The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-13
Aitnmonb pispatth,
WEDNESDAY MORNING JULY ~, lass
THE GREAT BALLOON VOYAGE.


Mr. Hyde, one OF the Vassengcrs and the
historian" OF the great balloon voyage from
81, Louis TO Troy, has writtena a most interest
ing description OF the trip. We have published
the account Of Mr.. Wise, aud we now give
some interesting extracts from that of Mr.
Hyde:
TuE CARGO AND CLEARAECE.
The cargo consisted of 9u0 pounds of sand III
bags; large quantity of cold chickens tongue,
potted meats, sandwiches, etc; numerous DARK
colorcd long necked vessels containing cham
pagne, sherry, sparkling cataWbsi, claret. ma
deira, brandy and porter; plentiful supply
OF oyercoats. shaWls. blankets and fur gloves
n couple or three carpet bags. chock full OF
what is expressed in that convertible phrase
"a change - Il pail OF iced Lemonade and
bucket OF water; a compass, barometer, ther-
( mometer and chart; bundles of the principal
st. Louis newspapers: an express package di-
rected 10 New York city; cards of candidates
! tor cerkships in several OF the Courts; tuInb-
: lers, cups and knives and perhaps other ar
/ ticles which have escaped me.
At the word, those who We're holding on to
Z the sides of the boat simultaneously let go,
and the Atlantic rose slowly and ma stically
I above the many thousands who Were gathered
/ in the vicinity, and sailed off in a direction q
! little north of northeast / have many
! large assemblies but never any TO compare in
/ numbers with the throngs which occupied
! Washington square, inside and outside the en-
4 "
| and the tops OF lumber piles, and filled the
| streets. The applauding shouts of the people
reached our ears for sometime after we left
! the earth, growing fainter and fainter rs we
receded. When we no longer heard their
voices, we ceased waving our hats took seats,
+ and prepared ourselves to enjoy the snblmity
) of the varied scenery that presented itself for
! hundreds upon hundreds OF miles around, and
4 Mr.. La Mountain announced that 1t was d. 40
Z O'Clock.
| The City of St. Louis was an imposing and
magnificent spectacle, showing that. large rs
: knew her extent Of territory to be, filled up
With the most substantial evidences of COM
, lnereial power and wealth, l had not, from
! passing through her streets and viewing the
mighty arteries throbbing With all the elements
! of busy life and trade, formed any adequate
conception OF her real greatness. AS it would
not be easy to sketch on canvas Il correct view
| OF city, rs seen from above similarly difficult
must be the undertaking when essayed upon
! paper. From general appearance Of Squatti-
HeSs-the word may not be very elegant, but is
inc only one suggesting Itself which conveys
| the idca-ob]ects gradually became less clear
ly defined the smoke from the toundries dis
appeared in the sky; streets grew narrower
and darker and finally the city faded into a
spot By tais time the barometer had fallen
four inches and the balloon commanded an ex-
tended vIS| of the Mississi ppi, the Missouri
and Illinois rivers Leaving the noblest of
streams 10 the lef. had opportunity to
reailzt, as much as possible to practical
person, The meaning OF poetic dreamprs when
attempting to portray the slvery glitterine
sheen OF the waters, produced by the rays Of
the declining sun. Nothing could he INN Ginpd
more eoreropIsly beautifuI We rrantad n hnt
tie Of Heidsick on behalf of the silyery. gilt
tering sheen.
o. LETTING OFF sTBAM
The stripe of timber land and fields of nevlv
haryes ted grain of that portion OF Illinois over
which our silken globe was plidinr 1yera not
grotesq uely mingled as they mi ght be supposed
TO be when viewed from the distance, but Law
like n floor Of mosaic masonry, regular and
square. To our vision there We're no hills nor
valleys, every object appearing set upon q
level surface.
At ten minutes past O'Clock the barometer
stood al - degs aud the thermometer indica-
ted SIS degs. l had now the singular sensation
about the ears which has been scrbed as the
experience of all aronnuts on their first vow
age 1t was unpleasant and annoyinq. but nv
no means painful very much feeling one has
when, while bathing, these organs become
stopped up with water, making the tymparum
CRATE rather harshlY at any sound The 1n0!-
ster vessel had expanded q good deal since the
ascension, and had acquired Il more rotund
and symmetrical appearance than that ex ibi-
ted upon starting. In II few minutes gas was
blown oil from the tube at the mouth of the
balloon, the signal hat 1t had become inflated
10 its fullest capacity. Professor Wise who
had charge OF the rope connecting the valve at
the ton promptly gave il a pull and immpdi-
ateiy thereafter n quantity of blush yapor
fioated Off and circied upward This WAS at
IL minutes after o'clock quarter of an
hour later. the air-ship had descended very
considerably the barometer ipdjcntinr.,-,i inchas
and the thermometer IL devs All 9his t;,ns
mo h,nnv auartatta md too,, ,ati,-;, 80
,h,ut th. ms 1nitcarca Of ,,. Sa,,,,,.,. 80,
auacdotcs ond ,-atchin(r ,,,;tb i; 80, ti,ee iiae
graS. of hIr Rrnnlro, toIfa " ~ - .p.', Ss pi
Which h,d ,,racadd ,I - ~
/ Sou,rc ~ ~ ""'iiiiis' 'oi
s,-xo,sr -, ,,, ,
! ~ IL" h'l'
a. GAoch 'he mercury IN the barometricai
| luot .0lo 20 llltnes' ' ana hre minutes subse-
quehtiS ~o52. Wnich showed that our gallant
|
rising OF me hula was not the only way by
WhlGh we knew we h;iu been attaining II great
II AT uiuoe, lol we now enjoyed the rather un
usual occurrence oi biioldlh8 the sun rise IN
me "t5tIa8Pa'snig rise, lot the glorious lu-
, lAinhl1 nuu only disappeared MS our craft
sun a ',lu as''i t.tiiie III si2ht us the inystefi-
ouS Inii'tehSe oi INC iesstled the us
tahSe het"eeh US ana tit earth. quarter OF
/ III Houl eltpHe", anu IL oecaihe oaFh' Inc
IhiIoiiieter ti'eii $1,000 ut % ihches, ana the
weather Was pittef coIu. our sha"is ana
pNtIco'ls 'tiil gloves c'tite ihto requlslllon,
"l'l III 9ite ol those al ilclii 'tius 10 conloft
ori M Illips were huilp ana our 'eeth chattered
"i'ei 'ie iii'iiiei oi .n leilcah poltohi aSue
r,,,.,,,., - LAhh NE. Erie
=; -, we " - ~ :. @ - ~. y ~ tioch we utsciIeo
ne ne 'ion @ VI 'he sun III me say. AT last one OF
III i- -, 1a1ia "u t,''. we were not many
VIII II ,''nu ''ii'. 30 !, was, as the Reader
was wisning aIonU ny n 80, hon.e t ar .essel vessel
its shadow ON the srnrmd ann;i, ilae, "lassihg
tic colors A fine 1ieht ill ',,,ti,a Al , l,nH's
~ Geo Dayis ;, had 80 ,a, VI liz nhaIk Iked
some person in WashinGton snuaro IA Inv oo.a @ py
+ priated this and unfold9nr IL haa or o.lpIp appio
tor - 90 Ne'iieii'