The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-02

other, carrier, was greatly exhausted,
but able 70 perch on Mr.. Glaisher's en-
ger. At hight Of four miles Mr.. Cox
well heard faint indications Of terrestrial
sounds; but Mr. Glaisher observed none
after be had reached an altitude Of a mile
and half; when at that hight he dis
tinctly heard The report Of a gun; the
only sound which he perceived afterward
was the rushing noise made by the bal
loon as il sped upward.
When the voysgers had attained an
altitude Of about five miles, Mr.. Glaisher
began 70 feel those symptoms that had
well nigh proved dangerous TO him, but
in spite Of which ne persevered, making
observations Of importance 70 science and
meteorology, The temperature was be-
low zero, and gradually descending IN an
atmosphere 80 thin that the least exertion
caused breathing 10 be a matter Of ex-
treme pain and difficulty. Mr.. Glaisher
subsequently, became unconscious with
out betrsying the slightest symptoms of
uneasiness, or producing any such effects
on his companion. Mr.. Coxwelrs power
! OfvnuuranUe seemed almost wonderful, FOR
notwithstanding his exertiOn, climbing In
and out Of the rigging, lifting the sand
bags and discharging nearly 2, 600 pounds
Of ballast, he was able 20 withstand the
effects of the atmosphere, and to save
himself and his companion from being
swept into eternity. Az the hight Of
about five miles Mr.. Glaisher entered his |
last ascending register, recording the
temperature at minus 30, being Tempe |
nature of about go below that at the |
earth's surface. Mr. Glaisher then found !
that his eyesight began 20 fail, and he
asked Mr. CoxWell TO assist him in read /
ing the instruments. Mr.. Coxwell, how
ever, was wanted in the rigging 70 arrange
some of the eordage, and seeing that their
lives were more important than the dis
coveries of science, he at once got into
the rigging of the balloon to attend to his
own particular duties. Mr. Glaisher in
the meantime was using bis spectacIes
and magnifying glasses, but be could as
certain nothing except that the baromS-
ter stood at about 10 inches, which would
indicate hight of 8 Is miles He had
previously felt himself gradually become
ing unconscious, and had made an entry
to that effect in his minute book; but
when he attempted TO enter the register
ing Of the barometer he found that he
could not write. Thinking little slim
ulent would revive him he reached out
his hand to brandy-fask that was not
more than a foot from where he sat, bat
he discovered he was powerless and q
gradually be became unconscious; the .
last object that he saw was the dim out +
line of Mr. Coxwell's figure in the rig
cling Of the baNloon. Directly after
this Mr.. Coxwell observed the condi-
ton Of his companion. He states that
Mr.. Glaisher was leaning back on his
seat, his feet outstretched, his mouth open, :
his arms by bis side, but his counten-
nnce perfectly calm. He descended into q
the car and tried TO revive him, but could
not, and Mr.. Coxwell was also beginning
to feel smytOms ofssfaintness, and fearing
that he, too, might become unconscious
for the balloon was still rapidly ascend
ing-he began TO make preparations for
lowering the machine. On attempting q
to seize the valve-string he found that
he had lost the use Of his hands, and
that they were perfectly black. Fortu-
nately, being a dentist as we'll as an aer- n
onaut,N and believing in the power Of his j
teeth he seized the cord with his mouth
and after a desperate pull be opened the
valve, and the balloon began 10 make its y
descent. In the course of a few minutes i
Mr.. Glasher revived, and by the time that
he reached the earth the effects of his
had entirely disappeared
While Mr.. Glasher was unconscious Mr..
Coxwell happened TO cast his eyes on the
needle Of the aneroid barometer, and
when Mr. Glasher recovered he informed 4
him of its position. From this obcerva-
lion Mr.. Glasher ascertained that they
attained height of fully six miles. At
a height Of five miles the mercury stood -
II minus 8 o; the self-registering Their
nometer indicated that Il had been as 4
low as minus sos or 81 below freezing On
point. Among The articles taken up in c.
The balloon was a quantity Of water, and
until they reached height Of five miles,
Mr. Glasher kept il from freezing by oc-
stirring il with a small lsdle.
When he recovered his consciousness, he
found that the water had been frozen in W
10 a solid block of ice, and il remained lS
IN this condition for more than an hour M
md a half after he reached the earth. AZ
Ozone was observable in the upper at
noshpere. The atmosphere beyond the
,londs was extremely dry, and but for T
his circumstance the cold would have =
leen felt much more intensely
The descent was made at 800 p NJ in a q
ield twenty eight miles from Wolver- e
hampton. They telegraphed the result N
If their journey TO Wolyerhampton, and NJ
he next day returned 10 that place and rs
larted for London. Mr. Glaisher states "a
hat each voyage had its own particular q,
eauture, and considers that before The e.
British Association can secure the object o.
I seeks, IL will be necessary 10 make OBJ =,
ervations at all seasons of the year, aud
be believes also, that The most interesting y
II those observations will be obtained AZ 70