Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-30

color The frequentand graceful curve
Of the Conestoga added greatly to tn
beauty of the picture.
AT BAT p. m, we passed over Milers
vile at height of 1000 feet, and wer
greeted with loud applause by the citl
zens. We returned their cheers an,
showeredupon them hundreds of print
edcirculars. Continuing on "our south
west course, at very moderate rat
of speed, we crossed the Susquehannl
river not far from York Furnace, a
4'3O. From this point we had beau
tiiul view of Safe Harbor, Washington
borough, Columbia, Millersyillc. Ian
caster, and one or two small towns il
York county. The river immediatcl,
beneath us looked like great rougl
road. With the aid of Col. McGovom'l
field-glass, we tried to get view d
Chesapeake Bay but the atmospher,
to the southwest of us was so hazy tha
our wish was not gratificd. The SUI
shining brightly ON the balloon caused
il to expand and rise rapidly, and W,
soon attained a height of 1000 feet
From this elevated point we got goot
r" u";n, ~ Guy Gu. - alse, i'DIi OF. Deposit !,
I;,tln H. axnaa, m Jo'v ,t' a,l,sparg, l,,,i 'noug'
these extreme limits. Beneath us
howevereverything was superbly beau
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~ IN ,'I voun','s ,' po'ig 'iiucn inore broker
n' "vyuo", 'n"n 'ua' par. " i'ancns'
na.sod m .y ,';,os,., o,v' ~n'en w We llau "lieauy
p"sns ps,, s,' psssmou !" nun 'h ,horc pictui'
.ia. 49, Pn. "PpnSa,aanVe, ~ 'nousn from our
sh;ah s Jas,od 'io ~, ''a,i @ houses anu oarI'
er than so many dog.boxes.
Soon we began to descend more rap,
idly than we had arisen. The circu.
lars were again given literally to the
breeze They rose above us and nut.
tered around the balloon like great
snow-Hakes. AT a height of 3, 500 feet
we could distinctly hear the cheers Of
those below us, and still more distinctly
the crack Of the rifles of some gun
ners. The thermometer which had ial
len TO " degrees when we were at oul
greatest height, rose several degree,
as we approached the earth. As ther,
was a fine open space ahead OF us, Prot
Wise determined TO make a landing
and called 10 the people below to lool,
for and take hold OF the drag rope
Soon men, women, children and dog,
were seen running from all direction,
toward the field in which the balloon
was expected to come down. Here ar
amusing incident occurred. Two larg,
dogs, evidently mortal enemies, belong
ing 10 neighboring farmers met upor
the field while the balloon was somC
hundreds of feet above them. Not oh
serving the balloon, and probably sup
posing that the excitement among tn,
people was got up for their especia
benefit, the dogs went for each Other
like true terriers; "they fitthey growlec
and they yowled.r and there is nc
knowing what might have been tn,
result OF the fight, had they not dis
covered the balloon coming right down
upon them but as soon as they saw it
they LET 90 their holds, yelped in con
cert, and with their tails between theil
legs He'd ingloriously from the battle
| field.
In the meantime the balloon LANDED
nicely IN q buckwheat field on the iarn
lof +. A. Beattie, situated in Chance
ford township, York county, near th'
Windsor township line, and not mor'
than mile and a-half from the new
Narrow Gauge Railroad from Oxford
Chester county, to York. Here W.
were soon surrounded BY q crowd 0
people who rendered us all necessary
assistance, and towed the balloon iron
the buckwheat field into a grass field
where 1t was anchored by willing hands
Our lunch baskets were inspected, an'
the relative merits OF Hotel Coplan'
and Restaurant Miller impartially dis
cussed. a vote was taken asto whicl
set the better table and the result wa
one unanimous AYE (opener)
\ Acouncil of scientists was now held
Wise proposed to retreat reportcrpro
posed TO advance. Wise demonstrate
by actualtrial that the balloon wouldn'
go up with passengers, even withou
a pound Of ballast reporter propose'
to leave a passenger behind. Wis
suggested that reporter should be lei
J behind; reporter suggested that Wise
being the heaviest, would do better
Finally compromise was effected be
tween the "high contracting parties b,
making a sacrifice of little Johnny,anc
although Johnny protested against tn
injustice thus done him, he was so On
tirely in the minority that his pre-
/ test was unavaillng- A few dollar
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