The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-28
Tile Great Balloon Rnce. mt Gin.
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The greet balloon race between Mors
Eurene G odard and PrJi. ]. H Steiner,
which for &C me time has occupied the siieu
tjon OF almost every "ne, 'nOk nlrcs. acco-f'
| ing to eg-eemert, Yesterday ntern o., an
vas in all respects decided su cet p. lao 4
be- ore iha hour dverlised fnr the partur'
of the e'i,l voysgHers everv avenue 'sHdlnz
10 tn" city lot was ihrongsd with myriads o.
people, and, a. the time drew ReHrrr. prs-
ing and reDassing was an uter impos,i bill
". Houses. tree tops, and every position
in any wise svailsbe, was brought intO r.
uuisition. and the vicinity for squares ar e
resented me vast sea OF human heads.
Large delegations of people from the neigh
boring villages were present, aud up ans
down the th1rou Ih'a ares. Oh either side. were
lined with vehicles Of every desc ipt,oa ca o
able Of carrying passenger. Crowds up y
crowds ,ured into the enc osure to witnes
the process OF imitation, aud the p1pn &C
ever eager. soon strobe over ths presr IN
limits, and tore duwn in .their anx ETY., llc
rope ienCe erect ID to prevent encrDa hmeat,
Snd it was only with gre difiluliy tn h
police kept in abeyanca tn mighy m -
sufficient to allow the preiniasry prepar
tions to proceed. 80 ."- .6~.
At four o'clock and fifteen minutes all
was pronounced ready, ind Mr.. J. G.. BaIl,
man, GuaunG courier Of the contesIiug bal
loonists, stepped into his fragile car, nrd
AMID the concentrated efforts OF simultan.
Gus shouts Of thousands of stcntnrisn lung,
cast himself loose from the mOorings nj
shot upwards on his afial flight. As he re-.
ceded from terra .frmG aud wandered nlofl
into the blue expanse, he waved small hap
and g zed over the side Of the car as If in
def Of many who had doubted bis in,
tention at attempting the ascent. His d.
rection was N N. E. for nearly half an
hour he was visible, then heing lost to vie y
il the haze. The multitude had scarcely
recovered from Their excitement in witness
in" the amateurs start, when the Judges an
nounced tntt the hour hpd arrived rur the
, departure D: the daring 1-onanls on their
az ial c1ntest-th2ir nlSIAtv balloons, nan
moth in dime .s,nS rSd almost ponderons
in their pondsrosity, swayed to and tro, pull
ing heavily upon their ropes, picturing plain.
iysiheir e,geruese 70 be off on their heaven.
ward flight. As the cathedral bell pelled
half past four, they were freed; for a mo.
ment they hovered in the air, and then, with
the speed OF an eagle, dlrted alar upon the
cuncuve sea OF blue. Menter enlivened the
scene, and announced their departure, play.
ing Hal Coumbia. The crowd, as il BY
preconcertion, rent the air with one gram
huzz and then quietly began to disper,e.--
The flight of the balloons was almost in tn
same direction as that OF the small one.
Numerous dispatches have been received
rom points at which the balloonistS have
been seen to pass, which will be found in
our telegraphc column. The ascensione
in every way met the sx2ectatu"s of the
most eangnine, and have neve. prohaby
y en- ex 'eIled. In appearance NJ ns. G ID.
.rds balloon is the most symme!ric, ,l OF any
tn It we have cvcr 3 'en -descriDiny rirclt
as near os possible. Prot St.iner's is rl
, plicil oui looked to nn urprscticpd eve a,
J"iDg bui lliy I'd pt"i - It's plrpI Iss. Ac-
ru'nO'nJ M NJ MS. GOdird "a compIynon da
uoyaye was Y 'nletnen no We urdrrstDot
800 Dir WIN No"!. Mr.. Hnel once o.
| t.re n,l. an e'i1t trip with tne MrrsI ~
and amOn! mhDy MY =. e.iures h vas re
| ..arde1 lth lh-ee broken r.b.. winch W.
hDpr wJ!I n,t ~ hi* tnle tIis time T..
y will bF NJ nens as TO the probarta r"
sui., and th1 curiosity ot ,hr curlpu, sati f -
as IT, vnIis tn b"5' G-JRr1t ~ the w.Tl !.
p =. Ne. BelimiD re'ur"eL to the cit,
abuul . u'cucR I,st evening he njoI
on Mr.. Il dlle's tArn about miles ives
| o Gi, nuaie. lie de,crl2es his ,y#g,
'ne oI saie'y "nd pleasure and ,t'mit,;
an ,ther trip .onL to the realm, above
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