, 1874-08-31

stono; md anotllor Kept in tho cur, was
dead on tho landing Of tho aoronauia.
At the sumo tino aud subsequently, Mr. Gill;
fard and othors improved the iden Of bringing
tho balloon down to tho safo aud practical plano
OF English ideas, aud began. or ronewed, tho
faahion of captiyo-ballOons," as thoy are
by cable and mounting to hoight of half q
milo. Mr.. Glaisiicr used ono Of tlicso Mt VOL
yorhamptou. aud another was aftorward mauo
for London-a hugo acrostat, which was to n!l
other balloons what tho "Groat Eastern " VIVA
IN 1869, anchored below to acablo over 9 200 feet
long, and carrying up twonty-soyon possonRt
who pnid for that privilege: tu Tho
ncxt ascont, five london editors. With
the metropolis l IL duooeimo S's as It p wofa M liz
speculation was a notable experiment. and capo-
cinlly SO for its failuro financially. Tho citizens
Of I4ondon did not seon very anxious to get into
tho clonds. Among, tho last Of those WHO YEN
turod into tho huge balloon WAS all old paupor
woman, oyor 109 years Of aye, who resided III tio
Lambeth Almshouso Sho had hcnrd OF tho
balloon, she aaid, and longed to 60 up init. sho
waH gratiilod accordingly, and the adventure
Of hor lilo, iu tho uidat OF her aduiring follow
paiiperH .:,t.
1n franco, also, tho scientific ballooniata were
busy ind Adventurous, and NM. FfaMmarlon. .Fou-
yoillc and 1iasandicr hnye made, in tho book pub,
]ished by Alr. GIaishcr, record Of their Revoral
aacents from paria. In these they n1ado groat
number OF atmospheric aud other ohsoIvatlona
tnoro or less valuable. But tue chiof interest
and popularity Of tho balloon In Flance havo ro-
Gently grown out 10 much from tho loyo or
acicnco as from tho harl HaccRHt!ea OF war.
1t was tho tcrlib]o war of 1870 that gaye tho
aaroAtat 1t yalne iu tho general eatiMation, to.
cause itH enabled tho pont-up citzona Of parla to
communicate with tho outaldo world In tho usual
way, Slllco tho mcaBggo and nicsBeuEer botWcotl
tho City and the Homo Government at Tollrs anu
elsewhere could not pass through the strong lines
OF tho Gorman lcaguer, they wore sort 0ner
them in balloons. On the 23l OF Septombor tho
first OF theso (tho Noptuno) wont np with 237
POI "a OF lotterA, and from thattat till tho 2Hth
Ut ui-.,uary, 1871, Bixty-two otEcrA, each OF tho
average capacity OF ~, 600 cubic feet, committed
themselves to tho wildH, carrying correspond
ence. pigeons, aud occasional passengers along
with their pl!ota. Tho creator nunlber OF tlioaa
descended safely beyond tue dornut lHleai
sonlo Ge!l within them, and Wera arrastodt aud
fow went nobody could tall whittier, for they woFo
not hoard Of again,-ilaylng beon waited vest
ward anl lost iii tho aaa probably. IN the
Bixts balloon (of Oot. y, danlbotta and his
becretary travelled with Trekot, tue aoronant.
and calno down ut EplnouHo. aItor voyage OF
four hours. Another balloon, tho Vllla DOR
!cuna, nlaao very remarkable Journey, carrying
Roller, tho pilot, aud DeBohanlpH u Sharp
Shooter. They set out on tue night Of tho 2lth
Of November for Tours, nnd wore waftoa north-
/ ward. They woro soon alarIncd by tho al,pear-
Rnce OF "Whit0 oapA !" fur below thoul, and know
they wer0 over tint terror OF aoronautd. tho SCR.
I1elr boat was aoon traggod In tho waVoa; but
throwing out Bono pRckagaa OF nddroaseH ,"to
tho QegWauH." mud tAap H5 kllQKraDMoa of