, 1860-05-15

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| EF1um the n. y. Tribute, HILL ''
!. In consequence OF tue adye1tisemeut4hat has
| appeared for several days past in the daily pa-
pers, setting forth that" NJ. Augustus u. Con
] nor, pupil Of Professor Wise waud make his
on the 10th inst, at 4 o'clock 2. NJ, from Pal.
| ace Garden, seFcral Thousand people we're drawn
fh'ti,er yesterday afternoon 10 witness The as
cenMon.
About two hundred and fifty persons. n,po6r
whom we're many women aud children, paid the
price Of ADMISSION to thGtarden,, in order to
witness the process Of imitation and other prc-
!sminary arrangements; aud 10 obtain u good
look at the daring .nronautic adventurer pre.
laFatory to his bidding adieu TO lis friends on
|, terra tirna. Fourteenth street and the Skill
:venae, in the: vicinity Of the Garden, were
and it il estimated that there were between
liVe AousanG' and Fix thousand people On the
Eround:.: 80.
The portentous- statc- of the SKY seemed to
forbid that the promised ascension should take
place, and the ftfut gusts Of wind that every
now and then swept over~ the Garden and
through the streets, created doubt in the
mpds Of those present us 10 whether Mr: Con-
nor would rlsk his life in SO fraii d fabric as
balloon. Mr.. Conner did not nuke his uppear-
ance IN the garden until quarter before
O'clock. haring been detained in the lower
the courts. Upon entering the inclosurc be was
received with rapturous applause. lie was &C.
t;ves and friends. -''@ '~ 80"
Mr. Connor's assistants Ind already com.
meneed the process Of i1Aa.ion which the
aereo1aut .,e ncy in peraop superntended, and
the balloon soon contained gas enough to carry
Il above the garden walls, 1t the sigh. Of rhich
the people outside loudly checsed, Though de.
tained 10 the nar'h ~ heavy Bugs of sand, the
bulky globe sTayed backward and forward with
~eEery gust of. wind, and during. q momeutary
gale that- sprung up, it WIS dashed against q
large lamp v 1lch It completely demolished. :,
Ihe Tears ol. the spectators. nov began to be
fully aroused and there were loud cr;es from
every side, o. :. Don't 10 up" .s Don't 20 up."
Several OF Nj. Conpor's personal friends ut this
time came forward and aarisyd him pot to make
the ascension. as the weather wss too stormy.
Ant the young man replied that he would 20 Us
soon as the sq4all passed azcr. His wife, who
was 10 make an asccnclon with him next week.
expressed great desire 10 40 up on the pres,
egt cccas1on,. but he. said to her sery calmly.
t:aly dear, you must wait until the next timc."
a gentleman near. tue ilclosure noticin,s % q I
hole IN the SILK, pointed it out to Mr. Conner.
who, ~ the coolest manner, proceeded to tic il
up with piece of twine. The same person |
asked i the rent would make aoy difference.
when Uonnpr 1ausshiogly sale, ...It might cause
,he salloon to burst sud spill him OUT Short
had sufficient gassin the balloon, called a.nu,n.
Der OF gentlemen around him, and .;igfne esch |
one rope. d'rtc tcted the balloon Le allowed to
gradually. rise until tie buske1 only rested upon
the groundr This was .aorc, but the ba!luon |
was sety Testise, bong rocked By the wind in I
full, but tie throat seemed l4bLy.
The audience asasn urged Mr. G. not 10 make
Inc ASCENSION, but he laughed at their fears.
bidding an 4lt+ctionate adleu to bis wife and
intimate fricpds, Mr. .Conuor entered his cur
aud called npoa those who held Tue ropes 10
close t: up and take strong hold upon tho has
readiness: at preconcerted si.nM erery man
relaxed hlshold. but tie balloon, instead Of ris
ing perpendicular]y from the ground, luneed OF
in westerly direction: Zee ~. ~ ..s. -::}
The monster body, driven By the squaif that
1us.teea afose, demolished large trans 7arency
WITH which IT came in contact, and, striking lie
meta! cornce Of the bail and concert buiJi;nr.
bent it like tso much Thin lead. The wind sub.
siding, the balloon rose above tle high orua-
1nents on the building rcterred to-. ind then.
suddenly collapsed. and with its baskst and oc-
copant instantly disappeared from sight. a
scene Of THO widest confusion now ensucd, Mrs.
connof, anH fenl:le relative who acco,ppa.
Eied her fanting mud falliog 'lls1piesslJ 10. the
- Lyud s1riicks rent the, air, boih inside and
outside Of tue Garden. and the frantic people
Fushe0 h!tler aud thltheF, without knowing |
Why or wherefore. Many people, under the i'm.
preston that the balloon had fallen into, the
Yards Of the houses on Feurteeuill street. or
had risen or landed upon tic roofs Of the neigh
LorlnE buildings, attempted to gain admission
to said premises, but were repulsed by some
policemen.
Officer llabineau Of tie Sixierath Ward. ..nd.
officer NcAseriield Of the Niutl., succeeded in
gaining tld roof Of the Concert Hall, where
they found toung Conner lying in IN inseusibIc
condition, covered with tue wreck f Ills balloon
With reat difficulty be was removed TO The hull.
aud examined hy a physician, who pronounced
him injured internally, and in sucl, manner us
to preclude the possibility Of his recovery.
,Nr. Ccnnlr continued to sink yery rapjdlF. J.
and expired at II clock last nj ,ht in tic arms
Of his wife, His injuries were ot m internal
nature, aad were 1ccelyed by his striking against
the ornaments on The building.
Tic balloon was tbru into abreds, ard the.c,r'
badly broken. From what vi. geaned hon
ttosc prcscpt:it appears that s1r Connor made
!: contract with Mr. Wise to furnish him With
bal!1os3arge enough 70 q5l., ,er.q,,s. and
MI II thad sold him the !" ehus. Which + not
much larger than The Ganymcdp, ard viii only
accommodate one. Mr.. G. lad comncuced
suit against Mr. Wisc. which we believe was
tried yesterday. Previous 10 leaving Court.
Mr: connor remarked joKingly to the defendant
I'm going upto day; and suppose you'Il Le
l:lad II never come back, - vcrifs ing the old
:a'agc .1hal there's many ! true ;Forl spoken
in jest"