New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-11
A Trip In n Rirc Iiniiosn.

NJ. Tugene GODDARD made an ascent n. Gre
uorne Gardcns London July 20 IL o. enormous balloon
of his own construction. wirh he styles The Ergle
In ,hp m,onno w. GODDARD discard f1s. Gud gocs
back to the ordinary or aal Ncntgofer balloon which
II commonly kunsn ~ a " nfe baAOnn. List year III:
NnaaI's Gan." balloon was subject 81 International
nterc-t. hut tho Eagle FAR snrpasses Il IN sbe A1d
the following statistics Ely not De undressing US
ll7fi lin. 10 hight 95it. Din. N circnmTenee JUL
Gin superficial 1oOD)f- ~ area 2oJ' b. N woiehI,
49, 3JSt cubic contents. IL The center ~ the car - an
u IL stove iaruli1g tie chimney '-O u.s. N Wrlgh'i
trcr cylinders three inc - apar from each other IN
vented py n. Golxid With a Wow - eou1tcTset TIC
elects % the !laaed heIt upon the occupants OF INC
cH-. INSIDE the hur IL metal c0.afur u lHtcrcept
,park@ The combust be Employed rye strsv cleaned
from The ears nsd compressed into blocks
Tie total weight ~ The balloon Urc.nding me crap
I'us iron cofla pluuds two suppria entarr rumQs
80 voands and musiibln 80 TounGsj II 400 poand'
rho innifI.n uur took IS lninnfcs. and Air. Goddard
say, that under fVoIabe circumstances lie car III and
,tlr, h. is. tiru snif en hour. ~ qrnrtrr Ia Inc
whole fabric -iCl among The irces and poles OF the
rDrd and tie vlrols ropes that held II 10 the oafth
nrrr rgt n~ny ono by one NJ. GODDARD ian rapidly
nruu "a thr sd wicker car shouting order through
spesFinr trumpet nh parlOnahlc eIfihb NY. Two
grl.nrn too Heir places w the car Mr. froSsc nnd
Al o-icrr IN the G1srds ard third heavy military
4, ntlelan lraprd h. much egalns " Gcdlr,s oises.
M4uy lcit behind yho had purchased seats but
who had doubts 10 the eleventh hour. Inc inGi rope
was cut away and he huge ball. hall The h.sAt oi Ne
monument rolled rather than 1850 toward the east sue
tie Gnrirns. Here il met hrin. lofty pole
o. ils dcisn fol"s Dad hren n'achta sha 1hl,
[ a
tN.s, cottage waich broke Ike piece Of oraanenIh
pa,Iy
ror sw second. the balloon seemed 10 return 10 The
Crrteus ana 10 d.sc,rd iuwnTl the grass while the
siok.rs were seen desperately thropln the sma,,
trusses ~ pressed straw into the month OF thn
furnace. 81. GODDARD ravcd throngh his trumpet and
the Excitement cnusel several ladies "a faut ana q
large portion u the crowd 10 rush panicssrioSon
ioWnfdi' hotel In lrss than q miGui", however ne
Eagle bad rcgained bor hHoyancy. one ~ VI Goiafd'
cnnauOns givoa TIE following account Oi iEr iny &c;
.. Ia up hat h. lu
engine II al express trains lot him then conceive ta'
tbs cgg!ae. with Tie FIRE roaring IN tee iafE1ce us
sddd MY le % into the air. ana he VII gos some Int
notion Of The situation. There was not mnch wind.
and the bloun. slaNly rising. took it, course 10 TIE
sOg,h-eartwnrd Of London.
At times 1t seemed quito bgcalmcl. and during those
Intervals al quiet those who booked OuI over he p1no'
rama ~ London owned that the sight was well worth
the risk The red lirht ,arcd AID Wa seen anr
TIE heat was almost painful, but neither among En-
risAmcn nor frcnohmen ww "a mufmHr heaiu -
steadily after The truases ol sira" were passed
into the ire. Al time did tLo balloon ascend mlch
nbu'r hali mi.r. and ut no time did thei ugly roaring
oracklinr clnmdr ceascl I'ul Va uod "a was uiauI
and hTHYe; lis fello| ccurtymen were courteous 1hJ
courageoui ard Tho FrCi.thmen held thcr tor guo'.
Al length ifcr crossing and rocrossn6 tho river. 1t
W., determined tl doscrnd .
Three time, alfrndy had the balloon pa. ed the
Thames and when IL resolved to Hlih, NJ GODDARD
as over the Isle Of Dogs. He had Fixed hts eye BOW
ever upou the greenwich marshes as an open space In
which trr descent could be safely attempted. very
nicely and skil'fny calculated we're bis menenYers
1rarorsng tie Thames az an feIilev low elevation
the balloon Just grounded upon tAe shore IN dozen
Yards OF the water. Distinctly 20 uni TsTnd The hrioc
exciteheuto he next thru mnntrs 70 SHOULD he borne
Ia mind that the hfr still roaring merr1y away
that tho machinery, SO admiralty Tor ~ s'ein pHiP"'
es would have onused sad havoc bad there Deen my
Il ny Ike general np,ct and that nj tins particular
mocst si1 mon could IL 70 yrgy littr control over
> iloon capable Of containing four hundred nnd sixty
thousand Cunic f.. 90 air. Touching l'sioro tie hii
loon tore apay rLc biz Hopping TIE bright ire
BURNING s. lit right iu front Fuse stone cuhankmoE
'rhr shocks we're rough and had the tray elers len
noyices H. ttis particular WethDd ~ lOcomcti0p ~
might have awkward casualties ~ ~, ~
nst before each bump. however, tie men mss. eo
rap aah thus banked its force ~ cF!okl 20 ~ =,
ball draws back his hand instead of J'Il' uuinH ~
Su Win all these pTccalions, II "aSH .,' s,,,
il occupied perhaps minute seen'e u1i ~. - ,b
AID therc was strong inclination - 'n' -, 1T
threatening stones were passed u u"r 80 -, fcbrD
field; AnoILer rise; a Wild tcndcn'to Cup ~ S."'
ncyi strong exhibition Of reStIsint 1T 'o t
| hundred sensible Eugshmep turgll WY AZ va
ropes. ana 0brying tho orders tL'- "c'e s"e'
tie whole thing over