Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-05-26

A CURIOSITY.

| IFoHi t1c democrat
A CURIOSITY.
We have been furnished by our friend
Mr.. Parker with a copy of the Yer
mont Gazette, published in 1870. at Ben
nlngton, in that State. The material upon
which the Gazette is printed would hard
y be considered as good wrapping paper
in this day.
The article we publish below is taken
from the number before us, and no doubt
made some of our grand sires stare with
amazement at the astounding Developments
of the Aerial traveller. What eventually
went with MIR. Vanderkr,itz we have no
means of knowing, but presume that he
is still up making further observations ON
the planets overlooked in his first WOW.
age:
Eanderkruifz's Aerial Excursion.
Mr.. Joseph Vanderkrnitz, Dutchman.
took his flight from Amsterdam on the
2oth OF October at i o'clock in the fore
noon and ascendel with such rapidity. and
to so great height, that at the expiration
OF three quarters of an hour he wished TO
lower himself by opening the valve in the
bottom of the balloon, bat perc 1--WE to his
lnexpressible concern, that in the hurry of
his departure he had neglected to fix the
string to it; and the car being sixty feet
distant from the balloon. ne found # inn
possible to make any Aperture in it,
The machine therefore continued to ascend
for several hours in the npper regions of
the atmosphere, where orr traveller expe-
ricnced the most intense cold, accompanied.
by storm, which lasted for considerable
time. y. this immense elevation. not on-
ly the victuals he carried with him wer.
frozen as hard as stones. but some brandy
also underwent similar transmutation..
AT one time he fell into a profound slumber.
from which he was awakened by the bruises
he received from pieces of Ice falling from
the balloon, and he then perceived, that
the cords by which the car was attached
to 1t, were increased to the size Of hawser.
by the lncrustation and congIomcration of
Ice After a long description of situations
follow the observations made hy our hero
on the planetary system, which form the
most curious and interesting part of his
narrative, we have therefore extracted them
at length IN his own words for the graf
ihcatlon OF our readers: Il now saw dis
tinctly the six different planets in their
orbits; but the earth appeared very differ
ent from the Others. resembling the moon
IN appearance, and being less in size than
either of the others. The ten satellites
could also observe, and the stars appeared
more numerous than ever before remark
'd them. AT one period, Venus, Mercury
'nd the earth were in conjunction, and at
another the moon was obscurei bv the
Earth. The atmosphere grew intensely
'uitry and sickness came upon me. Inow
90 fatally perceived myself versing To-
varls the sun and strong sulpbnr;ovs
mell affected the air which made my rcx-
'iration difficult. Two eagles flew bv
vlth loud shrieks. and one perched on the
'aiioon. bnt took flight again as soon a,
saw the face OF human being. Violent
'lssings and loud noises resounde,l in the
IT like thunder, and in short time | was
nveloped in suliginous vapor. l per-
eived too, streams of fire which I took To
c comets, directing their courses different
rays, the one being above the other. but
ne vapor round me becoming more on
ess, the sun appearing through the vapor
the scarlet color. as when viewed through
smoked glass. | was soon liberated
ON tins situation and bcheld at one view
le Sun, Venus. Mercury and the Earth in
'nInnctIon. Having obtained this inn
ense elevation, lnow had an oTp rtunity
ascertalning beyond the probabilities Of
doubt, the relative situations and npst;o,.a
the planetary world. After rcpeate1
'servarions / beheId with astonisiunent
e earth, instead of two-fold motion.
C.. an annual revolution in her orb, and
urnai revolution aronnd her own axis.
$ IN fact neither one nor the thcr. heine
solutely fixed and stationary confess
have felt much reluctance (being myself
confirmed Newtonian in communicating
the world fact which must necessarily
validate the present received system of
froonmy. 1mericus -feufonus. sed r,;o;is
'''@ 'ertfas. l have cast away my pref
ices. and with permission from tho
Afes. shall lay before the world snch ob-
'vatIons as have been enabled to make
the planetary world. exsss
Shoshauss1. October 90, I7S5.
Signed.
JosErH DaS vAxprRcnurrz.~
He landed on the plain of Schashan.er.
mics from Amsterdam. at four o'clock
Friday Morning; so that this intrepid
'nant performed the vast flight in less
n Is hours. The discoveries made bx
are likely to be dearly bought to
country by the danger IN which his