Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-11-24
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tive Of the Voyage.

otlo<k, tsenty.ons minutes, Ff0i. Die pef " q.
log OF IN bis "Pfds u the Wed" followed
closely BY Mons uOdard in his Levieihsn."-
The latter gained rapidly upon is ss,al fof the
nnt mile of Two from iowa, until the nerOniuts
we're within speaking distance when lees than
three miles from the city. both moving about
twenty-five miles an hour. MonS, GODDARD
sailed up majesIieally beside the Professor,
when the latter greeted his rival With a vel.
come, and pointed 10 the beaulilDgsight which
everywhere met The eye. "Magnihesni," &c.
sPonded the representative Of France.
Mr, GODDARD then introduced his freud and
Passenger Sir, Wm, Hosl, To Prof Steiner,
aud al The same time proposed that they should
take friendly drink. Both aeronauls opened
. bottle Of vine, when Mons, GODDARD proposed
the tOasi-"To ne Grsai Republic" This
vas dmnk with will in sparkling Catawba,
when Prof Steiner gave the following so
Mons. GODDARD, the Justly celebrated FIeneh
seroaaui." The compliment was returned b.
slons. Godard-"To Prof. Steiner the great
Get aeronaut in America. Mons. GODDARD drank
EDITIONS up" and his companions followed
snit. and then. after filling their glasses NJ,
Hoel gave a toast-"ilere's TO our sweethearIs
and wives" three cheers for Ilal," shooed
Prof Steiner. rs the balloons were coming
nearer together, and the three joined heartily
IN "hip'hip-hum
Scarcely I've minutes after, the balloons
came in collision, At an elevation OF some
5000 feet from the earth The balloon Of
Professor Steiner drove rapidly towards lis n.
saso that the basket olihe latter struck he form
or about midway Of The balloon. Mons. God,
ard aud his companion promptly forced oifwiih
their hands, and Prot. SteiHer shouted 10 Mons.
6odsrd TO throw out ballast, which he did, aud
rapidly rose above the Pride Of the West and
out q! danger Of any further contact.
The aeronau,s were not again within speak.
log distance during the race. Steiner started
ahead at an elevation Of about 8 900 feet, and
gradually gained upon his competitor. lie
found strong current Of air, and taking i'd
vantage Of it by keeping at about the same el.
ovation, made rapid progress. Mons. GODDARD
SOON after commenced to descend 10 WITHIN i've
or six hundred feet Of the earth, creating the
greatest excitement amongst the country people,
who shouted like hundred steam whistles.
Mr. Steiner still kept the current which was
carrying him rapidly north.by -nor'h.east at
height Of about nine thousand feet. At six
o'clock he opened his basket Of provisions, and
sat down TO an excellent supper, which he par.
took Of while driving through the air at the
rate Of about fifty miles an hour!
At FIVE minutes pas, six he passed over Day
ton, at an elevation OF about ten thousand feet
He cast overheard several dispatches, but found
that the wind was so strog that they were car
risd several miles from the city. Nothing
could be seen Of Mons GODDARD and Mr. Stein. |
or concluded that he had taken the under cur.
rent, and gone southwest. He passed several
towns and sent down dispatches, but as he could
hear nothing from the inhabitants, concluded
that he was unobserved, and kept or course.
About hali.past o'clock the aeronaut be.
came very sleepy, and found it almost imposs-
Die to keep awake. The cold was quite be-
numbing. He sang songs, overhauled his
traps in the basket to divert his attention, and
finally attached about 5000 feet of guide |
line to hi. wrist, so that, if he descended, the |
-deagxaps would awake him. lie then Threw
out ballast aud assembled to an elevation oil
1000 feet, and, unable longer 10 keep himself
,oa comfortable nap.
About 10 o'clock the arenaut was awakened
BY crash, and found that his balloon had de.
seendei so low that the car in which he was
enjoying sound sleep had struck in the top of
. tree, in the middle of n small forest. The
basket was turned nearly over, and the sleep.
Ing aeronaut was thrown violently into the
hoop to which the ropes were attached which
united the basket with the balloon. The re-.
main,ler Of his supper was thrown out, his
wine was cast owe, hoard. part of his ballast
followed in the DESCENT his bundles of dis.
patches and papers kept them company. The :
shock WAS so great as TO split the seat on which
the asronaut was taking siesto!
The basket righted in minute, and tho bal. :
loon, being relieved of considerable weight in n
the way of cold chicken and other "Walnut c.
Street House" preparations for long voyage, b
shot into the air with great velocity, so rapid a
that the aeronauts opened his valve in order to r
prevent going "away up yonder" amongst the r
stars. Before being stopped, the balloon reech-
ID an elevation of $4,000 feet. and finding the
atmosphere disagreeably cold. the aeropaunl
10 descend.
Finding good current at an elevation OF {
$500 feet, Prof. Steiner managed to keep hi, !
in it, and proceeded at speed of
sixty miles an hour, when he discovered Lake
Eric but few miles ahead. Tie cement NJ
around his valve had become broken in the II
collision with the tree, and as he had already pr
discharged considerable quantity of gas. be
did not deem it advisable to attempt 10 cross Ii
The lake. The direction in which he was sail. la
ing would have carried him about north by NJ
from Sandusky to Long Point, on the IN
Canada shore, some $50 miles With dense =
iorest for q landing place, to escape which he
vould have been obliged to travel probably 300
niles, he opened his valve, and rapidly descend
d. r 's s e
The balloon struck the ground about 500 {
,aFds from the lake, and dragged TO within 300 9
ards Of the wafer before the anchor took firm I"
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