The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-30
BLOWING or A TIN HORN.
the PEOPLE AROUSED FROM
THEgR BEDS.
voyngcrs Breakfast ut warmers
Hotel.

knOteI.
Our neighboring village of East Wallng-
ford was aroused and alarmed at the ar
rival of Prof. Donaldson and Barnum's
balloon, at 2;20 a. IN. Wednesday, They
were awakened by the blowing of tin
horn, and Immediately rallied to sec what
monster had come into their quiet burgh
AS soon as the alarm was over they assist
ed the travellers to terra trina, and make
fast their vehicle. A description of the
trip may be interesting to our readers as
given us by Mr.. j. F. Rogers, reporter of
the New York Times, who made rmE
GLOBE Office a call yesterday afternoon,
also from notes taken by TIE GLOBE re-
| porter on the spot
The second of Prof Washington H.
| DonaldsOns
ERIAL VOYAGES
with the new balloon Barnum began on
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock under the
most suspicious circumstances. Increased
interest was manifested in the affair as
YOuNG LADY
formed one of the party The initiation was
completed just as the performance in the
ring at the hippodrome came to a close
With some difficulty the basket was at
tached to the balloon, and mt last, all being
in readiness, the party of voyagers made
their appearance. They consisted Of Prof
Donaldson, manager J, f. Rogers, OF the
New York Times George |. Ferris of Ap-
pttoas Journdl; Hon. II. w. Davis, Of
Pine Grove, Harrison. Hudson county,
New Jersey; Miss Annie G. Thomas and
Charles w. Upham Miss Thomas is de-
sclibcd rs a pretty little lass Of thirteen
years. She is the daughter of Mr.. David
Thomas. Mr.. Barnum's hppodrome press
agent, who visited Rutland with Bar
NUNS mcnagcrc and circus last year.
She was greeted with applause and
waving Of handkerchiefs by the audience
and was lifted into the basket and the re-
mander of the party having taken their
places the drag ropes were made fast, cX-
ira care beng used as the balloon was
TOSSING ABOUT
in an uncomfortable manner. The gentle
men of the party were each armed with II
sand bag, with orders to discharge the con-
tents rs soon as Prof. Donaldson called
- TT 90. ALL
Selling favorable opportunity the word
was given, the ballast discharged, and with
II hurried goodbye the
BIG AIg-slIIP
shot into the air. Miss Thomas, next to
Mr.. Donaldson, seemed to he the most self
possessed of the party. AS the balloon
disappeared over the top of the buildings
on Madison avenue
,ni AItUoE
that it had struck against II building. A
rush was made by the 10000 people who
had gathered around the lIppodrome in
the direction of Fifth avenue The balloon
swayed violently for few seconds, but,
rightng quickly. assembled with rapidty
upwards OF 1000 feet, moving in a north
westerly direction, and was last seen by
the enormous crowd travelling at the rate
of about thirty miles an hour.
As the party sailed away, Mr.. Rogers
says, they had a beautiful
BIRD s-EYE VIEW
of the city of New York and the surround
ing country. In passing over West Point
they distinctly heard the
BEATING or THE DRUMS.
They soon after were becalmcd over a
swamp, and finally came down at
CAMP MILLS
where Miss Thomas left the party. The
air ship rapidly assembled and proceeded on
their course passing over the Hudson
THREE TIMES
at Poughkeepsie. They passed over New
| burgh at a quarter past eight o'clock in the
evening The party were at the
GREATEST ALTITUDE
at nine o'clock and four minutes when they
heard voices below singing being at that
time about $1,000 feet from the earth
They continued north-easterly course,
until they reached the green mountains.
The next point of descent was at
TABLEvILLE IL Mt. HOLLY
| where several chimnics were torn off by
the drag ropes but they quickly assembled
and after atravel OF two miles alightcd at
EAST wALLlNGFoRD
which aroused all sleepers from their beds
who Immediately rushed to their windows
Some thought Angel Gabriel's trumpet had
sounded and the judgment day had come
Others alleged that the
''CoMET HAD LIT"
in their peaceful burgh. They soon, how
| ever, recovered their reason, and rushed t
find that
| BARNUMs BALLOON
only had alighted in their midst. The vii
layers rallied and procuring lights, lent
hand in assisting the voyagers in securin!
their air ship. They were soon met b,
mine host II. l.. Warner, who is Away
on hand to serve all guests who come b,
land or water, or whether they drop dow
from the clouds. The party were sool
costly quarterered at
WARMERS HOTEL.
where they were Hospitality entertained
and left in great praise of the courteou
treatment received from Mr.. Warner an
| tho nnonla Of Fact WalIinufor1 who ha