New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-11

iay n the direction oi the shore; and sugi reYS,
1ever come in sisht Nj. Gsgers face bore IN e1-
preston f Mingled s'dn, std soctude. perhtps 10
Ea- thinking oI a Cf,up uf happy 'sreS a. prcob-
Sciuus of rs peril away in Bennington, V. NJ. =.
Mountain seemed more hopeful, and Prot " ~ taxed
ss though we were certA art getnns safe over :fo
lake ihongh he warned M OF oanges e. ..
should BE- oti the water Pr,E W theory wa: thSs
# tie boat should - sNaH ped the balloon MD st
have ron ehtuni and power sufficient % drag ~ :"
shore. which happily hat by his time appeared IN tho
dim distance. i propeller cslei Young America
shortly serwsri Dor. uP'D ~ - come % our Tv-
lief but We scuided hnuIreis ~ lee Deiofu ne
bows snd 80 that hone failed.
Finally, after skmuiug within 81 iect OF ne oak
waves Tor distance % nuI Jess than ~ uis- aDd i,'
bags orc We had the Joy 10 know that we were %. u
don Ui browning but ane~ peru "as before = ti'
Wee BAD been quite ryht N hs ped cior. lhs aef-
rcaue blew Us Immediately oto dense o-es. sticn
sklfcl The lake, and theatsu'd - tear - Inp TVn
l;nb. NT. Gager had tbg0 ont the elcauT, tesvy
inon With three book, each ~ incl sd qHsr,sr
in lkusss so r5pid wa- our flight that tni- stood
out real'y siraieh, irm ihc car. A tls crapatl
srurg against nee # modrra.e 'ze tie velocity o.
the halo,n and IL terrible sr-ngth won ;ess u dosn
aud tlrg il TO the ground one by ons tte hook,
broke on and we werr agan az The mercy N he a.
swetprg wind. Mr.. La VI uh.an ~ held 90 o. ma
wave rope, endeav rig 10 dscaarge The ga, but No
qu,kly compelled to release onr grasp, AZ. e'os
Ia the concentrating hoop to ayppi beng sSrown
out Il has bee before stated that ths meshes snyc
opng the Il ofthe Atlantic had an aSregat. steesh
I90 tuis. Il ~ not stra ~ that NJ. so-n. lno
actually wen; thrugb mile ~ ior,s;, and. .ea.ios
down trees and breaking branches, pursued u res--
less c1nise dashng ear 10 and fro asa'ns. trunks
and limbs, until the stout netting had b'OAen lti!e ~
little and the baloo self had n" longer any pyJ.eeEOn,
when striking tall tfee,the six was puucturel n
dozen aces AMI into RIB leaving the cas
ptudeu by the work twenty feet above lie sronn-
IT, course of the balloon through the wo"is let .
path similar TO that of torutip frees halt .-e size G.
aman body pped ~ twain thong hey Eefe
pYe ms. and hage nmbs seTe scattered K isSyes
/, i fcult % bow any one Of the Qlar.e,.e
c8pcd with his lie. II hspp, ned that the landing
WITHIN 80 yards or settlement, and me crash
great that the people 10 the spot - stsS
had happened. S guar "a II wou.i appear, there
only one If the four Injured in the least-Nr, Is
Nom nreceiviug light cnrtusions sbon, one of
his hips and the remainder escaping without scratch.
When we got down. which w-s done partly by ropes
ami partly by means of broken tree several peosins
were standing around with open mol.5s ami eyes STA
lug Gu wonder. We then l. tne th,t We were landed
on the place of Truman o. Wbiluey near Sockets
HafbOr, in the township Of Henderson, Jefferson
County Ncw.lO by M. La Mountains xs.ch tho
time was , O'Clock and ~ minutes. We hsd been ID
hours and 30 unutes travelling a distance which car
not bee computed less than no miles, AMI Is SAID -
reach much as |, 2UO.
Our landing, though 80 hazardous, was u or M
poitant respect fortunate one, asmuch a. W lei
among hosptable people, who treated Us in az ri -
pueurss which might be- emulate by persons o. moro
aenteel pretensions. About twenty women sui young
girls surrounded u.s. and had million questions 20 pro
pound relative 70 the eX ra0rdinary voyage. Boz W.
got used Ia that st of thing. In ,he bottom ~
the car we found couple oi COPIES of In, s.. LsHs
Price Current and the card Of Fred. krei,c lmsr,
candidate for the Office OF Clerk OF the Criminal Cour,
which seized and Appropriated a, onoe, pertaIs
for some cabinet OF curioslties.
After the natives had somewhat recovered from
their surprise, we beet on every side ~ a.con-
psny all OF them home, aud take a snack q. some-
thing 10 eat One elderly lady insisted gong
hon with her, because she wanted 10 give rs good
scoidn for making such ioos o. ourselves - 70
undertake trip fine kind, We finally went 20 tho
house of Mr.. Justus Wayne, not grea. way &c,
Nhe,e the We men H. eet about % e. up STAYING
frstrate dinner" And fcst-rate dinner !. wac
wheIes' sat down to excelloI, cap OF tos e8ct,
superior bread AMI butter, lettuce, and other well
prepared yisnds, including cherry aud blackberry pie.
Having finished our neal AMI being anxious b re. on
friends know Of our safety inquired the way 10 tho
nearest telegraph station, which was at Adams teS
miles distant on the Watertown and Rome Railroad.
Mr.. Wayne geared up can Tor Mr.. eager and
Wise and Mr.. La Mountain. On the roat 10 Adams,
one OF Mr.. Wayne acquaintsnces met him and asked
him if be mad heard about the air balloon which had
aighicd in tie woocs. glow OF pride an CON-
pscency spread all our driyers honest phiz, ~
lie replied with an affirm alive snake OF the head,
" Yes, and here's two OF the men that was IN . -
Tie foot-traveer felt Immediately that he lad been
eelipsed.
Our arrival at Adams was such event a. 20 de-
serve rotce. We made basness knO IN NJ tho
telegraph office without delay, and sat down " pre-
pare dispatches hall dozen louDgers gathering about
Ike prairie ON lire. We had scarcely 6oshed or
messages when each one Of us found himself EUR
rounded, and had to 90 through the entire ssc)Gn;
One after another came up eacl wanting '- 10 re-
neat tho whole narrative from the commencement.
There was dress parade of military going on N TO
street bat had 70 pale is Intellectual re before M
" foreigners" They are very sensible psop,e .
Adams probably though they hesa.ed 10 Oei!eve
ii al journey had been accomplished - Their county
tom 70 remote region 81. Louis N less han twenty
houIs. Some excuse may be fonnd for their Icredr-
ou.Lees in the fact that they had recently been swG-
died by miserable hoax cOncOcted by some in,eLCrs
Ie,spaper editor relative to the descent OF m1g-
naIy meteor i0me" here IN that vicinity. Wa Gag
geated that the aeToe was nothing more n0G ess mao
bag of sand from the Atlantic balloon. Tue Adam
i'es are " down o lie 1spaper hoa1es.
Some gentlemen remarked that II might b. vel Tor
Prof. WISE to address the multitude on the subject
which seemed to agitate them Wits such transverse
ITS Of faith and disbelief, and the professor ~
Obedience gave out that ii hall could be procured Lo
would relate history Of what our party lad done anj
sccn whereupon meeting cOncOctei 0c The spo,
In half IN hour the whole town knew Of Prof VS.
promise, and in few minutes n cOmmoG0u- room Wa
damned full of ladies and gentlemen anXlOls 10 hear
San abou, it," SOthe veteran Wise, hr eager ard my
self Mr. La Mountain had returned 10 look sfesr tSe
wrecked balOOnj were irO ted Out On q lafse pls--
form. President and Secretary we're appointed, sld
the as-emblage being Thus organized, Prot. We pro-
ceeded to lay before bs audience interesting
count Of the voyage from point to po!ui. When ~
had concluded, Mr. Gsger called 90, and made
appropriate relative To the cold sboulaer
woich is usually turned 10 projects oil iDponsnce ~
their infancy. Both gentlemen stated their entire 81
tlsGction with the experiment made, and announced
that they wee more than ever convinced tGa ;1e
science If aerosatiOn would yet amount 70 something
which would astOnish the world.
Tie above very hastily prepared narrative j. already
30 org that room il len FOR comments the Obsc.s
ettayd by the results Ia be anticipate BY the voyage
The journey II the gest one by for made Mr..
GIeeD, the celebrated English acronaut made trip
!eais ago Of five hundred miles accompanied by