, 1875-07-17


nIIiclI. rezIne the Wings Of the etorn. passed
ont of thc c.aa, and Tho ruin Of that tempestu-
oua midnight into the hayou Of \ parFesua! Good |
3lo!nluE.
WHAT PROF. STEINER SAYS.
DYA STRANGE COINCIDENCE,
~ Donaldson and Grttn~ood we're speeding to |
their doom. Prof. Steiner, III experienced ant
scientific s4tonhut. who made several AscentB
during tho War. for military purposes. WAS COM
Ing down ttIe iAko frou, Milwaukee tn ; steamer
Wien io heard. yebterdaY morning. Of tho de-
pArtnro Of tbs two voyagers. and tile dtscclon
taoy had taken, he 1t once expressed lila Apprs-
honAion for THAR rafety. 4 TntnuSE reporter
~sa ,ntrus.ed WITH tho delicate responsibility Of
extracting bis oplo.on ~ All expert. and tha Pro-
fcssor discoursed ~ follows:
THE BALLOON.
WAsh Dona.dsou had his balloon rnade FOR him
In New York. II WAS nsw this spring. in fact
beiiero it was made III April. II was taken to
Philadelphia before 1t waa dnlsted. and that in
where SAW 1t for the first time. He Lad made
ton OF eleven aHeoustbns Ia it before that Of
yestc.dsy. and tho bag hsd bcon rubjec.ed 10 Il
good deal Of hard uHagc. 1t MAS torn k"vclai
times, and It had lois Of patchea. in some ptscea
s,lere rere ridges Ia It where the raw edges Vi
tcar had just been stitched together. instead
VI 1hFlHK q Ao" FtGLQ I'It LII HAi-t
tho seam to strengthen it, 1t was
| good enough balloon fur one or two asccneionA.
bns worry Inferior Que to use ID the neirhbor-
| hood of those Iakco. Why. It would tako tho
| very best China silk to stand tut racket.
| DosALnsoH.
| Wash began life as \ Snowman. and ras n Yer.
| good oue. He took 10 batloonine aboct four
| year. ago. flrtt made his acIua utance In 1871.
| in Amsterdam, Now York State. lie ~snto,i no ~
| help him oul willl 3loutSo1aar smoko balloon.
| tod him that dld no. want to havo anything
| to do with stch hAzasdons undertaking. Isaw
ut once that, though lie Possessed 1oss1f courage
he had no scientific knowledge.
! SiHce ho Inns boon n tho bnetncse }e l,as made.
| believe, 1876 asconslons. f1o has taken up
| mora passengers aud niade moro aAcenHions In n
! gwen period than any ether aerou.ut. His
courage IL unquestionable, AMI ho AAs qntte I
practical ac1u.inlnncs. "l;h balloons; but lin
| haa 10 tleozssical knowIc1 se,-none. whatore'.
/ lie CoMrIA1SEp
| that ho had no chance to do what he ought will
blu balloons. IIo had no opportunities to cloan
tslcn Of air them. ia. rots = balloon vety
quick. 1t has get to be aired alter every asceobion
to get rid Of tho sulphur sud tho sumonscAl
yapors. Depsldsona balloon wAs never purified
10 that msnuer. ncsiaos, It got 4:gooa dssl Of
| FbuEH He0Xn tt&fPlItIR $EuAHA1 Hh04 VVAA~
planned Tint tho canvasmsn uash 70 trampis en
iadriscd him before he nade an ascension
nnar tho lnku 10 ha.Q Ills Cur Ma;!e uA:or tight
| by covering It with canyA,. He wanted to hnvo
1t douo, and proposed to takc 1t 10 4 sail.loft:
but they 3auFhcd him out Of it, and ia I wanted
to scare him. Afterwards ho vent at hsa own
oxpensc aud ROT tic car covered With / couple Of
t plano-coYers. Tbs cRnyhs would CUR have copt
eight or nnc dollars, and tho car would have
| nuAtDd Tor mouth.
'-Whea Donaltison wont up Thur4day the bal.
loon mist bave lost great dcat Of It's casry1ug
would nevet have riE ied taking suy but + bal
| Ioou tIlAt MED nytr tho lake.
GAS urcoNrrBE AND nrooIEb zEnx ATMos-
| rHEAE
| whan It Ia allowed to staud, aud the balloon, a.
well, absorbs atmosphere. rho balIoon 'ltlrd
from fullr-lnca t,nln at tue ate OF frDu NM n
5000 feet 40 hour iu the day tsne. aud Of fion
b,uUU to B.tAW teet Ter h"ur after midnight.
| uas Wien full. l.nt II leaked great deal.
tonted thu ho1cH ont 10 Donaldson. and he sAEt
it leaked from l,U0j to ,4uu foo: An hour. winch
in good deal IN six or eight huurs With thai
leakage tho bag wol!! logo 10 or 10 pounds o'
Carrying power crcry honr. Il it got OIL in
ain.btornl the tulloon would weigh from 30U tt
400 pounds moro from The condemnation Oh td'
outside Of ,ho balloon and tho contraction O
tho gas. ..
NY or1S1ox ss
that Donaldson d!d not get high enough t.
escape tho local current, that lie dr!fict
to the northeast, that tho balloon loat IT
carryiug ponur by leakage and condemnation
aud that As WAS caught III lant nights stot u
/ | which bust him. Not uvon a.la balloon coul'
have llycd III such temrcst-nlach loss hl
! calico bag,
Prot. Stoiner, while pairing otutr tribute !
, the courage Ut Donaldson. iot:natcl that til
iatter Mno iNtonsidsrats to tbs potnt Of reckless
ness, and also, with pta,Boworthy cAn1or. VI
nlitted that bo could not haso been Induced t
mnko ~ ASCENSION himself with such 81 Anclan
sud dangerous nlacl,no.
Mn. Cnur,
Utrpum'a General superintendent. WAS mex
rnscl siu"ed. Ito 10 ycry anl,Ablo and plBasalI
ScntIenlnf,, who thAFea deops the popular cou
: cern - to ehe iate VI tAr two missing Aotc
: spoke much ~ foiioWS:
4 nm afraid thas poos Donaudson has gone t
. . tho bottom. 1o maa very coo!l fellow. 10
cau't spozk too kindly Of hl1u. lilo waa Away
! good-lumored. aud : very skilIful man At hi
DAslncAs. lie Naa velg careful, Anh neithe
1 smoked nor drank. Of course, bud 10 iutrus
the hh!!ooniag to him. just ~ tntrnat ol
> wardrobe to Mru Donovan, onr preas aEency I
!, Mr. Thomas. aud our horses to DR.. Melville.
il absurd to Charge III with gtul9ipg the mono
r, to keep ls bslloous 10 goott order. lilo had II.
budy 10 iuterfe,e with hnl, and ho coull d
vbateyer he winhod with hin own dspafamen
peyo. heard anyshins u tic balloon i,sine 70,
ten or III waut of repair. aud I cau't believe
now. But it it uas Donaldson was tho man
loox after 1t hlmsslf'
~ hin, 10 much for each Asccnsion. 1lut 1t til
- beginning Of the proseut seasoIl hu ca1nv to tn
: md asked mt 10 uiAxe smother aslAuEetaes
y with him. ! agreed to PAY him 10 much fe
!, tho saason, no mattae ha~ often he ascsndcd
y fatjod TO ascoud. We noyer forced him to tnak
: an ascension. 1Is wsa 4iA OWL judge, sud di
!. lust u la thought boat.
b!r. Coup wss evidently much depressed By tn
" eyadunsly-fatai result Of ponadbon's Last xoyag