The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-07

On Friday evening last, at minutes before
O'clock, the grcat balloon Atlantic, ststt,d on
It's voyage from ST. Louis TO the Atlantic sca.
bord. Professor John Wise, Mr.. LAM Dntiin,
rx pericnced Gronaus; and Mr.. o. a. Eager, WHO
furu he'd the means Tor the expedition, ond Mr..
VIM. Hyde reporter Tor the St. Louis Republican,
welo the passengers. Tue balloon pOssed over
this county Saturday morning between 6 aud z
o'clock, uni was seen by many persons. The
following account Of the voyage was furnishtd Il
the Buffalo Courier on Monday morning, by Mr.
Hyde!
The monster balloon Atlantic left ST. Louis
at 20 minutes past z on Friday evening, and
took a course almost due east towards the east.
efn seabord.
This balloon is one Of the largest ever con
strucled, being l3O feet ia length from top to
bottom aud 60 feet 10 diameter with lifting
capacity of some ten or IL 900 pounds. In ad-
dilion to the four persons who occu pied the car
a boat weighing some 80 pounds was alta Ched
! 6 feet below them, besides a large quantity Of
ballast, provisions, instruments, &c.
Their motion was very rapid throughout the
night. inclining rather towards The north, with
calm aud beautiful weather.. The eronauts
lOund ii impossible To perceive their exact rech-
oning during the darkness, and went to sleep
but Mr., Hyde 10 whom the situation was most
novel, found himself unable to enjoy the luxury
Towards daylight the altitude to which they
had attained, between Two and three miles, ret
dered the cold quite severe, but by no means
painful, as they were well provided for against
su ch contingency.
They reached Lake E,e above Sindu5ly about
7 O'Clock 1.-THE morning of Saturday, aud thence
floating rapidly but silently down, passing nj. .
merous vessels Oh their route, until about II NJ ,
when they weIe opposite Buffalo.
ln the last 100 miles OF this Ioke, current of
air in which they flashed, grddu,lly bore them to
the water, until on several occasions their ele-
vution did not exceed 800 feet. Soon alter pass
ing the Falls the strength Of this current rapidly
increased, unit they ueared Slcketl's Harbor.--
When over Lake Ontario, aud about 81 miles
from shore, IL became a violent gale OF wind
blowing almost directly GOwnwards.
Every cllurt was made to keep the balloon
up, by throwing out ballast stores and instru-
inrntS, but in spite OF all their cxcrtuns, sh.
made tremendous dive, striking the wafer
Saving the boat aud nearly bringing abont u
fatal ttrmIndtIon ot the voyage to Mr., Limon-
tain. The BALBOA then rushed headloug towards
the shore, which was reached in few minutes,
from whence it plunged into . dense forest, IA t
u speed which Mr.. hyde estimated at about two
miles minute. The grappes were cast loose,
but The strong iron hooks were wrenChcd off like
pipe stems. The boat which was still below
them went croShlng through the trees Alter
proceeding about mic at this rate in momen
tary expectation OF destruction, the balloon was
dashed against huge tree, by which it was
collapsed and scarcely anything lett Off but
countless ribbons It seems marvellous Iat no
lives were lost, but this was doubtless owing to
the boat, which sustained the shock Of the forest,
leaving the daring aJvcnlurcrs to descend to the
earth from their perch entirely unharmcd with