, 1870-10-24
u fsntfsc In tho Clouds-FFcuch md
frts>s!An 1Salsoonlsts III Deadly
Conflict


\ fsattso in the cIoud~-Frcuch nud
fru>sanu lsnJaoonlsts an Deadly
Conflict.
The following extraordinary state1ent an
peasA IN Belgian paper called the .S;ossr,,lte,
ds Jour, from one Of its corre.pondents Il
tho coat of war, Which note was carried to
bfusFeis By c:Erios pigeon:
uV.. rARIs, Oct. !, 1870.
-.tn;n ~, Tot1rned na9 sss,es:ay % ralis His
AIthonBh hs balloon ~As favpfed b. = cnnj
wind since his departure fsoaa Tuur1: 1S.t
e7Jer:
'.1le left Tours at 6 o c.oes In TIN morning
aud tho bold aeroaaut AtfsypI n rieF Of Panss,
/ n IL o'clock, aoAhng about 5000 1uctroa
above tlle fc1t Of CAafenton. At the 1anae
| time as the lntsepide--wLish waa tue uamo Of
Nadat's balloon-sppcarc3, second balloon
vas observed IN tho hali:aA Saiar waa sasu
COLOR. Immediately another national flag
doated from the car OF the other balloon.
Vigorous hn7ahs and c1ie- Of est Dur5uf''
| proceeding from the garrison OF the fort,
giceted the Appearance Of tho two aerpr2uts,
who're ba'looIs sradusliy approached.
"When they aere within : short tliatance
| Of each other, suddenly loud report Was
heard in the alr. followed tr = series OF e1-
ptoeions. These wers It first thought to
be demonstrations or signals Of victory, until
Sadaf was seen tu ling lisusen into the net
work Of bis balloon MD to cling to its sides.
ued firing shoas ut Saaar. which were traced
in the sky hy t!esr luniao1s effects. The In
trepide descended rapidly. and 1t appeared to
tie spectators fellow that some iucouprchen-
hit,e even: had taken pla>e above.
But mark Hhat the French flag in the
hcea removed, and black and yellow stand-
ard WAS observed to be floating iu its plsee.
Then al wa explained. Treason. II il =
r1ussi4n balloon. lie has fred on the Intre-
plde. Sadaf is los;t' wera the c1ies that
bufet simultaneously from the French people.
But Nadar WAS safe; fer lie was seen to
descend rapidly in his car. and the balloon to
:ist, md reaseeld.1. having stopped The hole
,uads in his taf1oon t,y his lye.sAsy.
Then shotH were 1npi Is frod from the
f-:zcrile into the pfrsss:n balloon, whit!1
-ne, losing all power, descended to the earth
9Th giddy velocity 4 detachment OF Uh:ans
w.o were in the nlasn and who Ind bean fol-
towing the 2etIaf couba.ants throughout the
Exiting struggle. rnshed forward. and EUR.
-tunei1g the ballon, 1e.eivsd their cham.
iou-God knows in what conditiou-and
tMn all Lastened "a At full speed to the
it1lssian advanced posts- In the meantime
Aadar eesceI ded safely At Clsrenton, where
lie still remsiua-"
[ ne EG.o du kdF4H'e7"r commenting uPou
this recital. obeeryc+:
while the Aourelies du Jour Vas publish.
ing this extraordinary description Of an aerii
combat, we read IN thr correspondence id.
dreesed from Versailles to the Times Of Sep.
teruber 80:
"'An lne1p!icable phenomenon has tusi
been received at Versailles. Two bal
looms, attached to each other. have
been lowering orer Paris. moved bE i
strong eat wind in the direction Of the forest
Of St. German, where the5 disappeared sud
denly behind the trees.'
"fhis Journal also etatcs that \ smaller
balloon was seen at about the same time above
NeGe. near Bastagpe. Its progress appeared
to be very slow, and it seemed to fall not veE,
far from the latter SPOT. This BALLOON val
supposed to have asceuded from the garrison
| at 1fetz"