Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-07-07
The Great Balloon VOyase--A
900 Miles Trip...The Allan.

The Great Balloon VOyaSe..A
900 Miles Trip!..The Allan.
tic Landed in Jefferson COun-
~ n. Y. a.a
Messrs. Wise, La Montaine, and Eager,
accompanied by Mr.. Hyde, reporter of the
St. Louis Republican, started from st.
Louis on the lst at o'clock 40 minutes
P. NJ, in the mammoth balloon Atlantic,
on the first grand experimental air voyage
to the Eastern Cities. Prof. Wise occu-
pied the willow car below the boat in which
his companions were seated. Before start
ing, Prof w. introduced his associates to
the people, and stated that, as they had a.
ready performed their part, he would now
endeavor to do his, and come in for third
of the glory.
AT 6 O'Clock the next morning the At
lantic passed the vicinity of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, and at 7 go it was seen from San
dusky. The balloon struck out over the
Lake at Port Clinton, where it passed but
short distance above the tree tops. A
bulletin thrown ont and intended for the
village was carried by the wind into the
Lake. When over the water the balloon
rose, and floating on quietly and graceful
ly as the thistle down before the breeze,
passed near Kelly's Island. 1t was seen
from San dusky for nearly half an hour
Two persons were distinctly visible, and
some sharp obties thought there were three.
We cannot learn that the balloon was
seen from Cleveland, though the Sea Bird
bound in from Buffalo reports a magnii-
cent view of the air-ship. 1t was it sight
from the boat for nearly an hour, and near
The water, so near at one time that the
eronauts were seen to drop bucket into
the Lake and draw up refreshments with
ropel 1t is quite probable the boat at
tached to the balloon was tested by sails on
the Lake, the voyage being one of expert
ment with view to future voyages across
the Atlantic.
The balloon passed Fairport at half
past nine, and was seen to nearly touch
the water; passed Niagara at 1874, and
Medina, in the vicinity of Rochester, at
about halfpast twelve. The air ship land
ed her passengers in safety at Adams. JEFF
ferson county, New York, a distance Of
about 900 miles from st. Louis. Prof.
Wise and associates have won the coveted
honor Cleueland Leader. Vi
The Buffalo Express of Monday morn
ing learns from Mr.. Hyde, one of the pas
sengers, as follows:
The party, composed of himself, Prof.
Wise, Prof. La Mountaine, and another
whose name we did not learn, left St. Lou
is at 7.20 P. NJ. Friday. They immedi-
ately arose TO an altitude of about two
miles which was the highest point gained
during the trip. Here they found the
easterly current expected and sailed along
at the rate of mile per minute. The air
was intensely cold and several extra gar
ments did not prevent constant shivering
among them. 1t became at last insuffera-
Bile, and Prof. Wise, thinking TO find the
same current nearer the earth, allowed the
balloon to descend few hundred feet
Here they were struck by a current run
ming north, which, before they could again
ascend, carried them several degrees to the
northward, thus passing north of Buffalo,
when they intended passing this point
much farther south. At about 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon they were over Lake
Ontaria, when Prof. Wise experimental in
the different currents in order to gain in
formation for his projected Atlantic trip.
This brought them in contact with the
gale which prevailed over this portion of
the country, and ere they could rise above
it, the balloon boat struck the water and
was dashed into thousand pieces, the
voyagers being in the car above.
Everything, coats, boots, provisions and
books were thrown overheard in order to
tighten the balloon, and it soon rose about
fifty feet and passed on to the land in JEFF
ferson county. Here they were met BY
dense forest, and the graphing irons (very
large weighing ten pounds) attached to
ropes fifty feet in length, were thown out
The balloon at, toat time was making two
miles per minute, and the irons seized
arge limbs of treess tearing them from the
trunk, aud giving the track they made the
appearance of one caused by whlriwind.
at times the car upset, and the balloonists
,lung to the ropes for safety. At 4 T. NJ.
On Saturday the car caught in righ tree,
md the force of the wind swung the bal
DON around the branches, tearing it into
,hreds. The passengers were thrown out
IN the ground near a small village, from
whence Mr.. Hyde came to this city on his
eturn to st. Louis and the rest Of the
,arty went to Albany.