, 1873-09-13
THE BALLOON BUBBLE,
Tho Aerial Transatlantic Voyage
Of tho Graphic Balloon.
It Begins at the Capitoline
Grounds, Brooklyn, and
Ends There.
Tho Great Gas.Dag, Whon lIaIf.Fillod,
Rips Open md Becomes Useless
Heap Of Spoiled Canvas.
shortsighted Parsimony Of the Man.
ayers the Cause Of This Ridic-
.uloVs 0onsummation.
Prof. Wisc's Grievances---nis Sugges-
tiOns as TO tho Material and
Prof. Wisc's GrievancGs---IIfs Sugges-
ti0ns as to tho Material and
Construction Disregardcd.
The Balloon Exposed to the Weather
Until Rotten, and Filled by an
Utterly Incompetent
Superintendent.
A Great Scientific Experiment Turned
into an Advertising Dodge
and 50.Cent Show.

Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
New YonK, Sept. 12.-The failure Of tho bal
loon has long been anticipated, but no ono sup
posed that 1t would bo Us ridiculous conclu-
sion to tho absurd proposed expedition rs 1t has
proven. Moasrs. Goodaell, of the Graphic,
started out to make al important expedition to
discover nothing. The immense crowd
which went to tho Capitolino Grounds,
Brooklyn, to Witness tho ascension
seemed to foel that they were there simply to
bo humbuggod, and when the balloon suddenly
collapsed, sinking to tho ground as a dru nixon
elephant may bo supposed to Bink, each person
seemed to rejoice at duding his anticipation had
been proven correct. There has
been an attempt to convey tho impression
that tue balloon was purposoly ripped,
but there is no truth whatever in this. Tho
cotton material Of which it was constructed WAS
utterly inadequate to hold tho quantity Of gas
which the balloon contained, although at tho
time Of tho collapse it was only ono-fourth
or ono-third filled Tho whole thing is
contemplate wreck. 1t was never
competent to carry out tho promises OF tho
managers, and tonight all that they haye a. as
crowd that was deceived into going was not any
thing like az largo Us the managers anticipated.
The Graphic Company talk alroady Of building
new balloon. but no one places confidence in
In their assertions.
Special Dispatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12-Prof. Wise, vino was
to have gone up in tho Graphic balloon, was here
yesterday. Wien questioned, he said there was
acknowledgement in the Whole enterprise, aud
that there is apparently no possibility OF tito
Graphic Company over sending the balloon of.
Ho will not accompany tho ae1onautB.
The following telegram. 'yas received this
8. Hub6ol, OF this city, whose carrier pigeons
will accompany tho expedition: sour only
rorly to adverse criticism ia tho starting OF tho
balloon, which we haqe constantly endeayored
to do from tho first"
ITO the Associated Rr<ss.1
New YoRK, Sept. 12-An imlnanse crowd yis-
tied tho CaPitoiine Grounds, Brooklyn, this after
noon to witness tho departure Of tic big balloon
for Europe. The process OF imitation COM
tinue1 steadily until ten minutes past 4, when
the balloon suddenly ewayod to the north, ripped
half way around, with a great tearing noise,
and fell 1lat upon. the ground. Tho i'm
pea yomS a T. oear oe gas % aeG oo pad scse sesa
at the samo moment, nearly suf1ocating
those who stood on the inaide Inspector Polk.
Mr. Goodsell, and Police Commissioner Briggs
had but the instant before shifted their positions
in the netting aud CANVASS. Tie crowd made
general rush over the ropes with the intention
Of tearing up tho cnnyas into s1nall pieces and
carrying them OF aa memontoes, but 9 strong
forco Of police On the ground charged and drove
them back; Mr. stiner, who had contracted to
fill the balloon said that it would DO all folly to
attcmpt another initiation, as the bng was not
made Of the proper material. So tho enterprise
Ii Aoanoooeo LUZ tu9 presont
From the lSt'o York sian, Sept. II.
DonaldHon slept In the car Of the Daily
g Graphic balloon, on the capitoliuo Grounds. on
the naranhernnlia ho1 han ~ a1f;h;tinn ria
haIlaon. from whioi, the iiatonainc air hi beon
aj]nwed to eacnnn iav in cniianaa nnj was
watohcd inrnr tha nini,t hv fnnr mn r. was
feared lint eona mnIicnna1y msc,,nvnuz norsnn
m;rht do il eoma harm ahonld thc onnortun;tv
ha r;ven In the nirht 5;su,+c3 % ,xo raca;va1
from thu sirnai 3f1ifn in Wask;nrton ~ nrcJ;otinr
far tia f1ay frasl, eaatcrlv sr;nda and nosa;h199
a Iif,ht rain. ThIa VIM fa1ron - tho gronn5a
and at q o'oloci< in tha mnrn;nr nona,t3aon do,
ci1ol tn berin the inGot;nn n.inoi, Dea.n;no
had hoen RIM }ntn tha arornda 3rom
main on Maroy ayenuo wnndon n1mr in
TIM onii of t6o nina I,e,d haoL tho uaa Al
tach;nr i'm nnclr nf fho hniionn - ta n;,,a In
knocked out tho plur. and tho rns r11shef into
the immensa mnaiin' haT viii, 1oud niasinp
noieo. The eipea NJ tha nattino had hcan cnrc,
fu1lv faatoneJ r. ia c;ro1c ~ sondh,cs % and "a
the caa beran tn Mi Tia hai1oon ia nctt;nr i,ur.
cad and holI thu vnrnisbaI 1n,1a1;n r. ~ Io'3r
Sohont IN nm Taot - ae ,ran T., t,, haiinnn
trh;a onartitv woe ius+ es,,,o;on. - I;,+on1 ~
entiro a,Tfaso to tnc hoioHt ~ ~ tio@n, feot s
Tho balloon Inv IN ita eidn an5 Az the brsoza
swami nyor II IT, nnotin,,, anH a1;.t s,,rfece
ino1tal 1a y ~. .t,,-e -. r. ssia e.. nnnn.