, 1875-07-19
0nt Thinks Ile Saw the Remains Of tho
ffrtckcd Balloon.
another, that He Saw the Ffoatina
Body OF One Of the Aero
nauIs.
A Reward Of 5000 Offered for tho
Recovery of tho Bodies.
Gard from Manager Comp in Reply to
6teiner's Comments.
THE MISSING BALLOON

The fem tannauta Ut Aopa that lAvo titus fas
been apsortained that pfol. Donaldson and hin
companion, Norton y. G!|mwood, OF tho Epcrt-
ing Journal Who sailed from this city III tho
balloon r. T. Barnun Thursday eyonin:, nndof
whom nothing has yet been heard would still
turn up Aive, arc diapelled by the
fHyoRAAT10N BROUGHT Ut 7wo yEssELa
which arrived here yesterday. md tho gloomy
approximations felt In regard to the sAfa.
II Of the two unfortunate men must
give vay 10 tho conviction that they haye
found = watery gave In tho bottom OF tho lake.
C&pt. 5ohn Putioog, Of ths stoam. batge Now
| Era. which arrived no.o yesterday morning from
Grand River, Mich. sopotts seeing about 30 mica
northeast Of Chicago
| L!FE-PHEsEnvEh
with the straps pulled out floating In tho wafer and
near BY wna something which he sqppoaod 70 10 .
| barrel. but which probably MSS q bssket. Ile
! did nut get hear enough TO nAka out e1bctly
! Whist It 4As. The Captain
! lad NOT HEARD
| Of the missing balloon. hence thought that thets
articles were thrown overheard by sorne yessbl
and therefore did pot attempt 70 find out .he.t
! zeal character Or pick them up, When neae ttia
harbof ho was asItd whether he had seen any
thiug Of tho nisaug balloon by the CApta,u Of
Tue tuE Burton, which had boon hired to cruiso
tho lAks and search tor traces Of tho balloon OF
what he had aeop. and e1prcssod his opluion
that tha articles vera
RKkNAnrs OF 1uK M1satra nA1Looa.
Tho bqtton do not, however. venture 40 fat
| already quite lAte 10 tho evening. Il
| seoms that all tie Barton did was 10
Inquire Of incoming vessels what they had eeeu.
Capt. Futlong IL aobos and tetiable unao, aud
there "a doubt that he has really aeau thosa
talugs nemad+ but whether &hey were remunuts
Of tho ioIaspg balloon has yet 70 be aseertalned.
TITO naws brought By Capt. FurlonR Is corrob-
orsted 6y tho information given to TER Tntuusa
Msaina leportar By
CAPT. COSTELLO.
Of tho schooner Queen Of the West, which also
arrived here early yesterday morning. Tho Cap
tain reports that Saturday arauinE hs asx
something like balloon
1ElcEIAa euT OF TIE wA1EH
ahouta or milra north Of lsosss Point, He MA
too far on to make cut distinctly nhat Il Wa, bus
he il conddens that 1t could hAvo been
Nora1so E1sR nuc TILE nA1LooH
ef > SSH Alled Wits M..
Tho Captain Of lumber veassl that arrived
hcre yeatotuAy attsfuoou> reporta having soeu
about 40 miles west OF Gtand HAvan ! ffoater,
ue wors EsaJ coat *hieh waa pulled over tho
time aud khe yeesel was unable 10 stop to nick
up tho body. ThaEa u = probability that tnia
rue nonr or ONE or Tux A1noaAurb
As ths points whore the Captain Of tho Nov
rel, and the Captain Of ths Qneen Of the Wess
tue sssuuaat Of : sail Of balloon, aud another
sailor body Of man. aro
IN TIA vEB1 DIRECTION
the gale would haze carried thsm thero can be
but tittto doubt that tho balloon wAs torn to
plocoa by tho fury of the wind, aud tho tpo un-
fortunate men angnlphed by tho angry ustegB.
Tho fact that ~hAs appeasod 70 DO tho balloon
was Seen oono 40 mifea this aide Of rho lfo-
pscseryar dad baaket. maksa tha atoEy at Il mota
probanle, fc2 tho balloon partly filed NTH gas
would haro
TRAVELLED hucu xAsrEn
Than tue other aftlcles. day or lwn more will
Lecido beyond 4 doubt tie fate at tho nalleou
aud itp living freight. Mont OF the yessels ara
no" On tho ioohouf, and v.A examine eveEy-
thing that appears to bo remnant Of the
balloon. Tho SHORES arc also
CIusLY WATCHED
IN cAso Any p&..s Of tho balloon Or tho bodlee
Of Inmates should ho cast nslofc. IlAt
tho unfortunate aolonauts haSo refash-
ed IN tho Hstern Of the ttsaelesoua
but how TINY died, theas suRerlags sud pfaVa-
tious thelr hopo and despair "h'fs doat!n8 To
fgAal craft
BzrwEES sK1 AND wAzEa
sHept ht.hOs and th.tles ~ = terrific gale until
thoy weIo swallowed up b. tho angry "syco' Will
Fems!n mystery f1Eoynr.
$500 aEwAKu r0K TIRE H1torEnf or TUE BoniEs.
Mr. ". II. Coup 4ha General Mauager Of tho
ulppodrome, last evening informed = 1elablo
gentleman, nllo has taknh ~ aes!Fo Interest in
seAring 81 tho tasens tAa that he .oud
20 OIL o. Tho Itka sud and elthuE Of the bodies.
Or bokh. The offer wss bouA fide ono, and
the rSntInnan set about et onco to inform tho
owness Of tugs Of tho iaducemens. with . view
10 rot one OF moro Of them to start out. Itwsa
pteposed, in caso sny tug Mss offered, to taks
sionc 0us Of .wo Of the uaarinara Wha clalm 10
hAyc saau Tho balloon and body.