, 1875-07-25
TIE HISTORY OF TIE RALrf,or

uc SeuQmenI quite rs BenMbIa a. il wo,1I
desirable.
TIE HISTORY OF TIE BALLOON
The probably-tragio end Of Pruf, Dox.,r.,..
and biz youthful companion, hi. Gxnvoon =.
least the mystery which surrounds thai a..
since Thursday evening two weeks aeo-,n,..s.
the subject Of AeronAutics with IN int.,,..
which does not attach to It 1t m tune. -.
which the people Of Chicago u1y not .tt,,h =. -
it again, unless, perhaps, some equalI..rnt.
tunate aeronauts from among them ms, n.
DONALDSON and GREENWOOD, mset With N .c,.s
1y-unfortunato DEATH In view Of TIA p,,s.,.
interest Of the public in the subject Y. h,,.
thought that short history Of Asrnp,r.,,.
would bo acceptable to tho rsadars of Tn Tn.
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The inventors Of the balloon vere the brn.a.,,
STEPHEN and JOSEPH MoSroo1r1xa, .on, l.,
paper-manuf.cturer At q small town ca1lsd ,.
nonay, in France. The Mosroo1zz1s t,n;r,
we're ardent Huguenots, and auf{ered 4 ~.
deal after the rlassacre OF St. Bstholors.,
Both hrothars wera mathematicians md .,rhi
tecta.
Annonay Affords 6no risv OF ths Ipe. In
two Mo,Crao1F1ERs had often watched tn ,,,nt
OF clouds along tho sidea Of ths uoqpt,;a
aud, being OF reflective cast Of mind
they began to inquire into the csqss
Of the equilibrium Of those enompu
masses Of clouds sailing through tbs .i1. TIM
found theoretical solution; but not saisa.a
with this, resolved to test their ability in copr
ing Nature They thought Of making ntte;l
clouds, and Of sending them to JON thoss TIT
hovered about the tops OF tho A1ps. Thsy D.
Veloped the vapor OF water in Light auyelea
It rose for moment; but, tho vapor ooadsaa+
ing, it soon fell to the ground. They na1t tisd
to inclose tho smoke produced By hs
cumbustion Of wood, in hnsn o.
velope; but hare thay met With 10
better auccass. They now CANA sxuu
PR1Esr1EI's "E1periment On tho Dt6ik-
ent Kinds Of Air." in which the learned ehemit
acquainted the world with great nnmb@ d
new gssea and with their proparties- s1uHa.
rejecting On PRKsuEY's theories, came to tha
conclusion that it would Be possible, BY iacIosny
in light envelope = gus Lighter than III, 10
cause the whole to rise. He first kid hydro
gen but the material Of his envelope not being
able to prevent its escape. his balloon soon n.
turned The brothers now lighted drs, haA
paper-bags over it, and found that. when us1
filed with the smoke or ths heated III, ths baf
moved rapidly upward.
It WAS On the 5th OF June. 1888, thAs the d1s&
public bAlloon-ascension Was effected, under tn
direction OF the MoNTaoL11ER brothers. Thar
balloon was made Of linen. ind VA los fess n
It WAS heated from htsls ptL1
of straw; and, when set free, rose to oonka5sr~
abls height, travelled ten minutes, and tasa
descended about uile and 4 half tom tho plaee
of departure
The ascension Of Monrao1EnR's balloon ess-
ated q general sensation wherever tho news
spread, and othar ascensioas followed IN
quick succession. Two brothers, @ !ha
name Of RoBKRE, decided to rspsss
he MoNTooLF1ER experiment. Hydrogsa-
It this time known aa in6amm&ble Arms
1sed, instead Of common heated air, to Ill tn
balloon, which WAS made Of ailk, varnishsd with
species Of gum, and was about 19 fest n
liaueter. The imitation bsgan on tho sd d
August, 1888, and Was not concluded until tn
|7th, when it was set free and rose to TIA
leight Of about 5000 feet. A vast ~"
emblase Of peopls gathered 1t tbs
,hamps de- Mars, and Witnessed It aseend<'
he excitement created by tho novel aRns
q the gay city OF Paris was 30 intense tnat tha
rowd did not disperse, although, shortly sfsef
be balloon had, made its ascent, heavy hnose
t rain began TO fall The rain, however, da
ot check in any WY the fight Of the balloon
fter remaining in the air little less than "a
our, it descended Is miles from the Champs %
fars. It met With very inhospitabls recepao0
rom the peasantry among whom It 1eu !%
elieving it to be I messenger m 8ssans aaV
IRE it into shreds-
About tho middle Of tho following nous''
osKpu MoNTooLT1xn aent up balloon IN tas
resence Of the Ftench Royal family, as Sst~
Iilles. This time, = caga with \ cock, dae1'
ID sheep, for tenants, wa attached % W
lg. They were carried to height of 4"s
et, and returned nniniured, after journsJ" "
.nilaa, performed in minutes, to tho sarta.
FRAaco1s FH11A1HE DE RozH1
- the first human being who ventursd
lvigats the air. After various experiments u
balloon attached to tho ground with ropes u
sked himself in = free one, and biz nrss ~
cant was successful 4 short ime aftar. o<h1
cents were made by t1o other French ganoe
On, Messrs. CHARLES and RonK11. CaAn.
ducsd tho balloon to pretty much tho 1of7ari
8 1t present. He introduced ths nestans. "!
I've, and the car. After this, balloon
cenaions became rather everyday afair. -:
Tho first American balloon-ascension sooA
lco in l78S, and tha first English ono N tos
me year. OF the most noted balloon aee0"
,ns, We have space to mention but ~
mt Of LuxAnD1, Secretary to the Ambassso.
I'M Naples to England. ia remarkable moro US
D excitement its novelty produced in Loaoo
IN from any wonderful Incidents eonneesee
th his serial trip, m any new discovery mao1
him His balloon was IS feet IN dlazas't
&, when exhibited At The LJcsum in tho saaD''
racted vast numbers to see it. 10 made ha
2sion Sept. ii, 1874, from the Artillery Eron?
the presence Of the Prince OF Wales ana =
st eoncourse Of people, Hs took P'Seon.,
, and = dog with him, and hoped to steeF ~
loon upwards or downwards BY nasns
q, large number OF which he took I1th nll-
. pigeon dsw AWAY, and he descended at's
had been up m hour and I halt, 10 dsPo.1
cs+, which wns suffering from tho cold
"a Eymd- Ons OF his oar. broke aoff
,, supposing Il to b the aeEon1ut hiEnself, ~
much affected that sha died A jury Etans
riminal txiAl acquitted = young man sooo
tsloDy, rathar thxn run tho risk ct not ="
Gfpx thu A9cau8iu61, The Kin9 IN edu8o