The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-17
THE PRESS.

[The following article has been, for several
days, crowded out by u pressure Of other mat
ter; yet, we do not doubt IT will prove inter-
esting TO most of our readers.
Terrible Fate of a BalloOnist-DiscOv-
cry of the Remains of the AerOnaut, |
ThurstOn.
Tho "Balloon Edition" Of the "Cincinnati Oc-
casiona," of October last, contained partial ac-
count of tho fate of Mr.. Ira Thurston, who
was carried off in balloon early in the fall of
1858, and who, until within few days, has
been unhcard of. The balloon which he used
was quito large, being capable of containing
thirty-iive thousand cubic feet of gas, and was
bollasted by one hundred and sixty pounds of
sand. 1t assembled from Adrian at nine o'clock,
on the 18th of September last, with Messrs.
Bannister and Thurston in It.; descended on
tho farm Of Mr.. j. Dinge, in Ogden, near
Knights Station, at about ten o'clock, and the
escapade occurred at about half-past ten
o'clock, owing to the rom oval Of the cur ropes
and other weights, while Mr.. ThurSton was
trying to open the valve-when, as by-stand-
ers expressed it, the balloon bounded up "like
a rocket" carrying Mr.. I. as above stated. 1t
must have been within twenty or thirty min
utes of this time that the valve gave way, and
he fell
From the Toledo Blade of late date we learn
that the remains of Mr.. L. have been found,
and we place the account, as related by that
paper, before our readers:
It was rumored last night that the body Of
MIR. Thurston, who carried up by a balloon
last fall, had been found, and this morning We
were called upon by DR.. Drake Covert, who
lives near the spot where the remains were dis
covered, from whom we learn the full particulars
of the finding r......- . ..
On Sunday afternoon, son Of Mr.. Hoag
was searching in piece Of woods for some lost
sheep, on the farm Of Mr.. Salmon Miner, stu
ated on the Indiana road, about six or seven
miles from this city. In his search he pene-
trated thicket of brushwood, on q knoll sur
J rounded by wet land, and there, at the foot o
a large oaktree, he discovered articles of cloth
ing, bones, etc., which satisfied him that a dis
, , membered human body had decayed, and por
tions Of it been eaten there by animals. l
was near dark, and the boy returned with al
i speed to the house with the news, but it was to
late to prosecute the examination further tha
g night, and it was postponed till morning. l
I was then remembered that one of the boys
4 about twelve years of age, had, on the 10th Q
i September last-at just about the time that tn
g balloon should have passed over the spot-see
? something fall in that piece of woods. His at
|. tention was attracted by peculiar whistlin
n noise, as of some large bird passing over, an
looked up in time to see something fall anon
the trees; he thought it must have been pape
balloon, and started after it; but after going
u part of tho way, he returned to the house, an
tried to get an older brother to go with him
4 the woods after the paper balloon. He wa
n laughed at for wanting to 60 so far after bit
ic paper, and finally gave it up. 1t now seen
y that neghbor's boy saw the balloon pa,
r. over at the same time, at great hight, an
supposed it to be kite, but having doub
about it, asked the family chow high XII
could fly" describing, at the same time, Il
D. object he had seen. .....
IN On yesterday morning the neighbors we
called, and party proceeded to the spot whe
= the boy had found the remains. The spot
about fifty or sixty rods south Of the IndiaI
4. road, on Mr. Miners farm, about halfway b
tween the houses of Hoag and Miner. The
were portions of human body, without dout
I! scattered around near the tree above mentione
Close by the tree, and imbedded in the cart
was found the jaw bone, broken, and matt
- hair, partly in the earth. About two rods fro
n the tree was found one of the boots of the pc
he son, containing a foot, nearly perfect, but mu
ay ay decomposed, and portion Of the shin-bol
b. with flesh adhering to it. The other boot W
near by. Portions of the spine were also fouI
scattered about, and several of the nails, teet
,is etc., and parts Of the skull were lying near.
nd The clothes were, however, the means
Is; identifying the body-they being not so mu
pi. destroyed but that their texture could be d
la; covered. The pants were of a small check
s Tsl plaid pattern. The shirt was considerably re
ted. The coat seemed to be snuff-colored, al
Inc black silk handkerchief was found, tied as
S' was on the neck. In the pockets of the clot
ion ing were found Lepine silver watch, jac
u knife, and buck-skin purse, containing 81
an in money. A pair Of gloves were found in o
SEES of the coat pockets and in another q letter a
pse pc several cards. The letter, after drying, "
. readable, and was found to he directed to
- Thurston. 1t was from Philadelphia hou
mr. in reply to some inquiries he had made abb
silk for balloon. LHr
1t will be remembered that Mr. Thurston '
seated on the valve, clasping the silk with
hands, when last seen.
giss The following cut will give our readers
this very good idea of the manner in which
rrfSSsi unfortunate man was carried upward. =
wt aerial ship is inverted and he is represented
rice cinging to the valve, which Is always locat
cor | in a. balloon proper, at the ton: ~