New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15
SYSTEMATIC BALLOONING.
To ne Editor Of TIE " Y Tyi5uae.

To he Edi:o, Of TIE " Y Ty,esae
SIR: In THE DAILY TRIBrSE OF July II, lSl9.
there appears Communication the signature Of
John Ia Mouniaio. vhico, from the remarks You
make below. Womb seem 20 require 10 reply from me-
| thiuk, with Mr.. eager, that ought To have no
controversy auout this matter but he thankful that
our lives were saved aud we thus enabled 70 commu-
ncs;e TO cur how the results Of experience.
] desire to dsiract from no persons glory 10 tnIs
eventual experiment. | desire no controversy with
81, al NY associates in il; my whole ann and object
To promote the art OF aerial navigation and with il
the scierce of meteorolocy. II Is ooly when l am
wropgf4ly and wilfuily assaed by respectable jour
ua.s that deem drieU,e necessary. Yours is Of
that class Of Journals and it reply, not in
anger but in a with that true relsion existing be
tween Mr. La Mountain and myself may be better
Judged. If be feels h msef wronged by my being
palmer in the balloon aud having, by written con.
Tract the "chiet drec,or,mp' of il, will only say
that BE- buy out at what have Invested IN Il
10 cash.
To- give Won and your readers a. little trouble about
tli- atier of controversy ami a. the only and last
alu.iOn 10 IT, send you herewith two letters from Mr.
La Mountain 20 me sbont the building OF the balloon
vi which we made The Trans influential trip. |
will only acd that Mr.. -. II. eager is the protector Of
the Whole thing, 30 far the balloon Atlantic il con-
ctrItd and ith hun AMI his partners-not la Noun
tail bave AID hold the contract here submit two
of ereat number Of letters | received from Mr. La
Mourthiu on the subject of the balloon Atlantic. He
l. an aeruuaut Of on years practice, AID furnished
him BIS balloon " Pride of America, with which he
made number Of ascensioes, aud with which he took
up Mr.. eager a. Remington W.
Without cons uliiig Sir. eager on what state here
| peGge You my word that he will youch TOR its
dccmafy.
Here are two original letters from Mr.. La Mountain
10 ne, stc1 please publish and Wi. no more trouble
you your readers With anything that Mr. La Moun.
tam or his friends may say about me- believing that
time and truth will correct all things.
Respectfully, yours, JOHN WISE.
LdEnIstcr, Pa, July l., log.
LsNsNGBURGH, Dec IS 1855.
Jons VASCULAR Sir Ever correspond with
your generosity sepoips instructions dung my apprentice
Won have ots ben iustv Celebrated can sufficiently
EXPIRE. ny thanks you fr your Kind advice 10 me- ~ieh hs
NOR. Sire sou have b."u o New FORK Cry 20
rubber told you Of aud 70 abou, the motive
show sou things there which "n piy you wei
for % tie Sy II yog .'a meet yoS S vail have H % m
2'es tie motive p9wr ina spoke o. and a aoo9 toe ao
mssirs nv balloon Tor know you do i, better than
Wien Will ,els IL all over In this letter VIII send
l.yof s ano eve .s oil; and that ~ay ~on
tak b. slmos forever You will see that ths six 10
y, hight ltcan be esied as sit a. We pea'e 70 have Il
Please wse setd your letters 20 Ln'!nsbara
~ l. JOHN La MOUNTAIN.
L.Nsr,GsUsGH Jan TO- 1859.
NJ JonS wIsF-Doay SD wrote you alet'eI ITO daysaso
auo wss resdy "a 90 to Bennington
W. with Mr. eager might have forgotten something that
wanted 20 ask you ~te 70 you again before get al an"i
from the had time 20 resh yet A, tt
eager has got The money ready g. by The
balloon that told you OF Now all W. are WAITING
f.. Is he .bi kuo silk BE- bought. aud loss
wha, get h. decide IN The The heavy
crav poi gee pcke a. could find in Boston
cal yet plenty Of lighter k. but Tor large balloon sOfcet
sht Ara Thought 81 p'u that "a % make the ball
double thirds Of the upper par: o. the oiloon
found hat strong, AMI would
ske Le bsroon-tha is balloon about ~ feet
would be- enoug for :he lower Of the Styot
balloon, the upper part might be- MADE double nave
taken .A vanished It; gave one coat Of var.
ub =Ld let ct well dry th-n took about one pant Of coph
al parts balloon vanish, and stuck together.
Mt tel how We II will stick together, tor II 1, not yet veil
Grind think tha. balloon made la that way, and
wCuf lcrclle ts in much Will cost more
usse balloon in that way, for will take more 't-oe
white sls forgot the OF bGt l. viii cos about 10
pr ysrd Il is bIt so inches wide. Fer the inside
liver II the balloon, / very strong aut Light
ta,e SIX will ~ csLt peg yard iii, also ~ inches
ton I ak ,ou. and ct " know ristt Seud
t~iue y,u pie o.. 1t kuow ho~ much II vii cost 20
the ha made IN Lancaster The money TOR the balloon
will bee got by accompany Mr Eager aud myself will tad
YOU be raid woud be- glad 10 have have hsnd
IN tho tsoau you wish and sour do not think
that nil the Atlantic next Summer, h hope tnat
an Sumner To- build the Atlantic
with bis letter about o.. THE last IN case
reach send this As hear from you,
sId d. eide the KIND If s o used viii BE- night 10
would Ike 20 Knit the re, nysi Womb not have time
yourself The and the properrs will have made IN
Troy can oil here tor - cents per gallon The And OF
ss that bought In NewNok, When was with do
Ike very rotten. get plenty Of il for
piece hut thiHa il Is poor stuff The Kind If PONCE
spoke o. might not 90 in market In ak months
LIT me kno" whq You think best TO Do s,1 s,
P Send yO.r lrtf q ". \