, 1873-07-13
Dangers to Be Incurred at Sea in
q Balloon.
DisagreeabIe Possibilities Of Freezing
to Death or Being Drowned.
The Consequences Of Landing in q Con-
neotiout beforehand.

aHr1nF unyfHntinf1 IN thNrn 11nH hnnn
siderable stir IN ObIcago. since IL was assumed
that The rn1puNg would contribute It's o,,ota to
these Modern Wiso Mon of Gotham, who nro
going to aea in u balloon, aud there has been .
steady stream OF individuals Offering thoir sor-!
vices ~ correspondents on this expedition.
Thoro haye boon 30 rnnny of tbou, that tho work
Of tho man who runs the elevator has been moro
than doubled. md he consequently has a very
low opinion of balloon, preferring Ills own corr
voyarlce, which lo can loayo Whenever ho plcascs
and at any story.
Since Aomo know that there is On impression
nn that - rapo tn%n ,xo i0A tn[o nar ~ u
.,os.s ~ .. ' IN s ~ w.. ~. t' ,....: 49,
nosei w hoo, aea'n I'll! tno oaS u 1"ug'ne"s'
when thoy WILL make their appearance with thor
halr erustoa with aalt, and their clothoa dripping
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uaau11on "l sis " seil uo,o,1i.''ou , VI tu'Ns
lesHnoas, auch M Ar. bIaisdel Is III the hablt OF
wroathiug around his noblo countonanco when
anci, on rauo,,,ro xi,ua Mai, fro,,, - rrov-b,nn
ausa @ .oaous a,'ea ".,on .so. "
vu.'Aa Su.l livel' sunps 'n1oy oYel woouen toohs'
With those pooplo ovory feature Hoena to say,
"!Here stands man who fears not doath.'
Tho roaaouu wby those folks want to 20 vary
cona,i,orar1v M ia nnt ~ ,,orr ma ,r.nt, :,
~. o.".''..,':. ~ ".A"' "'. w
Bet anytn'ns 20 oo. Anotnor ms 70" n"teH
coming duo in Soptomber. and 1t strlkoY him
TINT il l,o wore in Europe ut that .tine his
mimi wou1d In mara ot o.ao tron - In voro
-" s.s".,ss ~ ~ 1as .1..,a ~ - 80 "s.o
nofo. Anoener has soloo theorles Oh LIS own
concerning tho distance Of tho clouds from tho
earth, and ho wants chance to tako up tape
line to meas,,ro IL. Another Ins hat That Tho
ao,,,or., ,,,,,, aa.,a - <..;.s T.. .ss;a as. ~
e's'1n W. eonu ~ et'oA ~ n''u-os,"n' auu ue
wants 10 DO On the spot TO ECO that LIE WINS Ills
1..4 J1.,l4 L. 4.
no particular poril, though tllcy may pretend to
thn t,,ara Ia md that a. t1ov m tav nil 1,,vo
~.n sne.o .o' aau .l'',s :. sn"s " snos W. uaso
Eooa pey, & p0ass'' tss !tlp' aIu a. homosn'ng 10
,;fg ,n;rag about t,,t Tor r,,ono. tho roat OF their
to talk of his slipWrook, his California
Experiences, or his adventures during tho war,
he nay crush him by telling how ho went to Eu-
rope in balloon. Ono young Englishnaan MP
would aoacond II: his unclo's lawn nonr Exotor,
Just about broakiast time; TINT ho would get out
OF ting car, walk mtg tho house, and say = Good
morning morn g aear uncle, here II day before yostor-
4ot III spite OF tt1's real ooet, they oil want to
20 PAID as II they wore volunteering for the for
lofncat OF foriorn hopes. The least that il ask
od NY tho unnnrrlea ones 10 their travelling e1-
for aii the principal cities IN Europa
and Africa, anu permission to send unlimttod
cable dispatches: As for tho married onos, thoy
oil want tile oillce to insure their lives, and to
tho statement that. il these terms aro granted,
the aforesaid wiVes will make no objections to
tneir departure: up to ths time, however, mono
OF these propositions have beon acceooed to, for
o havg s'y of tIe he pspar pve o
Meu can DO h1roa ut much chcupor rates to COM
init suicide exclusively for tho benefit Of THE
TnlnuNE.
trresomo fellows knew exactly the risk they
wero about to run, they would not allow even All
annuity for thor wiyoH to tempt them.
What Prof. Wise Gays, or thinls, il
not to bo taken ns Gospel. There is an
periloua employments which ara not pnrely
mechanical Tho aano thing ia found among
lion-tamors and the companions Of othor will
beaats. Thoy like tho buBinose for ita Yory DIM
ger. Then one day the pitcher goos too often
to tho woll. The list OF nerouauts who hayo
died on the field Of honor is yory largo and is
steadily increasing. Tho last ono foil a milo or
SO tho othor day, and "oxpirod without groan," :"
as tho novels Bay. But then his chances wero
company Prof: Wise. who arc exposed to sue.
coasson Of misiapB rivaled only by those Of
Baron Munchansen When he was blown up to
the moon and tho chief trouble is that there
tic sutforings Of himself and lis comlaniona,
Tloso disagreeable possibilities begin at tho
beginning. These trayelors with their little
cnrpot-bags in their hands, and. cigars III their
moul hs--1lo, that will not do. for smoking is
strictly prohibitod-with their oarpet-baga and
umbrellas then, stop into tho car and J., l!ok
around them With that naughty mir somet.mea
observed in brevet Second, Lieutenant Of LII
fantry, draw ont their handkerchlofs, and hayo
thon ready to wave The crowd looks ks on re-
spectful}y. A few women hogin to ory and some
slnall boys On fenco C. Galt out to lot hor gu. ,
The signal is giyen The ropes are ont. And
then other tue balloon 1nysterously refuses to
go ct oil, which ia generally tho case IN Chlcago,
orit gocs on without the car and suaaen1y Do
comes d epock in tho Sky, while. tho pas
Bougors feel like, people WHO have got
ton into an omnibus with no norso hltchoa M! 70
it, a1ld IN admitting tMrong LOOKING on; lhoy
omit waving their hnndkerchiefs, they take Their
umbrellas ind valises aud mhreh OIL through
that shouting asaomblage, deciding to postpone
tloir trip to Europe until futuro OCCASION.
Or the balloon may start nll right: II may
sour on maoat1osly Gtsef tue 5asll1on % o. bal, r.
anu ldr araaa ~ a n e
move upon it's eastward way until it gets Homo-