The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-23
& BoIioon Ei,Icu wight.

An .,tauani nancd Thoms, u Who astcuj,l
icccn,ly from Toronto desc ndci safely near
Cleveland the balloon having t,,n iakA, hy
strong upper current aCros. tLr iaits Mech
anxiety was felt in:Tofouio as 10 Mr.. Thomson
fate before the telegram arrived announcing his
safe landing Mr.. Thomson gives the following
account of his adventure r"Thc balloon asccudc.
at $40 and from the velocity the balloon was
travelling at, soon perceived % was foolish 20
Try 20 descend II soon became evident that lIU1-
ing in Canada was out of the qu s;iou, and that
all arrangements must be made 20 be driven
across the lake.. TIL, frs, ,hns that struck me
was 20 drop the grapucl To the iull extent i-o
feet. This acted AS guide 10 The distance OF the
water " being nov dark. and. 10y placing one
hand uu the fuit ihr eff - ui %, -rapnc striking
| tie water was ,lstiustis ',.t With an open bag
81 ballast ou h1y ku,e. rv,fs .'mc the gtapncl
7 s,ruh ths water cuupt g. .audiuls uf sand
wei, ih,uAG uu,-aud iu thi. plan alouc ! owe
l IN, rrcscrvatioa and -Grcp... fhs ballast taken
was about ihrof hundred Aui Nn, pounds For
thrrc houfs that l34u Nas carried out AMI then
\ came on the most disu hing anl mcrcilcss rain
! hav. ever iri; coG,i nui BEL, fifteen feet before
| In, aud tn uoi.r 90 'h' rain on ihc BALLOON tui
| the water was such a. o. unn,r.c uV' vs. hand,
hccamc nunh aud b, gan To rcrcievc M pusl-
| iion more ACCURATELY, though determined n"t 10
| give mp until al tie ballast aad mut'all,' Neic
| gone The taiu Nas making iht balloon hraNiri
| ever moment aud lhr ha.lns WAS thrown uai
! freely till about ten a. clu,h. when the Aiis suc
u,csca,nr n.r i,l! inir = .'ni"f '"r . e." mo.
| mcnis Is this time the balloon bad dtsgruded
60 within siN feet at the wa,r. and instantly uui
went twenty eight pounds ~ ballast. III, gi',ri
Of this was that the balloon rose 10 an aliudc o'
! A mile cutr,ly through ain Clouds, aud then
the moon shune brilliantly, aud 10 ili. position
Il remained ahonta quarter oi sn hour Ih. 'iie''
! of the moon shining ou the cloud hcncaih was
I such As an artist mi. hi hc proud ui The shadow
r a. II h Va
oyrr the rough and uneven clouds, giving the
iles sl q balloon lacc Evgiy thing nov became
! calm Nu longer ihe ban ~ lhc lihr 90 the Eain.
! Al wns ,lill hul Nhrthff tue storm .ull Tased
| hrneaih wa. unknown. \. Sire balloon desecndcd
Il was csid.ni change had ,unio Vy,l he scene
The rain had ceased sui the appearance, oi ryrr!.
| thing was ~ ihe ishcs, luc whether % was
/ under stratum nf DARK clouds could not be- known.
| Suddenly glimmeF OF light NJ. cn iur mo.
! mcnt then, with anxious eyes ti.si down 10 pcr-
ccivc my Object ai last small s'luatcs, with darker
| margins were clearly visible. These proved 10
! he the fields aud hedges. and ihcy appeared 10
vanish as quickl, a. object passed when in m
eApr,ss train. \ town Wa- a. la'i seen aud ]
heard the sound uf musical instruments. then
called nui 10 know where was, but the reply
was uuiuirlhahc The. however saw i was a
balloon About tNu iuil ultiti un il, grHl-
mel caught in large .hh itc' aii h,li h'''
Thi. nfirrNa.i pruktd iu 10, O. liiilr Nillte' rtHr
Cleveland then called uut lu.iil, The sound
Of ltrsons .iugius And ilai iup mn.ic Nult hrHd
Thee proved ,u h. i1ut Young tirn who had ecu
tu a. hall They wtr. native of Cleveland ari
o. they advanced nearer m, voice va heard
They NJ once 81, io work 90 pu'l ilir ha'loon "u.
oi tie wOOls aud ernvc, tiu i,li vet rnuld
lc folded up % So. il.nihr.c o'r''.' !" h'
m"tning
"a. Nc. rattington says Fur my part
eau I d,,civ, what on aiith oldication u coniu
TO- wh,n wss ,ounF i'a gal uuly unl'Isiood
the rules OF Distraction rfovi-ion. multiplying
. rcplcnisliug and tbs aitlga' d'n "n ''.' Hn'
, ali al,uu, the fispfs aud fnti. 'ih'tIt,- iht g."
I ycusn's aud t'r,t lormiiut, ih' Po,lu' 1H'
= the umpiic, il,, bad r.lic,i.'n,,r" E'
r now thcS have indcuous''ai rrl'' ,tDi hH.i
G the ycophanls oi p,rallclisltm io"! n''h.t
1 OF oxhia,s, asheads ,0wsii,hs anil ~ nt 'li.H
. - A. l. II