New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-01
BALLOON VIEW OF NEw.YORK.
Aerial Aspect Of the Metropolis and Its
surroundings-AR Rebel Balloon Made
Of Beeessisnists, Observation-Disclosures
Of the Ascent aud Dcscent-uag"ih.
cent Panorama-An Attendant butter.
ny and Welconisg Eagle.

ny and Wclco.aisg Eagle.
An ascension in balloon and look at Man.
haitian Island from superterresria point is interest
ing and We have just had the experience by the In
yaton OF Prof Lowe we visited his aronautc estab'
I.hment at the corner Of Fifty ninthst and sixthave.
AT the time Of our arrival the balloon in the air
above US, firmly attached to the earth by hempen
rope. While it was descending We examined the Gu
rositcs open to the inspection OF visitors.
REBEL BALLOON.
Among other things exhibition is portion OF the
only balloon ever made by the Rebels Two hundred
silk dresses contributed by the ladies OF Peterson
furnished the material for its construction. Prof
Lowe secured the balloon and all its fixtures when te
gunDoat Teazer was captured. lie also exniOt JUG
balloon which he used In his army ascenslons III eoi'
NEw FEATURE
Since opening his establishment on the 9Th OF August
the Professor has received large NUMBER OF V'ois'
H. has Introduced new feature IN ba0rning by srid
ing up and child en- as well Us mature peso'
OF the serner In each case ne iarantees saao
return. Our invitation embraced our lanl! anu W.
therefore, induced the two lazy members vi O hoe'o
hold to accompany W..
When fairly seated in the basket, the Professor gave
the signal and the rope was pad ons q Ia AiiaHtic
Cable The paying. ont apparatus worked az smOJthf
as that the Great Eastern anu we soon iouhd our
selves thousand feet in air. Contrary TO eAg'ctaon
x
cent nor did the ladies who accompanied Us. Hereto
fore we have been unable to look from an elevation OF
50 feet or upward without nm unpleasant sensaiioh.
The absence of dizziness is explained Dy tip lac. ta
one il practically uncOnnoctcd with tie earth when
perched in balloon and 10 not as prc'Dy i@miuu
of his position rs whea standing Oh s roO VI DuI1u
ins or the steepie oil church.
MAGNIFICENT VIEW.
Roth whils ascending ard Tding the motion II
nlauly perce ptible. When at the end ~ the rope
magnificent scene appears before or below the spec
ator Tie great city with its streets aud avenues is
church spires its warehouses and al the varied 6Tuc
tnres th,t form the metropolis embraced at sing
view The udicrou portion OF TINS picture CONSISTS "a
the temp rary buildings shsnt!es that arc scatt'ird
without RIDER in the region tetween roIle' ~ nn
Central Park The PARK itself has IN aspect of won
drous beauty and alone repa.s all the tro"Oe OF tr
ascent Especially d. the lakes whicA ador0 tlc f1h
secure the attention of the amateur archeut; HuI-
yonned with the fresh yerGure of the grass and trees
and played upon by the sun0eams, they appear Ike
diamonds set In emeralds. =, II,
From the study OF the labyrinth OF gftVeeu "a'A'
and roads in the great lungs Of the city the eye wan
ders toward the northwGiG. There II hariem hiVri.
winding from East River TO the ngdson 10 we pvin'
where the Old trumpeter OF the hneKerourser aat >
ore TO make his crossing sink 10 the bottom OF TIE
stream There is East River. covered with steamers
and sailing craft widening beyond Huri Gaze in!o
Long Island Sound, which is dotted win tne wnlte
win, Of the vessels that traverse its waters Broohyn
Flushng and other cities and villages VI Long ]sahi
seem to hug the earth as II hoping to p!ush uiseen.
Away 10 the East If the dim haze did not intervene.
We half faLcied We could see steamer paving us
way aroand the extremity OF the island where tue
Atlantic ceases and the Lower Bay begins
Portions Of Connecticut were VI bc aud the fore u
land Of Jersey stretched along the further bank OF t,
Hudson From our feet down To lis terminus the
North River spread its panorama OF mJored aud NOV
inc vessels Staten Island embraced in TIE ne. !!
Of yis1n and 20 were the hills beyond The Pas'iic ~
NewJerse, From the city and It's suburbs the Island
aud the vide stretches Of country 10 tie north az
west the ,iyers bays and hsrbor. with hundreds %
moving vessels the Park and It's scene OF s iyety' j.
formed a scene OF surprising beauty.
THE DESCENT.
The descent was as gentle and Effected as easily n
the ascent Unlike Capt. SCOTS coon We dld not come
down willingly We coaii have remained for hoa's ia
contemp lation Of the scene
CURIOUS INCIDENTS.
On reaching the earth butterfly rose rom the grass
anu uttered against the side of the balloon. Prof. -
sor Lowe informed US that the butterfly accompanied
the bnloon on nearly every ascent until an altds OF
about 800 feet was attained From that pUiht he re
turned and waited until the balloon Descended. Tor
eyera days On eagle lowered around the balloon waen
at its greatest elevation.
We departed much delighted with our new sensation
and believe We will experience II again.
DISCONNECTED AsCENsI0SS
The Professor expects 10 make several disconnected
sscensions during september yoyaging 10 the lter
of Nev.Yor aud the New England States. He st'i
has on hand the apparatus with which h. proposed 10
cross the Atlantic several years since AID - conndent
the feat will yet be accomplished