Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-15

Tent Ot the early start hau oceh sNou'
aud the roofs within view were tOlerably
filed. As soon as the balloon reached a
considerable altitude il was discovered by
people IN the streets Of New loiA and
BROOKLYN, aud at once commanded gerer-
al attention. At FIRST, although the air
was not clear, its shape was clearly dis
and the boat was plainly visi-
bic. The next hour was dead les to
employers, for work was very generally
superseded BY sky.ganug. A score OF
men and BOYS cllmbered up the steeple
Of Trinity Church, and the towers Of the
Brooklyn bri1ge was reached by a. maa,
as could get permission. Every high roof
was peopled. Many Of lii.l falth refused
10 believe that the balloon was really the
Transatlantic air ship, until its size and
tie dangling boat was pointed out to them
Air.current lheorinng, which was lately
Jagged, was renewed with vigor, ard bets
were numerous. The stakes were, IN almost
all cases, dependent, however, upon the
contingency of the balloon voyage ending
on American land or in the water. Few
anticipated a crossing of the ocean, and
Long Island had the majority Of hackers
as terminus.
The FIRST course Of the balloon was due
north until it hal reached probable alti-
tude of nearly a mile, aud then it turned
cast. The prov of the boat pointed Eu-
ropeward. Fifteen minutes from the start
the course had again shifted to the north
cast, veering eastward again when it was
last seen from the Captcline Grounds
. The surface wind was blowing from the
south. but the balloon seemed to have al
ready risen above it, and struck scmc sort
of an easterly current, From the highest
points of New York and Brooklyn it was
visible dntil after 10 o'clock, and at that
time it seemed to be just penetrating the
dcn;e clouds. When last seen from the
Signal Service room in the tower Of the
E1uitablo building through powerful
rlass it looked like black dot on the
clouds. Its distance was then estimated
to bc forty miles, and ii was then going
norlheasterly at hight Of about mile.
Two Of the pigeons arrived at the farm
of their owner in River Cnff, Conn, be-
fore II o'clock. They were not tired.
They carried the following dispatches from
the balloon:
, Ix TIE CLoUps-It is now 0:20 o'clock, and
We are 2OOO feet high Lunt is raising the
old Harry" with the horn, and we all feel lol-
lv. The scene is magnificent. The sun shines
plendidly, and Donaldson has just been sing
5 inc. DO they miss me at home - FoRD.
) LATER-l0O5A A. M.-Weare forty-seven hun
$ dred feet high, going northeast. We all fee
very happy. Donaldson says, =" The dream ol
nv life is now realized Lunt is busy doing
J something with the ballast, and stopping every
c momcpt TO admire the surprising grandeur o.
e the scene. 1t il very hazy all around us, and
, light clouds arc floating below We have JUS
: heard three cheers below, and have given /
i ss foot. toot," with the fUg-horn in reply. W.
orc now at an altitude Of five thousand ant
n eighty feet, or Just one mile. We have jus
struck the lower portion Of the eastcrly current
We have Just passed over Norwalk
: ALFRED FoRp.
l. The balloon crossed the Sound at Glei
= Cove at $50, and went northward owe
II the lower corner of Ncstchcster county
IS Then it SHE'D northeastward over Bethel
y Conn, at II, having occupied an hou
IS and threc-quarters in going about sevent
7. miles. Its next vagary was southcrl
n bolt of fifteen miles to Bridgeport, az
y then northwestcrly one OF about fort
u miles over New Haven and Waterbury
d Thus far it had driftcd about 1870 mile
II in two hours and a half. During the mex
ID two hours it Hoated slowly to the north
west, reaching New Canaan, Lltchhel
\ courty, al Il.
AN ACCIDENT ON THE AIR LINE.
u, New CANAAN, Conn, October 6th--3 p NJ
We have met with terrible misfortune
ID In the midst Of terrible STERN of raj
we were trying to effect descent, whe
n it was thought advisable that we Shout
,n all leap out. Donaldson and myself leal
ed twenty feet from the boat to the cart
q. Mr.. Lunt, however, was not quick enous
N and was carried away, clinging 10 the a
chor ropes. We fell on the farm OF Nj
Charles Lewis at North Canaan, litc
Eeld county, Conn. at 1:l5 P. NJ. l w
driven over to the town Of Canaaa, al
ou @ there, to my great surprise and JOY
:" found that Mr.. Lunt was all right.
appears that he went up the SIDE OF u
mountain in the balloon, and that, as SO,
he as h. found himself near the earth,
it ;umped into a tree and tell down throu,
'e- the branches upon the rocks beneath |
he then walked over to farm house near
at hand and was brought over hare.
he course, the balloon and everything "
ad lost. We had very pleasant time OF
raj up TO about II o'clock, when we began
led get into d stormy area in Litchheld cot
the ty. After passing over mountain
out came into valley, where all motion
'dy the balloon was suspended, and we we
lre for time shrouded in dense cloud
of mist and pouring rain. The balloon
so caught and shaken in a violent gale
a wind. Donaldson was uncertain what
ing do. At first VIC thought we would W
the till the balloon came down, and then
tod ting the bag escape. The Storm how
guy er. had increased with such violence &
Ter. this sesmed utterly impracticable,
pit. Lunt advised that the valve should Se
feet encd. We we're now suddenly shaken
sed a gust of wind and sent TO an lmme
rag. hig hit over the valley. The rain, wh
The was now pouring in torrents, howe'
ling soon rendered the balloon SO heavy !
,nce she came down again, spinning over
ket, TONS of the trees, across small brt
ling and toward small bank at the bottom
the mountains. Donaldson said, :
did had better all make ready to Jump ou