The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-09

| TINE eIsUxE xIbxL v0YAssE.
l1rsn ~ 81. Ess1S nepsbllsAn, JAY -
i 4 vss7 lasee nualhcf ef ~ citigens Of St.
.ouis witnessed novel oceae yesterday
of the asceustop of NO balloons from Wash !
|ingson square, cofser - Clark avenue and 18th
IoereeG
The nen Who have enbarked their interests
10 thie undertaking, nse 6ll of them gentlemen
Of excellent judgment-and two Of them.
Prof. John Wis., and Mr.. John La Mountain,
are experienced aeropauia, NJ. o. A. eager,
thg third, furnished the means BY which the
4 expsFimens hes been made.
rHE GROUND
Was not the most fayoablGaaiht could have
been selected, on Sons accounlG is 10 CEN
trail, IL 10 true, but Il admitted too close :
view Of the proceedings inside the enclosure,
from without
1t was proposed TO defray the expenses Of the
the gate. but the inside spectators were scarcely
| q unit when compared to the hundreds without.
T. lxFLArioN.
Al 4 o'clock p. N. We entered the grounds
| and found the imitation far advanced. Il was
the intention TO ll the balloon 10 only half its
capacity, or $4,000 cubic feet of gas, leaving
plenty Of room for expansion, in the rare At
moephere of the upper regions. This was likely
to be accomplished before o'clock P. NJ, and
the flow of gas was decreased.
| WHAT THE CAR CONTAINED.
A peep into the boat or car, revealed
strange medley. The most noticeable article
was an Express bag, labelled az follows:
4 ssT
Company, No. 50 Broadway, New York.
"Ths bag is sent from ST. Louis BY the aesisl
ship Atlantic, July LIST. Please forward to des-
tinasion from landing Of balloon by Express as
above directed.
G. w. Ford. Agent, st. Louis"
| Besides this business-hke package, there was
| $50 worth of provisions furnished By Guenau-
don, sur dry bottles-supposed to contain
champagne aud other refreshing beverages
blankets, overcoa,s, gloves, anchors, flags, and
cards Of mercantile houses and candidates for
Office at the coming election. There were also
packages, letters and newspapers, telescope,
tnerm0meter, barometer, and all the necessary.
| scientific paraphernalia OF balloonDg.
BUSINESS PROGRESSING.
Time few, and half past Eve o'clock arrived.
Expectancy was on tip-toe. and the balloon was
pronounced sufficiently inaated-orders were
given for the ring to be cleared-and two men
were posted at each cord connecting with the
net work Of the balloon $50 numerous were
these cords that occupation was thus given TO
more than one hundred strong armed menu
the sand bags were unlocked from the meshes
and the buoysnt vessel rose from the ground
The seronauts stepped into the ring beneath it, |
and Prof. Wise made few appropriate remarks, |
Stating that be was not certain Of success as the
ascension depended much upon the friends |
around him as upon the aeronauts themselves |
de requested those in present charge of the |
balloon to follow orders, which they all agreed |
to DO. The air ship was then towed TO some
distance from where it haG been inflated, and |
the boat was brought into the ring and made |
fast. Above the boat was Suspended car, |
capaciOus wicker basket, and about 900 pounds |
OF ballast we're placed IN the boat and basket, |
IN addition to the articles they already con-
tanned.
THE BALLOON COMET.
Mr.. s. N. Brooks, an aeronaut Of this city,
now unrolled his balloon, the "Comet," which |
was soon swaying in the air, impatient for |
start into the blue ether. Mr. Brooks had vol |
unteered to act as escort. and his light basket
car was soon attached, and in the space of bali |
an hour from the time the imitation commenced,
the Comet, with Mr.. Brooks ia his car. was
mounting up in beautiful style. 1t was pro- /
nounced by all very fine ascension, and Mr..
Brooks was highly complimented by the
PASSENGERS OF THE ATLANTIC.
nov ready to follow in the airy track. The
eyes OF the crowd rested on the Comet until its
lone passenger was no longer visible, and then
turned with eager gaze on the Atlantic and her
passengers, aboNtt to be cut loose from the earth
and waited away TO the eastward.
Prot. John Wise, scientific director, assembled
into the basket, suspended midway between the
boat and the mouth OF the balloon Messrs.
La Mountain, aeronaut, o. eager. navigator,
and VIM. Hyde, reporter for this paper, took
their places in the boat. All arrang ements
being pronounced complete, and everything
ready, the largest aerial ship ever built, ascend
ed with tour passengers, amidst the cheers Of
the spectators, many OF whom fully expect TO
near OF her landing on the Atlantic seaboard
AND II this shonld not be accomplished those
who are least sanguine, confidently expect that
q greater distance will be traversed than has
ever been known before in the science OF bal
loonng. Xhe moss noted achievement recorded
IN aeriel navigation, as regards distance trav-
sled, is the ascension OF Mr.. Clayton, made in
the year 1888 in Cincinnati.
On the occasion referred to, that Intrepid
AerOnaut Was nine and half hours Sn the air.
.0ddescended in Western Virginia, three hun
9fedA and fifty miles from the Queen CITY, Mr. ,
Wise and his associates have only to baat !
ms exploit to carry Oft the palm IN success and
1arng.
DIRECTION OF THE BALLOONS
The ascension Of the Comet took place at a {
quarter too Ose5ock P. M, and that of the !
atlantic ats5 minutes to Just ten minutes !
part both ascensions were grand sights to !
behold, and the whole affair was a very superior
rider OF this style Of entertainment. The course
IT the Comet was for a few minutes almost due
North, after which it passed off Eastward aud :
vas soon out Of sight. u
The Atlantis did>not drift % directly for the !
Worth, but gradually attained an Eastward q
course. The diEectlon ct the balloons, SO far y
$ they could 0csssn, was several points Ner.h e
Il East. {
Tue results of ths expedition we have al 9
eady published. i
HeflectiOns ON the Result.
From the Republican Of the 4thl
The greatest ballooning feat ever attempted :
r dreamed OF, has been accomplished BY Prof.
Wise and Messrs. Lamountain and Carer. in
heir huge air sbip,sIhe Atlantic. This immense =
If vessel has not Disappointed. public expec,s-I
on, but ON the contrary hasfGr exceeded the ?
nticlpasions OF the most SAN and sbe :
reams of the mcsf visionary. 1merica now ?
as iahAy WV@ ~ bOHOrS e10&s air navigation |
nd the successful reeuit of IL Trans continental
II seyage frtn s.. Louis, No 40 the Stste Of =
eW4 York, 90 ~ xtlahsc tsabord, is worthy 2
u distngusheds place 6noag The archives Or v
le country. - u
We will soon begin to indulgesin the be,af \.
lat there is no enterprise connected with the 4
arth. sea q dir, which may be suggested as y
thin the ssange of possibility. thar American !,
genuity and daring cannot accomplish. :,
There were from the frs< many belle vers ia al
re capacity ~ the Aeronauts and their air shin g
tlantic, TO perform all they promised, and the e
lends OF the unaeltaking materially increased ie
the day Of the ASCENSION, but there were
any skeptical persons who sui hoped Tor thar v
ccess and all will new join id one grand shoael d
joy Tor the safe passage of the balloon ah6d in
living freight through the favorsy heavens m
distance OF nearly 1900 miles ID tw-nsy three to
'ufs' winch is by tar The quickest time 50 al
ear distance Vas ever accomplished by W
an. =.
Who can imagine the feelings Of Prof. Wise. th