The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-05

prevented asksers couofyy dstr.ctE coming
own. will be rorced, however in cur review that
here has been increased activity Ia meal aud rice,
which, NC may mehton 10 be Principally as,rnos,c 70
scarcity u ground prossops, the ATE rsDs mt savos
20 mn Ss-n ne srrriy winch ne pfev'ocs severe
arerstass Etyia'y Affected.
Anosh-y HS.ilocn Voyage from IT. so,ds 10
Lafayette. Indiana.
HAERATIvs OF PROFESSOR wfss.
We started from 81 louS at n A. N Jgy 30. AZ
sscended, 81 lc-s presented bod md tana,oos
Mo 10 river 'front.' rno IT. broad oesy ieyee
b1noreos Of steamboats, moored il ssshelon aions the
shore. The city hss chsrso.ersc &C uIaercal Rsps;,
The various 1nsned ans rbfns BED putc buildings, i.n
stssher aingy nee eve he Appearance o. oa cit!,
10 ~Ishsiandng cav i .n.iy earz aso witn gag six
houssbd Inhabitants w6le numbers not isss than
one hundred and rixty thousand.
The Mtsigs'pp under the atmosphere OF the day lock-
cd IKE muddy frog pond after heavy sbowsr and toe
Steamers pl.rg on a mud saturated bosorl seemed TO
travel about as fast . spaniel .ae SAGE ole
nent and showed larger Insn ccnnoa yavi, tr9agh
Of them we're oechng up volumes rqon vca~es -
he blacklist smoke ever taw an eEes-ng .as
sVund fuA and ssresg 70 ne ears CT TIE aronar even
eos bells have loud soneEovs cars s6en beard tign
shove hem) The city 10 CON posed Of nve oASnct clus
Of houses, gvirg appearance u Eve consolidated
villages into one municipality.
After we mad crossed the river IN Cured direction,
r.arng towards the northwest, then north, and then
bcrtheast reese higher We passed over he sgoons
along The Illinois shore Tnees MARSHES send up Their
m.aemstic eluvia three thousand fee, hg1 The hgn-
lands the west Of ST Louis sweed up healthy con-
the narrow aals below Belefontane ceInesery
would have been taken for geniienaans pa-K studded
with groups Of exqnseiy white satcasy and se.psrae
gravel WAKE had GO. been acquainted with Is rarfcn
ar locality ave miles north OF CITY the loud 'too,'
Ct the locomotive turned neais 20 The fo1in
cav q train OF cars "snsk!rg" along through the
rrsre grsss ike huge serpent VIII o!s:s aFarned
mead making heEdway for East St Louis. ms inland
depot me picture Of "cea,h pot q pesueaiIs
norass, and makes one wcnoer GOV such a serabe
boxing could De the terminus OF so great thorough
ARE railroads inat traverse the States thousand
from east TO west. True II <as, the ure OF me
day MADE slOom itself loox more gloomy.
Bsvpg scanned the city and IT'S envircns, we .cos
look the great prares that unfoded Themselves 70
NE Like ocean, with here and there 30 STAND
Ny sor remarked the people along there usi have
mighty Big farms, considering the DISTANCES tins housed
we're apan. The impression that this ls. domain made
uppn me q the time vas that oounfal raufe
lending invitation to the double condensed iahaoiana
Of me crowded cites Of the world 10 come ana psrake
Of its s.Srs N 70 refuge and paradise for all ~no
wish TO bssuppned with food and comforts
Having reached altitude IN which We Eaied due
sw, With compass and chart before us that La
hyeiie cold be reached by mat current Oar next
VOC age o6pg posted to take place from that city, Se had
Determine 9stors staring - ma.s p0in. as near 70
,hat the southeast wind below, which drove Us
n.ile 10 be northwest at stAri.ng, bad now supplied
the atmosphere with mois'ure enough 20 make
growing hin cloud Sowy but inter eslirgi5, tue Tapor
kssumed milky bue. Presently il assuniea the ap-
pesrsnce vaxicular cloro; inen !. spread out aud
ouged dom made, hal he appearance
Of eres, udder, With the Sster oozng through IT. but
Il vas a interesting phenomenon, and Il seemed
though nspre vas unooson.ue rer mamma 70 SO .E,s
thirsty cath come sustensnce nave noticed thess ID
ders and rater ,pou,s before, eri thus watched 'ns
enc more ninn,eIy Above TINS rain meteor there was
as er OF dQ.e eiated clouds, with FAINT sunsnne pens
rating sp warming the balloon, and causing nef % rlse
from expansion Of TIE gas, and ms o5h ns up cet we
barouaerrierto 49, we're SAILING east fooi1ssss
This wal TIE hgnsst point We attained, aad tue 'osro
meter I'M 70 S. having stcod at e. started
Here We unooISed bottle Of water and smosei pro-
irsey. -,
ton Of siay ette unless ssed 10 the RAM .fed Is
for the third lime; hl. found tvo efous objections:
firstly, SoIld al@Ays satorale tie network Sta 60
ucn VI
shovel IN Inc next, the ~ater would oloy the Sur
ace Of tic balloon aud running down It's neck, would
send torrent on our heads ard shoulders .ns nj ATE
too dseraabe remain IN aud under zee RAM cond re
have sufhden.y counervaled me depressing Effects o.
oa oy she weight Of The water mus encountered
by the lar.e quantity Of ballast we had aboard
Rsre souid remark, ssai n order 70 ca! balloons in
yEin anonr concomant 10 its psfaphRraiA becomes ne
must be provided win hgnt water enedddg
covering over lie upper hemisphere. Slca scoyering,
coming Orn foot or two beoS is equator Tcnld MAKE
the vhde within re cHcrmference cry and .hus
provide dry place the passengers Sd se ks ssod1g
jbe expenditure Of ballast Hccasorsd Otherwise ~ zee
lbsorp.iono OK rain IN the pss~orx.
ks eaied n me lower current, erd within 200 .se
Of eartn, we held distinct correeaton Win tee peo
PIE below, xhQ seened 70 f3ioy It very much. s)me
aea w0"e bow we're gong re ssrs 'Da hove we
liked 70 rae high and nearly ali OF them hhsned
By Wishing Us safe voyage and good iuck 70 yoa,
while mary cried out, come DOWN, come dosn|
and finally, when .aey tund We Sen' on 'ne even
tenor Of our way, rHa gave Of car nag. a.
We GLIDE. or I . seg0 b, svS Da sna
hearty bufan
having aiied un Ter and 10 the north c the y the
lower eurknt, and wishing 10 intercept rs Isrre Aa1e
railroad, landed Rage Prairie st ore 'clccE sat
twenty minutes, about thirty miles n0rtneaa OF s. s
having gwen up me dea OF gaming L.tayeIe &C tie F%a.
find that this rain reached LafS cite about dus
Saturday evening, showing that the current vodd nave
hken us near that pom! had re remEinet IN il
We thought Of tying Up for & few hours vaap
landed TO gee the would rot pass over, ant then
renew our voyage, had sun one hundred and Fifty
POUNDS Of oailakt, but n landing Te learned anotaer re-
Cessty TO ne perfection Essmatic Electromagnetic w.t.
better coming machinery ne common balloon hooks
grapnes won't do for Ire psirie COUNTY, Our grapn
caught nod IN the pssirle s34 pI osrt, and IL tear
ing up, brought with i clamp Ct prairie grass which
nriad II completely tcGt il d Tot cath firmly after
mat and encountered 1rag OF nsH nle trying 20
bring the Jupiter without exnsusrg her or gas but
finally hae succpmb TO the breeze, and exnrrst Ter
rover through capacous Tave ami thus bring the voy
age 10 a cEse.
While We were !riilrg along ground we we're devs,ng
meals 10 avoid recurrence y the trouble. II can be
oore BY h1ng oer Or az ci-ws To ne bottom cage Of
iae basket In aid.oa 10 this We plaa'y ssv a-t ie.
.hst ee had coed hc21ry peg. mounted via - &c,
ssckei yort sno ro!e .arCugn me cottoIp oi We ear
could With viox Of q clever sized hammer have
pinned II fast Az We were txper mental trip, we
poted all beee things Hoping tcat oters who follow .n
business vii also Bet about doi1g something towards
bringing INTO common use as it iI 100 grand Eysen
Of aseful neans 70 be undeveloped TO lie nIsa family
~ isree.
From the tsrometr!cal observations wnsch are .a'ai
mainly below, am convinced that the trade w'ads,
with her return currents, viii serve 70 esta5
iHh system Of aerial travel thai tue world Is hard
y prepared TO believe IN yet ire many nshaps
and occasional accidents 10 balloon expo mats
must not be received as unavoidable inc.dents to
he business. Balloons, generally made and equipped
sre no better aospted and fitted 70 the grea. end AERIAL
navigation than he Chinese jGrks successful oce
rossrs.
STATEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC LOG.
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