, 1875-07-22
BAlLOONlNG.
Further spcculations Concerning Don.
aldson and GrimWood.

The Nisadrentures Of New Orleans
AeronalIt-
There WAS no nows Of tho balloon yesterday, |
ind II Ia thought extraordinary shat, il 1t went
into tho like no t7aco Ut II OF Its occupants hAve
yet besn discovered.
TIE FOLLOWING HTnHY
tho ntsstng balloon has been current
around tho docks during the laat few days
Some vesaol. men claim that II ia but hoax,
gotten up by tlla Captain Of the Hansen, willie
others state that 1t IL strictly ts1lc. Tho Annie
O. Hsnsea leaving port again bofore tho story
bocame current, tho gentleman hHeoif could not
be interviewed in regard 10 1t. Tho story
eecny very psobab1a npd. confirms the reports
msde by the Captsins Of tho Little Guide, the
true sstabl;a.,ts tho fact beyond doubt
that tho unfortunate men wero caught ia
the ga1o anA found watery
grave on tho bottom Of Lake Michigan:
At about O'Clock Ihursaav night, when tl'o
gallo was At its height. ahe Captain Of tho
Schooner Annie o. Hansen, who was on llia wny
from 0reen I1ay to this city. SAN hbolt midway
betweon hera aud Graod Haven what he believed
To bo square-riEged resRel running with tho
wind &t fnsiols apecd. Tho nIghs was pitch
DARK And tho Captain could therefore neo nor hear
but very little, aud betides had 70 do ali he could
to look out for tho safety OF his own fsall cratt
Still ho thought 1t strange that the quoer craft
which wAs going ut much speed, should have no
hight. He managed 10 turn hlB vsseol in several
directions to look for tba lshta Of tho craft, and
10 Peo on which side Of her ho was. 10 III to pre-
vent collision. But. no matter how he turned
TIE IlCuE CHAT
presented the same appearance. and the Captatn
bccaue ufdtiled. not knowing what To mako Of
tho strange mouster which he cnulh but diinfy
500 IN tho darkness. 1t finally PASSED him. md
waa room ot,t OF eight, running towards tho city
Tho Captain 10 an honest slmple minded Ger
man. and incapable OF tolling d falsehood. At
tile time hp met the monster speeding Rcross
the wares ho knew nothing Of tho balloon
and hence could not Imagine ~ the darkness
asked wc.her lio had heard from the balloon by
= prominent tugnap. aud he at onee reptied
thkt he had Rcon craft that resctobled such
thing speeding At furious Eato towards shs
western hhoEe, and at onco expressed Lis opin'on
that
frWAa THE MISSING BALLOON.
There can be but I!tllc doubt that il tho Cap
tain Bsw tile balloon skipping acroas the water.
50 milcs OF Grand Haven. AZ that tiuso the
balloon had undoubtedly lot. its huoyancy, and
vas near to II not Oh tie water. Ths two I'M
fottuns.s 2eronautH
CoULp HARDLY HAVE LIVED
more than few nluuteB after being BtEuck by
the gale, for. st rho terrible arced At which the
balloon VA driven over tho rolling waves drag
kng Tho bssket a!ong.. they must haso
been washed out in few minutes. There
iB, hoReyer, = probability that tho Two men, II
| both were still in tue basket wl,ou tho storm
| camo up, cut It loose from the unWeldv gas-baE
| pnt wore thrown OUT and drowned b! the wnves.
| Willie peraon may survive . fearful storm on :
piece Of board, It is the opinion Of experienced
| vessol-men thst tho baskct could not have carrod
my weight In any kiua Of wehtEer. Tho piano.
cuvcr with which 1t waH lined amounted to moth
| lug A cork bottom would havo kept ii above
water, but only bostotn-slde up. and "a II Is
| stated that 1t had q cork bottom. the men prob
ably lost their lives l,y tho capsiziug OF the
bahket. aud M II Vas bottom-4lo up the Captsia
| of tic Now Era look it 70 be batEai.
| A correspondent makeB
| TIKI FOLLOWING SUGGESTION.
cmlc4ao. juy 2i.--why could not Mr; Donaldson:
safety from IN approaching ssorzn, have alsttd on
somo faand In the luke, and 1t the present me 10 at
sna thr Out t" H. al .a3a no s VIZ
worth. Respectfully, l. AouAT.
This theory Is, however. completely upset by
tho fact that there arc no islands III tho lake.
THE FOLLOWING DISPATCH
| was received yesterday;
TonoNro, ont,, July 1l.-1ntc1llgence from Aurora
Ont, u that OIL Monday. ht oclock In the cveung.
large balloon WIS sce ssaing within tnlle of tas
village, going In norbsaHterly DIRECTION Tie baske
u the taloan WIS Arsrenty empty, sha tho balloon
lying we'll oxet on one Etit.
It ID extremely improbable that thia balloon
II Reen 1t all iu Cauuda. was tfss ono which
started from Chicago with Donaldkou aud atun'
wood Id tho basket
NEW ORLEANS ADVENTURE
Tae Nav orteans Times Of 5n'y 10 contain.
tho following accouut OF Al aefonaut's mlBaa
| ventures In that city:
Hhorty after o'clock tAe wind ruse steadily will
tho approach Of rain clouds, aud 10 ye mnutnn It
blowing gale: ps,Iats tl'e mott sseMuou. a.srsion
t}cAll* fuG1AH At tie R&kSpH1HCtSf