Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-15
From tho n. Y. Sun Of Oct. 9TH
The Monster Balloon.

sTARrIrG ron EUROPE AND LANDING IN CoNNECTicUr.
The Duly Graphic balloon lay wollow-
ing on the Capitoinc Grounds early yes
ierday with two huadred feet of gas in its
hoavlng muslin stomach. This gas was
swallowed on Saturday and Sunday. AT
four o'clock the balloons mouth was tied
to the pipe, and it began to gulp in more
gas. The feeding was under the sup1ryl'
siou of Professor King, the aeronaut who
recently ascended from Buffalo, aud nu-
merous assistants were at his disposal.
The moraing was cold, foggy and dis
agreeable The grass was wet and the air
was muggy. There was every incentive
for getting out Of this by balloon or other,
wise. There was no wind, though, and
tho forced fattening of the balloon went
on successfully. At daylight there came
fuller supply Of gas, the street burners
being then turned off, and at SIX o'clock,
the imitation was so nearly complete that
the balloon was distcmled TO nearly its IN
teuded proportion. The manner OF hold
ing it in position was the same as on form
er trials. A circle of sanb-bags was at.
tachel to the meshcs of the netting, and
their position constantly changed to Give
the bag Just enough room to hold the in
crcasing quantity of gas. FIFTY mei
danced around the big globe like ~!
worshippers, uahookcd and slackeaeda thu
sand-bags, occasionally fell over eoch 9th
or. and were always looking and shouting
for somebody who was around Oh the 9th
er side.
AT six o'clock Donaldson, Lunt anC
Ford went to breakfast together. The.
ate boiled bacon and eggs. They wer'
cool aud collected, although they knew ful
we'll that their next meal might be eater
in New Jersey or Connecticut. wher
they don't know how to boil bacon, bu
always fey it indigestibly.
AT eight o'clock the complement OF gas
about 800, 900 feet, was in the balloon
The boat was brought close to it, and tn
ropes that depended from the edges OF tn
netting tied to the concentrating ring
The balloon had been reduced IN slz
since the previous failure. and the trim
med sections Joined together anew, I'M
had played havoc with the huge inscrlE
!. zion, 1.-The Daily Graphic" the six-fod
lettcrs looked as though something awfu
: had happened them.
AS in hc previous attempt the ca
3 was discarded, and the boat was made
replace It, being fastened by dozen gu
), ropes rnnaing around and under It,. b.
tween these ropes and the boats botto
were two mattresses, and upon theM u
little vessel lay ike sick baby. In u
hold were slowed barrel of hard tac'
two boxes of cooked beef and mutton o,
box of homiuy, two baskets of minor e., Cd
bles, and one dsmijohn of bourboH. II
eatables we're packed closely among buoy
lifc.preservcrs and sailing apparatt
The whiskey was placed near the hate
way. Three ten-gallon kegs OF wal
were packed far farward ia the hol
There was also large supply OF char
bv which way could ce found out OF
! toughest seas. The cage OF pigeons "
nut in the cockpit.
7 Mr.. King now prenouncea the oag Ia
i inflated. Donaldson, Lupt and Fo
were ready for the start. Inc eyes
hundreds of knot-koles In the fence w
on thcm, for the big muslin dome ?