The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-17

r.n,y .JUt1 Il, 1878.
| Dangers Of Aerial Ma.
! II 49,, rrecztug Cold, Starvation,
,.,,ibaitsm-F Fearful Wander
/ INV r,o wreck OF Matter and the
\ .rn.n ot worlds
4 ,,,. ,h,,s.s, Trihhnc claims 10 have been
,,i ,,rr since it has been known that
,,.-al,, Ia>nplc intended TO allow the
sd. ....,n,,,,i,:.> Of q few leading papers TO
j North. IN the balloon with which they
1 ..,n, - test ;he feasibility of aerial naviga-
.D,r 20 Europe, hy a steady stream of lndi-
'',,a, ,tlrrinr their services as correspond
.. trr ,Ef Tribune on this expedition. For
h.,rtt Of these eager volunteers it
"-,,... \ sketch of the mi>crieS and calami-
,,1at may chance 10 bctatl the adrentu-
,nygcrr>. which il hopes is sufficiently
III, .,,,. ~ diminish the number of appli-
,.,r. ANcr presenting the possibility OF
.;., ou;ward accidents IN starting, it
..,,,i> ln discuss the dire misfortunes that
...,,.,,,,r. even should it get off all right.
..-.jn. scientific theory is propouuded
d., ,...,,. that arc a> clear As mud, and then q
..-., oi most terrific evils are described AS
..e0>.
'a,I scientist Of eminence, celebrated
,,- h., Investigation into the theory OF hot
...r g,> ,ta'ei that ~ the balloon goes up it
,,> ,,Yi>i Put on it like billiard-ball, and
.a., roc> spinning off at au angle, SUBJ
..r,.,rd by The plane Of its own meridian, or
...-,y "a and proportionate 10 the earth's
r.l.3N u tha, particular moment. There
I'm. ne balloon will either reach SpitZber-
.,, i ,hc twist is 10 the left, or point near
=. ,on-o river. in Africa. if 1t Is TO the
-Ar. Tive notions OF the persons dwelling
III, l.st-namrd country rs to the rights
.f rryrtriy anu persons are not very dis
:.r., - BEGIN with. and the travellers may
!.,.,.t.pprd OF all they have on. The heat
rf,g, climate j. such that they will not
,,nGlAi, much, hut they will also be held As
.,,s, and put 10 hard work, which is not
.,,2>ln,. and will lower their opinion Of the
'..ar,ri race. They had better read Captain
pr,y'> narrayive of his adventures in Afri-
g. .ad -, what a time he had OF it.
Err ,h,> ! cakes and gingerbread to what
-. lr;.u II they so 10 the northeast on
-, Hay 10 the Polar sea. Beneath them
.f.y -, yaSt stretches OF half frozen water,
l.g Us and 1ringed with icebergs and
,o.,rri with eternal snow. No hotels. no
...r,.:.. no grocery stores, no place where
...y, XII stop and buy even box Of sardneS
..4 c!u Of oysters. 1t is positively distress
.e. Provisions are nearly out. Home Is
..y,.a. miles away. 1t is getting chilly. The
.., /, nearly cNoSmosed. They are coming
down u,arcr aud nearer 10 earth whether
'.., wit! or no. After having eaten their
2,:,,> and their umbrellas, they will pro-
...y rl> lois H. to who shall bc-but lei the
..iHn drop here.
Ia.uitls very possible that the balloon
ag, burst while ii is high up in the air, and
.., y1Aieut> will run lively race to the
u,tn. While they are coming down they
ru anu>e themselves by estimating the
.-.-h,. aud then. multiplying their own
..,-ut ~ the square Of their velocity. get a
..l itt. how hard they will hit. OF course
Ia., viii not save their lives. but it will serve
I.>> the time. Down they will go, unno-
,.,dand uncared for. unless some ship should
,rnn to be sailing by and the captain
-..yUi make N entry in his 10y to the effect
;4t srEeraI lhiug>, supposed TO be neteoric
ZONES. tel near them that day. Every
>u..ntinc reader can imagine for himself the
3-.r,l, 10 which one OF thSse great balloons
]. cXuosed. Tranquil Is the bright
"J.;u> Jvyond the clouds may appear, they
-.~ n y state of constant change. Tiny
.larrcs Of matter break up and dash
!4!lny eastward. but are mostly consumed
- r,>1,pn of the intense heat generated by
friction with the atmosphere, before they
reach the surface. Just fancy the conSe-
,ururc> if one Of these messengers Of wrath,
more dangerous than the angel with the
i,gy sword, were to hit the balloon. 1t
would blaze in a minute. and the car would
r"me tumb!ing down. Or the balloon may
l4ii them. and they may have to take to the
G,-1uat. 1t is delicate operation. this
SWAPPING horses, and if successfully done
results in leaving 4 party of people, mostly
Uuaccu>totnrd TO sailing, ahoat in cookie
,Hcl!, possibly to be becalmed far from YES
>r.> and 10 br driven 10 act as if they had
"r'n rausht OF Spi;zberSen.
Besides. these volunteers do not seem to
I'lncmber that wheu they set in those higher
regions which the balloon must necessarily
tlycy>e in order to get the benefit OF the
sr'.i air-rivcr, they reach place where the
ca!d is 50 intense and constant that the chilli
6 days Of last winter are as nothing to It..
i l>"Ur>e than standing Oh Randolph-Street
bridge when the west wind blows. Here,
loo, it j. always blowing steady gale OF
about live hundred miles IN hour-an ire
s,llhlc torrent, which will sweep the bal
may be borne into some airy maelstrom that
les far away beyond the uppermost stars. 1t
may be hurried beyond the bounds OF space
and wrecked on the shores of unknown
worlds, whence the newspaper repre-
>entNiyes could see the sun that lights
IL shining a a mere point in the
IDiluite distance. Let these young men
l"t"rt how they will feel when they are up
@oI. wild winds screaming and bowling
through the cordage OF the balloon, they
themselves ashed tightly to the car to keep
irom being blown out; the Thermometer
sinking lower and lower, until the air itself
becomes @liiIcring crystals which sting their
lao.~, and their likelihood running more and
NOR" >luggishly. Their frozen hands cannot
pull the rope to discharge the gas. The in
tens ilu>l 1c> It's work, and with eyes IroZen
IN CLASSY stare they sit in an eternal sleep.
The balloon, with this remarkable cargo,
might 30 floating along for years, the flylnS
p4tchman OF the upper world, a warning 10
all who carry curiosity beyond natural
hoHnd-. and at last, in the slow course OF
time il would descend somewhere, and the
people gathering around would see these
frozen men sitting in circle clothed in the
garments OF ether days, with gasint aud OBJ
-"i"lc Instruments aud utensils around them.
Ii must be remembered that these people
a!e not g0ing TO travel In a Pullman dining
>l!. They have no stoves. for flre Is a dan
G"!ou, thing in the windy ways they are TO
traverse. Their coffee is warmed only by