Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-07-14

eral conclusion that we were somewhere
over the State of Indiana or Ohio. AT 4 A.
N. we passed city but could not make ii
out, but at 3 A. NJ. we discovered Lake Erie
ahead of us, and then concluded that the
city we left little south Of our track must
have been Fort Wayne. At 6 A. NJ. we
passed Toledo, and about. an hour after
wards we lowered upon the margin of the
lake a little north Of Sandusky. After q
few moments consultation, and review Of
our ballast, we determined 10 risk the length
Of Lake Erie; and to test the notion that
balloons cannot be kept up long over water
because Of some peculiar affinity of The two,
a notion that never had any belief with me.
Just as we merged upon the lake, little
steam screw that was propelling up river
or bay, headed for our track. and some one
on board of her very quantity cried aloud to
us, THAT is the lake ahead Of YOU" Mr..
La Mountain cried back, as it Lake Erie?'
and the was "Yes, it is, and You had better
look out" Our good friend, the propeller.
finding we discarded his kindness, rounded
off again, sounded us good-by with his
steam whistle, and went his way up the riv-
er.
Here we mounted up until the balloon
got full, and the barometer fell TO %, IN or
der 10 make along near the southern shore
Of the lake, but at Mr.. Lamountain's sug-
gestion that we could make the city OF Buff
lalo by sailing but few hundred feet above
the surface Of the water, opened the valve
until we gradually sunk within 500 feet Of
the water. Here we found a gentle gale
Of about speed Of mile per minute, and
we resolved to float on it until we should
hesve in sight of Buffalo, and then rise and
sail over it. This was a most interesting
part of our voyage. We overlook seven
steamboats,, passed mutual SITUATIONS, and
would soon leave them fitting on the hori-
ION in our rear. One Of these lonely trav
elers remarked, as we passed, YOU'RE
going it like thunderr' At twenty minutes
past 10 A. NJ, we were skir,ing along the
, Canada shore, ard passed near the mouth
of the Welland canal, and soon began ia
, mount for our more easterly current, so as
to take Buffalo in orr track, but we circled
I'D into il between Buffalo and Niagara Falls
f crossing Grand Island, leaving Buffalo tc
the right and Lockport to the left Of us ii
our onward course.
Finding ourselves in the State Of New
York. but too far north TO make the city
/ Of New York, it was agreed that we should
: make landing near Rochester, detach The
boat, leave out Mr.. eager and Mr.. Hyde
= and Mr.. LaMountain and myself pursue the
voyage TO point at Boston or Portland
Accordingly we descended gradually, but
, before we got within thousand feet Of the
e earth we found most terrific gale sweep
ing along below, The woods reared like :
host OF Niagarss, the surface OF the eartl
e was filled with clouds of dust, and told
my friends certain destruction awaited u:
f if we should touch the earth in that lorna
. do. The huge atlantic" was making I
:. terrific swoop esrihward; already were We
near the tops Of the trees Of a tall forest
, and cried out, excitedly, "for Gods sake
. heass over every thing you can lay your
t hands on La Mountain and in another
= moment he responded ''all right" standing
: on the side OF the boat with shaft anc
= wheels, intended for the working Of the far
4 wheels. and ready to heave ii over SHOULD
: it become necessary.
E Mr.. Hyde looked up to my car and yer!
e soemnly said. This is an exciting time
g Professor. What shall we do?" "Trus
: to Providence and all our energies, said
n We were fast running on to Lake Ontario
: and o! how terribly it was foaming, moan
e ing and bowling. said, "LaMOuntain,
j., have $50 pounds of ballast in my aryet
), and heavy valise, and express bag, (sen
b 10 the U. S. Express COmpany's Office il
S Broadway, New York, and lot Of pro
: visions"
l., well, if that won't do, will cut u
. the boat for ballast, and we can keep abov
e water unit! we reach the opposite shore.
which has near hundred miles of in tn
direction we were then going.
S Here handed my ballast down to La
Mountain, as we were rapidly mounting
S above the terrific gale believing that by tina
? course we should at least get out Of lis mai
i track.
4 Every thing now indicated that we SHOULD
: perish in the water on the land; and our on
: ly salvation was to keep afoat we got ou
OF the gale, if we could. said, ''yOu mus
n all get into the basket, if you want 10 b
: saved, should we ever reach land. And
: truly tell you that the perils Of The land ar
! even more terrible than those Of the water
2 with our machines; and it would be easie
0 10 meet death by drowning than to hay
S our bodies manged by dashing against tht
: rocks and trees" BY this time Mr.. Gage
a and Mr.. Hyde had clsmbered into the has
;. ket with me. Mr.. Hyde said, very cooly
+, Il am prepared TO die, but | would ralhe
e die on land than in the water" l sale
: "What did you say, Mr.. Gager?" He re
t piled. 81 would rather meet it on land; br
g do as you think best" Mr.. LaMountai
g was busily engaged in collecting what h
could for balla-t. Everything was now val
j. liable to us that had weight. Our carpt
1t bags, our instruments, the express bag. OF
IF provisions, were all ready TO go, and 60 the
j. did one after another, until they were n
Re duced TO the express bag, and that wei
q overheard last.
S. We now deserted the shore. some fort
!, miles ahead peerinp between a sombI