The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-27
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Balloon escensions are ,,;,a,, ,ors,..,,,
The other day, Professor Ls.Iso,rSain at
tempted one in Saginaw, .Mihiean, when,
owing to a con,reternps, he mad a sudden and
involuntary arid voyage, the rsult of which
was narrow escape from a tightful death.
The particulars Of the affair are thus given in
a Saginaw paper: iss. z .isfI J.:
The balloon was filed before sarting to It's ut.
most tensions but, owing to recen, repairs leaked
badly, SO that after one OF two insuccessiuI az.
pansd a aadsy w9 %as have
ont OF the car. MT. 81. had the eltables, instfn.
ments OF observation, and Tissue paper used to
the balloon. and as he stepped oH OF the car, be-,
lore he could transfer the articles named those
aS q rspdy ss ss. It, sS II an
titude OF two miles within q fen minutes. A per-
m feet gale Of wind was blowing at the time, and
Iho balloon was still ascending when lost TO sight
IN cloud. Professor La Mountain, In relating
eS be s at Vss %
swimming mass OF snow-nakes, interspersed with
rain, which formed a frost.work on the netting Of
forming and Tying h!ther and thither, had, as he
expressed y, the appeafance OF cloud of steam
sart %cn os, IN INC sight Could not The
kerclliel and throwing out shreds he became con-
sc. sclous that ne was passing upward with wonder
eastward toward the lake. Nothing was discern
ha9 thS9 but the thckenlng. mist, and. overhead HIS
RanaS RanniS the thin cloth covering 70 its utmost
the tsEe Fearing that lie might be carried into
iate hss SeSS seS without pound OF ballastto regu
viii ph q SntaSott ne reached for tho valve rope
Tos T1.6 se snrnI Of lowering himself gradually
rain ana aiea, .cS yaye would not open The
g she to Of the bal
from below Putr s whos se
pulling the Iron stas !h ON the rope
the valve, the rope falling aewn Into tis oar Te
passod .S seor Sp ss.sT than
below, and the heavens. aoove were as cfear
In o Jnne sna ssaenf Bne e as ap erg as a
and La Mountain was benumbed with cold. mt
little ia time WAS was lest in speculation. Es had at.
tie s conG escape S a Gs9
ssS% Sf n,o Sas Or GS he ase wsa
having made preparations for such an event
S s Eassa s for M
| Ongirg to the ropo with one hand, with the
other and his teeth, artcr como excrtlon, he sue.
bottom ten OF fifteen feet upwards: Then serving
the th opposite side the same way, he descended to
ration the ss OF the iiscrs Of bolh ands s GpS aS
become frozen. For few minutes the balloon
M Kept ascending, @ and then, as the gas escspedait
instant Increased IT'S !downwhsI speed. The Pro.
rents enlargIng, until, with crash mat sounded
like death.knell, tho CLOTH gave way to tSe pres.
| sure, opening scam on both sdes from the hot.
| tom TO the top. The gas escaped Instantly, leaS
Ing not Thousand cubic feet, whilo tho air rushed
in, fllingnp the vacuum, the balloon acting as
| parachute. Tho professor gives It as his opinion
that at the height OF two miles thero WAS not Q
foot Of gas in tbs balloon The cloth, bellyinR ont,
formed lY strong. .'resiatance'to the atrAosbfete
and retarded the descent. Hs renembefs dis
t!nctly passing through o cloud, a1d the senga,
tion on regaining sight Of the carth. He has 90
almost indlstinct rec0llectonof approaching the
earth,a surface. Z A dull moaning Ike the surging
ol ehe waves greeting his ears, the Mapping of the
cloth became louder, and moment after he be.
came unconscious ION regaining his senses he
found hlmRelf lying in the woods, and his balloon
was some yards detant Several persons who had
seen tho balloon descend had come 70 the scene,
and were standing near! They afterwards a..
slsted him. His arms and legs were badly bruised
and himself st1nned, but no bones were broken
or INTERNAL injury sustained. The spot where he
fell: u seven nilcsi nom Bay City. He stopped
over .night az e farm houte near by and yeater.
ne wa5 In the mir was lcss than thirty minutes,
| and the reason that he was not carried further
rents Of cir. '.S q, !. 30 + a., 1850 '7i