The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-09-06

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Mr.. David Bachrach, 4 Baltimore photo.
gropher, has Just lsft that city for New
York, where he contemplates making ar.
TO accompany Profeseor Wise
on his projected European balloon excur>
sion. Mr.. Bschrach aud Professor Wise
have for years been intimate friends, and
were both in ballooning experimental pro-
ject In Baltimore in 1870, but which did not
prove successful In the summer of 1870, .
Vjrginisn named William Scott took out .
patent on what lie termed Photographic bal.
looming. The idea was to send up . balloon
and car 500 or 1000 feet, with limo at.
tached to II, the line being held by the oper.
ators who remained on the ground. In the
balloon car there was to be placed photo.
graphic instrument, already adjusted, and
haying ito focus Get iu any direction that
was desired. To the darkening plate of the
instrument there was to be attached either =
wire from IN electric battery or clock work,
which would at the proper moment remove
the slide, aud . view Of the surrounding
country would be taken with much greater
accuracy than it could be done by the ord,.
nary method. The invention was expected
to prove particularly valuable in govern.
mental surveys and military reconuoitcring.
Immediately after the patent had been
granted, MI. Scott weat to Baltimsre and
unfolded his plan 10 Mr.. Bachrach and
Professor Wise. These gentlemen though,
the project was feasible, and partnership
was formed st once. A series of experi.
men's were made In this city, says the Ball.
tin,ore A1ssrican, and several hundred dol {.
lars expended, yet the only results obtained
were about dozen very blurred looking
views OF chimneys and housetops located in
the western part of the city. Mr.. Scott,
however, did not become discouraged, and,
like most inventors, whenever failure was
made, recognized tho cause Of It, and felt
certain he could remedy it. So the experi>
mcnts were continued, bat - they were be.
ginning to attract public attention, the ex>
perimen,ers resolved to 60 to the country,
and In the Fall Of 1870 they left the city and
went TO Cumberland, Nd. On the second
day after their arrival at that place, they
went short distance into the country,
where they sent up new balloon, but the
only result was miserable view Of hill
nearly = mile distant. On the next morning
the party made the second and last expert.
ment The morning was rather windy,
hut, notwithstanding, the new balloon was
again sent up. Mr.. Scott and Mr. Dachrach
were holding the rope, while Professor
Wise xazed inteutly st the rising balloon,
which seemed 10 act strangely. One mo.
unent It would whirld around with fr,Rhtful
rapidity, and the next 1t would careen over
on its side with jerk iha,
that threatened to take MI. gachrach and
Nj. Scott up in ,d.air. After paying on,
about 500 feet of line, the balloon seemed to
have rigbted itself, and became perfectly
steady. Mr.. Bachrach k. 90 the limo which
held the balloon. and caught hold of tho
string attached to the battery that moved
she slide, and just as he pulled 1t = heavy
gust Of wind struck the balloon, and away
It went In an eas,crly direction, dragging
4r. Scott along with II some distance cleal
through patch OF briars before Mr.. Bach
rscb or Professor Wise could get to hi,
assistance Finally al three gentlemen gol
hold Of the rope, and in tho efforts they
mnde 10 stop the balloon. the rope broke
snd balloon, camera and galvanic battery
foaiet! away out of their sight, willis, the
discount ttcd experimcntcrs came hack Il
Cumberland, satisfied that Photographic
bs')ooning could not ~ ye, be considered 4
success. The lost balloon was found by
some country people, hanging 10 au apple
tree, about twenty six miles from the place
of ascension. The Photographic instr umen>
was found lying N the car, sadly t'emol,
ished. and with. il Was found dark, foggy
looking picture, that looked ~ though Il
nigh, have hecn taken four or five mile!
from earth. Mr.. Bachrsch stili has this
view in his possession, and he intend,
keeping It IN remembrance of his c1peri,
n,ents in Photographic ballooning. Prof
Wise and Mr. Bschrach were perfectl,
satisfied with the result Of the experimen,
but Mr.. Scott still believes there 10 more il
the project than has ever besn brought out
Nr. Bacbrach speaks In the highest term
Of Professor Wise - an acronaus, and seem
u feel confident that he will arrive safely !,
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