American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-03-17
TIE Lost BalloonIst.-DIscovery Of hts
Remaina.

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The Lost Observation-Disclosures Of hts
Remains.
tFrOm the Toledo Blade Of "wednesday,
1t was rumored last night that the body
Of MIR. Thurston, who was carried up by a
balloon last fall, had been found. and this
morning were called upon by Mr.. Drake
Covert, who lives near the spot where the
remains were discovered, from whomwe
learn the -iull particulars Of the finding.
On Sunday afternoon, a son Of Mr. Hosg
was searching in peace ofwOods fer some
lost sheep, on the farm OF Scloman Miner,
situated on the Indiana road, about six or
seven miles from this city. In bis search
be penetrated Q thicket Of bfushwood, on
kaoll surrounded by wet land, and there
at the foot Of large oak tree. be discover.
ed articles OF clothing. bones. etc.. which
satisfied him that disnembered human
body had decaysd. and portion Of it been
eaten there by animals. II was near dark
and the boy returned with all speed to
ths house with the news-but il was too
late TO prosecute the examination further
that highland was postponed till lmorning
1t was then remembered that one Of the
boys, about IS years Of age, had. on the
18th OF Sept last-at Just about the time the
balloon should have passed over the spot
seen something fall in that peace Of the
woods. His attention was attracted by a
peculiar whistling noise, as OF some large
bird passing over. and looked in time TO
see something fall among the trees; be
though it must have been paper balloon,
and started after it; but after going part
OF the way he retuI ned to the house, and
tried to get an elder brother TO 60 with
him to the woods after the paper balloon.
He was lsu shsd at for wanting TO go so far
after bit Of paper, and finally gave it up.
1t now seems that neiglbor saw the
balloon pass over at the same time, at a
great height. aud supposed II to be kite.
but having doubts about il, asked the fam
lily how high Kite could hy,' describing
al the same time the object he had seen.
On yesterday morning, the neighbors
were called. and party proceeded to the
srOt where the boys bad found the remains
The spot is about 80 Oh 60 rods south oI
the Indiana road. on Mr.. Miners farm,
about halfway between the houses Of Mi
nero TIoag. There were portions Of q hu.
m,n body, without doubt, scattered q.
round above msntioned. Close by the
and iniheddsd in the earth, was found the
jaw bone broken and matted hair, partly
in the earth. About two rods frvm the tree
was found one Of the boots Of the person,
containing foot nearly perfect, but much
deccmpossd. and a portion Of the shin
bone with fil'sh adheaPing to II. The
boot bad been anawed, and evidently the
1esh had been eaten by boes or wild an.
mails. The other boot was near by. Por-
tions Of the SPINE were also found scatter
ed about, and several OF the nails, teeth.
ect., and parts Of skull were lying near.
The cloth were the means Of identify
ing the body; they not being SO much de-
stroyed but that their lecture could be dis.
covered. The pants were Of small check
or plad pattern. The shit was consilera.
rotted. The coat seemed to be snuff cal.
Ored. and black silk handkerchief was
found. tied as was on his neck. In the
pockets Of the clothing was found Lepine
Silver Watch. jack knife. and buck. skin
purse, csntaining $l36, in money. A
pair Of gloves were found in one Of the
coat pockets. and in another, letter aud
several caris. The letter, aftor drying,
was readable. and was fouud to te direct
ed TO Mr.. Thurston, 1t was from a Phila-
delphia house. in reply to some inquiries
he had made about silk Tor balloon.
II will be remembered that Mr.. Thurs,
ton was seated on the valve clasping the
silk with his arms, when last seen. When
The balloon was found at West Tilbury,
Canada, the disc of the valve was torn off,
three fourth Of the way around. When
at the hight at which the little boy tho'i
that immense balloon was kite, almost
out OF sight. the silk must haven given a.
way and precipitating Thurston TO l.. the
earth. The calculations Of his friends
based upon his Iroabatle power Of indu.
renee. led the search far beyond where
his mulilAted remains lay. The wood was
fret quented during the past winter by lab.
biz hunters, ard Mr.. Miner had hauled
wool near by the thicket. but the wet ma,
ture OF ground around the knoll, and the
thick brushwood naturally turned aside all
passers by.
The balloon ascended from Adrian al
0 O'clock. on the 18th Of September last
with Messrs. Bannister aud Thurston in il
descended on the farm Of Mr.. j. Dinge, ia
Ogden. near Knights Station. atabcut lO]
o'clock; owing to the removal Of the cal
ropes and other weights, while Mr.. Thurs
ton was trying to open the valve-wher
as bystaners expressed il the balloon bound
up'iike q rocket carrying Mr. T.. as above
stated. II must have been with in twenty
or thirty minntss Of this time that the valve
gave way, and he fell.
This discovery merely gives certain
~ TO- his friends and relatives Of what was
before, anu known fate. We understand
that the clothing and remains we're care
fully boxed up by the fnaers, and that Mr.
Hoag started this morning for Adrian
with them.
FROM MEXICO.
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