New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-13
VOYAGE OF THE BALLOON "BUFFALO"
FROM BUFFALO TO SALEM. y. jim TIE TRACK OF
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RIDE OF THE ALLE-
GIiANIFs-BIRD's EYE VIEWS OF FIVE DIFFERENT

FROM BUFFALO TO SALEM. y. jim TIE TRACK OF
TIE TORNADO-MIDNlGHT RIDE OF IliE ALiE-
GHANIES- birds EYE VIEWS OF FIVE DIFFERENT
Fr me- Sat a. ~ Correspon5,ncs Of Boston Journal
Leaving Buffalo a few minutes after
o'clock saturday evening the balloon took at once
course east OF south. This carried US across the
lower eud OF Lake Erie aud dlagonaliy across
Ere and C.ttaraugus Counties :" Oar course
appeared TO change slightly more To the eastward
while the center OF Cdttaraugls county
RI drawing "a line diagOnaliy map or PennsyI-
vinia from the center OF Cataraugils County, New,
York tn "a point the Maryland line a little west OF
our course may he traced over Mexican, Cameron.
Centre, MlilliD Juuata, Perry Cumberland, ana York
Counties soon after entering mary inl anu uon az
tanning greater altitude, the balloon passed. east
northeastern corner oil Mary and ana Thence eonimu
ing Newcastle County, Delaware, Delaware hYer
short distance above us mouth andlhtO Saem Souny,
New-Jrrsey, Ia the southern portion Oh WhlCh aninS
was effected lew minutes after O'Clock sunday morn
ing, the changing more TO direct iV
miles OF the way before the aerial craft hnhIy
cast anchor. TIE greater part OF tno journey hs,
portions OF four other states, VIZ ;'
Maryland Delaware and New.ersey, were also crosSea
Buffalo our landing place III direct nne Is
nearly miles, ont our course described greater az
Tie latter part OF our Journey ld IN thG pain OF
the terrible tornado which swept over stern Pehhsy
vana, Maryland, ana New-Jer9ey saturday altrrnoon
aud evening, and whi'S caused great devastation 70
Il hours previous to our coming. and Of It's existence
even In Dlissfu ignorance The current OF air
IN which the balloon was waited was drawn 10 the area
recently occupied by ms Storm ana was dOuoueS' uh-
ing TO resablish the disturbed atmosphere equilibrium
Toe tornado many nOuls III vi
gathered southeast OF the Allegheny Mountains several
hours advance Of our coming, 80 that we were wholly
removed from It's influence. Had the balloon been
caught by the result would probably nave been as
oar rate OF progress through the nguC was
from miles hour aud this speed was probably
accelerated somewhat after sunrise, when We reached
greater elevation and a different air current We heM
frequent conversations with those below while passing
over Eden and the townships of North Collins ana
Collins sometimes experiencing little difficulty aud
shouting ourselves hOarsc In trying 10 make our voices
heard, although the sounds from below were at times
quite distinct After dark, when 1t was impossible
for us to distinguish objects upon the surface OI
the earth with any dlstInctness the balloon was
doubtless plainly seen, IL was set Oh against inc
background Of e;den cOOred clouds, or even when we
We're immersed IN the lower ranges or thu, neecy
forma ions. TINS latter fact several times proved.
In the portion O Cattalaugus County We heard
voices below and shouted % ascertain their owners
could see u.s. "Why ii mus. be balloon says one.
the other The individual thus addressed was pr0Da-
bly, unused 10 hnding an aerial machine drithg about
after dark, for with strong qualifying expression
which Is unnecessary To repeat he Impaired lue III
fOTmAtOn 10 his cOmphniOn mat he was aIIlll.N