North by North ?
East, at height of about nine thousand
feet. At s o';lork he opened his basket of
provisions, and sat down to an excellent
supper which he Partook of while driving
through the air at the rate of so miles an
houri -. . r-..-.-
At five minutes past he passed over
Dayton, at an elevation of abo1t 10000
teet. He cast overheard several dispatches,
but found that the wind was So strong that
they were carried several miles from the,
city. Nothing could be seen Of Mons. God
ard, and Mr. Steiner concluded that be had
taken the under current and gone South
West. He passed over several towns, and
sent down dispatches. but as he could hear
nothing from he inhabitants, concluded
that ne was unobseryei, and kept on his
course.
THE RRoSAUT GETS AsLEEP AND BRINGS
UP IN TREE TOP. = --.-4,.-
Abou, haE past 9ocfock, the Erouau, ~
became very sleepy. and found it almost inn =
possible to keep awake. The cold was quite
benumbing. He sung songs overhauled Il
his traps in the basket to divert his atten. q
tion, and finally attached about 5000 feet
OF guide line to his wrist. SO that if he de-
scended, the drag rope would awake him. Fy
he then threw out ballast. and ascended to
an elevation of about l I 600 feet, and un. n
aoie longer to keep himself awake, Quietly
resigned himself to comfortable nap, 80
About ten O'Clock he was awakened by So
crash, and found tAs, his balloon. had de. az
scended SO low that the car in vi ich he
was enjoying sound nap, had struck on
the top Of tree, in the midele. of a small
forest. The basket was turned nearly over.
and the sleeping E-onaut was thrown -
violently into the hoop to which the ropes fr
were attached which-united the basket with 4
he balloon. The remainder of his supper
was thrown out his wine was cast over
ooarj-a part of his ballast followed ia the
descent; mis- bundles of dispatches and pa.
pers kept them company. The shock was
sogreat as to split the seat on which the
Eronaut was taking siesla.
The basket righted in minute, and the
balloon being relieved of considerable
weight in the way of cold chicken and ?
oIher WaInut Street House, preparations
ior long voyage, shot into the air with
great velocity, SO rapid that the Eronaut
opened hls valve IN order to prevent going
away up yonder amongst The stars. Before
being stopped the balloon reached an ele-
vatiou of $4,000 feet, and finding the at
mosphere disrgreeably cold, the E onaut
commenced descending.
Finding a good current at an eIevation of
o,ooo leet. Prof. Steiner managed to keep
his Conveyance in it, and proceeded at
speed OF sky miles an hour, when he dis
covered Lake Erie but few miles ahead
The cement around his valve hal become
oroken IN the collision th the tree. and.
as he had already discharged considerable
quahtiiy OF gas, he did bot deem il advisable
to attempt to cross the Lake. The direction
IN which he was sailing would have carried
him aboit North by North. East from San
dusky TO Long Poin', on the Canada shore,
some l5O miles. With dense forest for
landing place, TO escape which he would
have been oblig ed to travel probably 400
miles, he opened his valve, and rapidly de-
scended.
THE ERoSAUT GOES To SLEEP IN CORN
FIELD.
The balloon struck the ground about 500
yards from the .ake, and dragged TO within
300 yards of the Y a,er before The snchor
took hrm hold. The landing place was
about ha'f mile from Sandusky City, in
corn field, on the farm of Mr. A G. Town
send, Prof. Steiner called loudly for assist.
ance, but failing to arouse any body, he evap-
GRATED his balloon and gathering shock
or two OF corn stalks, he wrapped himsel: in
his blanket and overcoat. and laid down by
''Pride Of the West" and slept until day
light. .
After enjoying retreshing sleep, Prof.
Steiner proceed to the farm house, and a.
rousIng The inmates, was carried by Mr..
Townsend to Sandusky, where he shipped
his balloon BY express to this city, and him.
self took the morning train.
At this time from six O'Clock, Prot. Stein
er had no knowledge of his competitor in
the race, but on irving at station on the
the railrosd, some fifteen ser twenty miles
from Sancuskv, Mons. GODDARD came on
board with his monster "Levathan.n He
bad landed near Hunts Corners, some
miles ,ihis side Of Sandusky.
REHABILITATION CF TINE
The Eronad;s started at II, and Mons.
Hodard landed about twenty minutes past
been up abou. six hours Pro.
5toiner landed at 1890 having bet n in the
air ten OF fifteen minutes longer than his
competitor, and having travelled in the SIX
hours and ten minutes about fIro hundred
md thirty miles.
Both could have Travelled considerably
farther, but neither having a knowledge OF
he Whereabouts of the other, and not feel
ng disposed 10 attempt 10 cross the Lake
INTO a Canadian forest, they descended. a
Ne have described, and returned 10 town
over the Hamilton and Dayton road last
evening.
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