Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-01
Second Recovery Of ThurstOn'S Bal
IOOn-ltS Extraordinary Flight.

OuT Tedu6TS WILL T0WeuUeE al d4uOuuce-
ment in our telegraphic columns about ten
days since of the ascension of Mr.. Bannister
at Kalamazoo, on Tuesday, the 7th inst,
in the mammoth balloon "Adrian," to which
SO much interest attaches in the public mind
from its having been the same one that car
rieq the unfortunate Thurston away and
caused his horrible death last fall, The as
cension Of Bannister successfully accom-
plished, the aeronaut ascending to height
Of about three and half miles, passing
southwark and eastward over the villages Of
Cold-water and Hillsdale. and then north
ward over jackson and other smaller places
until he became satisfied with his ride and
attempted to descend; but, finding that he
was coming down in the midst of dense
forest, he let 60 all his ballast, sand, bot
ties and even provisions, in order to pass
safely over, which be did.
He finally landed between FIVE and six O.
clock in the evening near the village Of Fen
tonyille. But in landing he met with an
unfortunate accident, by which he lost his
balloon He threw down his graphing hook
in order to stop his progress, hoping to
bring the balloon to the ground. The hook
caught ia . tree; but just at THAI moment a
gpsh of wind struck the balloon and tore
the cord attached to the hook, and the wind
lass by which it was connected with the
balloon car, out so that he had nothing left
with which to stop himself. He pulled open
the valve to let the gas escape as fast as pos
sible, and soon came SO near to the earth as
to be able to catch hold Of the branches Of
trees that were in his path. He had aecn-
red firm hold upon a branch of an apple
tree when another gust of wind struck the
balloon, which pulled it away with such
force as to drag him from the car, leaving
him suspended to the tree, from which he
fell to the ground. The balloon, relieved oil
his weight, bounded again into the air, and
was soon beyond sight or trace.
On Friday Of last week portion of ? bal
loon, about twelve feet square, and compos-
ed of striped silk, was found in a field oppo-
site the residence Of w. Graham Esq, three
miles from the village Of Delaware, a small
town on the Thames river, few miles south
west Of London, C, ". Another portion
nearly seventy feet square, having evident
y belonged to the same balloon, Yves founc
in field about half mile distant. There
is no question as to the identity of the bal
loon, as there are few balloons Of the large
size Of the s'Adrian,'' which was seventy
feet in length, and made Of striped silk
Besides, there is no other balloon missing
but this one. The place where the remnants
were found is on direct line east Of Fen
tonville, and distant about one hundred anc
fifty miles. From the time Of the disap
pearance Of the balloon until the discovery
Of these peices was about three days. Or
the former occasion, when this balloon wen
away bearing with it the unfortunate
Thurston, it was found, after about the
same lapse Of time, near the Thames river
in Canada, and in almost direct lire from
the point from which it started to the place
where it is now again found. Its landing
place at that time was about fifty or sixty
miles this side of where it is now recovered
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