The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-25

lar rim plate few floating within the open part Of h
cloud basement Here discovered that vision had be-
ments without eye glasses. Having pamphlet with me-
Pouilet Muller's Lshrbach der r',ra 49,
which could not read With the nasef ." ne s,-'..a
Of earth could here without glasses with facility.
Ny ears we're for while just the REVERSE but they, too,
became more steady In the course OF h~'t 3m'; tns
bsse Of my brain suffered little pain all the WHILE Il
must nave been caused BY the OF atmospheric
pressure; my ey es would thus become more convex
can account for Il In 10 other way.
These persistent Dimous Clouds standing apparently
In circular form, without motion or atsfaton, puzl'es
my comprehension. Neither increase nor dimipuon ac-
compaDied them. Nature had taken rest over Grsnd
rfAe and pavi'oned it with garment OF the most bril-
Liant costume tnst reflected a1d sat could
vest Twin Behind bis great belt OF cloud pyramids
mere appeared asten coo-ed ring belt seen
between the py rsm'dcal piars, and TO the only
tneIe appeared aeheet OF incnoea stratus clouds.
Gould Inc grea prnire have anything Do With this
never saw us like before 10 sos'r,xns AMI
siorm have seen the pmbus often in groups but they
ware always Changing, both In pace and snApe veil
a. ID asoo'on sno OPPOSITION, but in THIS, stated
above, the whole macs stationary.
ABOVE bere there was rot the slightest manifestation Of
ozone me paper kep. IT'S unalsered white color. Ny
note suffered very much from its membranes becoming
parcheo ann although the atmosphere cold benx AZ
tS degrees in tue shade and the barometer at 49, there
appeared 10 be somstnng present absent that pro-
ouced in my sy stem the poenomenon Of fever. Ny Lps
were swollen and parched nv flesh all unwrnkled,
amootb, and ned out uader the sS,n ike youta's.
There appeared 70 be stagnatlo in the atmosphere,
and the impression WAS inevitably forced upon me that
nature had atmospheric circulation necessary 70 il
the animal had OF
TO lis heAithfuness. Wthsi, fen intensely happy
somewhat like under the influence Of dose Of nuous
oxide gss
My companions the nes. were aroused up here by NV
searching for food having become hungry Tnsy few in
very Short spasmodc flights, bdzziDg rather loody
evidently felt disconnected for the atmospheric
stability.
Finding the Jupiter intensely distended, by q
warning that always draws the attention Of roaaut
10 an observation Of his baoon-that H. the No. wosx
suddenly slipping little from where IL ia mo tAur 70
where II 10 too loose. THIS action at 30 ereas 4 height
Were all 10 silence most profound ike dis
tspi thunder Looking down TO the earth through the
vast cnaAms OF the Clouds discovered by the aid of nv
compass tnat was sailing due east. Thus the upper
eastern current attained bayometricAl height
being my last barometrica observation Of 176-oeing
nearly three miles alsiude
Having only about fifty pounds Of sand ballast left, and
knowing this would not suffice for = whole nights
SAIL the GOODNESS OF the air upon the setting OF the
sun would alone require nearly all to compensate the
condensation Of the gas in consequence, con-
cluded TO make landing. In looking down
through the clouds noticed q town a little TO The
east Of me- By reference TO my chart proved 70 bo
Charlottesville. Knowing that there no currents
below could easily and safely lane in the Town. and in
order make the estnx concluded to
send my letter mail ahead effect ms in system
attic form the following expeoent adopted:-aaving
with me muslin sheet. nine feet square, attached 10
each CT i corners strings VI about five yards in length
These were tied together In knot their lower extrem.
dropped 1t overheard II made admirable parachute
few minutes travel Informed that it would DRIFT Q
considerable distance 70 the south CrawfOrdgvle "a
there was eight breeze below drifting in that direc-
ton pulled the valve OF Jupiter aud folio we'd and
overlook the mail. We kept near together al the
way down. could regulate the descent Of the balloon
TO The deecent OF the parachute both the rs ma
chimes landed within fifty feet Of on the pu bic
Ing very slow. JOHN WISE.
LANCASTER, August %, 1859.