National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-03
Up In q Balloon.
Prof. King Makes an Ascension frou
buffalo win Three Reporters.

Pfot' King MAKES m ASCENSION FRO
n"n"i" WIN Three Reporters.
~ reporter who was with Prof. Kin
u IN his balloon ascension nj Buiialo, thu
u describes his experience: The balloo
II was one OF tho largest ever sent up i
this vicinity, and when filled, measured
4. % feet IN diameter NJ the largest part
II ana 50 feot IN height from the bottom
!. OF the car TO the crown where the valv
Q was placed. 1t took 50, 900 feet of ga
/ to I'LL 1t. II was named Buffalo, afte
the city from which 1t started. In lesi
than four minutes from the moment
when she rose from the ground W,
? were gracefully floating along Mt an al
: titude OF 4, 300 feet. But most surpris
ing was the delightfully."- easy manner
III which we went NJ. There was ne
swaying and swingiaG OF the ears, and
IA ! looked up at the immense, bulky
mac line above it seemed exactly ms
though 1t had attained n position that
was perfectly stationary. There were
no sensations OF glddiness or vertigo ;
no holding on OF hats all was rs easy
as feather bed, and as calm as though
the WIND, which had all day long
threatened the balloon with destruction,
had been entirely overcome. Floating
ON IN perfect quletude we could hear
the tnmult that was going on below,
from the hoarse hackmen TO the yplping
dogs. The view IRON the balloon rs 1t
scared over must have been magnlii'
cent But the BIRDS eye view OF the
CITY, giving the appearance OF large
rows OF tents, such IA are seen where
ever i0h8 armies are louhd, though
speciaiy ihvitinB, olu not equal the
view now lao OF the mighty lakes, ERE
anu ohiarlo, tnose vast ihiahd seas OF
,le Morrill, Where every wave as IL were,
oi.n8S wealth. ana s'apiii'y 10 'he queen
o'9t'
i1oohinS over i'ahc I4rle 70 'he lol'h
n "aah noi,hiwes,; "s i"f f Us 'ne eye cnh
ous nra;n aIoratnrs" ~ ,hn ob 'nu i;nn
thn for distant hnr;1nn ,vh;nh soa,ns ~
Din Into tha snartI;na ,,a',aa ' bounn1
there il one vost hndu of woter ''' 9ar,
the water onnears tn reaoct tLe brinht
ethereal above there aoa;n tha roys ~
fine enn oro dano;nr, on tha ~, 49,, W.
and snorLl;no hr;i1;an,1,, uIiI95 "";u'
numerahIe ntber nlaaos H." o sanorataa
nort;nna 81 n;rabu.r nI",'5 do .up"i".o'
~ aloft arc redectod IN darL 80 thn.
renrosented srlaiI ;sinnda E, u'n ' .he
direction Of Fort Staninv y, tha o %, ,no
d;on s;de onnaar n,,.'l Wv. ~ onniIa
under sail which ara sn smai u ,hot oS ",iS
inyontarv racnrs 70 tbo ' dara uI"' o LIE
made sbin. nf r hu a. ;no J''a o Wiz n1
and r;o,nnd tho,, y;n hnif o' 49, ~
noto nooor and ,,o ".In 80 an..a ', .t -
Gnina nmt ~ tha ' hontn. Vo',on .n .h
ore sevoral snail stnan' ~ low w h ,loe' 'N1 Te
look ot thaan g ,s''' H. w." oo =.
OCEAN trovo1;n 'or .ho .Ho .at ~ iooa,i'
,,ers r,.h ~ ~ '1 "nI o'Vou p''''1n
sr;sI,u 'S, W .ilo ,'eoh W sec schooi VI
and y d pJi poi'e1 ie"pinB WI 'he Waves
a,;,x III .Id .nI oinoWi
tho anrn,, H r n ,neileoi'es WIN
noo. urniih 'iio 40
ny w m"7 soi9e"ha1 iorplduihB.
"i''iora"!hB tne gaze from the wa
'Ii Va Hlie ana SUN iolioWlhg the
Shoie me around by fort Porter we
sue 'ne niagara hiVef, as IL mugs the
'.Yi aho' ioliowlhg IL IN lts course, the
l.'eil'ioh IS soon riveted on one OF the
9rca.eSe natural ana most beautiful
Genes IN tne World-.the waterfalls and
nvihes vi niagara. All those who have
'eeh 'he mighty torrents or heard the r
harmony OF waters, watched the foam y
hg ana boiling, the dancing OF the
play una the uhceaslng rush OF the Z
!, .Ieuiils mere would pe STRUCK with
hetr grandeur ana dignity when view !
~ from an aititade OF mile. The I'M i
loise pouy OF wafer iaiilhg over the ~
ruclPices represented vast grace,
aly curved heece OF spotless wool, and -
nc spray was llkened by one OF our ~
aItyto FOUNTAIN playing TO the height
ioo ieet, the mis- ana background =,
eng the Dasln TO receive the foamlng ~
quia; ',
At tnree O'Clock the barometer lndi- " =,
itea that we were o,4o4 feet above the u. ~
~ VII, WIN we .iieriioiheter down 10 ~,
T. ocarcely nau we registered these -
uius "hen we were struck by the III
o.uii5il'y Vi the horizon. nave =.
o''ceo on previous ascehsions that the
ouoS "a 'ne horizon almost formed a Of
ioio' we ou'er eo8o ol Which was on a ~
Sei WIN the car oeneath the balloon. i,
o"' no"ovoI' que c'ouuS formed only NJ
'o"' 'cini-ciiIle' 'ne heaviest por- cd
vi Vi 'he cuinnius stratum pelhg TO H.
ie southwest OF Erie Lake, butaDpear- VI
G to be below us. Mr.. King called nc
tention to this also, and expressed be
me surprise at the phenomenon. pc
way from the horizon and up over us, ma
the immensely of space, the only OF
ouds visible were gradually forming TIT
u causing our captain no little con am
III, no h' hllcW lie WOllu nave TO pay -,