Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-11-28

force. Little by little the balloon ceased to
rise and the car fell upon its side Then
began furious, disordcred race all disap-
peared before us-trces. thickets, walls, all
broken or burst through by the shock it
was frightful. Sometimes it was lake, in
which we plunged bog, the thick mud
of which entered our mouths and our eyes.
II was maddening. Stop stop !" we
shouted, enraged at the monster who was
dragging us along. A railway was before
us--a train passing; it stopped at our cries
but we carried away the telegraph wire and
posts. An instant afterwards we perceived
in the distance red house; see /. now
the wind bore us straight for this house. IL
was death for all, for we should be dashed
to pieces. No one spoke. Strange to say
of those nine persons, one of whom was
lady, who were clinging to q slender screen
of osier, for whom every second seemed
counted-not one had any fear. All tongues
were mute, all faces were calm. Nadar held
his wife. Poor woman Every shock SEEM
ed to break her to pieces
Jules GODDARD then tried and accomplished
an act of sublime heroism. He clambered
up into the netting, the shocks of which
were SO terrible that three times he fell on
my head ut length he reached the cord of
the valve, opened it, and the gas having a
way of escape, the monster ceased to rise,
but it still shot along in horizontal line
with prodigious rapidity. There were we
squatting down upon the frail osicr car
"Take care !" we cried, when .ree was in
the way, we turned from it, and the tree
was broken; but the balloon was dischar-
ging its gas, and If the immense plain we
were crossing had yet a few leagues we were
saved. But suddenly forest appeared in
| hp MI, put NJ hot
risk, for the car would be dashed to pieces
at the first collision with those trees.
got down into the car, and raising my
self know not how-for suffered from q
wound in my knees my trousers were torn
jumped, and made l know not how many
revolutions, and fell upon my head. After
minutes dizziness | rose. The car was
then far off, BY the aid of stick dragged
myself to the forest, and having gone few
steps heard some groans. Saint Felix was
stretched on the soil frightfully disfgured-
his body was one wound He had an arm
broken, the chest torn, and ankle dislocated
The car had disappeared. After crossing Q
river, / heard cry. Natlar was stretched
: on the ground with a dislocated thigh hi.
} wife had fallen into the river. Another
companion was shattered We occupied
ourselves with Saint Felix and Nadar ant
} his wife. In trying to assist the latter was
nearly drowned, for | fell into the water ant
sank. They picked me up again and
found the bath had done me good.
: BY the assistance of the inhabitants thu
salvage was got together. Vehicles wer,
brought; they placed us upon straw. NJ,
, knees blcd my loins and head seemed tt
be like mincc-meat but | did not lose IN,
l presence of mind an instant and for n secont
| felt humiiated at looking from the trus
= of straw ut those clouds which in the nigh
E had under my feet. 1t was in this wa.
= we reached Ruthem, in Hanover. In seven
= teen hours we had made nearly two hundred
: and fifty leagues Our course entt7nate haC
| covered space of three leagues. Now tha
it is over have some shudderings 1t doe
. not signify we have made a good journey
= and marvel to see with what indifference
y we may regard the most frightful death
n for, besides the prospect of being dashe,
s about on our way, we had that of gaining
5 the sea-and how long should we hav
o lived l am glad to have seen thls-har
:, pier yet at having to narrate it to you.