The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-19
local NEWS.
NEW YORK ASD Tuu VICINITY.

A BALLOON AsCEyat. S-WOw lr FEELS To
ROE AbpvE Tus EAFIp-PirAsAsr sUsArioSs-
, B.iIooNtSs ID u9 PIsa,gfsr tNtuIr1iuy.-
i."c,tt ,is,tofs, Nis e..th avenue, TO tLo Cousa
Pat, have Observed mat one hsf Of iha block
t.uH cd hy 6tl street, Hvth rvtuuo and 1s'h r. ot
has lo.n erc'osed by high rorrd fence. over tho
tor Of hif icuc' now he ,ocn the upper Gor On
Of 30 iu.mrurs balloon, loar.ng tho asne United
suteS" sni belonging 70 i'ro'c. or 4. >. &. LoSE q
t.rtan gfouaut who has made more tls1 ,hrco
thousand ss,ension, vitlou, expericnciug an acc-
dent u any kind. Just about tho time no
var broke ont thl' mmou, rrS ,oyar-r mate
/ ata9 .rou Cincinnati aud landed near ChsrlcI'ou,
= G., shc'c the seccs.ions's held him In dui anco,
tos1,j'nr rim IN he light Of aspy. Anor ic.us re-
lotsct l-olgs.ot oNc come North, and p-oicred his
service. o tho United STATES GovCrumont. lie wa
authoixod 10 rni.o coirs Of army balloons and I'M
ft"l. csu'ei oiSht monster air Ves'cs to be cou-
stuct,i I've ulr gOst suLsialual manner. portable
ras uAsing establishment was also constructed, anl
thc Balloon C,Ip," became la 1884, part Of he
| Amy Of tho To.ousc. The baIoonB were employ od
by Amy ou,rrs for making ssccusions at points hom
whence the camps Of tho enemy could he secn and
noted: thus valuable Information yrs oLtaiuel
which ofon enabled generals 10 gain a victory.
In 1sGt owing 10 the Illness Of Professor Love, and
tllt TACT tnht TufffuAl DicAllng lue NOulhtfn
"egs she'll" the Balloon Corp. va. dsbande,. and
contuslly all tho machinery ~s. ditposed of 1t is
this ma,hnory that the Professor has made arrange
mems tor exhibiting to the public Of New York and
vicinity, lcsido, siylng any individual opportu
nifty Of going up In balloon" who IL desirous Of
euIoyinr such treat, for ths very moderate sum
! Of "fyo dollars" for tho ride. Twenty -dyo
| cents Ia charged an entrance fee to tho
| enclo'urc, and thoie who look Ia the
operations of the Professor and his Assistants cannot
fail 10 obtain iull value for tho money they may
| nd. They viii bohold some OF tho mishtiest
'lnon.'ors Of tho air" that ever Aoatoi shove the
earth Of America and may inspee, the arrangements
made for Initiating these "bg thing." besides
osaniunc tic relics Of the which tho Professor
has brought hero from southern battle fields. AIa
very haayy oHIcnfc tho most comfortable and COM
p,o,e afraneomonts have been made 10 exhibit the
"sci,Ace OF bslooaius" to tho public. A platform
en- tso sides Of the enclosure Ia Iooied In,
where seAir arc provided for n great number Of
psop'o. Below Ia large woolon platform,
hundred more feet square. 10 this platform
tho great balloon UsTED srAres 1, attached. A
rope pa'sos from the balloon throug h pulley At
tachsd to the platform, and from thonce hfou h a
pair o. wooden rolleu, it Ia carried TO rnd wound
around large wooden drum, placed horizon ally, Ia
! the touthNost corner Of the enclosure. Another
guide rops Ia fastened TO stske upon the north aide
nOar two huge Easometers. large p.po conveys the
gas into thofo machines, from which II Ii measured
off into the huge balloon. some idea Of tho mAeni
tudc Of thu. "iasla ship" may be Obtained when We
are told t IL capable OF talnilg twenty five thou
sand cubic feet Of gas and hence II cosn nearly ono
hundred dollars to hl the machine with ia ascending
power II required 1,5l0 yards oi the helyi,st
! Had OF brown lr "quake.' silk-costiug not loss
than six dollars yard-out of which to fashion tho
! Tcat atmospheric spleriod, which 10 lLppod al 1
double NJ! chei Gt the seams In the stIons'ct
ner. THo llken bag IL coated with aNarniahinS Pc
ps.aton that renders Il air light, and tIoHg net
| work Of small Iopos ooufnes tho balloon 10 the
| paasengor car" lgre wicker baskot,
sienftheuel with iron rods, aud filled with
| BAGS Of rand each u which weigh
foytnty-Gve pounds The total cot Of single bal
| loon ia not les, tlan Ien thousand dollars. Tho
Professor has tyobig ones now upon the ground, aud
c1Iects thirI Will arrive Ia few days. The ,ocoad
balloon was oniy partially minated yesterday, aud lay
In one coiuer, loosirg something like oyergrown
ee pnang t4kIng Il must b. understood that
these balloons not show IN 70 the public Ike any
o.htT similar e1h.LOu L retoioTe witnessed IA lhls
city bur they aro iutaiod and raised scientifically
expressly iol s,,c1aGe p.otsuro partlc' Who desrO
g., instruction Aul enjoyment OF a s.fo nde in'o
! rid-air IAoy al therefore continue 10
D. cend thrsllh q season, and possibly thrJusl-
out the vin.or; on eyory day and evening
that tLey sro uo. prevented by too much vi nd.
YclteIIGy about tundogn, seye al parties ascend
ed, AMI ~ veic among those who went up In ball
Icon" occomp4uic. By Mr.. Woods '.he r. oieaIofs es
s.t ant, an d young lady from Springfield, huss.
Who coururcou y necoprd tho Profea,oTi pol.te in
y.taton 10 r4cCnJ. Al being ready, the Professor
gave the rgcerlry directions, and 20 slowly
rosc above tho loalA of the people. The seurations
Of the flsg iea moments veie delightful, and as We
rose hlu,r II seemed ne Il we became llrher; then,
loOtinr down upon the reccding earth, our nerves
GRADUALLY tuutenei, as We mounted higher, undl
t lea.fh va felt somcwhat like porsoE who
I. prepared 70 meet pcrom emergency With
all TIC tte1gth and forti,ude he posseSes. 1t
vV not ieeiing Of fear, It was simply e.hill A.
tag excitement. We kLeE the machine to DO unuer
the nsngenont OF a scicntfc man, sId hs tho role'
.rsp.b'o of resisting ria cen u.ncs tho strain up0n
/ ,Aeuil we're slowly LuaouaI from the c,lina or
teoE, men stood With brakes prepared to check 10
| rapid dight aolvcnnsII. no mounted toNly
aud at an altitude Of nearly '1e-iJufth
Of mic, fouui s'fGns bfeo2e
airing while down below al vas sti aHd caI, tno
aAz. uut Ggsa 1IIlaIins. A. 80 ookSd NJ hshaI-