The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21
4 WOM1y ~ THE CLOUDS.
What Happened to Lizzie Wise During her
Twentieth Balloon Ascension.


mad" the balloon ascension from Grand Avenue
park on sunday evening. returned unhurt to
the city vest 'riny afternoon and WIS engaged
ior some tim" in answering the Inquiries Of
her friends ~ IA incidents o. the trip before
her arrival her uncle was besiegod br numer-
Gus pcope al! anxious Ia hear the fate of Miss
Wise. Prof. WISE had no n formation 10 give.
and scemnely appeared Indifferent 90 the lady's
"'i.uv. IL, n.wov"r. informed his contlden-
bad hnpprnnd tu her. us sAo was careful In
NJ. Nisc makos the following statement con-
Whom the Preparations for tho ascension
W., .."mpl'tcd saw that there were squalls ~
wind that would prevent me from having calm
MIN sphere in which Ia explode my exterior
ba'loop. and descend by the parn chute, and |
concluded 10 max. an ordinary ascension, NJ
though she delays made II near nightfall. When
my 'if was trimmed tor the hight. saw black
and angry looking clouds looming up. anl |
was the moro impatient To 20 Mp md pnss the
clouds without ennOuuic rnE their dangers. At
precisely 5:i3 p. ". | ordered the ropes TO DO
lOus'd ail NJ went my balloon tho Amazon.
W IN rh'Ano IN elevation 81 ABOUT 700
i'rt tng balloon nude plunge and rar.onrd
:" inuri that thought % would bolt TO the earth
e '. f1- nicely. soon r-t'hri "a TQint whore.
.lN-" aloN' NO.. hung mass 81 hurk clouds.
l'ns r.ons ia hioW~. ANA iinnc'iaigy my
Hr shin Went uiuuriug through thnu. II WIS
%. tHrg Is pitch all around No, aud the rum
g. '4s hNd ruailnS sounds were anything but
THIS situation was entirely now go mo. asI
nNN"r chruuutcreu 1t ~ either II nv nineteen
from his gloomy CLOUD cavern and came in
sl-if of charming scene. The earth was
VISIBLE in spots. AMI the moon pussed in ana
ott ~ "lnui- aud rejoicing alternately On llght
ann '!Nlk nn"-. II fnd "a npp'Mrnn :" NJ u -tu-
~ hlD'i .o2N sr"A, an my mini
car necessary to maArn descent in ih" night.
~ tl.s tmr ia" itun~ ph"r. VS. cnll. ami I
'lgd 20 pu on nay "Ntru lo'hius. The es- IN
t. balloon W 'oni' usil. Hul WIS sailing
rapidly toward the JNtl.t ou o fil,' VI -i~-ippt
all VI I-~puft rivers. I..' ,..iMliNr ~ tho
~ fff fIfs aH. ID 4 H. $50.
nriy ON ~" enrih. amt found tlmit my nal-
vnE W. hk"ly - alisli ~ ou- Of thrrlyefs.
WIT l found my rout' g. Ice On a line with the
rs ana aneve r. | threw overheard large
~ nd 1900 ir.t. and tnc cold air slightly hr-
TO- balloon, nl,kins i rlunsr 10 inc eari6 r.
save myself from falling m tho water caused
". Ainan'n tu dart. t. conn down even more
lrfhN. nul moin"ui later my h!sGrt WAS
s,rlkIns the tain tr., tot- uf a woodland md
n'"-' depressing IA ih' darkness that sur
rhi- was the most irving moment ot all my
rNp"ri. nee ia a'ron9uilr-. could not ~,fr u
thing Il i- In'tiv on rnnh. and Wa MT cerluin
MNDili' was "srr sWunpor cultivated lnnd.
9r'd i"'i nnd araln plunged down among the
'r =. ,""nn,- nrur IA" earth, 1h, air ship
,Nl"i 20 RE nE"in. hHi could Not, NJ a-rer-
tanned ilint h hud l"'ln.r turned and Nndgri in
nrniv among The iiwis was nj ont thirty frpt
r. Ill "a Ero uu'i. and NY nQsert WIS resting on
t4' top ot d. low tro" .Wll'd Tor help. ht inr
-' ~" time | only heard ID" "r'io's II my own
Voice. I@luic tpthrr,,.l fusion tAnt md hand.
"i IN IN unsettled wilderness. aud would have
t'r"k myself To- ~ lnr tine might iu the tree
I'us Mah in i'N minutes urd heard voices
"ii rom h'n'Wi ~ ri1ui "a the same time. M
",t'NS ne ~ HI1il Ia -lli' eyes Wink
a.. saw TINT hal nurl.i'l the maui, aitan-
20, ANA jar De" Nr' ID. n@ Hrnlni tii" woods
lhrr, M" yont' irllah ia na loud p touS
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