The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-13

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LIZ. ,ha psnto az Montreal and she y ss.st
N.a,hns,e, church. Previous 80 staIaig !. |
sa,nrn,I mod IA remove the baiioon frohl
.,. 90 , S where 1t was infated 10 pom.
w az Tho Court House, with the expectallOn
...". 4, n,onM PASS to the por.h OF the spns'
s T,,s cargo consisted Of three bags OF sanu,
n ~" each fifty pounds, q grappnns
49,, ~ which was attached strone lep.'
and professor Suuires, who was 10 ssa n,., Nn
a a;s one hundred and eighty-seVenth Vo!aSe
amid the clouds. ,yore
a'. nan III bsiuc in readiness, orders were
o,,en to sast oil. There was nust, anu
Tho multitude grew silent as the unwteluy
Atlanta. being freed, swayed back~ar US
and fnrwards, aud slowly rose from us
raSt;cy nIane to make another voyage.
Ga steady gale had been blowing al! das,
sos ire strength was not apparent unIil tue
t.iioon struck the current Of air ABOVE Tue
honse-tops: this reached, It swayeo WIZ
tho breeze and swept On at dhe rate VI aS
icas, f;fteen miles an hour. Its course mas
directly for the steeple Of the churcn. in
nrofesSor at once perceived the danger, aua
eeonld have avoided it by throwing OUT
hog Of ballast, which woald have sRe'.
him sufficient bueysncy to nave passeu
nver the steepie, but unfortunately the
.n.ara helow was crowded with thonsanos
| Of snectators, and bag of sand thro"n out
,,,o,,ld hare crushed some one. Inc sand
,r.s throvn o.,t in small quantities, and the
balloon swept upward and onward, Out I'M
fort;,nuteiy not swerying from its dangerous
direction. II became appsreDt that a. Wouid
I str;re tbe spre. and the anxious 'nlultltuae
.,u.;tad the shock With bianched cheeks.
Win tremendous rush the Atasntic struck
| tho anex of the splre, and in another instant
,,orted IN twain. At the sane time tile
| sasket containing .he dariag aeronaut
crashed against the spire some twenty fee'
1 below. .. hofor,
:. see;ny. as it were, instant death before
him Professor SQeires threwone hand ior'
ward 10 avert Us far as po>s,se the shocK, al
the sso,e time allowing bis body to sway III
on o,.nosite direction. AS she balloon col
I,lan.ad and the gas escaped, 1t was seen tha
tho acting had caught on the point OF the
sniry. Suuires was not sesa TO move mus
cIe whisper ran round, 'thc COLLISION has
Iued him. Then slight movement, anC
tht. basket began to slip. 1t was evident
fiat the netting was giving way. Wome1
| -,rew white with terrier, men tremDied
There. at q height Of eighty feet above thu
earth. was a fellow-being hanging ny lie"
fslender threads; above aud around MN TIT
! oIitteriug steeple Sheeted with tin; below
some battlemcnts Of the tower, on Whlcd K
t,I, was instant death. A pause, and thu
| basket had evidently been arrested in it.
downward course, -SquireS was seen u
grasp the netting.
=" The poment he struck the spire there
! was \ rush for ladders and ropes. Withou
| number were the plans suggested TO save hlR
from death, But at this moment brave mel
were camberng up the inside OF the church
tox,er. A small window below the cave
opeas directly beNsrtb where the basket wa
su- pended, but S4niOrtunately it was Yer,
contracted, and st did not seem possible K
| squeeze through the aperture. But in Few
lsecouds man thrast his head through tn
window, and a board was pushed o4t Of To
lower portion OF the opening, the end OF
the inside beislg held by men wibAin
Chen began u struggle; it was appa
rent that q man was. endeavoripg TO era
4through the narrow hole out Gpon To
board. The clothes were torn from bis per
4 son in the atts1npt, but inch by inch b
4 Gained, and ct .1ast was seated on the boar
1 directly below the basket. The situation
s was one of great danger. Should the net
ting give way, the basket in its .deseen
1 would catch"the daring man and huri hin
together with Squlres, into eternity. AT hi
| appearance there was cheer that made th
wcIkin ring again. The heEoic maR VIII
thus risked his. life to save {ellow.beinsg j
1 distress was Arthur Osmeat. 1t Was see
when he stoed up that he ceald only roac
to the bottom of the basket, and that b
could not assist Squires froua his ,perilols pc
lsition.
.sThe u,a;n body Of the network ha
caught on the northern end of the spire
onlv two or1:hree small CORDS having Passe
around the other side, and these, when til
basket slipped, became slack. The least mo
) ton on the part Of Squires would have pre-
cipiteted hiel upon the steae steps below
' Osment SPOKE to Squires~ who requested
) him to place his shoulder under the basket
Il This teiug done, Squires caught hold OF /
SLIGHT oval projection on the spire, which
offered sight hold, and thus helped tt
support the basket.
It" At ,tlls instunt Mr.. Andrew Stevenson
appeared at an opening i'll the spire abov
Squiyes. The opening consists OF q 'Sma
trap- door, and was not discovered. for som
time. Another cheer went up as Stephensol
came out .Npon the spre, reached down
hand, and firmly grasped the aeronaut an
drew him up to place of safety. The suS
pense Was over, and Squires was saved
Stevenson displayed great presence OF min
and courage, and deserves well theHrEals
that Has she wered upon him. On Squire
peroetving person above him he'inquIet
8 Can you hold me% Stevenson replied .
can lit youit you weigh atom:
."We learn from Professor fauires .tha
! whea ts,rown against the spiFe he was peH
| dered tnspnsille for o nomcDtror two, ,su
4 recovered his senses on hearing some perso
i shout to him from the iGside OF the steeRie
\ His insrries consist of conclusion on k
side and bruised knee"