The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-17
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Journalist I'm Nubibus-Deseen I'm .
swamp. TO the Astontshment OF the
View Jersey NaIives-rhe Ballast Gives
Out. &c.
balloon ascent nowadays is something more than
an occasion de socats. Since Professor Wise and DR..
Andrews, in America and Messrs Coxwe and Glasher,
IN England have turned their attention 10 the naviga
ton the air and 20 the combination Of aerial trips
with scientific research tho public Of both countries
have evinced an interest in he subject AM sympathy
with the adventurous aoronauts which have had great
effect in multiplying balloon ascen;s And further
since tho day when the celebrated Greene came
down head foremost, without his balloon there has
never existed much excitement the subject as
there does to-day principally by of the impetus
gi,cn to tho science by the advent Of Professor An
drc@s flying ship After the only partially
a trips Of the Aercon, the Professor mined TO i'm
prove his appliances to this end he greed 10 meet
Professor Wisc the oldest living America aeronau In
scientific consultation yesterday.
The occasion was that ~ ascent by Professor o. H.
Wood, young and daring aeronsut from Crump's Cen
trial Park Garden, Broad street, Newark. large
number of persons present, and besides
those who paid to witness II some hundreds
congregated on the neghboring housetops to
obtain eleemosynary view OF the ascent. Early In
tue afternoon Dr. Andre and Professor Wise engaged
in consultation, tho result Of which was decision 10
make another ascent In the Aereon at early day and
with such alterations liz the present appliances Of the
flying snip will render ts success certain.
tneEe gentlemen hndresseA auHlcnce
the science Of navigating the air complimenting 10 high
terms Messrs. Hay and Wood, who had gotten up the
ascent and predicting tat the day when aerial
navigation would b,com' n feet decompG.
A band OF mus was stationed near the balloon, and
both went through the operation OF Imitation at the
me- Indeed, the labor Of adore audience with
a fierce looking drummer four.shing a pair Of drum
81 cks within inch Of their noses, and huge from
bone IN full blast at each ear must have been quite
labor OF love to the professors. ~. Andrews gcner.
ously accorded Ia Professor Wise credit Of having
done the bodest thing IL was possible 10 conceive
hn b.g.A t... hal
loon, whe two miles above ground for the purpose Of
testing the capabilities OF broken balloon a descent
Tho applause which greeted this ann uncement had
scar ely SUBS ded when the car was attached TO the
- re cent City" balloon, the crowd rushed TO shake
hands With the young professor, aud heard the HERA
cbrre .pondent were whired into air at q single
bound
BY the way, the balloon was only intended to carry
one, and the only condition upon which the journalist
In his Thirst Tor scientific research, allowed
cend was that hc-being q little feow-should be
pitched out by way Of ballast occasion required This
beng satisfactorily settled, and Ii. Professor darky
ntnt that he had better make end correspond.
en at once FOR Tear Of undue strain the ropes
balloon Assembled merriy Narrowly brush ng tree and
ba ely escaping sleep the people below seemed grad
uay to diminish to Lii putians aud presently nothing
ballast began TO less and less and the correspond
en-, eyed ca n succ' edns bag thrown out very
,na ny until S when the asronaus sverred
verify believed that the Professor had been
deciding bis fatc sot, zoe But hia hour not yes
said WIS the celebrated "pup ..ioxander," Who has
made quits number OF ascens FOR his tune OF life,
aid has regularly descended by the easy and c0lnmo.
dus conveyance Of parach.to In this instance the
pup didn't seem 70 IL for considerable unic bot
was ultimately prevailed up0nagainst mis- better
judeDentto descend. Whether thus small dog will bc
logged enough, nike Mr.. Piicoddy's predecessor ITO
turn NJ again. aud, II 80, whore, remains to be n
The correspondent can only that his watching Of
the aianngy acile dfscent Of the animal another
illustration OF the axiom that "a 70 low feeling
us wondrv1B kindn-only, IL his power to be
md 10 tho pup for with the aeronaut who wanted bal
last was simply question Of pup correspondent"
Having drfted about ,hree quarters Of hour towards
jersey City, with southery wind tho balloon gradnally
coiumenced TO descend. when undercurrent Of
eiy wnd drove IL out among the marshes Of Hudson
county.
ca ton" Descend ng without DO last, and after the
sacrifice Of cv shoestrings part OF tho Pro-
lessor tho niltei monster bounced upon the ground
and Anteus.kc. emed Give fresh gor from the
concussion Up went again, bragg ng the hapless
mates Of the basket through sume dozen yards
OF soft, mnrshy ground, and knocking them with
cha ming regularity against every obstacle which
Ia their way Again II descended-th. time narrowly
es aping the Passaic river, and lodging In q muddy
brook sidewise. and In the form OF parachute 60
caucus IL the name OF the town. but what shall
DO gwen 10 the nativcsS They came; they saw;
they we're conquered. 6omo away, bowling with
afraid TO touch the balloon they should be incoa
tinenty skee.sd" into tho couds Az length tho Pro
lessor and hrs companon having performed tho dicut
l'at of pulling themselves together" succeeded In
ducng 70 less formidable dimensions and IL WAS ulti
matey placed upon q wagon aud driven homo In
Triumph, after ninety minutes aerial excursion, tho
hapiess couple eitting 90 cauaatsv the taboard.