The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-29
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A TEN MILE AERIAL RIDE A
PAPER SHIP

The Reading Times giyes The followlny
acc uht Ol the daring ASCENSION of Pr,t..'
sor Donad-On On the 18Th net;
D'"s'usVn, the irrcpresslbIr, the in,re.
pa aerial symnnst, nSs ngain astoui.h.d
hia h'ignUors aud felIow.ciuz.uz ca,
St.utdas moning be telcgraphed To- Mr. I
IL. Mlsblrr, from Beth.rueu. from wbi'b
I place he had made az ascension on Thur,
. day evening, that he v. uId mHkesia.c.,.
SION ~ biz paper balloon, j ID Misbiert
/ on Saturday afternoon from Reading He
hr1vei.l 90 tins city on the I.jU New York
uan from b. hchrn. 10 the nrerp,nt.
ana Immediately commerceI preJ arations
Tor IN" % duIon and ascension
DE paper balloon John ID Mi.hler'
w.. been Manufactured for some titue.
IL Is made 81 tie same material ~ ttut ~
"hicb goods are wrapped, and of course
" l. very fail 10 It's structure. The pro-
ics-ur hrs mude several attempts, mud hsd
met Win so many rvver.e- from wiudN and
wet weather, that It Was doubtful u
this attempt would prove success.
iul. Iluary.r, the VOID Ia or cOwrfIIce
nre untuoNn 90 the DounIi.uu yOe,bu.
Iury, and coils, quruuy the preliminary
Preparations were commenced. Mean.
while several thOu.aud people usd H.-eu-
bleii Peru square. lns process of M
zion Was somewhat slow, and tue con.
leh-1t.Yu % "a. alter the suu had gone
down added .ymeHhat ~ The 4ateHtiUu.
but NJ fifteen minutes past seven every
thiug beng IN readiness, tse command
Jet 70 Wa, gwen, aud the balloon rO,e
gracefully und IN j stiCaliy. Prot. Dom
ald'ou was seated On the rigging, having
dispensed win the basket and HTpurtoH-
Gncrs, which could not be carried aloug
H. rv.o - a considerable height, aud
sailed Iu Nh almost direct sJIthrruly al.
regtiUn. The balloon presented a grand
nppeHrtucs In the departing rays OF Ia
sun, which had jIsl set when be LEFT the
earth. y. was visible for about fifteen
minute. and appeared 10 DO almost sta
u"1ary. ias WIND having ll,Ied to an sp.
psren. calm. At intervals he waved hi,
uahIss..li-f sud va. greet j with hearty
and pr iiUugel cheers from The enthu.ias-
tIg Thousands OF lOykers-un. lie landed
fifteen minutes teiure : ~ clock, DO % field
sbJl, ten miles from heading. The iaul-
irs WIS accomplished sI-cessfJuy and
with bat iilIIe difficulty although tae bal
hon Va. mIen torn 4HI was Ief, co the
Geld. Mt being alle 20 obtain con.
yrysnce, be had 10 walk back % Rod
int arriving here few mnu.e- before Il
u'rN,k.
FIR the fret time in bis life, P-aL
Donaldson witnessed two tur-rt. iu onc
evening the Grst before be- had left tern
a-ma. aud the soc.ut aft r he bid gone
beyond thc clouds. The latter be do.
c-iH.s ~. beautiful havpII DESCRIPTION.
The is o." ar,t paper balloon ascension
by ar scrouHgt on record Although D.,
proved successful. ana was the cheapest
r.ccrs'ol iu penunlsry sense that could
ha made, Prof Donaldson h-s NJ d-sir"
20 repeat il not fur tear 81 :he safety e
The a.c"ns.on, but because ef the irsiI
character of the balloon, md the s'u0.,
certainty Of ITS destruction in making
IHrdiig
The weigh, ~ the John D. Mish'er"
was f,-ty-elght p'nnd., bang hat half
hat "f thu ORDINARY balloon Of similar
c,p7O.ty 1t held 010 cubic feet o. gas
The cos, Of the paper used in the con.
s,ructi0r amounted ~ - 20.