New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-07
PROF. LOVES BALLOON VOYAGE.


PROF. LOVES BALLOON VOYAGE.
He FRIGHTENs TIE CIyIyALRY OUT OF THEIR WITS
--THE BALLOON TAKEN FOR TIE Dewitt IL
HUNTED DOWN AND SHOT Attic PkofLsS"S
ARRESTED FOR a sPY-iNCREDlBLE eNoH'
ANCE.
Prof. T. &. c. Lowe made balloon ascension from
Cincinnati ON the 10Th Of Apri starting about O'Clock
in the morning lie passed parts OF Kentucky,
the Cumberland Mountains and part OF virginia lie
thus descritcS the latter portion of his tnp;
Feeling uneasy lest should get into South aroma
befre could get oct of tie current formed by I've
,mou,t3ns discharged quantity OF ballast and again
ssrd-g with the hoVe of clearing tn to the North
cortpLtd 60 dis, barge weight AID let oil gas uil
attained an elevation Of 55.y feet above The sea.
Ucr The thermometer fell TO 10 degrees below zero
the water fruit and other things frote and required
all the clothing aud blankets had 70 keep me warll
Ii wac no~ ~ O'Clock, ard / could distinguish tie
blue ocean in TIE Eastern horizon. Not having sut-
Gent ballast reaain at that great altitude the BAL
loon gradually sank down 10 within twelve Thousand
feet OF the earth Eere the current was lyIc Sou n
of East again, and knOwng that the co'st IT. that d.
reotion was 40 uuinhabtable SWAMP and being deSl-
rous of landing near railroad, concluded 60 descend
and look out good place. heard the f.lDy OF cal-
non, and concluded was near some village ana on
nearing the earth, plantation, caused great con
sterubtion among tbe inhabitants, who seemed to be
entirely unacquaiutod with such scene, and was
zone minutes before any could be persuaded to h-
proach; ana when they dad they would nos rehder me
any assistance but threatened DISTRACTION TO ne
heliL" eoTivance that had frightened them so bat
Learned OF them tat was ia the township q spar
tansburg, near the lire Of North ard South Carolina
They would Lot believe that had sailed from the state
OF Olio iL6t norLlng and lAfuiHed me that they
would be- very thankful If would leave, and ordered
the regrues let 60 Of the ropes they were holding
Being DESTROYS OF getting near Railroad, threw
out bag Of sabd and commenced TO ascend. Az that
moment one Of tie bys aBdeIs seeing the bag OF sand
fall sang cut Hello, stranger, come back; reckon
YOU have 10 your baegpge. arose ',OtO ieet, aoO
there remained until war waited some twenty inileF
furtuer 20 The east VIII occupied out tar an hoaI
more during which time | hearu many discharges OF
what / look 10 be uluskee. Not knowing, but bang
apprehensve that the globe over my lead was the o.
iect If the nre, prepared for making all tie sgnls
possible WREN should again tie C.Itb, but whle
was Thus elevated had 90 fear, for 1t was impossl-
bio to eend ball within nile OF ine.
When within half q nile OF The earth, heard loud
cries If terror and people runuiag IN all o4ree-
tios bat " as determined land for good this time,
let conc what would, and Ia i've minutes more TIE
anchor took frm hold IN short scroo OAK ard the
car geuty touched the ground Thus iaSt INC gl0oe,
gently swinging TO and fro, presented very hehke
sppeiI anee soon noticed some heads PEE aug around
the corner Of LOG hut that stood by ad III winch
there seemed be persons IN great distress lCeiea
t. them 10 come and assist ne at Which they took 10
Mtice until threatened TO cut loose and run over
them after which two white boys, three old iAolss,
and three negroes, IL body, Ventured"lolh twenty
feet OF me.
u
swing over near 70 tee ground, and general stampede
took pla,e which caused he 70 abandon al pope OF
Cet;ing any assia nce; but after telling them II was
fastened 20 tree ara would not hurt them, uey bgn
youtared up, al company Win a stai"aFl-io0Ehg
Young WOMAN six feet III b and well pfoporoned, ana
took bold Of tho e6ge Of TIE inquired bat was
the matter in the house. and WIS told Tat several Oh
pesons praying they thought TIE oay q Jlu8
meut lad come. then asked If there were any WAiie
men abont. They ssid they expected them every
minutei that they raw the great thing comi2g, ana
had Tor their gns. IblsWas rather an ulp eaS'h'
piece of information AIa was ceteilea 70 heeP IL
large crowd around Ee az pOsiibk.
IL few minutes men with nuskes began 10 collect,
but seeing women children and negroes surrounding
the air traveller there seemed 70 be no use ioT hIeai
40 discharged the gas unmcieted and pacAed up iAe
machine ready to leavc b. this tine several more
rough looking fellows arrived and threatened d1sfdc-
zion 10 tie devil that could ayei through tie air
one adding that he had followed i, ten miles, and had
shot a, IL rix tines wi bout any eject.
The tail y0upg woman Aforesaid assured me that
there was no Danger for oil the men then IN the neigh
borl God were cOarGs all the brave outs had gone
70 tie wars, notwithstanding they all declared tney
were moi Arid; however, promising 10 give mYfen up
wien arrived at the village they consented should
leave un6er guard Of ME men. Procuring team
we STATED for UnOnVe, VILLAGE nine miles distant,
and arrived tLat evening, batting IL front VI stone
bulldog with small cbeckeIed window. council
was then held with the li!er, who positively refused
70 all any such animal they described 10 cone iuio
the boiling.
was hsn taken 10 q hotel, and room found peroons
Of intelligence, who assured ne that WAS among
ftieIGe. Here renal cd over tie sabbath, and
called upon by nauy persons Of fine education who In
formed ne that Of all the places the South at tie spot
where landed the inhabitants were the mOet ignOr-
ant for they could neither read hor write
The next morning started en- route for home, bui
news had reached Columbia, the capital Of South
Carolina, that a man bad brought papers freul Ciutn-
mai Ohio only niue hOuIs old, was therefore al gss
ar-ested on sns zion OF being bearer of dispatches
Tbis brcught together numeer OF learned aud
sN
ton, and saw my portion, ard was Immediately re-
leased and furnished with passport by the Mayor Of
Columbia. From this tue until reached Cincinnati
no uore impedimenis placed IL my way.