The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-14

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DisasaEoWs Dslaeen Hxe~r.aen
Isese was grand baliDaa exesssion from Paris
shree wesks $50. Il was nonster bal,oou, a.d
carried . two-ssosy wicker hsase with thirteen
psssons In u. The trip was to be ma1e to -. Pc
esrsesEg, Rsssia, and a few days hsfore the Empe
Sros Napoleon had presented ous efshs psoprss,oss
Of the saiioon with ts seoo 20 aid u pesfecing bis
Scheme Tor navigating The as. The Csnst;ss.iesn.l
gives the following account Of the freight for the
cxcuvsion:
The balloon was called ssThc Giant =, Il wa
white. Tse car carried some leeaef mutton, ices,
afargany wine, swords. l.yons's sansasss, sunr. q
wild bears head, spraklng trump~t, q dinner ser
ycs IN hasds0me porcelain, psinsing press, a ia
W: Ss ss %
d'AHvcIEne, Juies and Louis GODDARD, Messss Ma
dar, de 81. Martin, Delessert, the Prince Wiseen-
sietns Tournachon, IL. Felix, Paillai ThisiuN1an
anonymous individual, and myself.
NJ. Eugene Afnoalt, the onymous passenger.
furnishes La Ndsion with the following accoun, OF
the dlsastrous experiment, dated fsom Hanover. In
Belgium. They lefa Paris at minwies TO s O'Clock
on the evening Of the 18th uit:
Yon saw US leave the Champ de Mars on Sun
day: You were witness Of the majestic ascent
OF the Giant, raising into the air amid the Applause
OF the crowd. e They cried tons from below. ssBon
Al nine O'Clock at nigh. we were at Enue,fpes.
we passed over Malines, and towards midnight we
were in Holland.
We very high, but ii was necessary to come
down to see where we We're. Ignorant of that
our position was critical one. BelOw, as far as
we could sec, were marshes, and n the distance
hoa he rS,f
ballast and, mounting again. lost sight of the
earth. What night! Nobody slept, as you NAV
suppose; for the Idea Of falling into the sea had
nothing pleasant about II, and 1t was necessary 10
keep look out In order 10 effect, IL necessary
descent My compass showed thai we were gcing
towards the east-that is to say, towards Germany
In the morning, after frugal breakfast made in
the cloud, we redescended. An Immense plain
was beneath us. The villages appeared to us iik..
children's toys rivers seemed like little givuleis;
II was magical. The sun sliOne spleldidly over
all. Towards eight O'Clock we arrived near
great lake; there found out our beafings and
announced that we were ut the end of Hniiand,
near the sea. We were compelled to think OF
landing IN order to take In little ballast. Unhap-
PLY the heavens had made forget the earth over
which blew a wind so violent that In few min
uteS our anchOrs-enOrmOus fucruRs of iron
were broken. The vaI.e was shut, and the bal
loon, which would carry US no longer, began gid
dy career. We rose from twenty to thirty metres,
and fell with incredible force. Little BY little the
balloon ceased to rise, and the fell upon It's side
Then began furious niisordered race; al! disap-
peared before ustrees, thickets, walls all broken
or burst through by the shock; II was frightfuI-
Sometimes 1t was lake, In which we plunged !; a
bog, the thick mud of which entered our mouths
and our eyes. 1t was maddening. " Stop stop -
we shouted, enraged with the monster who was
dragging us along.
railway was before us-a train passing; 1t
stopped at our cries, but we carried away the tec
graphic posts aud wire. An instant afterwards We
perceived IN the distance a red hOuse--f SEQ 1t
now--the wind bore us straight for this house. II
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 slender Of osier for whom every
second seemed counted, not one had any fear. All
tongues were mute, all faces were calm. Nadar
held his wine, covering her with his body. Psor
woman. Every shock seemed to break her to
pieces.
Jules GODDARD then tried and accomplished m
act of sublime herOism. tie cIambered up into the
netting, the shock of which. were terrible that
three times he fell on my head. At length he
reached the cord Of the valve, opened it, and the
gas having a way of escape the monster ceased to
rise. but 1t still shot along In horizontal line with
prOdigiOus rapidity. There were we sQuatting
down upon the fiail osier car. ''Take care ?" wei
cried, when a tree in the way. We turned
from II, and the tree was broken, but the balloon
was discharging Its gas, and If the immense plain
we were crossing had yet a few leagues. we were
saved. But suddenly a forest appearedin the horl
zOn; we must leap out at whatever risk, for the
would be dashed 70 pieces at the first collision
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raising myself know not how, for 81 iered from
wound in my knees, my trousers were torn.
jumped, and made, know not how, many
vOiutions, and fell upon my head. After mir
BY the aid of stick dragged myself to the for
est, and having gone few steps | heard some
groans.
st. Felix was stretched on the SOIL frghtfuIDy
dsfeuTed; his body was one wound; he had an
arm broken, the chest torn, and an ankle dIslo-
Gated. The car had disappeared. After crossing
a river heard cry.
Nadar was stretched on the ground with dislo-
Gated thigh his wife had fallen into the river
Another companion was shattered. We occupied
ourselves with st. Felix and Nadar and his wife.
In trying 10 assist the latter was nearly drowned,
for fell into the water and sank. They picked
me up again, and found the bath had done me
good. By the assistance Of the inhabitants the sal
wage was got together. Vehicles We're brought.
They placed Us upon straw. My knees blad; my
lOins and head seemed to be like mincemeai; but
did not lose my presence OF mind instant, ,rnd
for a second l felt myself humiiiaied at looking
from the truss OF straw at those clouds which in
the Eight had had under my feet. II was in this
way we reached Rnthem, in Hanover.
In seventeen hours We had made nearly two
hundred and ffiy leagues. Our course infernale
ha0 0covered space Of three leagues Now that
II 10 over hYve-sOme shudderinRs. Ii does not
signify; we have made good journey, and mar
Rel u see with what Indifference may regard
the mOsi friehtfu death; for besides the prospect
Of being dashed about our way, We had thar of
gaining the sea; and how long should We have
lived then. ! am glad to have seen this-happier
yet AT ha~ Ag to narrate 1t to you. These Germans
who surround US are brave people, and we have
been as well cared for the resources of the lle
spot vii: allow.
r. ST. have Just reached Hanover with my
companions, and reopen my letter 10 tell you so.-
The King has sent an aide-de camp 70 US. Are We
at the end Of our reverses? At any rate, ] am con-
soled to think they no longer laugh AT us In
Paris. We have kept our pro o-nises, and mvre.