Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-06
The Great Balloon yovag.

Our readers have already been informed by our
Geographic column of the landing in Jefferson
county, N. Y, Of the great St Louis balloon At
lantic, containing Messrs. Wise, La Mountain
eager, and Hyde. 1t landed near the village of
Adams, in said county, on Saturday afternoon, at
twenty minutes past two. The Utica Herald of
July ith gives the following particulars:
The balloon landed on the farm of Mr.. whitney
IN Jefferson county, about eight miles from Adams
village IL travelled over the whole of Lake Erie
from Toledo, across Long Point-passinp between
Buffalo and Niagara Falls at Il O'Clock Saturday
noon After passing Buffalo, and lust before
reaching Rochester, the balloon encountered a
violent hurricane, which swept il from its cour.e
anu carried the voyaSers over Lake Ontario. IL
was their intention TO have followed the Central
Railroad as near as possible to Albany and but
Tor ihe storm OF saturday they would have sue
over the lake, and before reaching within sigbt Of
the eastern shore Of Lake Ontario the aerial sbin
iost her ascending power and rapidly sank down
towards the water. The ballast had entirely piyen
out, and the provisions water supplies and some
OF the clothing Of the ere thrown ove,
board-stil the balloon neared the lake with great
tsa Wneh II was found necessary to take of
the proPellng machine and pitch il overheard
These efforts were unavailable To give the bal
loon ascending power when the oars and seats of
tne ooat Were given to the waves. All hands then
LETT the boat and clambered into the car sixteen
feet above In spite of all eXertions the air vessel
SKINNED to within thirty feet Of the water and
udsucu DOdt INTO the lake. IL riUhtpd
ltseif however. and the balloon went on with the
speed OF two miles per minute At this point tbe
propeller Dung America, Of Oswego was snoken
frovidentlally the balloon reached the shore,
having travelled over fifty miles-just above thu
waves which were rough and bosterous But a
hlrlnc perli now appeared The balloon rusbed
INTO ,nto thick forest and tearing down trees and
breaking branches, pursued its resistess course for
upwards OF mile and a half-dashinp the occu
pants OF the car to and fro against irunta ,n5
mnios until at last itcaught in tall sycamore and
rantf into rfB u
at once came to a halt leaving the yoyaGers as
pended thirty feet I'm the air. Mr. La Mount,ine
was slightly injured by striking against a limb
oht all The others reached the ground in safety
number Of farmers had observed the balloon
rushing along over the forest and Of course al tts
landing crowd had collected. Refreshments
and attention promptly paid them they yvs,s
about sir O'Clock ' t''u
The excitement in Adams upon learning of The
arrival OF the distingUish voydgers was Intense
AT nrst the people were incrednlous-they smeIts
meteor-remembered moon stores-did not wish
70 sec ,9e elephant or any such sort of animal-but
when MI w Use produced veritable St Eouis ma,
Pers, dated the day before and other evidences of
the voyage, the people believed and the aeronauts
We were .ne lions oil The town An imPromptu meet
hundred people were present. Col Hun.crford
presided, ny whom the yOyagers Were introduced
to the audience. Professors Wise and Gaper r.
trip. '"'
Fromthem we learn that the night after LEAVING
~ Louis was passed without special incident
The yoyagers all slept comfortably Daylipbt
Saturday morning found them over Fort W,yns
Indiana passing east they reached Toledo and
suuck on across Lake Erie. At Toledo the vow
aees Were within hearing distance Of persons on
te,Ia nrna, who very generously and enthusiastic
Sauy shouted, That's big lake, +" THAT'S Lake
bhe, Don't go there, you'll get lost :" &C The
" tb very much alarmed for the safety
were, or or the purpose Of their mission
Atvarious points the farmers along their co,,.a
would catch glimpse OF the balloon, and ne,
call to his spouse to get up and see th ,.as s~an
sight In the heavens "ohoeiui
They describe the effects of the s,n,,..
.ney apP,oacned Lake Erie a. grand In the ex-
IRENE They could not find words 10 eYn,es. ~
ing them. 'uAo-
In passing over Lake Erie their route wa, al
most direct to Buffalo from Toledo. Unon th.
Lake, stesmerS and sail vessels Were seen ana
hailed. and responses Were made Crossing Nh.
axe their average speed was about seventy-fyc
mics PER hour. The balloon passed over Brock
port after leaving tine Lake, and ID was also OH |
served at Medina which was the last see n of IL an
Pdrently until spoken by the propeller on Lake
Ontario In the Storm
save IL, IL possible. Mr. HYDE len IN the evsniaD
ior -. Louis, and Messrs. Wise and eager also
len saturday evening for the east, with their
aclege OF letters and papers, dated at ST Louis
delivered In New York e
The highest point attained during the vovaoe
$3.50 Iule over TWO miles The balloon was
;harged with IS 900 feet Of gas at the ,rtina rh
balloon was the one constructed at I.ansing6urgb
ma tne Tip was an experiment preparatory 10
'oyage across the Atlantic The aeronauts are sat
for great distances is entirely PRACTICAL
nv Ss sip e0ss M eager alone some two thousand