, 1859-07-08
THE GREAT BALLOON VOYAGE.

We published yesterday thu lattcr halt Of
'rof. Wise's narrative Of lis great balloon voy-
&c, te'eg7aphcd froa the Scw Turs 7ri}nnt.
;incc then we hare ot:a:pcd :!,c complete state
nent, the omitted port;uu Of which re here |
nsrrt:-
Narrative of a Trans-ContlncntalA Air
July /, I8sa.
Although it was intended to hare started on |
his voyage on the 23d Of June, VIZ were delayed
II our Preparations until The first of July. By |
; o'clock, 2. N., the air-sAip "Atluntic Wns
July inflated, and while VIC we're putting her in
rim with baEust and provisions. Mr. lsFooks.
lessee Of tue St. Louis Museum, who bad kindly
volunteered TO escort US over the Mississippi IN
lis balloon Comet" got ready for the occa-
sion. and upon signal agreed assembled from
The ground. At 7::o T. 81. the " Atlantic WIS
ready tn salt. Mrssrs. LaNountaln and eager,
tltuking some difficulty u,ight arise at The start
it they Should uttach tue fUre wheels IL shafts
and wheel-gearing, determined to omit that ur-
tit we should bc fairly under way next moruing:
Having had ,naci, experience il hurd winds. aid
the pcri]s If landing II balloon under them: We
had constructed ut st. Louis = good wicker,
work car, (which, with good and atrong con.
ceutsic hoop, are iifc-preserrers in these eii:s)
Which was suspended between the boat md tIic,
balloon, aad about s feet abose tho former mid
HltH1n . 1CEt u &lAC bulps fO %&1Nt k14C AtEN W
tue ba!oou hung III the basket cur whenever tue
ba!loon WIS dsstcn'!esl.
The bout contained sou pounds Of ballast, one
bucket oF water. one bucket Of lemonade. with
TN Abundance Of bread aud wine, poultry and
sandwiches, besides deticacics, too numerous tn
enunserat.', furnished by Kind friends. Mr: La
Mountain took cosnmand Of tie bout and bal
last, and took lis place. On one eu1; Mr. eager
took the other cnd, and tauk Charge Of tue
charts and compass Mr. HYDE. local editor nf
tLr st., I.ouis Epal{i,a., tss,k his seat in the
ul,Idle, with .,ulc-bo"k and pencil rs histo.
rian. Although Mr.. Hyde was not in the orisf-
,,at programme. We unanimously agreed to let
lin accompany us, provided it would not inter
frrr will, our ultimate design; and ns it wax
arranged that, under any circumstances, when
thu ballast should fail, the boat with its oecu
,,an,s siuulL b.. disposed O., and myself or Nr.
In Mountain should proceed with tue voyage
alone
ILc basket coniaincd go pounds of ballast a
barume.0r. wet and Dry bulb, thermometer. be.
took nv place in the basket Md charge Of the
valve rtIe, und, us dirrc or Of tho general plan
of the yo.a.t, by the unanimous cuuscnt Of the
1,arty engage d in this long devised enterprise.
must say ere tfat Mr. In Mountain took in
ci,arge part vi the programme. that none hut
copl herd and q most accomplished Gsonant
could be trusted with an.l esI .eciay the night
4
Washington Square of St. Louis aud CUT course
Ut starting wa. uufth nj east. When We gut up
and over lI,e Mississippi and we'd unaer Say.
We saw Mr. Brooks land in clear place about
sunset.
Ats.:oP. H., the shades Of the night shut
from our yirw the noble city Of St. Louis and
the fu,hcr Of waters, though it continued light
until after .. Mr.. LII Mountain having suffered
from sickness GIL Thursday, and was TOO unwcM
Ia work ,prd unicr burning sun ut the ipia-
lion. left much hard )alor toT me ut that work
I Submitted ,A*: wole thing to his Charge for
The ni.f,t. with tie un5rrstandin. tn hare ME
wnke,[ u lie never le wanted the valve worked
and he tuok it with alacritv. ucfore | went to
sfpeu hc had mounted to q height ut which tue
h,to, hc,n,. cnnntrtply iii. ttnt1,,l and ,ylerp
a., E,nn,1 ,l,,. current dine east Here Il became
rh;,Iy. md Mr.. La Mountain rs we'll Us all of Us
smfa::r'l finn, til, Change uf air: uud viii, utl
tin. clothing we could Int on it was still iii.
c,,nfurta,,..' though thu thermometer Stood at
~ md lie barometer 1t ". au,l this was tic
invc,f ri Lv,h liz Instruments during ,br
wI,,r vnya-e. cxccr,t t;.e cruising Of Lake On
,.-;n
Mr. Ia Maintain prpuoscd 10 take t{,e Ipvcr
cnrrrnt 1s ,oue. "a II nnuld take us Int 4 few
noi.,ts n,,rtl ri tast and told him to do MS lc
dd..rncd t,s. and repo,t h,s recko,iu.. il, ,i,t.
,no,n, sfitr lil,Iin,t ti,r marty in lie i,oot n
"ond ui..ht and Cod snrcd. I coiet, m, self uo
!, .,,a ,I."tr,s aud lid dt,.u IN hest / cauld
n.s T., =, E.,r n,;ns,..s ,r.x snnuJ ns,..,, mi
anar ~ II r",,';nn Inf rcu,sr mil II K, +, II
A ~ ,b;x Inn Ur IL uonnta;u a.,.iu ,:,onntc,l
fr thc ,,nntr c,,rrrut bvin.- d,sir,u, ar nutin..
i;t1,c ,nt,r, ea,t;u, Ir l,aite,l mr. In on,n t]..
r..:r., =. tj in,o,,, lad i = ,,,c 81 tr,,,c mi
f'e c..s was rushing (rnn. lie ucck viii, noise.
Int f;u,,;,,., M answer from me. lie susccted
H., ,r"s i..;,,, su,o.hcr,,i in t1a oas auI le
.1n,,.,;>s'el ltr f:."er IN r,n,nt to mr. car Ly n
r,,,,r n,nr;drd tnr ,l1ut 1,rpose. md Mr, Cu.,r