New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-21
OF WISES AERIAL VOY-
AGE FROM THE NETWORK PALACE
GARDEN, APRIL 10, 1860.

NV aerial trip from the Palace Garden on Thursday
afternoon, was more interesting than l anticipated.
The first remarkable feature of the affair occurred at
hight of several Thousand feet. My ears were then
greeted with the most unearthy noises that could be
imagined 1t seemed as though all the Calathumpian
bands Of the United States in grand concert be-
low assisted by the strongest efforts of Pandemonium,
interlarded with artillery from thousand big guns and
Rarnished with internal Shrieks. must use strong
language to convey faint idea of this horrible discord
rs was flied with astonishment. Why such hide0us
sounds on this occasion more than any previous one
/ cannot divine unless it was the southeast breeze
beneath freighted with the city clangor between
that point and the Battery.
AS rose the din and discord melted gradually into
cadences of melodous intonations and the mind sym
pathzng with the sounds tuned to angels songs OF
sweetest harmony. Such are some OF the pecunarleS
OF balloon voyages.
My main object in the trip was an effort az local cur
rentsailDg. IL quite practicable TO sail over New
Jersey, up Manhattan Island, or over Long Island
After going few minutes in the south vest breeze,
went northwest straight the length OF Randais
Island There rose higher and struck breeze from
the west and made for Flushing. Here lowered
with the intention of landing at Whtestone on Long
Island. The southwest wind strong at the sur
face of the earth but did not extend Id hight over OOU
feet and in coming down that 600 feet the balloon
made three miles in five minutes, and reached the
ground near Bnningers cottage mansloni the grapne
concussion the balloon careened much TO tilt out
of the car sand bag and on the ground IN front
of the cottage, long enough to have man run up to
and clap his hand upon the car but as soon as ne
Gsnymede recovered her perpendicular, she made
bound over the cottage swinging the grapnel into the
caves of the roof; but the balloon stronger than
the part where the hook took effect, and something
gave way The grapnel next took effect In bg tree
between the cottage and the Sound, but the second
squall which struck her. sent her Keeling over the
beach with the side of the basket rather the rim Of
the wckerwork cut through by the anchor rope Here
very interesting aerostatic experiment occurred.
The balloon being nicely poised in the phere,
was kept by the rebound swinging to and fro in mid
air. between the water and land and guy-rope was
trailing the beach, within the reach of man stand
ing beneath and in another moment my car was on the
ocean waves The man cried-out in a most mel
aDcholy tone, 20, my God, now you are in
" the water" answered, Yes, / am ducked
but Ill get over this little sea-" l preferred
the water to the ar, for this reason: My Crap
to Manhattan Island this strong southwest breeze
will dash into the tall trees and damage the Balloon
while If take the water and drag the car through it,
will have time, before reach The other side OF the
Sound, which was miles OF, TO disgorge the gas and
make the GaDymede comfortable without an anchor.
passed the stern Of ship but seemed TO hurry out
Of my way, and took no more notice Of me. The
squalls and then became 80 violent as TO careen
the balloon till she touched the sea- and this
would founder into the water up 10 my shoulders,
putting through several hydropahic exercises not
pleasuIable to contemplate. | was somewhat appre
hensve the squalls might collapse the alr-bag, but
soon found remedy for that by hanging part of my
weight on the hoop above the car that would bring
the basket more out Of the water and thus allow the
aerial craft to make more head way. was half an
hour in going across the Sound here / miles in
breadth, and when / got within half mile of the
beach full open valve made the Ganymede 30 docie
hardly TO enable her 10 drag me on the beach with
her water. saturated load Wet and chilled, reached
the land little below Throgs Neck, on the premises
of ID. l.. Lawrence, esq. The kindly comforts ne ex-
tended to me 1 shall ever remember with gratitude.
Messrs. Charles Freeman aud Walter Cheatham had
followed with row.bost, ready to pick me up in
case of necessity; Dir. Van Schack, also assisted in
reeiiDg in the Ganymede. Another reason for under
going the sea bath was this BY that mode could Sc
cure the balloon in good order if trusted to the land
and trees she might get wrecked, as was the Inflated
Atlantic.
Taking IL all in ALL the trip was more instructive and
interesting than had calculated on, aud 1t tadrht me
come things practically that before knew onls thso-
reticaliy JOIN WISE.
Aep- York. April 20, 1860.