The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

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should they not be where birds fly, where
the winds of heaven speak eloquently in
storms, where lightnings flash and thun,
derS roll, and where meteors play their
fantastic tricks? ..-.. ......
During the last month Messrs. Cox
well and Glaisher, eeronaut and meteor
ologist, of the Greenwich Observatory,
whose scientific ascents are now so fa-
nous! had several consultations with
some literary gentlemen, and the re-
suit was determination to make up a
party and take trip around in cloud
land. .......
There were six in all-two Americans.
The company comprised the aeronaut, q
scientific observer, two literary gentle
men, distinguished American states
man and foreign nobleman. The
name of the aerial travellers may as we'll
be given: ... .....,. ...
Henry Coxwell, aeronaut. ....r
James Glaisher. ,.h ... .-. ........
b Count Feauz Schaifgotsch.
Hon. Robt. j, Walker. .. ...
Pliny Miles, lrr, -..., ,.,' o,
Nicholas Rowe, ...., ....'' .
| The ascent was a purely private one;
but, as it took place in the grounds of
Crystal Palace, the visitors that happen.
ed to BE- at this noted exhibition Witness
ed it. From one to two thousand per-
sons were present. We greatly desired
three things, viz: A pleasant day, a
South wind, and preparations so early
in the day as to enable us to have some
six or eight hours of daylight to enable
us to travel directly over England, not
stopping till we arrived North Of the
Tweed. and perhaps drop down on the
Social Science Congress, now sitting in
Edinburg. "' : '
The morning opened rainy, and, as
there was only an eight inch gas main,
it took nearly eight hours to fill the bal
loon, thus delaying us till twenty. nine
minutes past four. l...
Being provided with couple of small
hampers filled with creature comforts,
and numerous overcoats and travelling
blankets, the aerial travellers stepped
into the car amid the cheers of their
friends. We had two neat Aags-one
of Great Britain, the other the Stars and
Stripes.
As Capt. Coxwell sang ont least off
let 60 the ropes" we slowly assembled.
Amid the cheers, the novelty and the
beauty of the scene, one has no time for
personal fears. Instead Of our party
rising up, the earth seemed to be sinking
away from US. The Crystal Palace,
with its one or two hundred acres, look
ed like genlleman's country residence,
with small flower. garden right in front
of it.
The wind carried us little West OF
North, and directly over London; and,
though Sydenham-where we ascended
lis seven or eight miles from the me.
tropolis, we soon had the great com ner-
cial capital of the world spread out be-
meath us like map, and, for once, in an
atmosphere as pure and clear as sun.
set on Lake Superior.
A complete photograph of London
from such standpoint-what has never
yet been taken-would be q curiosity,
and would constitute map of this busy
center, "its cares and vast concerns, u
that would be unrivaled in topographi.
cal establishment. Words are utterly
inadequate to give an idea of the gran
deur and gorgeous magniicence of the
scene. "
Raised entirely above the smoke and
mist of the earth, the slowly descending
sun, wrapt in slight drapery of clouds
through which it CLEANED, gave us a
gorgeous coloring and picturesque effect
that nothing that l have seen on the
surface of the earth. in q pretty wide
range oftravel, has equalled or approach.
ed, The only clouds near US were some
lowering over the North part of Lon.
don, but far below US. '.'7
The Thames was visible from its pic.
turesque meanderings in Oxfordshire,
near its course, close to its mouth in the
German Ocean The little river looked
like silver ribbon stretched in grace-
fal curves IN the midst Of variegated
carpet. p " "a .'-' A. .a7 .'.'
While over the center Of London, Mr..
Glaisher declared our perpendicular
hight to lie one mile and three quarters.
And, though the sight was gorgeous and
beautiful beyond description, the soand
was something wonderful. The roar oil
London was lifted to us through a per.
pendicular hight Of over ten thousand
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