The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-07-28
PERILOUS BALLOON ASCENSION.

On the 4tn of JULY Prof Steiner made his S9t!
ascension in the balloon Europe from Milwaukee.
In his account of his voyage, .e says:
'W hen had been out forty minutes [ was
taken by thunder storm, which moving in an
"bliqne direction to my course. and in Instant
was surrounded by clouds. 1t would be utterly inn
possible to describe the grandeur and beauty OF
this Scene. Its suddenne>s startling The
first intltnation that | had of its vicinity on
turning my head and seeing bank of clouls at
least so feet high, moving toward me with i'm
presslve SteadlneSS. These clouds soon surrounded
me on all sides-absve, urc,ng themselves. into a
mighty rotuIda, and Leaving space through which
the clear, blu skey could be seen. Thus smut in I
seemed to be fixed in tremendous shaft Of vappr.
Inc lightning darted up and down the sides, and
then thunder peals loud and continuous. L,
however, felt no alarm, knowing that the balloon
was nOn-cOn;luctng substance Once while in
tns situation, ha!loed as loud as could, and the
increase and reverberation of my voice in this do
almost stunned the.
lit about SIX o'clock I did all that was in
my pow-r to tighten her, throwing my Crap
plin, lrois, and everything of wegh-even to my
overcoat. But all was OF avil-lown she came;
and by the time the was over, u o'clock and
5 ninutes) struck the Lake ten miles from the
mouth Of the Kalamazoo River and nine miles from
land. There Was not a vessel in sight, and 1t was
lnposei 'ie tor me to reach the land if parte with
my oalionn. knew that if could get up 5000
1eet' could strike eastery current that would
take me ashore, ana this my only chance, |
cooiiy set aDo putting it into execution. | I'm
mediateiy got upon tae concentrating hoop" above
tie oasAet, AMI as the wei 5t of the latter prevent
ed me fro'. swapping the cords, cut them with
my pocHet Anite. Tne moment she was relieved OF
tins weight, she rose, with me sitting the hoop,
hoidlng The valve ropes in my han.i la three min
ut-s re1cned an elevation of 5000 feet In fifteen
inmates l was over the beach, and tightening my
cords, shot doWnwards-hrst perpendicularly, and
then (lnf1denccd by under current) slightly ia
westerly direction, striking in the water ten feet
from the land, and, without any difficulty waded
ashore"
A PATRIARCH REMINIsCEScR.-A correspondent
at Winchester sends the following:
Ha wing seen in the Boston journal a notice OF
the last supposed survivor of the Wyoming massa-
cre send you the following:
Amos Adams, now living in Winchester, N. H :,
was one of the sufferers of that time He born
in August, 1873, in Wilk-sbarre, Pa. The massacre
took place in July 1878. He says, " have seen
from one to scaps an Indians back, with
the long grey hair OF the aged ad the glossy curls
OF the innocent child realning i'll the wni."
AT that early age, ne Travelled on foot in company
witt, his father and mother, who eacl, had a child
tna w yoming settlement to FiShkIl distance o
about 100 miles During their long and tedious
Journey thew were obliged to travel many miles in
the intense heat of July sun, without sin gle drop
Of water qlench .heir burning thirst. 'Un,e,"
he saws, I've came to a IN ,rshy place where some
animal rad previously been. leaving track in the
yieling soil, in which little lly hal ac-
cunn.aaed -,sked my mother ii n shL get uvn
ini i ink /, sac sal mi ia IL eagerly d |
thrust my flee iIto the dirt OBTAIN t.,c precious
lily drop
Even will the tears glisten in the old mans
eye As he tells OF beg sns MS parents to pass on
and leave him 20 i t atone, vita t. piry d
no pillow bat the earth 4 which to rest his achg
head de Is nov ei Saty-six years old.-6e@ae oof''
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