Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
GRAPHIC BALLOON.
Starts for Europe and lamds im Enss Canaan, Conn.

 noon, one of the many "carrier pigeons which we have at convenient localitie. throughout our territory to watch for jus such ''phenomena" as balloons. Chicago nres, Cardiff Giants and other humbugs, brought us information that 8 balloon shaped sort of concern of vast proportions had just sailed over Canaan Mountain, and was lowering over East Canaan. Quicker than thought we were on our way there. Al the depot in Canaan we were informed il was up by the Charter Oak Hotel, where when we arrived we found another kindly individual who told us 1t was just over in the lot yonder to the south east ''Il's only little ways" says he, and away we went, across lots, with the rain pelling down on us as though determined to dampen our balloonatic ardor Coming to river and finding we were little the wettest of the two, We scornsd the ldea of going around 1t. even to see the graphic balloon. Tray cling nineteen miles (after we left the man who told us it was "jnst over there, D, through swamps, ditches. rivers. plowed land. and lots with tangled grass yard long, we hove in sight of a group of men around the then collapsed balloon of th, Daily Graphic Go, of New York, which had started from Brooklyn only three or four hours before, for Europe! Although about fifteen miles from our office to tho balloon, we arrived there only few mo- meats after it had alighted, and before us was the wreck of the monster that was to hays become famous for playing among the little stars" on its 'sweaving way" to Europe. via the moon.-But what an uu- digni6ed aspect it now presents: The boys have stuck knife in 1t and let out all the glory. The great bag covers quite an area of territory ss it lies spread over the ground, like any other wet rag, and the hoop and ropes, with their eoquets of flow. CTS and flags of Great Britain, France, Ger. many, Spain and Sweden are promfscuous ly snarled and twisted. The boat farthe, back is stove In at the bottom. It is a fine, ly constructed craft, A feet long by fee, wide and about feet deep, resembling, somewhat small fishing smack in appear. ance. and is said to have cost nearly $lO0o. In the bottom of this boat as we came mn to it, sat little waif about two and ouar. ter rinches high, who was going through the concern in the most approved style: He was heaying out the bread and butter, hard tack, mutton, hominy and inside fixin's. and appropriating anything he thought oi value as soupenirs of the "trip to Europe. J ~Below, in his message from the clouds, Mr. Ford. the reporter for the. GroDhit says. .'Lunt is raising the old Harry" with the horn, and we all feel jolly" Having found that demiiohn of '.jolly" among the other trumpeIy in the hold of the boat, come of the rest of the audience who were watching the balloon after its collapse in Canaan had become inspired, and were raising 'sthe old Harry" with Aesr horns, which they were constantly taking iron, the above mentioned demijrhn, and their tongues worked nimbly epough as they at- tempted to tell us the story of the capture of "the ballune." From one whom we know to be reliable, we have the account of its appearance on its arrival there. as
 sEEN BY THE EYES OF ALL oANAAH.
 At about l2 l-2 o'clock, noon, the huge monster was discovered coming over Gu naan Mountain, and instantly all eyes were turned heavenward, intent upon solyinI the mystery of the strange vision. It came down and moved to the westward, and i was soon evident that it was the purpose ot the occupants to effect landing if poesi- ble. The several attempts made proved unsuccessful, on account of its being ove the large tracts of wood land on the side o the mountain. After having travelled LII and down the mountain, and about the vii lsge more than an hour and 6 half, i plunged violently to one side, and two O the men, Donaldson and Ford, either fel or jumped out, falling distance of abou 30 feet. alighting safely on the land o Charles Lewis, opposite his tenent hous occupied by Wm. Hayes. Being lightene, by the spilling out of two men, the balloon with its other occupant, Mir. Lunt, shot u
 into the clouds like dart. It soon, how ever. made it's appearance again, and whe
 near Barnum Richardson Co.'s furnace,
 made another dive and stopped over tw mattresses, compass, sails for boat, clothin. &c., &c., which were taken in the mill an cared for by Mr. George Lawrence. Pass ing little farther on near the house of th Widow Buckley, Mir. Lunt managed to g
 out somehow. He was so frightened | couldn't tell how it was done. He simpl knew he was out, and that was all he d
 know about it. Onward went the aeri
 ship, pumping the ground with its boat into tue tops of trees tearing down fenc
 and leaving other visible evidences of demolishing presence, for distance
 nearly two miles farther, when it was &
 cured by several men grasping and holdil
 to it's drag rope, which was several hundr
 feet long. winding it about trees and ever
 thing else that could be reached. With
 long pull and strong pull at the valy
 which they thought must have been swell
 " bAS AoAu, tuO bAASC uACu NuO II
 hold of 1t succeeded in opening it, whi
 with two or three jack knife vents, so
 brought the much puffed concern wallo'
 ing on the ground, where, and as, we fou
 1t Q few moments thereafter, as stat
 above. Thus ended the first aerial voys
 to Europe, and it was not bad ending
 aworthy enterprise. They started for ]
 rope and landed in ''the Happy Land
 Canaan" and who would ask to alight i
 better place. Below we clip from the N
 York Daily Sun of Tuesday, further p
 ticulars of the trip. from the start at Bro
 lyn, to their arrival in Canaan. with
 Grapasc reporters story of the flight,
 From New York Daily Sun. Tuesday, Oct. [
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