Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-30
THE BILLION ASCENSION
MAGNIFICENT scEEERy-oNE MILE AND
A-nALF ABOVE THE EARTu.

As we went to press yesterday, the
balloon was still in sight, apparently
lowering over some point u few miles
southwest of the city, at a great height
The first news that was received of il
was by the return of one Of the carrier
pigeons Of Frank Howell, which proved
itself bloodcd bird by flying stright
to its cote, For time, however il
was SO excited and agitated over It's
effort, that II could not be induced to
.go into the cote and have detached
from il the lnessage which it bore, In
a half hour it was secured and the card
taken off its leg. The inscription there
on read as follows
Own SAFE HARnoR. R.-l:20 D. NJ
Fifteen hundred feet high; thermome.
ierI0'; all comfortable; grand scenery.
WISE AND JonNsroN, Balloon.
As the bird arrived here ut 4:5O, it
had made excellent time, and Mr.. II.
may congratulate himself upon his sue
cess in raising this class of birds In
the meantime dispatch was received
announcing that the balloon had been
observed near Wrightsvillc These ire.
ports from the air were duly posted
on the bulletin board of the Lnteiiigeacer,
aud were read by hundreds who passed
by or came to hear the news, so gen
eral was the interest felt in the result
nf tho trim --.------
Later in the evening the following
dispatches wec received
YonK, Pa, 5;21 p. m.--Wise and his
balloon several miles south of this place,
moving southwest.
YoRK, Pa, 1l;30 p. m.-Prof Wise
is on the Cincinnati Express, having
landed about one and half miles this
sideofShrewsbuIy station, York county
Another Of the pigeons arrived in
this city abut Q a. M, this mornnig,bca
ing the following message:
SnREwsBu'RY, York Co, Pa p. m
Have landed safely. viii be home
in the morning This is 40 miles from
Lancaster WISE AND JOHNSTON.
1t is supposed the bird roasted over
night and resumed bis fight this morn
ing. These aro the frstcanier-pigcons
cv,r sent from or arrived ut this city,
and tlieix performances nrc regarded
with grcat popular interest
AT 3:49 this morning Messis Wise
and Johnston arrived safe in this city,
and we will now lct the latter tell the
story Of his trip
Well, our grand balloon ascension
bas taken place We have gone up,
made our voyage and returned home,
and il is now expected that we shall
write description of the trip. De
scription isjlot our forte; but in lieu
Of that we viii dol down in a homely
way some Of the incidents attending
our first journey to the skies.
bong before the time of starting,
Centre Squire was filed with people
watching with much interest the inha-
ton Of the balloon, and anxious TO see
il ascend. Prof Wise was no little
annoyed by the overofllciousness OF
| friends, who, in thoirmistakcn endeavor
to assist him, kept him back very con.
sideably in the delicate work he had
TO perform As for the historian Of
the voyage, he was early ON the ground,
and anxious to remain there during
the initiation. but was more than once
driven off by the food of queries that
were constantly being dinncd into his
cars by the crowd, OF which, for the
noncc, he was a central figure, and
every other one of whom seemed de
termined 90 ..iuterview' him. Some
Of the questions asked were in them.
selves very proper ones, hut when one
il ohligcsl 20 answerin the same words
the same question asked by a thousand
ditisrcrt- persons, the interview be
comes, TO say the least, monotonous,-
Hers Fellow u iew OF the questions We
were expected TO answer, or aclsnowl
edge tim. We couldn't answer r.
! When will you 60 up2 Where will
oustopl When will you come homci
How high win you go2 VIII you no,
get giddy away up thereY Amt yor
~ ~hll,uu Nun's''woh yoa .ah, auriiif
Iall those sand-bags hanging to the bal
loon along with youg Have you goi
yonrlie insured 10 you think ih'
balloon VIII Dc hke'y TO knock dowI
ttthr monument ee. &c, dc. 1gfal,
= a thousand warnlngs reproois an1
aimonliious ais9 leu upon our ears
Don you thmk you are tempting
Providence IN thus hazarding yon