The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-09

The favorable weather of Monday last
was taken advantage of by Mr.. Donaldson
to prepare his great transatlantic halluon
for the proposed attempt to cross the ocean.
Two hundred thousand feet of gas two
thirds the required quantity was let in be-
fore dark when the initiation had to hc
stopped on account OF the diminished pre-,
sure caused by the illumination OF The city.
A strong watch divided into three rcliofs,
was kept on the pros.at all right, and short
ly after o'clock this morning
THE PROCESS OF iNrLArIoS
was resumed. Much difficulty vac OK
perienced in conducting this operation sue
ccssfully, on account of frequent gusts Of
wind, which several times carried the work
men Off their feet and once nccessitatcd n
frantic call for volunteers 10 The occupants
of the surrounding fences. Shortly after .
o'clock three hundred thousand feet Of gas
had been successfully let into the monster.
THE LIFE BOAT "cnIcAGo,"
laden with forty days provisions, number
of scientific instruments, life prescrvcrs,
etc, was attached, and Messrs, Donaldson,
Lunt and Ford took their places inside it.
At nineteen minutes past 9 the huge stay
cable was cut and
TIE BALLOON AROSE
with immense velocity. The drag rope de-
pending from the concentrating ring had
been sire tched out along the ground, and
as the great air ship scared slsywari it
ripped the drag rope through the grass
with a motion that can only be compared
to an infatuated whale dragging harpoon
rope. The crowd cheered Justify, the
and blowing n foo horn Tho balloon wont
directly north, clearing the houses on that
side OF the grounds, until it had reached an
apparent altitude of 5000 feet. 1t then de-
Elected sharply to the east, with the boat
pointing constantly in the direction OF the
wind. Eighteen minutes after the balloon
had left the earth its course, when last seen
from the Capitolino grounds, was northeast
by east. At . ;55 it was observed that the
balloon was rapidly rising, and its altitude
at 10 o'clock was fully one mile. The sur
face current was blowing from the south
The balloon remained in sight from the
,,,ds Int 60 S, i,iahor ro;rts i ,vas vis;IIo
for half an hour longer. AT twenty min
utes past 10 o'clock the Signal Service of
fccr at the Equitable building was enabled
~ WV "SN Va pN'Ni'N' 7'"'SN'f w -
'NA ''N'' ''o"
at the balloon. At that time it appeared
like dark spot in the clouds and immc-
diately afterwards disappeared from sight.
The balloon was heading in n northcastcrlv
direction and was rising higher. The of
flcer estimates that at this time il was about
r; ,,iiG I iI1', tlic Sar.l an" i'''y n'''' iro'
WY ''""' f'" io'"'
THE PROGRESS EASTWARD.
A. IN o,a,oo,. .o ,au. o, oon
"a. ~ v ~ uIioeA tnu oa''o'i tasHeu wv. ".
~ :" oa'0'eS.ei ov'"', 9.s uue S" s -,
soou r".e vi speeu. "a. "a 1t vas sisnteu
over oUhnsctlcu.' .raveilins I"pu ~ ocean
W"Ius pliuseport was p'sseu az ~ 100 a'!.'
Ncw haven ~ 'fo' ~ pea. the lr"i,
,,1', hnso,',a 10 oeyino9r' an" W was sern d" a,
oo at nooi' anu q. 1 " ~; ,''
ou' h'.e' Pass.ns ~ ..to !" !,
;iaI s.e $50, ~; :. -
,n,y oron,rh TO ona,,Ia ti,a nor,,a,,ts I'm I,il
man who was working in field.
TWO CARRIER PIGEONS
were dispatched bearing the following mes.
sagcs:
at is now twenty minutes EAST . O'Clock
and we are 20O0 feet high. Lunt Is raising
the ola Harry with the horn anu we all
sun shines snIcndidlv and Donaldson has
inst Lcnn nrin,, HDo Thnp Miss Me al
Home MIR. II. H. Wheeler OF Brooklyn
was the last man we could Distinguish from
aloit.
(SignedJ Forh'
CIV rup C,orns IO.O5 AM WE nro
400 feet high going northeast We all
facI ynrv hannv Donaldson savs. s,Thc
dream OF nv lie is now realized Liant i.
busv doing Something with the ballast and
stonnin~ every moment TO admire the snr.
nossino grandeur Of the scene. If Is very
hnyv ali around us and lipbt clouds arc
aoatino below. We have lust heard three
cheers below and have giyen A .toot.toot
viii, ,hc fog-horn in reply. We arc nov
Mt an altitude of $3.50 feet, or Just one mile
We have lust struck the lower portion o.
the eastern current. We have Just passed
over Norfolk.