The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-23
The Lsit Aerial voysge-An Account u
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- IN DIT0n OF PEE HmALD.
Yrssvnipg ysur army Il rssAsrs, many If vham were
present atny departure my aerial voyage Saturday
hat frsn ~ Palace Gardens, would IKE " know how my
voyage tsynns.sA take ths the earliest Opportunity 6
Transmitting shs Intelligence.
leat Pa>e Garden, Fourteenth street, n the balloon
Ganynede, n Saturday last ~ twenty minutes past Ave
o'clock, ny seral ship ascending rapidly and taking
nsrtAwssseSly direction Afer reaching An altitude Of
absut mile md AaH thought would ascend little,
and 70 accomplish this discharged some Of the ballast
my car which had the desired effect the momentum
q The balloon being very rapid threw ous several slips
Of paper which sunk with the rapidty Of eai About
osud which sompetely hid New York from view, and
The atmosphere damp and chilly. did not fancy my
new auxefs, pulled the valve Of The balloon and dis
charged quantity Of gAs, but being sensible that my air
ship continued 70 have ascenuve momentum, pulled
The valve and discharged more gas, which had
density Of The atmosphere BY throwing out more
approach 70 the earth By this time my voyage had the
cult or twe with which furnished myself before starting
After my frugal but we'll relshed meal cams In full
sxte,h street, The Gany then pursuing sculherly
course tovaSes ee Battery, over which appeared
ever The city sc Wow was beautiful IN the ex,rems
ny air ship then appeared 70 gain HE by Ne gradual
ascension and in : few minutes was enve!oped In
minutes became swaIe that descending, and soon
discovered was over and short distance from sheet
enough 70 hold conversation With him / asked him
or information ~ TO my locality, when he replied
a; A' S: '' far nss S'' v Rd was
crossed Newark Bay In westerly direction, ana
within forty feet of lighthouse hailed the keeper,
to think wanted his friendly aid, immediately lowered
his boat from the cranes where was hung but by this
time commanded 70 discharge ballast my balloon COM
full length Of Newark bay, my balloon keeping a
sts1ac. my suenuon was . man in . wagon driving hs
horse esurey along the road. he hailed me and asked
me u would not take passenger" tried 70 ascer
tain from him the name OF the place, but before could
get answer left him far in my rear Ny course at
This time continued 70 the west soon after this little
perence entered beautiful white cloud, which OBJ
intensely humid discharged moro ballast and soon felt
more genial air, and came In sight Of the beautiful
IN excellent place Tor landing. took another
minute view and the prospect looking very promising
the air at rapid rate and the beautiful land which was
sdmiring few moments before soon disappeared,
on the Four Mountams Not knowing the geography Of
the country beyond this, concluded 10 terminate my
voyage Then got my gr.pple line in orier discharged
gas from the balloon, aud enough To the
earth TO commence operations; threw out my Crap
pie which caught In rail fence, with every prospect
making nne MnonG, wnen huuueny equau OF WIND
struck my balloon, the fence gave way, and the Gsny
continued its course the tops Of the trees Ny
srapple sppled and was hurled with considerable force
against tree, but fortunately had narrow escape
having sustained slight bruiAe IN the forehead pro.
ceeded onward short distance further, my grapple still
out, and in . few moments 1t caught in . stump and
brought up safe and sound on terra fYsa two and one
half miles from Westfeld, New Jersey.
Mr. Joseph Cory came to my assistance in securing
balloon and then invited TO take supper 1t his house.
to which readily assented. He then conveyed me TO
Westneld and from there took the cars for Newark,
via Ezabethport, where remained until seven O'Clock
A. NJ, on Sunday, when took the steamboat for Ne "
York. where arrived at 10 A. NJ Ny voyage extended
distance Of ninety miles, which accomplished in an
hour and twenty minutes am ready for another voy
age az soon a. my balloon shall have been repaired
AUGUSTUS n CONNER.