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


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to flow freely fronf,|ii1 neck. Not n
word was spoken n,r some fine Tho
occupants of the basket being absorhcd
in concentrating thocfandc,lr and i'm.
mensity of the scenes There We hung
in ,nid.air. thousands n feet above the
earth. which seemed 70 be animmcnse
basin with "A bottom of bright mosaic
which became dim and indistinct near
its outer circumitrcnct The sides of
the basin were Of an nsl,en hue bccom-
ing gradually lighter until, towards
the upper rim. all the colois OF the rain.
bow were distinctly marked. To the
west. and Just above fho golden rim of
the basin, shone the sreat sun, more
than twice its usual sizc. II was 80
near the horizon fhat il could be
easily looked upon without any injury
to the eye. In color the upper half
was cxquisitely tintcd'from Tic palest
lemon. 10 the ,lccueA.arnugc lmd the
lowcrhhli ffonithe most brilliant blood
color to the darkest purple IL slowly
and majcstically disappeared behind
the rim Of the great basin over which
we alone seemed TO be suspended
While gazing at the gorgeous sunset
We had gradually fallen to an altitude
Of about 5000 feet, and Prof Wise dc
tcrmincd TO make a landing near
Shrewsbury, which had been in sight
for some time. Calling loudly, he at
tIacted the attention of veralpcrsons,
but they were slow in comprchcnding
what he wanted. A man who was
plowing in field near by left his Horse
standing in the iurrow and hastened
to our assistance; hut jnst then his
horse also discovered the balloon, and
after hali.a dozen jumps, got loose from
the plow and made q bee-linc for the
barn, running at u gait that would
have done no discredit to Fellowcraft.
A lad Of l6 was the first to seize the
dagrope, and as he was pulled along
and almost lifted from his feet, by a
gust of wind which struck the balloon,
he quickly let 90, causing tho balloon
to drift from the grass field in which
we intended to land to q cornfeld adj
joining, Here the Professor threw
overheard his grapcl, which soon took
hold and we came down very grace
fully among the standing corn. We
were soon surrounded bv A great crowd
of nannle and learned iron them ,hat
we had landed on the fa,1m Of Chr;s,o.
nbcr Schroeder Shro,vsburv ,ownsh;n
ane and a.balf miles north NJ tha town
of Sbrewsbu,n. md tbree or fonr w;les
from shrewsbm.v railroad s,o,;os
The crowd ,owed ,he haII",n G.ow ~
corn,ield to.,bc grass.Gcld whero IN lnss
than am hour Z was emnticJ headed
on a woyon and conv.vsd ;n,o ,Lo
town ond thence 10 tLc nearest ~ station
On the Northern Central ns;lroad
where prof wise nnd ,be rcno,.ter
awaited tbo arrival of tha t,nbln 6r
Harrisburg. npon which tbey took
massage INA reacbed Inncaster XII
a'clocl th;s ,na,uino y
On reaching Shrewsbury and IN.
oui,iny for M nearest teleyronh s,a
Hon we were much aratide5 10 learn
that Mr. r. r Roller thc w;de-awlse
corresnondent of ,he baltimore Ga-,tt,
md York Go,ette had already sent 10
the I,teJIoence. a toleg,rm onnoune;r,,
sa,.a.s- ss,,ss ~ .e.''.
he found out who we were he said he
picked up one of the circulars which
we had thrown from the basket some
time before we landed Mr.. Koller
will accept our thanks for the favor
done US We are also under obliga-
tionsto Messrs- +. A. Bcattic, Of Chance
ford, and Christopher Schroeder of
Shrewsbury, on who's isrns we landed,
for valuable assistance, rs also to Alex
ander Reiphart and David Glatieter,
for conveying ourselves and the bal
loon TO the railroad station. Mr.. A.
Miller Squire Balser, and many others
whose names we Id not learn, rem
dered US assistance. ..4
To the Lancaster Gas Company and
its efficient manager, Hugh Corcoran.
the eronauts reindcbtcd FOR supplying
at cheap rates full supply Of the best
quality Of gas manufactured especially
for the occasion, To Joe Cremer, John
Sides, John Copeland and George H.,
Miller we are indebted for abundant
lunches Of the choicest catablcs which
We're partakcn of with the greatest
relish at a height abyc the earth to
which an eagle would hardly venture
to soar
The Mayor Of the city, the police
force, and the citizens generally merit
our thanks for their conrtcsies and tho
good order enforced during the inaa.
ton of the balloon.
TO MessrS. Grist and Wood, of Phil
adelphia, and Frank Howell, Of this
city, we are indebted for the use Of
well trained pigeons for the voyage.
Both of Mr.. IlOwell's pigeons came in
promptly with their messages, one of
the birds having been dropped from
the balloon, when at The altitude of
G,0OO feet.
To the Franklin lnNitute. and To
Mr.. -, the instrl.nent maker,
of Philadelphia, and Col I'd. M'Govern,
of this city, we are ini iebted for ine
Instruments, though We fear we have
added but little the acahse ofscioncc."
The day being clear and pleasant, thu
only Observations we dould note was
the fall Of the thermometer and barome-
ter as we went up, and The rise as We
descended, and these phenomena 90
Cured as regularly Us we changed our
height, i.
We can only add our testimony to
that Of all those who have preceded us
in grial navigation, that IN the hands
of skillfhl mronauts lilit the Wiscs, the