Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-10

spencer ana MS ASSISTANTS, was DeluS nl4OA
and made ready for its aerial flight from the
State House grounds The imitation proceeded
slowly by reason of deficient gas supply.
1t was two o'clock and forty minutes before
everything was made ready and the air ship
finally loosed from all the ties that bound it
to earth. A reporter of the Free Press was
expecting to 90 up with Prof. Spencer, but
at the last moment it was found the convey
auce was deficient in floating power, and he
reluctantly stepped from the car. The ascent
was a successful and beautiful one. The
balloon as soon as released, scared gracefully
ard deliberately upwards the daring aeronaut
waving the American flag above his head and
responding to the enthusiastic cheers Of the
. vast concourse Of people spread over the
State House grounds the hill sides and the
surrounding buildings.
After rising slowly for few hundred feet
Mr.. Spencer threw out one bag of his ballast
sand. and the balloon at once shot up 2OOO
c.t higher When at the distance Of 5000
feet u5lyc US. he embossed the red, white
and blue parachute containing the kitten
taken Up with him, and it slowly hoated
downward. and finally landed It's living
occupant safely in the garden Of Capt. Mead
. ia the rear IF Loomis street The balloon
Il ated of in an easterly direction passing
over East Montpelier village, and finally
landing ia Monroe, \. H., two miles over
the river from Barnet in this State. 1t
remained in plain view here some ten min
ure- whom it was obscured for moment or
two b7 o passing cloud. Soon re-appearing,
as The cloud sailed by. we watched it until
nearly three o'clock, when it went into dark
cloud. and We saw it no more
Pral. Spencer had a very fine voyage, and
made most successful and easy landing.
lie found cold weather up among the clouds
ADJ complained somewhat Of chilliness in
tie regions he passed through. lie came
down 10 q hillside pasture and found aid and
assistance ia packing up and transporting
his balloon from a dozen sturdy farmers,
aa9. attracted by the strange visitant to their
h z.t ora01d had been watching bis descent,
and at once gathered about Mr.. Spencer and
rendered him any hospitality IN their power.
They conveyed him to the railroad station
anil be reached Montpelier the next morning
H. WAS in the ar nearly an hour and
t14,cr-eI distance IF thirty-fve miles
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balloon was fairly off for the trial Of the
a-e engines Tor the various prizes offered.
Ia. order of playing was determined by lot,
and satisfactory rules for governing the tri-
..-- were al9ptcd Each company was 10
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4.
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tr.-.e Waterbury bows carried Of the
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Mia E.ha1 Aliens were ubIIant and 5lIy
....- thew bore IF the second prize. and
.s. tr..- ,.H fortune conspicuous by
....-..,ai-, nm +. their engine till it looked
I. ...atrv peddler,s cart. The Seth
1t .--.r- ~ Waterbury smiled audiblv. as
-..g 4--sreoi all competition On the third
. -rl seemed +, i. feel good all over d.
.- .,antIemanlv mode.tv made them
.... I..o,r-rrstlve than were other GONNA
rf- IT,. Water Witch bows Of North
.. made 4 splendid throw on the tr9al for
-s.. ...,.I rriz,. and deserved success if they
r5..4 r win II. The West Lebanon Com
r.a lad fa5- hose and were unfortunate
from the start. They were fine looking set
FL lueu. and under more favorable auspices
n.,at have carried # one of the prizes
I.e Observance Of the day was marred
rr 80 accidents or mishaPs of serious
cu-.4seaee The crowd was not as large
.r.4t o. last year. but it was an orderly.