, 1875-07-20
THE LOST AER0NAUTS.
Tho Subject Of E2vcrybody's
Conversation.
Points of Interest Regarding
the Balloon.
Chances for Life for Its Oc-
cupants.
Increased Rewards Offered for
Trustworthy Informa-
tion.
Facts and Calculations from tho
Signal Service.
Scientific Discussion Of the Effect Of
the Wind.
Conclusion that the Air Ship Could not
IlaYo Reached 1aud.
What the Effect Of Stroke OF Light
ming Would Have Been.
L Report that Donaldson Has Been
Found Near South Haven,
Mich.
Not Word About Grimwood.-.Tl1e Ru.
nor Questionable In Point Of
Truth.
What the. Effect Of a Stroke Of light
ming Would Have Been.
4 Report that Donaldson Has Been
Found Near South Haven,
Mich.
Not d Word About GrimN0o1.- Ru.
nor Questionable In Point Of
Truth.
THE FATE or THE BALLOoNIsTs.

A1onout by monlent, minutes scnGthen into
hours, hours into days, and the days arc hurry
ing rapidly onward to complete tho wcok. and
yet no tidiugs aro heard from tho missing
batiooniats. Wlcro thoy Aso, dcad or alive, in u
n,nttcr OF tho McreAt conjecture. II cannot 10
anl that they arc tload until aotne doGnlte ill.,
formation to that olTcct is made Lnpwn. There
hAvo boen 10 many ha,I-brcA1th escapes and
wlthat go many fatai acci1cuts from balloon
aAoensona tint ono hardly knows which Hido Of
the case 1oolia most probable. WAou QUE reads
such escapes aa that u,ado by
MIL. nAppocK AND rnor. DE- Ia MOUNTAIN,
where tl,o aeroun,lta landed fu an immense
forest in Canada, md woro not hoard Of for two
wcols, II scomH hard to refuse McBsrB. Donaid-
Bou mud Gri,nwood tic eAmo chances and lopcs
Of survival tin. MonBrs. Lad.lock and Do Ia
Mountain proved possible, aud oven probable,
untlor conditions OF the atmosphere not at nil
diBsimilnr to tlloso on tho fatai night,
Il such It mny bo called. They
ucre supposed to havo bocn provided
with inflated lifo-presersing vests. aud If they
wero dropped into tho lake from no great alti-
tudo thoy might have survived tho storm. Pos
eibaities in this direction soamed stretched tho
fatthcst possible limit by the recovery OF a boy
who had dohted for flftr hours in tho lh1se sup
ported by mero board, an account OF which
was published in yesterdays TRIBUNE.
IIoro again It may DO found impossible by
many to give tho balloontstb up Tor lost, whcn
such miraculous OCCURRENCE transpIrcB undoF
precisely the same circumstances, tho fierce
B'IualI included. Tho aeronRuts, II provided
with theBc vests, wero Infinitely moro safc in tho
water Than waS &hta unfortunate boy on hiB
plank. But tho chances for any such survival
Ato
INFINITELY sMALI4
and tho chances that tloy aro deep In Luke
Michigan are al iallnitely groater In proportion.
Tho balloon carried D0U pounds Of snnsl, an
amount Buillclout to Rlye tho aeronant largo
cohttol Of hin balloon, far aa altitude was con-
cerned. Tho barometor WIS exceedingly low
shortly after tho tuo that tho balloon started
from tue eaEth, lower, i'll fact, than It has been
for u lung tlmo IN this city. rs Ia inBtancol by
tue Guited States Signal OnHce returns. Thin
indicated m unusually hoayy atulosphoro uudor
Which circumstances tho balloon would hare
rthen p1oportiunatcly higher thht II tho ata,os-
phero was clear. 1t has been stated that Under
tlese circumstances tho balloon wuula Anyo
gathered
HUNDREDS or POUNDS or MOISTURE
added to 'ta TeKht 50 materially us TO seriously
iMpade It. But previous to tho occaaiuu tho
balloon Ind restcd for nearly sixty hour8 III tho
open air, besldos making ono ttip. During tLls
time II would and must have gathered about as
mucl, moisture % It Wan possible to caEry.
u was that which would gather On tho outor Allr-
faco already heavily noistencd on itn iuncr sido,
ln tue event Of rain 1t might have gathered con-
siderable wcIGht, but certainly not enough to
overcome tue amount III Hanl It carrind,
whlch could DO thrown out at pleasure. Besides
all these adyaHtHgeB, tllere ronalne1 tho yaIyo.
rope, by pulling which sufficient amount OF gaY
could have boen liberated to euable thu balloon
la"t would afford Donaldson very little conBola-
tlon however, aA his sols oblact must haYo been
GET ABOVE THE BTonM,
u he wore alisn when that approached. II tho
balloon whh caught in the asorm. all hope must
end Tor tau recovery Of tho occupants. Though
tue GHlIoou 1nthL have wlthntood tho gale. 1t Was
q most atttaetive object for tho lightning TO
strike In tue tlorce electric battle Of That u,glt,
II such Ii tho tate Of tAs aeronauts it is vain 10
iho1o for tho recovery Of eson their bodies.
Thcy would neyor know what had bolalcu
them, s'd no ono olso could ever hud out.
Thetr prolonged absence had made nuro but
two faots.- .-ono is, dim possibility of l,fe, eud
tho ofher. = horrible death with .nsugnt to lojl
OF Michigan.
It's needless to refer to tho e1c!tonoot that
psoT..lea IN iha city and n oshor places during
There III not tamily WHO doos not feel almost
a't u were the peril of QUO Of their own humber,
Ihols sympathles are u! arousod, nnd every man,
Mo'nan' aud Guild IL OH tue lookout TOR sornetning
liz
wood, thu sadness is striking. i nosuipg pausr
Yebtetdsy stated that his parents wero in lie civ.
Tue 1acs9 are that tho young mans mother jp III
90 exceedingly teeb!o leAltA that slo haa moi yst
re- 9sen tspRItsssd Of tho !osa OF heE fa7orfe SOU
sadder or more mousnlul family 1t would bs ln-
decd hard to lind.
~ oonnsctton with the report Of Capt. Quavlo,
Q! she Presto, having Beeia body Oh GEsui
!laSen' It IL necessary to refer back 10 the
huEClpE ok u. X, AIUDiouT.
en o. tae steamer Muskegou. whom 90 m!ies OF
Gtana Haven, on lAo morning OF the 4tu OF
JnlY. 1.I he was large, leslly man, and it Was
Just about time for hls body ta come to the sur.
facs. aud a'a It possibly IL.
THE REWARDS.
beeldes the reward Of $500 otferad bv Bar,
nnn's msnager, Mr. Coup, fos ths RECOVERY Of
ehsf e.s,e o1 shs bodies outside parties h.ys xug-
OF tue Eueai"3 ,ious7tat, whd hayo takop M IN.
u1as interest IL ths m.tter Oh socount Of their
;atos!o8 emp'oye' yesea4uay received the follow
l1H lEom Mr. King. the Rs1onaut;
Et,a,aa E1x,tasp o. ivy ~ !sie5s tA* cAeaao
70 institute sasxch 3os Pzal Donaldson and III oom,