Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-15

aldsOn aud jumped simultaneously. We
were beth very much stunned, but nothing
serious happened. Donaldson, who Is
looking over ny shoulder as write this,
says have undercsiimated the distance
We jumped, and that 1t was thirty feet.
One thing is certain, the ground was soft
ened by the poaring rain, and therefore a
leap from considerable hight would be at
tended with less danger. i am sorry
about the pigeons. hope the balloon
will be found and those beautiful birds
liberated.
NR uST's ENrmIEScE.
., NEw CANAAN, Conn, October 9Th ?. NJ
We were attacked BY a tremendous squall
Of wind and rain at fifteen minutes past ]
O'Clock. aud we're driven near the earth
with frightful velocity. Everything was
thrown overheard without avail, aud we
were dashed to the earth, Donaldson and
Ford spraug out, and the balloon shot
into the air, bearing me with it, and was
speedily in the storm.cloud again, and be-
= ing whirlcd about in the most alarming
manner. | shouted to Donaldson for in-
structions, but could hear no reply, and
$ was left TO my own resources. The bag
shaking about above me with awful farce,
c and could see nothing. SO thick was the
+ cloud. | seized the valve cord and at
tempted 10 open it. Could not open it,.
l. The cord became enIangled with the neck
t Suddenly tree tops shot up through the
l. foe, and in an instant the balloon was
IS whirling through the branches. lclimbed
5 cut Of the boat to place above the ring.
e aud as the balloon rushed into thcket OF
|. trees | swung myself out and dropped
rt among the branches.
st The boat scraped over me and detached
Is my hands. dropped to the earth, sur
1t prised to find myself unhurt, | started
lie to walk back in the supposed right direc.
le ton, and met four mes running after ne.
Ie | offered them a large reward to capture
ul the balloon, then out OF sight. They
&c have gone in pursuit in the direction o.
ID Canaan, Conn. | was driven to the sta
lg tIcn by DR.. William Adams, where Ford
and Donaldson arrived soon after. The
IN storm is raging. violently. There is NJ
e. news from the balloon. Very narrow es
d. cape all round. GEo. ASHTON LuNT.
I'M From the Daily Graphic.
MR.. FORD's STATEMENT.
nj All of sudden it began to pour Will
he rain and a dense mist enyironed us will
OIL an impenctrable curtain. The rain gath
les cred upon the folds Of the balloon an,
= poured down upon us in bucketfuls. A
M the same time violent gusts ofvlnd selzet
eel US, and shook the boat in such a manas
OF that [ expected evory moment either tha
ny the balloon would burst with these exces:
Of i've shocks or that the boat would brea
nd loose from the tackle We did not kno'
ust where wc were drifting, except that no.
~ aud then through the lifts of tho cloud "
WI WI could see the coIsrcd foliage upon the sid
INST of the mountain, or some little homestea
mt. in the valley.
1t was evident that the situation W.
D. p, becoming serious. Luut tried to Undue
~" on Donaldson to open the valve and max
va ~. the best descent We could he refuse
~ to do so. He said: Il want to pick N
' '''' place Of landing. | will not take at
'u' chances" We had no anchor rope;
NY the anchor was of no use TO us. Lu
,33 said: "You use your own Judgement; v
y, 49, !, will abide by what you say" Donaldsc
iy said "Tske care Of your instruments
~. VIC must make a landing soon and let Il
~. ~, balloon 60. Secure the instruments
VA "a right in the cabin, so that they may
IN, IN preserved if possible. We shall have
e'' leap cut of tho car" At this moment
could hear railway whistle somewhe
below us, out we couli see nothing
me. She rain meanwhile was pouring dow
ain so that we we're all drenched to the ski
hen The drag-rope caught around tree al
,uld broke off huge limb; then it made al
zap bound and caught around some rocks,
rth that VIC were shaken about in the bo
uob with tremendous force. However, it so
an. liberated itself, and then we went splnni
Mr.. over another ridge Of the mountain wi
tch- great velocity. After getting over, he
was ever VIC were in calm, and then Dc
and aldson said, .sOh, if there was only h
v. I dozed fellows below to take hold OF Il
1t drag-rope, what a pretty landing we wou
the make y However. the gusts OF WIND SO
soon caught us again, and we went splnrl
he across the valley at most alarming RI
,ugh About one hundred feet rem Tue ) !
Ho face, Donaldson saw that we were ncar
II at a bank, where we would probably stri
or and he said, Now, boys, prepare to lf
was out" AT this moment Lunt was sta
IF it ing on the port side. near the bows. d.
IN to aldson was next to him, seated, and ho
oun- ing the Rigging saw that the decls
We moment was coming, and that we sho
IN Of have to take the chances of two or tn
we're different ways of breaking our necks, S
ID Of took my place behind Donaldson Fl
was emily, on looking behind, | saw we "
lie of passing over a rising ground and that
II to was our time Donaldson saw it also
wal. pitched out his two travelling bags.
, let threw myself from the car, clinglng to
wey. rigging then, without knowing the
chat tauce, | let go, and in u second Dom
and son and we're rolling together upon
G op- wet grass. .
en- in We had scarcely time to pick curse
nensc up when, to our horror we saw the
which loon make sudden rebound and Hy
ever. into the Clouds with Lunt clinging to
that rigging | confess stood paralyzed
r the amazement.: the shock ! had recel
,rook from the fall lit appears we fell tn
ON of feet) was altogether forgotten in the
, You ror / experienced in seeing Lunt b.
ort - away in this terrible manner, Donald