Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-10-22

rsotion of G.25 inch, as found by comparison
with Lord Wrottesley's stsndrad barometer
just before starting, both by his lordship and
myself which would reduce it to 1913 inches,
or at high OF about 81 miles. I read the
dry bulb as minus deg; in endeavOring to
read the wet bulb could not sec the column
Of mercury. rubbed my eyes, then took
lens, and also failed. then tried to read the
other instruments and found could not do
so, nor could I see the hands of the watch.
asked Mr. Coxwell to help me, aud he said
he must go into the ring, shd he would when
he came down. endeavorsd to reach some
brandy, which was lying on the table atabOut
the distance Of foot from my hand, and
found myself unable to do So" ---..-
TOTAL Loss OF POWER AT 1--WE AND THREEQUAR-
TER NILES.
my sight became more dim: I looked at
the barometer and saw il between 10 anG II
linches, and tried to record it, but was IN
able to write. I then saw it at 10 inches,
still decreasing fast and just noted it in my
book; its true reading, therefore, was at this
time about So inches, implying hight Of
about "a miles, as a change of an inch in the
reading of the barometer at this elevation
takes place on a change Of hight Of about
$500 feet. felt was losing al power, and
en6eavored TO rouse myself by struggling
and shaking. attempted to speak, and
found had lost the power attempted to
look at the barometer again nay head fell on
one side. struggled and got it right and
it fell on the other, and fnally fell backwards.
Ny arm, which had been resting on the
table, fell down by my side saw Mr.. Cox
well dimly in the ring. It became more
misty, and finally dark, and sank uncon-
seiously as in sleep; this must lave been
about h. 54 m. then heard Mr.. Coxwell
say, "Wha. is the temperature7 Take an
observation now try" But I could neither
see, move nor speak I then heard him speak
more emphatcally. Take an observation;
now do try" shortly afterwards opened
my eyes, saw the Instruments and Mr.. Cox
well very dimly, and soon saw clearly, and
said to Mr. Coxwell 4" I have been insensi
bls :" sad he replied, b" You have aud near
| IT,"
Il recovered quickly, and Mr.. Coxwell
said, 1 have lost the use of my hands; give
me some brandy to battle then" His hands
scsys ieearjy black I saw the tsmperatue
ives stl below zero and the barometer read
ling II inches, but increasing quickly. ! re-
zu-nsd my observation at 2 h. : m, according
the barometer reading 1888 inches, and the
temperature minus 2 deg. then found that
the water in the vessel supplying the wet
balb thermometer, which had by frequent
disturbances kept from freezing, was one
solid mass Of ice Mr. Coxwell then told me
that while ia the ring he feltit piercing cold,
that hoar frost was all round the neck Of tie
balloon, and on attempting te leave the ring.
he found his hands frozen, and he got down
row he could; thar hsfound nae motionless,
with a quiet -ahd placid expression On he
oountsnance He spoke to ne without elici-
Gng reply, and found was insensiBle."
TIKI AERoSAUTs ExPEDIasT.
He then said he felt insensibiG.y was
coming over hilnself; that he become anxious
to open the valve; that bis hazds failed him
and that he seized tie lias bet1resa his test and
pulled the raTre open until tie balloon took
turn dosyRlcqrds. This act Is quite character
iste of Mr. CoxweIL have never yet seen
hin without ready means Of meeting every
difficulty as it has arisen, with cool self pos
session that has always left nay mind perfect
ly easy, and given to me every confidence in
his Judgment in the management OF SO large
balloon"
Nr. GIaisher is convinced that the balloon
/ Containing only himself and the eronaut
tCoxwelD finally reached an altitude OF oUsr
si5 miles, but of this he is not positive, as his
ability to read the instruments ceased at the
hight of FIVE and three quarter miles. On
this point he says:
''On asking Mr.. CoxweH whether he had
noticed the temperature, he said he could not,
as the face Of the instruments were all to-
wards me but that he had noticed that the
center of the Aneroid barometer, It's blue
hand and rope attached to the car, were in
the same straight line. If 50, the reading
must have been between seven and eight inch
es. A hight Of six miles and half cores
ponds to eight inches. A delicate selEregis-
tering minimum thermometer reads minus u
deg; but unfortunately did not read it till l
was out Of the car, and I can not say that its
index was not disturbed"
1 THE DESCENT.
The account of the descent is equally in
teresting. Mr.. Glaisher says:
ION descending when the temperature
rose to I7e it was remarked as warm, and
at 24s it was noted as very warm. The
temperature then gradually increased to 57i
on reaching the earth. It was remarked that
the sand was quite warm to the hand, and
steam issued from it when it was discharged,
Six pigeons were taken up. One was thrown
out at the height of three miles; it extended
Its wings and dropped as piece Of paper. A
second at four miles, few vigorously round
and round, apparently taking crest dip each
time A third was thrown out between four
and Eve miles, and it tell dowuWsrds A
fourth was thrown out At four niles when