The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-08-11
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Park, and. notwithstanding fht
threatened sfofm aud The eouamlIInF
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man resolved " carry out H. ihe III
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nwtnitd The tfHpsye. and giving NJ
sonl ~ en The lalluu l,#~e, VII
speedily nylng upward wtl gn
yelwliy. From ihe momcni N Iea,
inR teffH hrmn the gymnasi could lp
seen executing biz peflloua leata ulrni
the slender bar-fcMs ~ agility.
strength and dcxicfiiy which u.uaIl,
make ~ audience shivcr with fright
when performed within few feet oI
the ground. A. long ~ the eye cmilI
sec him, he continued gyriiing and
p"i.ing upon his dangerous perch,
and i VIVA almost relief when hc
disappeared from view, aud biz per.
ilous situation IN longer made iiwIf
felt 10 those who witnessed the start.
The balloon assembled 10 a hight o
about 1000 feet, drilling gradual,
toward The Jersey shore. At this
hight, only about two-thirds Of the
altitude usually obtained, the balloon
became stationary for few moments,
aud then begun to descend. This
was owing to the dampncs- of the
atmosphere, a severe rain storm then
prevailing, which served TO render
dense the hot air with which the
balloon was inflated, and finally to
render imperative its sustaining quail
itics. The machine began TO descend
gradually, acquiring increased vcloci-
ty with each foot Of space il travcrscd,
until Il finally began 10 descend as u
lump Of lead, retarded only in hs
downward course by the Iarachutrs
attached to It. II soou became ap-
parent TO Mons. Buislay TINT he had
lost all control Of his apparatus, and
that he must look to his individual
safety when nearing the earth again.
Most fortunately for him, the storm,
was driving him over the surface o!
the Hudson river in n nortlierly d.
rection. Fearing the balloon would
strike the water and entangle him IN
its meshes, he, when sixty feet in the
air, sppng from the trapezc,cleaving
the air like a rocket in his descent,
and, striking the water feet foremost,
disappeared beneath the surface. This
involuntary bath was taken near the
Jersey shore, aud was witnessed by
several persons sailing near the spot.
Some OF these hastened towards the
place, but others, less human, pro
cecded on their way, apparently no,
caring for the life Of human being
Young Buislay, on coming to til,
surface after bis first plunge, being d
fine swimmer, as well as gymnast
struck out manfnlly for the New
York shore. The wind and the it'd,
proved almost too much for him
however, and had not Mr.. Knitor, o
the Clarcmont garden, reached hin
as soon as he did, he must have beer
drowned. Mr.. Kaitor, on first secin'
the difficulty in which the balloonisI
WIS placed, had hastened 10 launch
his boat and be ready to render sucl
assistance as might be required
When he reached young Buislay, thai
gentleman was nearly exhausted b,
efforts at both flying and swimming
He was taken 10 the shore, and
few drops Of stimulating beverage
served to restore him to his acrobaii'
self. Efforts were OF once made t,
secure the unruly balloon, which hat
meantime quietly descended into th,
river, and the monster was fnall,
landed, wet and obstinate, bu, unin
jnred.