, 1873-07-27
THE AERONAUTS.
Wise and DOnARlaOF1,
From the Nttn 1'ork Graphic.

Lancaster, pe., on the 24tl, OF February, 1908.
At IN carly ago ho was Hont to tho German
Grammar School Of big native ,place, md after"
his earliest youth Prot. Wiso was imbuod
with n desire, or, rs lio himself oxpresBes It,
'.longing TO- float among the Clouds" He
wonld sit Tor houra watching tho birds, and
wishing for wings like theirs with which to
ago. ho began experimenting, and for q long
timo his principal amusement consiated in con-
atructing aud sending up kites and balloons.
Indeed, anything TINT would fly gayo him
cabinet-makor, and for q number Of yoars
worked faithfully at his trade. He never loat
sight OF bhllooning, however, md day seldom
pissed In which ho did not mako aome new OK
pertinent, como novel attempt, In this hia only
pastimo.
Prof. Wise's frat ascension was made In Phil
ndelphia, some forty yoars ago. At that time
no was only 20 yoars Of ago. He made tho
naoent alone, i'll balloon constructed by hm-
sell, and was successful In every way. He
passed over the city twice, first from east to
west, and then, ascending highor, from weRt to
east. He landed In safety nine miles enBt of the
city. Soon aftor this tho young aeronaut be.
Galno acquainted with profa. Eapy aud
first ascent. tho Professor determined
to penetrate into q storm-clona. Ho wrote to
Prof. Henry upon tho snbteet aaking linn
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tect. Tho reply was favorable, md aineo then
Prof. Wiso has sailod for upwards Of o
hundred mitos in the midst Of thunder clouds,
md always without accident. In the course Of
this remarkable man's most evontfnl career, ho
has made no less than four hundred and forty
six balloon aecenBions, OF those, his memorable
voyage from st. Louis to Now York is
most notable. From carly manhood, Prot.
Wiso has boon determined to attempt
Mo I f'' Sas ycI d With vii A' tbat ono objeot oo, IN
view. He memorialized Congress for funds
with which to mako the experiment; tho mono
rial was referred to tho Committee on Naval AZ
fairs. md has not since boon heard from. 1lo
Now, however, his darling wish is soon to bo re-
allied. Ere many weeks Bhall hnvo passed, tho
attempt will be maao, aud with every prospect
OF SUCCESS. That at certain height q our1ont
west to cast, ia beyond dispute: that Prof.. Wise
Ia in every way muster Of lB profession is not to
bo doubted; and that ho will DO Furnished
with every means that money can socure ia al
ready assured.
MIR. ". Il. DoNALpsoN.
Washington Fl. Donaldson WIS born in Phila-
delphia April 7, 1910, OF Quaker parentage. Very
carly in life he struck out for himself, aud in
1867 studied tho business Of ambrotyptng with
his father, ono Of tho first nrtista in that line in
hia native city. In 1860 ho Was engaged in
Photographic establishment in this oity and
afterwards lenrned tho art Of engraving on Btono.
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