Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-27
a OI.a.,rou. F.alloon Rrssrs,on.


There a. a grand bsllosn sxsursloa from
Paris three weeks ago Il was a BouBssr bal
cen, and carried = tHe-story wicker heuss with
thirteen perssns in it, The tip was TO be made
to St. P5tsrsbaTg, Russia, and fe X days kefoTs
the Emperor Napoleon hsd presented ons Of tbe
pToprielors ST the balloon With Eve thsusaRd
dellsrs, 10 sd in periss.ing bis ssheme fer nsvi-
TssinE the air. The C0Eztiisti0Easi gives the
felloWing Aseezat Of the freight leI the sxeuT-
sion:
TIE bslloon wss called "The Gisnt;" It WAS
white TIE car carried some lsgs Of mutton,
esz, lsbstsT, ehsmpagas, carriage wheels,
Chstaau NaTgaux Tyins, swords, Ly0ns's sau-
grgss. gsns, 4 wild boAT'B head, speaking traR--
pei, 4 diansr service in handsome porcelain,
printing pTsss, table, and everything necessary
isr photography Is was mounted By Asdsms
Iis Frirsess da "a Teur d'AuveIgRe, Jules aad
Louis GODDARD, MassTs asds, de St. Martin,
DslesseTt, the Prues Wtganstsin EsETnseAos,
St Felix, Pallst, Tbiriou, an anonymous mdi-
vidusl, and myself
e Eugene Arnouli, the anoHymons pssssn.
ger. furnished Ia Nsf5oa wish tbs following &C
court OF the disastrous experiment., dated tTsm
Hnuoysr, in Belgium. They leis Paris at ave
minutes t. O'elsek On the eyeEiAg et the 10Th
alti&s
Yoz saw us lasvs tbs Chanp De Mars en-
Sunday. Yea were q witness Of tia majestic
sscsRs sf the Giant, raisiBg in the air amid he
applause Of the crowd. They cried 70 Us troza
below Bss Vssags!" Alas
AS O'clock At night we vera a. ErgualIness
We sassed over MaliBess and toWMs Rldnight
We we're in Holland
we rose very high, but II Vas Necessary to
eors dewz 20 see whsre we were. Ignorant si
,bas. ear pesitiSn was = critical sas. Below,
a. far q wo essld see, were uaarshss, and II TIE
distance We esald keaT the TsaE Oi tas sea We
tkrev ous ballast, and, n0EEling again, s0oh
lest sight Of tho ssrh. v WhAs higati Asoo4y
slspt. "a yOs may suppose; for the idea OF fall
irv iplo Inc sea had nothing pleasant sssat il,
ana il was Necessary to keep 9sk cut IN orser
70 sssst. if necessary, aessens. Ny esnPass
showed that We we're gelEg toEsTA ths eaet--
last II % say, toward Germany
In the Haoraing, after q frugal breakfast made
N tbs eloud. vs re-deseendet Al immsaSS
slain was beneath Us The villages sPpegTsa to
a. Ike cAildreH's toys; Tivsrs seemed Ike lttle
rivslets, il was 1lsgicsl. The EEn sAens spez-
di3ly over all. Toward eight o'slsek we arTiYed
near great lake; there ! found cut eur Dear
isrs. and auuouu sed tilst wo were a. the end 81
Holsnd. ssar the sea We WeEs sompsl.e1 e
tb,,k All lsnliae in order to take IN a hiile bal
last Unbsppiy the heavens had made Us tor
get tle earth. over which blew wind Sc vie
isnt tbstiss few minutes Cur GnchoIs-enef-
mona fulcrums OF Ken--Wsre broken. lac
valvp Vas shat, and the balloon, whieA Weala
caryy>as no longer began giddy ca seT. We
nae fron, twenty to thuty meters, sne vi VITA
iucrsdible fores. Little by little the DaAoen
e.ass5 "a rise, and tAe car fell 6poa It's side.
Tbsu ksesR . furious, Gisorcered race All olsAp-
reared before "a z- Trees, thiekes, hAlis, ali
broken OF burst through oy the sassk; lt was
trrhtful Sometimes Il was laAe, ie WHisa =" E
plaBgsl; a bog, the .hick mud OF whiee shsefea
epr mouths and our eyes. Is Vas mae1enipg
"g,op siep "a We shouted, esrsgsd win the
mcuster that was dragging as aieng
raIvgy vas before us--s train passiBgi Il
stopUs8 At eur cries, but We carried away the
talegYaphic posts and W.ge. An Instant aftef-
wsTas We psreeivsd in the DISEASES aTea heUse--
! qas il pew-tbe wind beTe US straight for
this hsHss Il was death feg AL, tor We shonld
he 6athed 90 pieces. No oRe spoke. Strange
I "a sav. of these nine psrson5, eBo OF when was
A lsdv. who were ciinging ts slender screen 81
o. .sr. fcr 1hOa every second seemed counted,
| not one hsd AAy fear an tongues were muss,
1 Al faces were calm. NadsT held his vile, COW
| efing her With his body. Poor woman! Every
shock seemed 10 break her to pieces.
/ Jsles GodaTd theR tried and accomplished an
/ -et AZ snhiins heroism. he elsnbered Up Inse
I .bs ustans, tie sheoks Of wbiehsFsrs So terrible
,bst shrss tnes he fell npon my hsad. A.
Iaagtb he rssehod the csgd Of ths valve, opened
! h 80 .hs gas having away OF escape the InoR-
/ st.r cssss9 10 rise, bat It shll shos along 10 8
/ bor;zeptal line with BEodigious Tapldiiy. IRsre
were we sousttipg down upon Sc rail oSer ssr
/ .sTal,s care We cned, when tfce gss Ia tns
way We turned nom 1t, and the iIse was
brokep. bat The balloon was dischsrglng Its gas
and If The immense plain we were CROSSING bad
/ a fsv, more leagues, we were saved. Bat sad
I 5aolv a forest sppeared in the k0TizOR; We must
lsap ont At y,hatever risk, isT the ear would Be
! 3ashed 20 pisces a the frat eeliSion with 0se
1 tTees. I got down inte the car, snd raising my
sslf know not how, for suffered rem weand
in nv knsss, nay trousers we're toIa.
/ jamped, and made, kRsW not how many
r,veuaons. End fell upon my head. After {
/ riapss's diEEiaess / rosa The car was thea
1sr "a By the aid Of a sick dragged nyael
e the forest, and having gone few steps
heard some gFeans.
4 8isseasS; his body was one woundi be hsd g.
-. S-4ken ths ehsst t1Zn, and 80 ANKLE dislo
sate5 The car a. a.. aisaI'psAfee- Ai'ef ssossini
a river ] heard sTy.
4 Ns5sr vyss sretehed on The ground With Sis
lcestaa thiqh; bis vile bad fallen into the rvel
Avstbsr con apanioH was shattered. NeoccaPle
i er-sslves WITH ST. Felix and Asdar and bis viii
j H. trviug 70 assist the latter was neaFl
drswrsd ior Ifell into ihe Wsser Aad SAM
Thsy picked nae Ep again, and fonad tas Dsl
had ,isse ras coed By the sssistAnee Of ne y
hsbitsnts toe salvage wss gst togetssr' Y
hislss were brought. Ebsy placed as ePe
straw Ny k1ees biedi my ioins ana nea
! seemed to BE- Ike mineemsaii eaa die nol lo'
ny presence Of niDd sn instant as tos