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A BALLOON VOYAGE.
Ascension of Prof. John Wise al
Chambersburg, Pa.
". WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.

L NHuknDeEsourEs Ed.
From the Pittsburg Chronicle, August A.
Prof. John Wise, of Philadelphia,
made an ascension with his balloon
"Gambetta, at Chambersburg, Pa, on
Saturday last. He was accompanied by
/ Mr.. Augustus V. Reineman The event
was witnessed by large crowd of peo-
pie, who loudly cheered as the aerial voy-
ayers gracefully ascended from the earth.
This was the four hundred and forty
fifth voyage made by Prof. Wise, who
has furnished the following interesting
narrative of the scenes incident to the
ascension:
had intended to make the last Satur-
day aerial voyage from Chambersburg
one of distance as well as one of meteo-
rological research but the committee of
arrangement having delegated the extra
seat in the aerial chariot to Mr.. A. Refine.
man, necessarily abridged the first part
of the programme since that would limit
the altitude that might become neces-
sary to be attained in order to reach the
great eastward current of the air flowing
round our planet over its temperate
zones.
The atmosphere over Chambersburg
was during the day charged with every
variety of cloud, nimbus, cumulus,
stratus and cirrus, and in addition to
this classification it contained one at
least of so remarkable character as to
excite in me the most profound desire
to have at hand every known instrument
tality necessary to the elucdation of
what appeared to me to be the active
principle in this phenomenon that was
going on. / mean ozone, After rising
to an altitude of FIVE to six thousand
feet, with but slight deviations from a
perpendicular ascent, experiencing, Dur
ing the rise, slight huttering breezes, and
constantly rapid increase Of cold,
much beyond the ordinary change Incl
dent to ascents, we encountered large
concave cloud of pale, dingy color,
which involved US in shower of snow.
At first surmised that some peculiar
action of the balloon, coming up with
warm gas from the heated atmosphere
below, was playing the part of an ice
making machine; but upon more careful
observation, Ill looking against the back
ground of mountain, discovered that
the dimensions of the snow-storm were
equal to the extent of the cloud which
was of an oblong shape, and covered an
area of not less than thousand acres.
| This cloud vapor was extremely attenu-
ated, and it was only after we had pene-
trated seven hundred feet into it that we
were obscured from the earth below. My
companion did not fully realize the fact
of its being O cloud until we had entirely
passed through and emerged from its
top. There we encountered the other
extreme of temperature. While ten min
utes before we had shivered with the
cold we were now experiencing torrid
heat-so much so that around our necks
it felt like being pricked with red hot
needles Still, in this highly-heated air,
our breath smoked from our mouths like
of cold, frosty morning.
Having lost sight Of the earth below,
and having reached the upward eastward
current, and the balloon distended to its
utmost limit, smoking at the safety
valve, / Suffered it to sink back into the
snow-cloud. When we came out Of it
| below, we discovered that Chambers
burg had followed us below or else we
| had gone back on it, as it was right un-
/ dernedln US dbdlu. IL was slili SuOWlnB
slightly from the cloud. Immediately
on emerging from the cloud, we both
became hoarse, and Mr.. Reineman, as
well as myself, suffered extremely in the
wind-pipe. The cold, also, was more in
tense than before. causing my teeth to
chatter, and my whole frame to tremble
| from the chill. My companion also slf-
fered from general cold, particularly in
the feet.
Having in the car bottle Of old port,
sent me by my friend Corporal Cont,
the celebrated wine maker of Lancaster,
/ for Pbon voyage" from Chambersburg,
we took a glass to warm ourselves.
Nevertheless, we suffered pain IN the
ears, and to me so excruciating that 1t
/ induced me to make a hurried descent,
the temperature becoming more agreea-
bic as we neared the earth.
We were afoat one hour and twenty
minutes. half Of which time was in a
snowy atmosphere While in it | re
marked to my 5ompanion' Little do
our friends below think that we are sail
ing in a snow storm, while they are
sEeltering in torrid heat a mile be-
Al our greatest altitude, probably
eight to nine thousand feet, We saw high