The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-06
THE START.

Yesterday afternoon, according 20 previous announce
ment tue nst grand experimental air voyage took place
ifs~ Washington square. portion OF TIE square had
been euved for the occasion, permission having been
granted for that purpose by the c,'s Council.
osiG'E or HE IDEA OF AERIAL NAVIGATION
About year sioce Mr.. o. eager, OF Vermont, made
ba, con ascension 10 company with Mr. John La Moun
the time suggested 10 the idea OF making long
voyage through the air study Of the
spper deep LED Mr. saser to believe tina. advantage m,go
esss be made from west to easi for any distance.
M eager proposed tue pau to Mr.. La Mountain, who
pressed confidence l.onoab,,i.y vi sne pr.ees
cir eager oetug u means, agreed 70 furnish the
bsser portion of the capital, provided MI La Mountain
~bo ~ss well Cd ~ worldly goods, would furnish
h time and the mechanical skill necessary for the execa
of the design To this the latter readily consented
NJ September sst The parties set themselves 70 work
real earnest
THE BALLOON.
Fne balloon was mace 10 troy, New York, under the
immediate SUPERVISOR of MIR La Mountain himself That
gsntemsn sbed ibe baIo Ii it. Tbs making
1 required six moths at the average of II hours
say The sewing DC pped three hundred days, and
7ose nv suls VINO we're SELECTED from among the hos.
sesmsresses found ITenSy two hundred and atty
ssfcs Of toe very best Chinese oiled silk used
com rucon IT'S hundred and eighty feet crcun-
miles OK used in the netting IL
the lsIgest balloon that ever manufactured sud Mr.
Brooks balloon when heretofore pas been regarded
colossal, appeared but speck beside the
nImeps ops Of It's neisnncr. rae grand aerial ship
named ire Atlantic the name being painted upon the side
in large letters
AZ one O'Clock the balloon Was gpreai upon Canvass
eueChe0 o.
nsnced. large pipe conveyed the gas 70 the balloon
from the gsBom er near the Seventh street dspo.
Sky five ncnsana fee. of we're contracted for, bu.
cny about 1vry thousand feet required
The managers found mat the buoy ant pacty Of the
balloon far beyond tner anticipation AT three
o'c,ccs the gas vas turned of, out again
sppleo, balloon speediy furnished with the
required quantity.
The CAR
patent IpgersoIl life boat, feet long at
iacted 10 he balloon beng twenty five fee:
pended rom the body OF the balloon elf between which
alf4 gleD al fdeFa
ptended greater nesus Of safety for the vosasers
Gaze TIE balloon waite descending should be forced BY
vino crsg the tors Of trees Uppu
eoat Oh esher eide were $50 len saees Mr. eager
Informs that WITH th-ee fan wheels alone The Goat
hour, axeips, ~ind spd TIDE A, A Quarter
CAST sis o'cocs NJ tee willow and the boat we're
attached q the balloon and 100 bell on TO tne
eoras Of The petupg
TcKErEp AND rSncKErrD.
TIE crowd INSIDE OF the enclosure numbered several
obu0feds but ~ss not SUN enty large TO make the
,erprize remupergtve the bod speculaors VINO were
enssged 10 the experiment Toe admission fee lzed
al SO cents
Ins conceveso have been error Of judgment tor
bsc he price oeep but quarter OF dollar
voulS have been densey packed with human beings Az
IL the turn out gress-only the location be ng
oherep' The streets ana nousetops and sns and
dus uutsite the enclosure, eonple:ey cranr, ID
vi h o multitude OF the curieus
Not lsss ihao hiiy Thousand people congegaed in the
grand adventure Tae nteose heat " tbs en whoso as
te Ess undnmso by any cloud curing the whole Of tae
nse'Soon dd nc; suc1eed II restraining any IRON the
grauhcation Of & sudaole curiosity.
EPISODE
Quite o disturbance oocaa,opei BIZ The iupueence
o. individual Who after being kinr y adarssssd by
Ar Boxer enc socd lot disturb any Of the toiugs
scea il THAT was called the o@ce, 1T the s,u,hclss
Of the enclosure waed untii ar Bskes's back
Eas turned, a-d t,en slyy eb-tracss1 bOtae OF ne
IRON box, ara uDcoikig It proceeded T. t-oat Ols
friends Mr.. BakeT had informed ths bdvioua tst tte
rre wsa bis property, and Intended 10 be %
fsr. |se, when ae EDoua De ready 10 start
Hr Baker returned and cav Ire stranger, NM 90
siot sa'Tart OF tosty, drinking his ~ins, q.
ease expressed hs classification. The stfsnger was nor.
nSb provoked hey ord endurance attacked Zoe stranger
IN roarDer decidedly rough and kpooked him feet
toTzEds The gafe the rtrsaqcr showed agb,
Det ne crowd gathered between the bellgeren,s rhs
sioi.b az children being IN close proximity 10 the
oasos, sreeonec, cfcc ard added considerable by
Shsif hight. 70 the general su.nuit.
IN INC Eraad foS oihets bec-ne implicated aud w
cA"yef Wss hurried ou,s'de ca the enclosure and as
roiicemah ,nlneo u.s. was taken TO ths csiabocse. We
were told that knjtc taken from hin v sfe uol,c
In the meanfule lsr TIE first enooupter Inc
sd cody walked OF abols bic buclaees Nd Was s. no
more.
TIE sfARr
A. quarter 70 seven o'c;ocx Acssrs Wise eager Ia
TO ntaln and hyde took their pos,,iors,ba 80
asteT IN the boat GDd the former ia the vino. -
II announced t'iss aoy but frat tA-ee cc,
tc5ed would 70 Up the 5stoon oct those seatenen
.sd promised Mr. Byde, itc reporter To- TIE Rttirs
suef cScrrnFtscces rouig permit, ne aaoli1 DO ori
rlsged 10 make The TRIP toeiT company. Fo Eng "a
osfose stated, the; the bloynT cAplcii ae eufG5n.
str Eyde was informed be was NJ liberty TO mako the
rip.
me party were pentifuly suppBed with water, vine
row lois, snc plenty Of warm clothes,
Sr Byd took quite number of cop.s % ttc ztziJsr,
be Republican, sld toe DrIcro, winch rs intended Dir
ri5ufSg along roai." Nj. Wise also fernishc1
pit1 snfe a. sbe much Of Our pteASnt Criminal
pert ta, stating ns sesrs Cor eectou, S'nica hr