The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-11

Dalloontng st Palace Garden.
ATTEMPTED ASCENT on NR. AUGUSTUS n. coSsER IN
AND WINDOWS OF Tux coscERr sALooN-pRoBA.
BILE rATAr, MH,srrs-rHr FRosAUr' sro.
ABOUT one hundred people were assembled In Palace
GArden yesterday Afternoon 10 witness Ne second balloon
ASCENSION OF MI Augustus oonns pupil Of the osse-
braed Prof Wge -Four O'Clock was the hour announced
in the Advertisement the starting Of the @roaaut On
~ Pe''ous wy sse' ou'' v. ' sAis~ :" ou' rePosset
The Garden, (sbou ten minutes after four o'clock the
- ..,.s,. 80 49, 49, $40 o~AA'SA
useo On ths occasion was sne Venus IN entirely new ar
Iangement built especially for Mr. Conner by his tutor
a, . cos, NJ .ho,,. ,h-.. h,na... s.u.-
~ 1870 .s.1ioa uo'A<s' "A "ze saa
general construction resembles the Ganymede In which
Mr. Conner made h hrst asosns,ou vary cue ,ss.ful,v
,~o vaat. go 49,, a.. -. 49, -, a. IN
"'oAA w. 'o" 'ne Same piaoe' nndns' u WIZ Dc
remembered, some two miles 70 the westward OF West
field New Jer,ev
rhs a.v -. .,,.s,,. -. $3.50. A..
~ ~ ~"ys"~B WI isvorspie tor voyage IN INV
bcundiese regions q air. and most people supposed
ihst The ronau. vou,d ha ass.,d rro ussng his trim
Oy Sne damp, ousuy and uncomfortable ssssc OF the
wea&har But 70 the surprse OF many old heads expert
enoso me sceaos Of baoonins, Mr. Conner expressed
M oeserninaaon 70 ASCEND ut AL hazards, 70
Tier than dissppont the few people who had
assembled 70 see nm or Many Of his friends and
relatives including his wife and aunt wero present. aad
endeAyored /, eissusde him from his purpose but With
out avail Go he said he woald lot tho elements do their
worst and SO tho preparations wont on and II two mi
before Eve O'Clock every thing announced V be
In readiness The erapolps ironS sons crnckers and
cheese barometer about ono hundred ana atty pounds
sand ballast overcast 70 guard against the frs H.
ty above and . few other necsssary ARTICLES were so-
cordngy thrown into tho basket which WA firmly A.
tached 70 the balloon BY the net work and ali that re
ms,ned at ave clock was for Mr. Counor % iump into
little wicker work enclosure and give the sigua 70
set gon About this Time tho wind.frcsh.
up and caused the balloon 70 away TO ana fro With
such violence that men charge OF the ropes could
fccey keep the airy vessel from breaking ioose alto
gc,her starting on her voyage minus captain Tho
latter nothing dAuned, however, by this boserous
demonstration q the elements After shaking hands vi
which swung to and fro more uninansSeabiy than
Alter several unsuccessful Efforts TO get the Venus In
proper position Tor start sudden gust OF wind dashed
her against one the fancy lamp posts scattered about
the garden, smashing into thousand fragments The
men stli held on though the balloon Immediately made
another cart sideways in the direction Of the brick wall
on the concert saloon when Mr. Conner At very inju
oicious moment, and, u must be ADDED, in very fool
marcy Spirit CRED OIL i All hands 70 "et go-an order
NbNo was perhaps ooeyed more from necessity than
uomansgesble vessel dared upwards with her solitary
occupant bull the next moment dashed violently against
The wall the basket breaking through one OF the closed
windows, thaeripg glass and frame into atoms, 10 the
upspeakabe horror OF the spectators Breaking loose
from this position she assembled little higher but Only
htocgh which the basket forced It's with q tire.
net dous cfaeh which had the effect OF tearing tho bal
loon In such manner rs 10 cause almost jmme
date discharge OF the gas To tan providenual
and death for bad the balloon proceeded
few rocs further on her mad career he would have
his brains dashed out against one OF the many walls 10
the Deighboabood.
AS " Ws, every one supposed that the eronsut had
crssbss &C.,, III LII ~, ,h 'c VI ',sn' saa ,as