, 1870-11-15
The BALLOON Post

Fhyit Correspondent Of he Lsndon 7ta.k.
| There il a celebrated msahouss here In
which thrrc has been confined Tor sonae tnlee
! months pact = man who log. his reason after
| q severe attack Of fever. His health began 70
improve aad his reason to return; antI he
| was 30 far recovered lsst week that ho ASKED .
anShe tes pefmtnss'a%at tnss@%t % osnt %aa1s - an,
sEre Cd, hut he zdaea, You had better write
without delay, for there is = balloon gong TO-
i yeur litter r., f. Tr'e1 ,'3eon 4 4 e,fi
r. eosva!sssen, aaaa,n, l. opening als ssss sss
loon. 1 forsot to tell you .h.t Paris
= Sy fs palieep.s H. fhe Invalid gave !. sn5isk q
dcsrair. ard boiling his head IN his hands,
! cried, viii asouized looks, ~ have been
: : mad; I have had = fesrtul dfesm- Thought
n vas cured! thought way cured! .a0 ~
= '.So. my friend, be Tranquil; you are not
!, mad" 'Thcn its you; Tou have becoma SO:
: what is the mailer? What his troubled Eons
:, Whence this insanity" :" And surely no eeia
!, lock upon Paris and sec Ill the wonders Of
tLis troullous time, With it's manifold trhns-
!, formations, IN which we all seem to bu stind-
. snE On our heade, aud the houaeA Ard thea-
=. tras and palaces diverted to nses the
~ very oppo:ite of that 70 which tney ~ ~
~ u recovered madman's feeling: and admiWlns
- "a tbat 10 has perfectly described the eondMsou
~ - OF Paris NJ lunAtic'a dtaAms II TUG l1a4.
II mn WIS aatonishea 1t the manner N ~n1.u
u Wtat would he haze raid to tho methoa "
~ Sa wtith il ia proposed to get ans sess hack
hs l., perhaps, we'll that Tue doctor dia nut men.
~ n. mai asaia. 10 have t1ied al 1notaods, and
4G g h1ye failed; one rssnaina-nssnely, 10 get
\" pirtun 10 carry back 30.0aQ answers.
The How ia pigeon. wnish ~ W" ,otie1 G IN j 'ts
on. tsii. "a convey TO rs SO, 600 replies by
snr sncaus o: photography, which has tue power
s0 10 s.pzS,luee m tuhnaty Of details in IN in-
The En!tesnsl space. ~hog nor IN H. sn.na Of
Eoss nm ,r;nf: srt manv thoneands of letters
aght in luis way 10 printed on thin ehess o.
MR., lsie1 which. on its arrival IN Pars, Wona %
,s WI. unlimited to tho microscope and eni,Fgci l
w., no Eo x.nile 1t tts tcht me- OF it sou 90 70
~; ,enu 1nLer that it is w1uns from hearts Wat
are rupg 10 hare news Of thcss families. snt
ihe5 allie!, seize with tepativc eaGernfTs on 40:
. - and cyery srheme which may ba suggested
H.. ~ l,ir;; then tdings Of thor beet beloved
yesterday Tho 8pa1 blow was gtyen to
n IN sche mo for bringing hack answers which VI
liza much wanted. but which inspired no 1ah'
ebs.cvez in the mind ot anJ sSn,,hl; W,, %aa
Delta Fonyielle undertook to pilot balloon hask
.iety, Paris There Is no reason to doubt thst On
II ID OF these days We usy be able to eteer "
bicrt thicgs have harrencd---but - get, 1t leas
10 be we axe vet near solution Eof tho nroblet
However, II. de Fonyielle undertook the ~
" eo- md sems people put faith IN him; II
cntir constructed for his nss tho largest ba!lo'
ph;1o. phicL las get been produced; thoy have oe
a1rh;c three weeks preparing 1.-Two have been to
s;ei,as eresy dav for tho last three weeks thai
ii Of would start. 1t had hugo passe% r. 70 "
: sdt hydrogen, wh,ch is considerably lighter Il
. NM lie ordinary coal sas used for the hatoans
xsrv Ssd.t, aud which. therefore. might be e1re
lction, ed 10 cany greater load. II haa knoSu
H., hnfa trh4
1inr : te.say, would have sent despatch pf
mshe hut Ihad gwen up all hope of II, aod sho'
f;eris.o sfter midday, accompaniod bS friend
IT'S Of Ind agreed to rsg 1so to SCI aeA1sn ,t w
,us n to sfou,alte to SEQ xl,7t N. Sad,T was d
snaan viii, bss aeroxta.s, ~ they arc called b
a iupa- Conceive our horror a; ~, Mc surnes =,
to1ne The h1 and e,w tue Etea1, n'i'e1nmse 3
itten In that could 10 no other &nan - H., A.
ar1. ThsreS vas httung wind. and no
cona;a- lceled oye1, then RECOVERED itssL. non :
the col leeiea over, th1n steao.ea nc ~, c1onSs
fall OF | 1t length got tos6 IN luz at'.ot - ri
~ fesu luggage aod sacks Of lettcrs that we're 10
mission company them ns h;sS ssGaa xsSa ii ths
,h4t, Ia nsiufo( a. tlis particular balloon bad
Iss3 aT- promoted By company Of ~hon .;., aoon1
IN thst wtre EnEhshmeu; and the balloon mlgn,t g,.
ste rub he ceteuoed - ~ Ensi1ia ,h,t ,hr
1ne tsss t.;n ri tbc balloon, II de Fonviellet hs
t.tnn sufficient caro- thst the balloon ehor
- ~. IeId down OK anchored with the proper 81
a. The WEIGHTS we're taken ont 10 order tn
~ re- n.resnrers might get In. and, while tn
Msa {nnm waa held down by number Of n
,eS.us es1 rsyc ]urct. Some Of the men lot 50.
49, f,sa M notion Of being carried uptnto 70
lie resi-. who held On. were too light u
s,,s,i,a ne balloon dorn-they, too, Fese con
h. Enosn Ia let 20, and OF it went, without ca'
At the .e- any kind. ... r., =,
eArty. 1t You. and AL 9Me soese. 49, 1a :. aoynt
,tant div. side Of Paris, will laugh a1d no aoans
ips =. hes comscal ereugh to sec the rasse9sens u
nans good their rortnanteans, ~ re.s nnnf ~
.neact, OF ard their friends all c3'lecfea A
e, 500, thu field ElatEcs totake the last Vtd" o. eoe
. prfzes fot l-ho}d, At the appointed hour, on 81
nta. balloon Hithont roul. But tits bsn o'
plunas~ that for us. w,,o sre shut H. and who hAs
y s.y that lenpipe thoughts Of tho world o1tside
Las, aud no However. there for the present il u
u 1ltge-As \ NJ. de Fuuxiellaa balloon and to his
Will have no steering it back. Il il the Boccud
lie nuraber misfortune thas has b.ppenod to oar b
The ts,at having happened to bai1oo
started On the 7th, tha sarno day ~
opesay cansc tan / ohtefve that in telegram TT
the alumni lin, which appeared In the Times Of
wtnlo uun 10, II Is stated thxt two balloons witt
.692 blve P1ste eergo Of ofhesai eoernapoudeu
wyefa, 1S3 bten txken. Ihe telegram. hoGeFer,
ora. Look etale whether er not thesa Ne1e y
| catalogue. called here 1aaosss .'.oRses OF
in FdwsTds, }ibrrs. "A Ssw~ free --btIlnot
on-s fha htiI! :. sent out about ~ ,,,torui k]
~ Wtl.fxua hut thcy only contained. unlHportAn
r,ne Davfd no passengers, no aerouaut. aud Il
- n Fia}d: these, ~ iAke il, that 2ta Iecntdod
~ connrana- been captured in tho Bs7lu tsasEEAu
=, ~ f:csro s,us time 1t il right to add thst ~,
Il. doTssnpr ballooaa lets here from which paSso