Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-15
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| Another cause of apprehension
was that the wind might arise dur,
ing the night and drive the balloon
against some of the limbs with sui.
ficient force to puncture it, thus
letting the gas escape but it was
agreed that if the wind did not
blow, we might continue suspended
in our basket-four feet six by five
feet six, and three feet deep-in
safety until morning, even though
1t was careened to an angle of al~
most forty-fve degrees. Then,
again, we might remove all the
ropes but four by which the bas-
ket was attached to the hoop, tie
them together, let one man lower
himself by hand, and go in search
of help. Ali but all the ropes
we could spare, when tied together,
would not reach the ground, for
our flags, and fag-staffs, and cord,
and string, were forty-fiye feet in
length, as measured upon the arm,
and they did not
What next? Why shout for ass
sistance Good Altogether, now,
and give it all your power of lung!
"Hillioho-o-o-o-o.o ohP But only
echo answered "Oh-o-o-ohP
MAKING A NIGHT OF IT.
Again what? Make the best of
it | That's it. Let's have a con-
cert. And didn't we singl We
sang Cup in q Balloon" which
being encored, we treated ourselves
to "Auld Lang Syne," "Old
Grimes" When the Day with
Rosy Light" and so on adj fnitum.
As wind up to that portion of
the entertainment, Prof. King IA
vored US with selections from the
French and German operas-if we
may take his word for it; and we
would take his word for anything;
but decent and becoming respect
for the truth cOmpels the admission
that, however superior the Pro-
lessor may be as an eronaut, as a
singist he is not u success.
A long period of Impotence fol-
lowed; but the night came to an
end at last. .. ..
THE MORNING BREAKS.
When it had become sufficiently
light to distinguish objects about,
above and beneath US plainly, we
found that we were hanging about
sixty feet from the ground; that
there were other trees near US; that
immediately under the basket there
was nothing but small bushes, and
that the surface was level. Con-
WINGED that we had nothing but our
own efforts to rely upon for our re-
lease, Prof. King decided to cut the
anchor-rope and allow the basket
to descend to the ground. Not
knowing the amount of lifting or
resisting force left in the balloon,
we proceeded to tighten the basket
by throwing overheard everything
it contained-and coffee-can, bas-
kets of provisions, etc, were quickly
upon the ground.
THE DESCENT.
Cutting a smaller rope which had
been fastened to the basket and a
limb of the tree above, to lessen the
strain upon the anchor-rope, the
Professor climbed to the hoop, and,
all to be in readiness,
severed the anchor-rope itself, threw
his knife from him, quickly swung
back into the basket, and
in an instant we were upon the
earth! 1t was 500 O'Clock. AL
though the shock was somewhat vi
Olent, no one was hurt in the
slightest degree.
The party landed at KiHzua,
Warren county, Pa, and after a
severe jaunt over bad roads in a
'pringless wagon, through a country
with rattlesnakes, reached
Buffalo more fatigued than hurt.