The New York herald., 1873-07-11

Drl0geS; out tue DOaV lCSeI looked 'eXAoby ike
gnat in bucket OF water, with the legs sticking
out and creating an eddy, answering In this In
stance to the movement OF the oars.
AMID THE CLOUDS
1889 p M.-The sun was now shining brilliantly
and the splendors Of the air we're about to break
upon u.s. Our barometer stood 20 5-1Oths. Ascend
ing with great rapdty the clouds began to disap-
pear below the rim of the car, and we were soon in
the midst of dense, chilly vapor that shut out the
earth from the north and west. From sudden heat
the temperature seemed chilled, and as we still
sailed onward and upward we had soon SCARED so
far above the murky spots that they appeared be-
meath us small and insignificant, and were in
aty but thick film intervening between us and
and certain objects on the earth. Tewksbury, Bill
lerica, Chelmsford, Lawrence and Andover were
now In sight at the same moment as we cleared the
cloud beneath, and on still we sailed.
HIGH FEEDINGS
With our aneroid rapidly falling to twenty-four,
we noated around in spiral form as II ascending
pillar current, the gl0ries OF the heaven above
becoming more and more apparent every instant.
At this-1:40-I drew forth eur provision basket.
Our menu was not extensive or extravagant but
our appetites had been whetted, and SO we pro-
cecded at once to dispose OF the meal without the
formality OF spreading table-c0ver. 1t was the
l0ftiest dinner your correspondent ever partook
Of-some mile and half from the EARTH We sat
down in the car, leaving noble La Belle to foat
along with the current. and ascertained the ex-
tent Of our supplies We had
Ham sandwiches, q Ia Urban.
Picked tongue, q Ia ditto.
Cucumbers. after nothing IN particular.
Ale and porter, la Jones, and
Water in small quantity.
It was what Mrs. Grumpy might call an event. so
we ate and drank and chatted about high notions
and flying machines and made the most OF the
feast. l determined however, to gather up the
fragments that remained for personal purposes,
and am glad did, for I had gentleman visitor
this evening who actually honOred my trip by
gnawing at the end OF a salted cucumber and de-
clared it .'rarefed," excellent" washingit down
with some of the Jones that remained.
sUBLIxITY BEYOND THE CLOUDS.
We had now reached highly interesting point OF
our voyage. Consulting the tinepiece we saw that
1t was two minutes two O'Clock. The aneroid
registered twenty -four and tbs. Above as
was vast white sheet OF mist extending to the
horizon, a portion of which cloud soon enveioped
us, the car passing up rapidly through it. We had
scarcely entered 1t when the sudden chill before
mentioned seemed to strike Us, beginning at the
lower part OF the spine and travelling up the back
toward the neck, leaving the most peculiar Eensa-
ton. We were now between two masses OF 1eecy
cloud, the lower stratum murky and forbidding,
hiding the earth altogether from us. Immediately
Professor King threw out few handfuls of ballast
and in less time that 1t took to record the fact
we were gracefully rising through into different
region far above the threatening blackness. The
grandeur, the superb loveliness OF real cloud
scene now filed with wonder and admiration.
We mad come up as 1t were through the
apex Of cone in shape similar to balloon, but
once through the core we broke again into the
purest OF atmospheres, the spotess blue beaming
over head in indescribable purity Gradually we
rose from our valley OF the inner cone, and on all
sides towering above us were tmmeasurable
mountains OF clouds representative OF the purest
snow, the earth and all but sky and clouds being
hidden from us! Away beyond the prccipice like
masses extended endless plains Of neecy snow
that Is, in appearance-beautifu by the azure
above. Not more than a hundred feet distant was
what shall call the Great Colossus-a cloud whose
density gave 1t the character Of the real rather
than the "mistical," into whose huge sides we
hoped to plough before ascending 10 take a last
survey of the sublime spectacle, but the cur
rent prevented our reaching 1t. For some
moments we had been enveloped in the
mist, when suddenly we shot up above great
Colossus and the neighborlng peaks, launching into
the blue. Everything seemed to fall with great
rapidty as we rose. Here we were on level with
the highest clouds visible In space. Now the
glorious King Of Day broke FORTH and amid dazzling
briancy we gazed upon the white stratum be-
meath us, SO bright as to AFFECT the vision. Never
did the lines Of Thomson seem more appropriate.
The kindly azure and the mountains brow
Illumined with fluid gold, his near approach
He looks ON bounolcss majesty abroad,
Aud sheds the shining day, that, FURNISHED plays
ON rocks and hills and towers and wandering srernS
so awfulIy grand was this scene that m.eexpe.
rienced companion averred he had new er seen any,
thing more lovely and impressive. rhe continued
chill to the gas now began to te', and we descended
again through the apex OF tbe cone. bidding fare.
well to one Of the most Hlo.ious visions within my
memory The clouds seemed to rise upward, as
though subjected t@ great pressure 1t was four
minutes past two, the anarod measured twenty
five. Four miuuves later we looked in the direction
of Tewksbury and heard children playing some
where beneath u.s. Next the rumble OF freight
tram greeted us, and we then discovered we were
nearly over the Lowell and Nashua Railroad.
The clouds now seemed as far above US as they
had been beneath US but q few minutes before.
We were rapidly approaching wood IN south
easterly direction. We shouted to try the eject
OF the echo, when, to our surprise, we were
answered by farm laborer. Disposing OF some
more ballast we again left the mundane and rose
straight into q dark, angry-looking c0ud, ap-
parently about five hundred feet thick. II the
Egyptian fog could be felt I am sure this
could be. The foggy visitations Of February
In New York we're but as q trne COM
pared with IL. At nineteen minutes past
two. the barometer registering Is $40, VIC were