New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-11
TIE LOST BALLOONIST.
THuRsTONS BODY FOUND.

Fysu The Cleveland Leader, afA
II will lie recosc lsd tina, Sept 10 last, Ir. Ira y.
Thurston made an urexpectsd balloon ascersido from
The vicinity # Adrian, Mich, that the balloon WAS
some days after found in the vicinity OF 81 CAR
River bnt the fate Of the poor aeronaut remaned IN
VOWED in my stery though extensive search was msde
for his body and the lights Of Spntualism were in
yoiej. Some of the pretended splrt revelaons we're
that Thurston reached the earth alive and was then
in a nearly il accessible hut in the s. Clair marshes,
and the latest thG. the exact locality OF his body
had been found that the force OF the fall had buried u
deep in the soft marsh-that pole thrus. down h&d
brought up hair from the head Of the unfortunate
man. that the water and sof. earth had ed the hole
80 rapidly that an excavation 70 the body cou4 not bs
made without cuIbirg, which would be done as soon
as ice was ,rned sufficiently strong 10 permit the work
10 Progress with safety
Mr. Thurston's case was n singular Nd q Esd orc.
and excited much Interest lie ha made successfil
ascension with Mr.. B,nrstor and while securing che
balloon after descending and after removing the car,
il suddenly rose while Mr. Tlur-ton was upon H. aud
rapidly disappeared. As il rose, Dir. L. cung TO .hs
portion on which he seated and remarked to Mr..
b. that il would come down af am. The balloon
was aiterward discovered AZ great hight and ne II
approached the EARTH soue persons ianced they DIS
covered an object stul chngng % Il.
The body vt Mr.. ThuIston was accidentally found
On the 9Th nst about ten miles from the place OF hrs
second ascension. II was in an obscure To-, aoo1t
mile north OF Syyana, az the remains were brought
to Adrian, ana fully identified.
From The Tolsio BLADE, sni.
Il wss rumored last night that the body Of Mr..
Thmston, who was carried up by balloon last Fail,
had been found and this morning were G Med upon
by Mr.. Drake Covert, who lives near the spot where
the remain were discovered, from who learn t1e
full particulars of the indicg.
On Saturday afternoon a son OF Mr.. Iioss was
searching piece Of woods for some los. sheep on the
farm Of Mr.. Salmon Miner, situated ou tho lodieoa
Road about siN seven miles from this ciSy. La has
scach he penetrated tAcket of brush wool on knob
surrounded by wet land and there, a. the loot Of
large otk tree he discovered articles OF ecthing,
bones, Sc, which satisfsd him that a dnmsuberst
human body had decayed, ard portions Of i eaten
there by animals. L. was near dask, and the bJyr
turned with all speed 10 the house with the but
il WAS too late TO prosecute the examination farther
that night, and II was postponed hl morning. l.
was then remembered that one Of the boys, alb ~,
twelve years of age had the lGti Of September last
at inst abou, the time that the balloon shoId have
passed over the spot, eeen 20 nethiog iau IA TIA
piece Of woods His attention was attracted by pc
cuhar wbistling noise, as OF some large bird passing
over ard looked mp ia time " see soule;hng fii
among the trees. He thought il mus, have BEEN n
paper balloon, and STATED alter H. bat after going
part Of the way he returned T. the h0nae and tried g.
get an elder brother TO go WIN ban 10 tue WOODS aef
the paper balloon. lilo wss laughed ~ for waning -
go far sfer bit Of paper ard finally gave mp IL
now that n.ighb,rs boy s-s the balloon pass
at the time, at great height and supposed
IL D. be n kite but having doubts abOu, u, assed TIE
family how high kite coull lily :" describing at no
same time the object he bad seen.
On yesterday InOr5ing the neighbOrs were calei,
and party proceeded 70 TIE spot where the boy had
south II the Indiana Read, Dir. Miners farm about
half way between the houses OF Hoag acd Miner.
There were portions OF human body, without doabt,
scattered around near the ree above menu"ned.
Close by the tree, and imbedlei in the earth, wss
found the jaw bone, broken, and matted haI psItll
in the osrth. Abont two rods from the tree was found
ore Ct the boots Of the person containing foot neary
perfect, but much deco npossd and portion OF the
shin bone with flesh adaeTDg 10 IL. The boot had
been gnawei, and evidently the flesh had been st,.n
by hogs wild ANIMAL. 1ne other boot was near
by. Portions Of tie spice were also found SCAT
tered about, anl several Of the nails, teeth, &C.,
and paTts Vt the skuli lying near. The clothes
were, however, the means or Identifying the boy;
they being not much dtsuOyed but that their text
ure could be discovered. The pants were OF small
check or plaid pattern. The shirt was consd
rotten. The coat seemed TO be snuf colorej and .
black six handkerchief was found, tied as twas ON
the neck IT. the pockets Of tho clothing were found
Lepre silver watch, ickkrifs, aud bdckskin purse
containing 81 80 in money. pair OF gloves were
found IN Of the coat pockets, and IA an):hcr lot
ter and several cards The letter, after drying was
readable and found 10 be directed u Mr.. inlfs-
ton. II was from a Philadelphis house, in replyt)
some inquiries be had made about silk Dr balloon.
From the caIds, letters, AMI memorsnds, " y rem
dere1 If not certain extremely probable thar TIE body
there scattered about thet OF Mr.. Tburston-lsst
.een hear Knights station, the 10Th Of September
Last, VIXEN carried away by the escaped baIoon-dasa-
cd 10 pieces, and those pieces, gnesed by animas IN
that secluded thioket.
IL will be rernernbered that Mr. Thnrs.on was seated
the valve, claspng the q With bis arms, when
last seen. When the balloon was found a. West Il-
buy Canals. the dise Of the valve WA tor0 OF, thfee
louiths Of the way around. When at the great hgh,
at wi ich the little boy thought that imrneDse Balloon
was kite almost on. Of siglt, the six arosni the
valve must have given way, precIpitatirs ianrs,on
to the earth. Tne calculations Of his friends, based
upon bis probable powers Of endurance lei the search
far beyond where his mutilated remaas lay. rhs
wood was frequented during the past winter by rsb-
bit-hurter. ana Mr.. Miner had hauled wood near by
the thcke bat the wet natare Of the ground around
the knoll, and the thick brushgood, naturally t1rsed
aide al passers by.
The balloon aseended from Adrian a. 9 O'Clock, ON
the 10Th Of September last, with SIR. Bsnp!ster and
ThurstOn in il descended the farm Of Mr. j. Dnge.
IL Ogden, near Knights Station, at sbO1t 10 ococb,
and the escapade occurred at sbou l0 O'Clock, owing
10 the removal Of the carropes and other weights,
while hr. Ihuriton was trying 70 open the vave-
when az byssDders expressed ~ tbs ba ,on bol.ded
up Ike rocket" carrying Mr.. T., rs above ,.stef.
II must have been within ~ or % minutes Of this time
hat tie valve gave way, and he fell.
The RIPrBLIC.s NIcTORY SfEACUsy.-The
me 4 sprted contest Of tie year resulted in an IN