New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-20
BALLOON ASCENSIONS.

D.of Zinc made his 133d balloon ascension
- Cauoo,d New Hampshire, on the llth INST Inc
,Io,,ing notes Of his voyage arc taken Hon 1'' WV
cord Monitor; Ice. Mormon icular direction
iol ,So or more when he struck holthtas'eiS
Tor nan IT ,boye this he took course sOuth ol
ast crossing Melrmack River anu paS SS Crcr,ds
nack County Agricultural SOcleIy Iai g., 5o r ao
MI, r IN ifs nuous course was ~ view lOI % vi ~
miles TO the north and to the south 'ho ere was no
aaarjrg IN he very shallow. or an noun ueio We ~
LANDS nm the track Of the balloon aiter Wlcn ,ilF f ~
Seemed TO enter collection OF CLOUDS, anu WaS o f t
Tnntes completely encrcled by thermal ulsaCe
on three miles lie determined TO rise above inc clCu'
and throwing ont some ballast ascended Tapdy au him
teiued a view Of WlnmpseOgce Lake 70 INC uoI VI %
Snd several smaller ponds all about IN every ulcvG
Sic was so high az this time that there was t
I'M his ears and hc was oDged 10 lhhle olEoi an" iih
breoths He lost view Of Concord al 5Oclock ~ WHEN
time ne judged he was 20 miles distant 0o9n Go
he passed To the east OF MassaDehlC Lake lu 81" 20
village apparently about three miles TO the east ~ saw
o'clock began to think OF coming down. ana uesethue9
slowly, when the three Derry villages cdle ~ ,'
he passcd over them still continuing IN sOuthefy uteS
non after passng Derry, large cy 10 t'S ieit
came IN sight, which proved 10 De h&WtehSe ne uet
mined to make descent If possible, IN Haverlill lie
decided descend to the northeast current Wmeh nc
did, taking handsomely Az 5;2? ne crossed tle NEIL
mack River to the west Of Haverhi IN northeastery
direction found that lac was going to pass TO the
west OF the town lie aScehueil salh 70 ~" upti u;
rent OF air and recTOsSed the river m SOueaseiy ~
rectiOn until he had reached proper distance wien ne
again descended the northeast current ana passed Ill
rectly over Iayerhil He landed safely AT O'Clock III
pasture the north side Of Havcrh, near the mouse
Of Mr.. Dunlap, about thiee-IOuItns oi a., ini ~
from the tClegraphOllice Mr.. Dunlap assisted nm IN
securing his balloon and drove him at once 10 inc tele
graph Office when he telcgraphcd Col. Josiah stevens
r. Of this city, Of his safe descent He then returned 10
his balloon and with Mr. Dunlaps assistance packed IL
MP and accepted his Inequalities for the night rms con-
duct in marked contrast with that OF the OWcr o
tie pasture. who, learn began an action against roll
KING for trCspass in etecung landing IN ms pasture
Tie highest altitude attained by Prof King was about
n miles and the distance Travelled over 60 miles lie re
manned up hours and 90 Minutes passing through ihe
towns OF Pembroke, AncnstOwn, HOOksect, CANDIDA Au
burn, Derry. Hampstead, Salem, and Methuen
FRIGHTFUL BALLOON ASCENSION IN MISSOURI
yOuna beginner the art OF aerOnautlcS came near
losing lite in his upward or rather downward can eI
on the Fourth az Mexico, AudraIn County, Mo- WINE
black man engaged In generating gas some p9ltIo
OF the oil was spilled thrown upon the sde OF Tue o"oI
part Of the machinery below the seat 81 the young
tsspirant and AT the mcment OF starting the hasAct
swung over the blaze and took fire. Inc balloon,
n large one went up with great TaWdliy5 ana was
At a great hight when the candidate Tor mSh
bon0rs dissolved his danger As quickly rs posslne ne
puIed he ropes the and down ne came al
q RATE that would have killed him beyond pcrGdNentuIc
mi for the fortunate circumstance Of his dropping INTO
the top of very large tree The poor man. heilS Gu
Vsoped in the flames and badly scratched ana bruised 10y
me branches OF the tree the ground Ike sports
mans wounded squirrel " not dead, but Hcklng Inc
balloon continued To burn in the top OF the OAK uh con
gunlcd, Isl LOUIS htluoll'""' 'N'' -