The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-26

III consequence of the inclemency ., ..
weather, the Balloon Ascension which v,,,
have taken place in Lock Haven On Tues5,-
the tenth inst, was postponed until the Fr;3,.
following. The day was clear and cool J.,
rather wirdy for such purposes.
The spacious yard back Of the Fallop For..
was the place fixed on for filling the bsuo,,
This yard is encircled by this elegan, +.
tel and its appurtenances, that a sight Of =.
balloon, and the smodus'' of its imitation -.
almost impossible, except by access to =,
ward through one Of the hotel doors. vl+,
always stood ready to swing open 70, :,
smallest urchin or largest hoops provided 4.
ways nevertheless that you deposited ao,,,.
ter" with the courteous doorkeeper a, E.
earnest of your good behaviour-''aui us,-
there were who entered therein"
The large and ,comnodious balcor.,
on the side of the hotel next the balloon ",
crowded with anxious spectators
/ As the day advanced the crowd increa..s
and but small portion of the people c5ul: ;
accommodated. The rosy girls and boyst,..
the country, with their a''bran new govD.r
lxious IL see, and not afraid to look; Ia
fair lassies of this embryo city, anxious to :,
and be seen their daddas and nammas, fs.
country and town, half ashamed to ovn t6..
curiosity, all commingling together souE-
the most convenient observatories- ThsSu.
7 uuehanra river, which flows at the back &,
orsn ent of the sallon House lot, vas co7s:..
with RATS and row-boats for their accou-.
dation The roofs of the adjacent houses I
/ forded the desired facility for many: L:
} many betook them selves to the prcnrsr
: hills on the opposite side Of the rivsE Y
: | Chichester, the present able and ojEsr,
! manager of the gas works of this town, b.
on the previous day attached pipe VA.
led to the balloon TO the main gas pipe n
ming under Water street.
When the destined hour had arrived, .
gas was turned on, and Immediately the Il
} shapeless canvass began TO heave W, one SCI
: like big loaf of bread full of-TisiSg; ssa!
another, like an elephant getting upto iul.,
or in the more classical language Of -anOits
:'lLke Phoenix arising from JAG. LebOs -
e es" IF "Damphool'. had been preset.
: think he would have concurred IN thi: ls
B.; idea, as ]. G. Lebo, the able Landlord Q, x
4 Falow House; has been eHptying lis l=-d
e there for 5 vcral years.
When the, balloon was about two-lg-
, full. some disarrangement of the gaz-E2=
/ occurred. which rendered il Impossible ID L
/ ish the Initiation before the sun wen; ioT--
il Nj j. A. Light, the active and fearless 2;
,e naut. tried several times TO ascend, bu; :
- force of gravity was too strong Tor the III
tendencies of the balloon, and 70 the c;a;
: pointment of the people, and the chagEl
Mr.. Light, to whom the slightes: blaEe :
NJ not attach, every attempt proved aboT17'-
III The balloon was then permanently cec e.'
H. to its weights, and tn. attention o: a'i-
a. fed and restless crowd was happily 1.FSHi
~, for the balance of the evening TO gEa1l .
: hibition in SCOTS Hall, OF the melancl',
iN dispelling aud laughter-provoking isaa
y Signor Blitz, the great Russian wlzl'd :
he magician, whose slight-of-hand per!oEDs1'
ce were truly wonderful, but whose YsAE-
he quism is of the opposite quality. P5EbsEs'
j. most curious and meritorious part o. '-s
hibition was the military drill anl o:As'l
table feats of his Learned canary blrls,
ie- On Saturday morning, Mr Light as;s
his discrimination. as he had done oni0''
re- day evening before. to make good lis sIP
nj ment whenever the weather would permit
mr. a sufficient amount Of the sine cur 17r-g'
e was furnished him. he morning was
inauspicious The wind blew quite :.
It's 81 i
IN till near diurer-time when the sun oaH'
in most cheering manner. and disPeA'-
err snow, dried mp the pavements, and IL
,t1 life into the whole scene.
The gas-pipe was again attached to Tx
loon, and in less than two hours, our III.
" hero mounted his pendant chariot :.
I'D gracefully rose into the circumaDeis.,
lde and soon was waited on the wings
the viewless wind above the clouds end x
br the mountains, till human eyecould n'"z
" follow it in its flight, amid the cheeF'ns
gra;ifed multitude, and the ad.e-,'.
aus kerchief and hat of the Light OF this ''!'
rus Mr.. J. a Lights balloon conis'l'
, as full thirteen thousand seven hunaI'l
ices gas; but ten thousand feet IS gehe'a.'
he, cient fer him TO travel fifty or OLE
.h miles, and was about the quaHu! :,
this occasion. He went In a sou'"'
my direction from Lock Haven, intenoi1S
lnds ot or near his home in Lebanon, Le0'a''
led, Pa. He is small man of about one :.
,am- pounds weight. He took WITH MN - :,
BILE ballast in the shape of bags OF 50.
al, of which he threw out before he
sight The Lock Haven Corne' =.
'"e present all the time, discoursing O.
essa- n. swce,as, Strains Of music N -,
is of band is among the finest in the b.
cited our State cannot refrain from s''..5, .-,s
ceiye here before close to the libeEs.;.' ,,a
awl- manifested by the citizens oi =: :. Id,