The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-11-16
rFrom the St Iopis Clone -pemocrat

[From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Miss Lizzie Ihling Wise, niece of the
great aronant, made an ascension in the
balloon Amazon, from Grand Avenue Base
ball Park, between five and six o'clock on
Sunday evening, and landed, after going
some sixteen miles, in Columbia Bottom.
Returning to the city yesterday morning,
she repaired to her apartments at the
Planters A Globe Democrat reporter saw
her in the parlor in the afternoon. Please
tell us about your trip" he suggested.
"Very WELL" she graciously responded,
and taking out his note book and Faber,
the reporter wrote, at Miss Wise's dicta-
tion, the following narrative of her twen-
tieth aerial voyage: ':As you are aware, |
assembled from the baseball ground on
Grand avenue on the 14th inst. The as
ceDsion was delayed in the hope that later
hour would bring on an atmosphere suffi-
ciently calm to Justify my exploring expert
ment, as announced. The squalls of wind,
however, continued until nightfall. When
my car was trimmed for the flight black and
angry clouds were looming up. AT seven
teen minutes to six o'clock | ordered the
ropes to be loosed, and up and off went the
Amazon. The approving plaudits of my
friends in the grounds and the more vocif-
erous shouts Of my numerous friends out
side the grounds sent me up and off in a
happy mood. At an elevation of several
hrY ha h11I n,oIa Y,lv
and careened so much that thought she
would belt to the earth. In another mo-
ment she resumed perpendicular shape.
Close above me stood an abyss of black
clouds, rolling along in billows, ami my
airship made several fearful plunges. The
elements were troubled and looked angry.
Into the black abyss the Amazon darted
wickcdly. Here came a new experience
for me. Dark as pipch all around me. and
noises sufficiently tumultuous to suit the
occasion, it was fearfully, awfully grand.
Like the mockingbird's glee, improvisng
the notes of all other birds. 50 the duful
noises that reached HE in this Darkness
seemed like combination Of all the noises
that the ear is eognzant Of bowling, rum
bling, chattering, piping, squealing, bel
lowing all mixed up in tumultuous dis
cord. Pandemonium seemed to be let
loose. In few moments | emerged from
the gloomy cloud cavern. Now came
charming scene. The earth was visible in
spots, and the lovely moon was playing
''hide and bo-peep." Aladin's lamp was
realized in the view, and my mind became
sn absorbed in the stupendous .'Black
Crook" scenery, that it made me forget the
care necessary to a night descent. was
new sailing rapidly toward the Mississippi.
The glimmer of the waters was the only
thing visible, and found the Amazon was
likely to douse me in the river. When /
got within a few hundred feet of the water
| found my course to be ON line with the
river and was right above it. now
threw overheard large quantities Of ballast.
That raised me up 1000 feet, but the cold
air of night caused the balloon to descend
again, and fitting my course to avoid the
water, made a dart for the earth, only to
plunge into the tall tree tops of some rough
woodland. Now came the most trying of
all my balloon experience. | could not
see a thing on earth, and the Amazon made
fearful plunges through the woods, crash
ing and cracking the limbs of trees as it
went along. All of a sudden I was lifted
up several hundred feet above the tree
tops, but only to be plunged down more
suddenly between the tall trees, where the
balloon became hedged in, and l partly
made up my mind to have nights lodg-
ing in the tree top. In another moment |
heard human voices and called out for help,
to which came the pleasant response,
where are youp' I cried aloud, up here
in the tree top; help me down, if you
please" 'How shall help you?' answer
ed good Mr.. Charles Sheva. threw him
a rope, and he pulled as hard as he could,
but could not get the balloon low enough
down for me to step down and out. My
car was now partially bottom up, and
could plainly see Mr.. Sheya below when he
bade me slide down in his arms, at the same
time saying, 4 am big and strong l slid
down head foremost into Mr.. Sheva's arms,
and thus reached the earth unharmed.
left the Amazon in the woods all night, and
staid till morning at Dir. Sheva's hospita-
Bile house. Next morning we went over to
rescue the balloon. Mr.. Sheva cut down
one of the trees, and thus rescued the air.
ship very slightly damaged. The landing
was effected ON Columbia bottom, st. Louis
county, sixteen miles from the place |
started Mr.. Sheva brought me back with
his team. / landed at twenty minutes past
six o'clock. The highest point attained
was six thousand feet. Temperature at
starting, SO deg; at 5000 feet, 90 deg"