Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-09

his they eamPed Tor The hight 10 wait for
The large party 10 oOne IN the morning.
AZ an early hour Sunday morning the
village bells we're rang. and in a short
time abOuiA hundred people were eB-rOuie
for the wilderness under command Of Maj.
G. $. Page. These we're joined by a
large party from the village Of MOrrisviIle,
making quite an army. OBe party from
this village who had repaired the night be.
fore TO the residence Of james Strong. aud
which had come into the woods from that
direction were joined by a party from No.
WOlcOit, aud we're searching by plAitOOns
in . Rorthernly direction. and had pro.
oeeded so far north that it vas thought
useless to 20 farther in that direction, were
about to swing round TO the west, when
they we're hailed BY a party from Eden,
who desired a meeting. In going 10 meet
the party from Ellen. Mr.. q. j. Patch Of
this village discovered the balloon in the
branches Of two trees on a little ridge
the basket hanging IN one tree and the
canvas in anOthsr. The grappls hung lsOsc.
ly on the limb Of a little birch tree about
half way between the basket and ground.
Patch gave the Information by blowing 9
horn, and in a short time nearly all the
army Of searchers gathered around the
spot. Before the crowd came up the
trees were examined, showing that small
dead twigs aud knots had been broken Of
from one Of them, indicating hat tn
Profe ssor had o nj down the tree. VIM
Maxfeld clined up to the basket and re
ported hat it contained only a small col
of cord, a screw.drivcr and a cork-screw
Opinions and theories were almost us nu
mcrOus as there we're minds present; eom,
holding hat he had lauded safely and wa
, wandering in the woods, while the major
ity believed he had been thrown from tn,
basket and killed.
The balloon was taken down, packed
and carried out by eight men detailed 70
that purpose. A line was then formet
; east and west, with tho men statione,
about a rod apart, when the order wa
given &c march to the rorth. The lin
was kept in good order for awhile, bu
: owing to the tangled and almost impassi
: BILE nature of the wilderness, it was OK
trcmely difficult to keep in line and 500
> got mixed. but the search went on, CIV
cry place where a san could have falle
and be hidden from sight was examined
till afternoon, when word was sent in tina
$ the object of the search had gone out Q
d woods alone, anil had been taken TO th
| village. The welcome intel ligence wa
! spread as much as possible among tn
. jaded and weary searchers, who came GU
: and repaired to their homes.
IL is estimated that at least 500 me
] were in the woods that day,-aud sue
. woods, we had no idea could be found i
y the State. We cannot think of the SUI
n fcring of the brave balloonist, without
c shuGder. To think of q young man @
not a strong constitution, born and bre
. in a city, wholly unused and untitled 70
such an experience, to DO dropped fror
the clouds into such 4 place, and be mad
: to suffer the pangs Of hunger and cold
= vet 10 the skin most of the time for fol
ty-cight long hours, creates in the mind
$ horrible spectacle.
We are glad to announce that he
!, rapidly recovering and was able to stal
for home this morning,
d What Mr.. King experienced in tn
b clouds and in the woods can best be tol
e by himself, and We are pleased to lay bt
fore our readers
PROF.. KINGS OWN ACCOUNT.
! Mr.. Editor
n l wish to express my gratitude, throug
d your paper. to the citizens Of Lamoill
r county who became so interested in tn
: welfare of a perfect stranger to then
Q selves, as to flock to the woods in sue
numbers to search for me, and feel Ii
y same gratitude towards them for huutir
l. me, although they did not find me unit
d | was out of the woods as | should hay
l. felt if they had found in the dense
y forest in christendom /; for they mantle
c ted a feeling for a human being tn;
C proves them to be a compassionate ar
d free-hearted people. who think as muc
of another human beings life, as for the
own and thinking that they would be i
d terested, by a short account of my vo..
Q age in the air. and wanderings in Il
@ wilderness, l have prepared the follow
ing account which you can publish if ye
S see fit.
!, L had finished filling the balloon
about LAO P. NJ. and although the hor
e set for my departure was not until
S o'clock, as every thing was ready,I thougl