, 1875-07-20

rlderRblo Inherent without refernuco 10 thu lsl-
iohn. 1he rata of met,nn at ri"ht anglia 10 ths
oh"ersrf w"R calculated to ho sLnut 10 miles pr
| hour. anfi mahi,g a!oHanco for the diagonal
H,'vemcnt, II would give maximum Of liat fn1ro
than i5 TlIea ter hour. II il we'll known that
tho clouds lnova q. tho 1.mc rate A. tho ro!utno
Q! ait which carries them and = baloun COIL ]
| dn no more. 1ha helEit nf tI.cBe clouds Varied
ffon halt milo to NILE whicl. t7o,.l.I lnci,r.+
she'chro. tho greatest to=hiLls altitude attaino
| by tho balloon.
- WHICH WAY TltE BALLOON WENT.
Tho direction IN Which tuo balloon moved ia
fepF fentod III tho hcc tnr anyins diagram. AZ
Tho t!nle 1t + srtch frnm Chicago tho wind WA
blowing l:stle to tho nnrsh Of northeast. 4
| comparison IT the facts thnwa that 1T 1}i!Hhn-
kn", d,irItly tho afternoon and @. cnnY. tho win1
bic" at"n1ify fronl tito weHG at = ratio Ring
ftun ~ Mules eariy TO s 'n,;ea Ior ilohr
about 10 o'clock, aud al4o tha. tho hrna
, ns least bartn.otrIo prc.narc waB NORTH.
ward Of Milwaukee hlld moving csHtnas,i. This
proves that tho direction uf the alr currents
mHHt have changed In tho direction Indicated by
tho dotted !ino IN tho diagram-that Is, tia. MP
ra.ito to 1sacno tho co1lrso would he ncasl.
northeast, and beyond that place tic path wnuld
currh m,nro eastward. Tho 'iir:at,cn on that j,no
from Chicago to GRAND 1i,ven IL fully 1ln III les
winch, al 10 'ni1cn per hour wuusd rcluuo more
tha1 boyen hours to traverse il.
WHERE IT NEr THE t7onM.
Tho STORM which etruck ClIcabo hhont mid.
niEht must hnyo heou felt In tho 1ntudIs ot tho
'Hhe ea1HsF than Will ua' u cat!e from tho
north. Or probably from northwest by unrtb.
striking Chicago irnm tho nol tlehst, at,d blow
lnE At tho rate of " tniltB Eer hn1r. 1t sectua
Impossible therefore. that tile balloon could
Lay" reacl'td the ear:otn edge of tho tlho cforo
ITS path HAH crdsht1 by tho rturrn. md, If not
'nhsnntiy ripIe'i i'll ricccH. It ,u,..l haro tccn
se'zel bY sle bast anu thrown hack, NJ II were,
upon III foFfnor trnca, moving to sa1da the lIaad
OF tic lake. If not towards it's western Ahotp.
THE F1nsr n1FiSr, THE LskE.
The H'Rlsnont mado oy tile officers OF tho
I.lttlo Guido. wl,frl reached Chicago Of, ::atur.
DAY, WaB hlsI:pohta to be trustworthy, AID there
would Hecln to be NO good rcanon tn disru1t it
now-notwIthhtandlnE tic 1atmrtH that tho bal
loon was Acen from th!s CITY abo'ls O'Clock III
the evening At n height Of (Bay) 3o1o fe"s,
and cons'dcrably ,ur,hes tu. tho sous',
ttan Crosse ront. According 10
thur statement tha balloon vas
very near tito water. and H"eins to lave heon
dragging in slo ws&tr thcn to haYu et ~ to
Erent height, Which conld. only har. been caused
by the sei'a4e of d conrde'al 10 weight + ua til"
cRr, ii not the detachment vi tue CIR itnct from
tAo lag Of gas.
WHY IT LOST ITS rroyAScY.
There tN nu trouble in understanding the reason
Why tito balloon should bayo lost ils bunyant
fowcr ro room after leaving tic c,tr, even with
out tho occurrence Of accidental rent. to wt,ch
hal oon III Ut all linen linbr. 1t hal
bcnn tllfei for tho ascension Of tho previous day
and lett Standing for teycral hougH aftor ltH re-.
turn, ane then roIillod. It IL not true, NJ hns
lecn tta,cd. that tho gas will decomroHe into
atmospheric air when allowed TO ksand but 1t
docs gain nixtnr1 OF air by htaudng, by meana
OF tho process fatn1iIarlv knnaE to the medical
fraternity nH entloa1norin a11 cxuAn,o.i=. Even
y tile mouth Of tho balioun wero cl"rod. aud
tho material unbrnkan. the earhuretteh
hydrogen within would .ork outwards into
tho mir. mud tho air from without novo III to
thko lte pstce. Tho procGsH NAV 10 eanity Illus
tratct' ~ cllhcr gases or liqnidB By separating
tN o t1eils 0f tho same or different cnb.tics by
diaphragm Of annal tissun or thiuly y-sllcod
ycgetaolo matter. That lctng tho Gaze, tho gBs
ant po"er. an1 bo tho sooner exhausted. by
t'Hnv lo,lra. than~if 1t had act oil With fresh
supply Of carbu.etscd hydrogen from tho malus.
IT couLn sor nEAcM LAID.
Nh'le therc iB 10 doubt that Aucl q fresh stsrnly
would have snEicc1 10 carry tho balloon ovnr tho
inks (unIcss it previously mol tl.o Storm mud
Tar into tho riDer!es Ut Michigan. a. has heen
suggested by HnVeEa, It docs not ecrm lIkgly
that tho balloon, as it loft Chicago, was able to
carry tho voyagcrs over that lonftheiod track
and that fact would seem to hayo been u1tlor-
stood very well by Donaldson when Ao Insisted
upon carrying only one companion, inttchd 1T
throwing out an equal weight Ut tho sand car
ried As ballast.
EFFECTS Or FLASH or 1tGnTSrSa.
The question !lnB n.,e'n iltnea Urea asked,
What would he tic uIrert II t.su L;Eiuon wcro
struck by lightning would It set tbs balloon IN
fro I II tue balloon Ind Lcru Tiled only with
Illuminating ERB 1t could nut be combustod bv
llaah vi lightning, because tho act OF burning
requires tho combination Of two hnbetalces.
which III tLis case would be tEo gaHcs, The bal
locn. huwcyos, being partially hllcd with atnlos-
phcrio mir, which contains oxygen, Intimately
mingled mechanically With the csrlusotsod
hydrogen, the effect Of Rn electric flash
might 10 to ralBo tho two to duc!.
temperature that portions of tho two gaacs
would instantly comblne by tho pEocosa known
~ combustion. aud sot tl,e gus anti iss envelope
Hasa II. tsxx A. k,,.k.
remote ono by my means. It is well enough, to
know that Bucl4 an tud to the trip GpHa! occur
during STORM.
TIE MOTT PROBABLE End
Of tho e1cllrsl0niHts w0ulu br, however. this:
Tho car dragging in the water would bu iiIlu.l.
and tho least cApert Of the yuyaEorH Inert
out first. as suggested III lat saturdays
InlnusE. lpicAHod fron, uts weight, the balloon
would shoot W into the air again aud hover
above tie watcr ill It encountered tho storm.
Continuing to lore its buoyaut power, it aaa
probably near tho laku again at thu time it met
tho blast. High up it might hayo ridden over
the storm in safety. but near tho water it was
continually beaton down by the baht, as the
struck tlo Laae Of the balloon to trAyel lcsH
rupilly than tic Wind which strlIc1 It
at Tue top. Tho consequence Of this
would bo continuous roiina ever of tho
balloon from the top downaartlA, 4 twisting np-
wards OF tho chr, = rapid contraction nEd slilA-
ton OF tho siuea Ct tho balloon In IIIlersnt
directions. cansiu9 strain ~h!cl 1t could not
long reBlAt aud even il thu frall structure sero
Superior 10 this, it muHt ultimately meet tue
water, when tho lowest side, striking the com.
raratise!y hard liquid, would burst orsn with q
huge rent aud lea Q tho una,etdy monster col
lnpacd nass Of rubbish Oh the rurfAce.
NEWS FAuM TIE WRECK.
Tie ACCOUNTS brought i'll by tho throo vcaas!a,
reports Of which wero publishel yesterday noEn-
Ing. caused sunao little o.ufub!n III tue alt,lupt
to reconcile them. though theY point with
singular unauiInity to tho conclusion that tho
balloon WAS wrecKea Oh Lake Michigan. The
duI II on tho diagram lcb,esopts tue reported
position Of the pile Ut clnth, supposed to bo tho
romnAits Of tho bnlluon, that is sepurtei to hnyo
boon seen somo IL or ~ nllos fom Chicago by
Cnpt. Costello. The point i IL tho position
of tho lifo-rteservcr which wus sueh bY
Capt. Furlong, bD miIes from Chicago
Aluost Of direct limo bctwecn tlla city aud
Grand Haven; aud tho poiit ia tho I ppro1i-
mate position Of the dead BODY, Which waa ncen
by tile Captain OF tho lumber yesHol soEna ~
n'!es vest from Grand Haven. Thu difficulties
Inay 10 partially 1eooncllu.! il we remember that