The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-12
UP WITH THAT BALLOON.

The Trip to Europe by Way or Jersey
Articles OF Furniture Wanted ON the
Voyage.
If the wind is Of the right quality the balloon in
the Capitoline Grounds will sail of for Europe to-
day, via the Kill Won Kul and the Delaware Water
Gap. Dispatches and money orders for St. Peters,
burg, Timbuctoo Bombay and Ballyhooly should be
on board before the balloon leaves; Otherwise they
must take their chances by the regular mail. II
Professor Wise should decline to go on account OF
seasickness any other frivolous pretext
the managers Of the concern and several news
boys will take his place, with the last edition
OF the evening paper that inflated the balloon. All
supplies for the voyage will be thankfully received
and gratefully acknowledged up to the last
moment, but there is nothing more wanted from
furniture stores, lOur mills sausage factories or
beer saloons. Six bedsteads, dozen barrels OF
-FOUR half ton OF sausages and several barrels OF
in the provision line will send along tub of
Orange county butter II will hardly be refused.
cooking stove Is also wanted, and q clothes press
for Professor Donaldson's performing suit and q
piano for Mr.. Lunt, the navigator, and hat rack
Tor Professor Wlse's stoyepipe. dumb waiter is
boat, which OF course will constitute the lower
story, will require to have his meals sent down
from the Kitchen overhead There Is Q chance for
some enterprising one in that line Of business to
make the balloon present OF billiard table. Let
him take his cue from this and pocket his disap-
potnument II he carr0ms on the wrong shore at the
other side. These poor aeronauts Will have much
idle tiMe on their hands, and their journey will be
long, as they have determined on making circuit
GUS trip to London, and will probably
touch at Duluth, Cincinnati, New Orleans,
Cape OF Good Hope, St. Helena and the North Pole
before dropping anchor In Cheapsde. library
OF books is badly needed. Won't some OF the mis-
sonary societies step forward? sewing machine
will be required In case the balloon rips and the
drug stores have q chance to make themselves
known to the people In Europe and elsewhere by
sending In supplies Of plaster.
As the expense oil the enterprise has been
already betrayed by the charge for admission and
the gratultous supply OF furniture and provisions,
music will be suggestive; melody-"Up in o
balloon"
Mr.. Steiner has contracted to fill the balloon
with gas, and an arrangement OF ropes, poles and
stanchiOns has been completed to get the great
gasbag It's legs Tor the start. AS the experiment
is solely In the interest Of science the 'eastery
current" there will very likely be no charge Tor ad
mission to-day.
the four gentlemen who take passage by this
line for Europe are said to be losing their appe-
titles, but that Is untrue They are simply reservng
themselves for glorious feed above the clouds
Stop! Another thing is wanted-a frying pan,
Tor the flying fish, These they intend to scoop in
by the bushei Should they wander up in the d.
whale fishing The variety OF Jun they can enjoy
Is perfectly 1mitess. Can nobody let the v0yagers
have washtub and a smoothing iron to prepare
their linen for presentation to Queen Victoria or
the King of the Cannibal Islands9 II this balloon
does not go up to-day, let not the public be impa-
tient. 'Tis only fifty cents admission, and the
year Is long enough yet. II may 20 up some day.