The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-13

friends good bye, and scared away amid eX-
pressions of good will and hearty cheers,
which we duly reciprocated.
AWAY WE GO.
Ascending with speed we soon reached
an altitude of q mile, and while drifting
about we ate our suppers and chatted plea
sanity. At twelve minutes past we struck
a current of colder mir. and travelled south
erly, at distance of n dozen miles from the
lake shore, rs we were told by Professor
King, although to the untravelled balloonist
it appeared but across couple OF fields
or so.
The yoyapers now wished to descend, but
dared not on account Of the prevalence of
forests in the country over which they were
sailing. At last all their ballast gave out,
and the bottom boards Of the car were taken
ont and split and thrown over as occasion
required. At last they came to part OF the
country where they thought landing might
be attempted, and they prepared to descend
accordingly.
CRASHING THROUGH THE TREE-T0Ps.
We could now distinctly see the trees, APP
parently in front and on either side of us.
and here again Professor King counselled
US:
"Hold fast to the ropes of the basket. but
be careful to keep your hands out of the
way of the anchor-rope, or you may get
them torn off! Look out also for the
branches of the trees, lest theyhurl you from
the basket ~
The warning came in time, and every man
grasped the ropes and braced himself for the
shock. On drove the balloon like an en-
ragged monster over the tree, the strong bas-
ket-
"with iron clasped and with iron bound
crashing through the tops and tearing away
great branches in its rushing course! The
shock was awful, but though the basket
creaked and quivered, not withe was Sc
vcred, not strand was parted!
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
The anchor caught at last upon tree at
II o'clock, and rs soon rs it was ascertalned
that our journey was actually ended, the
momentouS question arose, how were we to
get down? We could distinguish the trunk
of the tree below, and the limbs above us,
but we knew not how far it was to the
ground, or what was beneath us! Never at
a loss, the nronaut directed that all the
string and rope which we could find be put
together and an attempt made to get sound
ings. The two flags were tied to the ends
of two small sticks, seven feet each in length,
used for flag stats, and to these were added
whatever was available in the shape of cord,
and the trial made. No bottom!
HOW TO GET DOWN?
Another cause of apprehension was that
the wind might arise during the night and
drive the balloon against some OF the limbs
with sufficient force to puncture it. thus
letting the gas escape; but it was agreed
that if the wind did not blow we might con-
tinue suspended in our baskct-four feet SIX
by five feet six, and three feet deep-in
safety until morning, thOughtit was careened
to an angle of almost fOrty-tiye degrees.
Then. again, we might remove all the ropes
but four by which the basket was attached
to the hoop, tie them together, and let one
man lower himself by hand and 60 in search
of help. All. but all the ropes we could
spare, when tied together, would not reach
the ground, for our flags, and tlag-StaffS, and
cord, and string, were fOrty-tvc feet III
length. as measured upon the arm, and they
did not
What next? Why, shout for assistance
Good! Altogether. now, and give it all
vour power of lung! Hilloho-O-o-o-oh y
But only echo answered, Oh-o-o-oh -
MAKING A NIGHT OF IT.
Again what? Make the best of it That's
it. Let's have a concert. And didn't we
sing! We sang up in Il Balloon" which
being enc0red. we treated ourselves &c
"Auld Lang Syne," cold Grimes
"When the Day with Rosy Light" and sc
on dd minimum. As n wind-up to that por
ton of the entertainment, Professor Hin!
| favored us with selections from the trcncf
and German operas-if we may take III:
word for it, and we would take his wore
for nnythin1 but decent and becoming
respect for the truth compels the admission
| that, however superior the Professor may
| be as IN 1ronaut, as singlSt he Is not
| success.
A long period of Impotence followed, bu
| the night came to an end ut last.
THE MORNING BREAKS.
When it had become sufficiently light tt
! distinguish objects about. above. ana he
meath us plainly. we found that we were
hangin" about sixty feet from the ground
| that there were other trees near us thai
| immediately under the basket there was no
thing but small bushes, and that the surface
was level. Convinced that we had nothln:
but our own efforts to rely upon for our re
lease, Professor King decided to cut the an
chor-rope and allow the basket to descend
| to the ground. Not knowing the amount
lifting or resisting force left in the balloon
we proceeded to tighten the basket BY
throwing overheard everything il con
tained-and coffee can, baskets Of PROV
sions, Sund-bagS, &C., were quickly upol
the ground.
| THE DESCENT.
Cutting smaller rope which had beer
| fastened to the basket and Il limb OF the tree
| above TO lessen the strain upon the anchor
rome, the Professor climbed to the hoop
and. calltiOning all to be in readiness, severed
| the anchor-rope itself, threw his knife from
him. quickly swung himself back into TIT
basket, and in an instant we were upon tn
earth 1t wns 500 O'Clock. Although TIN
shock was somewhat violent, no one wa
hurt in the slightest degree.
| The party landed ut KinZua, Warner
county, Pa, and after 4 severe Jaunt owe
bad roads in springless wagon through
country infested with rattlesnakeS, reached
Buffalo more fatigucd than hurt.
The boiler in Porter's lOgwood factory. il
East Boston, exploded on Saturday, inlurln:
several men (none fatally aud badly shatter
ing the building.
James Donncll, Il telegraph repairer, wa
run over and killed by the cars OH Sattrda,
at Quincy, Mass, and Alfred Hopkins,
farmer, was killed by Il locomotive at no
chester, n. \.
The Connecticut House of Representa-
tiyes on Thursday last passed bill to Strlk
out the word white" from the sutfrag
clause in the State constitution by vote Q
JIG yeas to IS nays.
CAPTAIN William Dyer, of New York, wa
accidentally killed in Philadelphia on Fri
day while experimenting the hosting of
boiler recovered from the wreck Of tn
steamer Ironsidcs.
| xrVEGS AND ugnTORG
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| warranted genuine.
WILLIAM H. TATUNI,
jy IL SOC Broad street.