The sun., 1873-09-12
THAT AIRLINE TO EUROPE.
THE WEiTHER CLERK TNrERFER-
ING WfTH THE TRIP.
Another Attempt to initiate the Balloon 10 be
Made this Norniug-Thr Passengers Purk-
irg their knapsnek--EVery Prospect at n
Fight in Nid-Air.

The Capitoliue grounds were drcary and
uninyiting yesterday morning. The air was
chilly and the ground wet. The balloon was
covered with large tent cloth, which the rain
had saturated, and htjlc pools Of water stood
here and there upon the surface. Tho ticket
seller aud the dOotkeepcr took their Iucts, but
during the forenoon there were less than twenty
visitors. In the night the Weather Bureaus
PREDICTION of brisk wind had been received and
another day postponcmcnt agreed upon. The
score uf early visitors. after extracting all avail
able diversion Of the trappings in tho tent,
watched the nfty workmcn who were carrying
out Prof Stincrs plans for the second attempt
at imitation.
-Four blocks Of timber, each ten feet long by
two thick. were sunk deep in the ground and
heavily ballastcd. TO these imbcddcd tinlbers
strong cables arc to be attached to relieve the
circle of sand bags, from which run the guy
ropes of the tremendous strain In case of wind.
ON each side Of the balloon was planted post
about thirty feet high and furnished with aropc
and pulley. with these the crown of the bal
loon Is to be lifted and held steady during the
imitation. with all these precautions II is
thought that the erecI OF considerable wind
can bc resisted and the bag held firmly in its
place until the three hundred thousand feet Of
gas ha- been put into 1t.
FLIGHT OF CARRIER rtGEoNS.
A larger number ~ carrier pigeons have been
on exhibition than it was intended to take ON
the tip. At o'clock three OF them were re-
leased. and were expected to- fly straight to
their home In Siraford, Conn. The first rose To-
height Of one hu.drcd feet, described scVcrh
circles, and dew westward. The second, after a
few moments Of grating in circles, disappeared
ina souiheTly direction. The third flew aiu-
Iessly about foT i've minutes, and then pcrched
himself In tree just outside Of the grounds
They were iucXuTscnccd birds, Ariel aud tho
trained oues hayiu been retained The NauurV
air may have bothered them, and Unsecured
familiar objects " hich might otherwise have
guided them. Fre others were aficrward set
free, and some of them went of liHc arrows in
the hight direction. They were expected to
make the sixty miles to StratfOrd I'm less than an
hour. After the pigeon night the straE-liug
visitors stood around with their hands ia their
pockets, until a rippie Of excitement was caused
~ ragged boy being led on the grounds DN his
ear III appearance did not sustain the theory
that hc had ever owned atty cent. and he had
been convicted on rrer eruluptiNe testimony, II
climbing over the fence.
rUNCH AND JUDY SNOW.
This led go tho ups'inc - a sentinel Ne was
All lris hilan. and wherever he saw a head above
lie fcuc' tie q .su'f hit u. He tncd to. though,
aud h. efforts it . led tue score :, sfs ,.tatDr-
. fWcd with stout ciub lac anhuscudcd hlu-
-.lf close t. tie fence and whHckcd away IT
b. lds that lodged is blows and cxasi 'rltlusly
showed him rows Of teeth. 1t was ike a Iuuch
ana JUDY show. but funnier. Heads bobbcd up
In tne most un"Npectod place and always
T. f
chtcrcd and the puppct, laughed, and calle
tn" lrshtuan irritating names. Then he became
angry and sworc and ru' rimst out Of breath
~ ANA down ty th' fence. Next ne gOt "A
cob like country fence reil. and
y.A<Yrs knew tnat he meant ius'ncss.
his it'e wa very red, and there was wild us.
regard ui coherent system in biz swearing.
" uua tins man ~ deudy purpose grured his
tul. ard watched for head. tutrc was suS-
I,ious Whispering among the buls uu the other
SIDE ot tuc nee. some Of the spectators
nouccd, too, that several eyes were watching
H ff A y
sirnt iuet ". dim casV reach of him \ .we,t,-
ia. blow aLi the expectations shuddercd. But
tu - boys hadn't read Indian stories fnr
nothing. There was only the end of a stick iu
the hat. Instantly, and while the man stood
dumtfuundcd. dozen heade rose like pup ct.
and as many nanGfus ot dirt Wcrr thrown wiki
no remarks. Dropping the tHi ana picking up
4,S h"t he wa ked away IN ernest tnousnt
for time gratuituu~ly from tue top of the fence.
TESTING THE BALLOON.
The new arrangement, for !nhatiny the bal
loon Were concluded az three u'ciu,h. In the
interim the sky hAd cleared. the grounds tad
dr1vd and the number 20 visitor had ~. gca-D Il
to threV or four hundred. The cas was then
turned Oh and about eight Thousand feet let into
thr bag. lhi~ amount suniccd "n.N to raise a
dome 81 muslin To- "a htlgnt Of about twenty
ieet, but That wa, enough To convince The
heighbufhood that the ascent WAS 20 he made az
once. The roof 4 houses were soon covered
with peouie, and a crowd gathered in the ada
however, was Intended as a test II Prof.
~tiner- idea ot hoi,tin. the crown while the
-, wds be,uE thtro4I,vd, lid Was Ncri sale
. tuc D,lu.u- strength and Wptr,.uu-u,--. The
. muslin, unprotected by the uetuue. bore t.c
H.y.'. uuf of -.ts 10 he dctcCtv uY tine -tr-H uf
smell Aitcrward the gas We allowed tu c.ct,c
through the valve, az II was Thought best to use
unl, that which was freshly made for the hual
hhdtlpn. Then the bag was carefully arranged
Tor ullius WIS morning, and covered with can
vas. DunudsOn anu Lunt superiuteuded these
muira ralalons, directing the movements OF
about tfty men. All We're bare footed 50 tlat
they lsht tread on the vanished muslin with
WHrHr WAS PROF. WISE
Inquiries were often made for Prof VIE by
both TIE SPECTATORS and his companions in the
Iruposcd voyage. lie uId not NIsit the grounds
iu th, day. and the PREPARATIONS ptocreded
without him. Al g. Clnch Dunllds n and Luut
I. -tn TO pack tac articles which are 20 be taken
IN the car. Zach slowed away a knai sack fun
uf warm tiothlus. TITO bedding WAS put into
tie lower compartment, and the scientific in
strumcnts were arranged on the main ioorine.
The charts, lanterns, and nautical instruments
were pa Acd Ih 'he III. buat' tht SAILS oaF7' and
ma-t- OF which were firmly ldshed to the gun
M"r-' ne hoht was theh hllen ON wrs"u,
ready O. Ice run out under the balloon when all
j. ready. Many II the things, l.attrcsscs AMI
cumbersome articles, which had helped to dilitc
the eNes ~ unsopul-tlchled spectators, were di9-
Caricd. The last article given for tine trip was
Bible. 1t wis sent Ly lazy, and 1t Is 10 bo taken
along. During the evening the gruAn1- we're
visitors remained to wHtch the packn2 of the
car and the souuiuG up Of paper balloons. Al
o'c,prk PROT. ~tner arrived from Albany. lie
slept Ia Tie tea, lest night with DONALDSON and
wHAr Is 10 re DONE TODAY.
Professor ~tucr mas contracted g. initiate the
hailuou ana start it. lie saws tnat WIth the pre-
,autluu- tAat uuNc now been tax u ue can cope
win stronger wind than thHt which caused
the faihre on Wednesday. Bcsldcs tine two
hundred sand bags and the weight of hundred
Intu vino have been engaged, the suukeu tim
tiers viii he amply sun tent to bear any possible
strain. Nothing but gale severe enough 10
eudtugeT the muslin bag Is To he feared. should
such a gale he predicted, there j. to be a third
pOstponeueut Otherwise the imitation VIII be-
gin at O'Clock this morning. The capacity of
the gas wor,,- has exceeded expectations, and
the bag can be 1lled in about nine hours, The
ascension, however will not Toe made uhtil he
tween and o',luCk. Flags on the Astur "A nuse
forenoon, VIII give notice Of the imitation
APPREHENSION or TROUBLE.
The personal mukc-up OF the expedition IL in
cuugruour. Professor Wise T. fuil Of more
theories tuan those relating to air currents. He
I is nearly seventy years uld, and looks upon this
transatlantic attempt a. the GROWING achieve
/ Weut OF hlr lfc. lie assumes the leadership II
. the enterprise, ana thinks That his notions should
. Gee accepted. Aumlttlng himself 10 l" hard TO
/ ulrnsr, he says thdt he asks for nothing unrea-
.outulr wucu he claims an entire compliance
. with his Views, DuHaiuSpn is the opposite 90 (
/ v Use in everything. tie IL sclf-rollant, o. urls
/ Il-,, and docs upi diCkcr much about am cuI-
I rents or theories, lunt is wealthy, yuuuE, AMI
/ ambitious, and mas rt,urued from Europe tu
+ JON lu tur tu. Htptirv. iic .luth-- tANvu-INF
r.Eir-, riGc- tu ana from t.c grounds luuc1ulH,
/ and Hlh rcfNltv0 are EidlutlAtur. Hdu-ulou lF