The New York herald., 1877-10-19
A FEMALE ERONAUT.

AN ADVENTUROUS FLIGHT IN THE MOONLIGHT
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNING-A ROMAN
TIC REsCUE.
From the st. Louis Globe, October 16l
Miss LIZZIE fhng Wise, o niece OF the great aro-
naut made ascension in the balloon Amazon,
from Grand avenue Baseball Park. between five and
O'Clock on Sunday evening. and landed after going
somo sixteen miles, in Columbia Bottom. Returning
TO the city yesterday morning, she repaired TO her
apartments In the Planters. A Giobe-Democrat
reporter her in the psrlor during the afternoon
sPIease tell all ABOUT your trip" he suggested.
"vory we'll, she graciously responded And, taxing
out his note book ana Faber, the reporter wrote at
Miss wiso's dication, the following narrative of hor
twentieth Drial voyage:-"As you are aware,
ascendod from the baseball ground on
ascension was delay ed in the hope that a
ialsr hour would bring atmosphere sufficiently
calm TO Justly my exploring a expsrmen as an
Till nghtlalL When my car wass trimmed for the
flight black end angry clouds were looming up. AT
seventeen minutes 10 SIX O'Clock ordered the ropes
10 be oosed, aud up and oil went the Amazon, The
approving plaudits Of my froLds In the grounds and
the vociferous shouts OF my numerous friends
OUTSIDE the grounds sent me up and oil In happy
mood. At an elevation OF several hundred ieet the
balloon made plunge, ana careoneo 80 much that
moment sho resumed n perpendicular shape. Close
above stood abyss OF black clouds, rolling along
bIows, and my airship made several fearful
plungcs The elements were troubled and looked
angry. Into the Dack abyss the Amazon dartcd
wickcdly. Here experience for me. Dark 10
pitch all around mo, sufficiently tumuituous
the occasion, IT was carfuly, awfuliy grand
Li.e the mockng BIRDS gloe. improvsng the notes OF
all other bsus. the dinfu noises that reached In
this darkness seemed ike combination VI oil the
noises that the ear is cognixant oi-hs wing, rumo-
mixed up in tumultuous discord. Panaemonium
seemed " be lot loose. In few moments emerged
from the gloomy cloud cavern. Now came a charm
ing scene The earth was visible III spots and the
lovely moon was playing "hide and opecp." Alad-
dins lamp was realized in the view and my mind be.
absorbed IN the stupendous "Back Crook"
scenery that II made me forgot the care necessary
TO u night descent was now sailing rapidly toward
the Mississippi The glmmer OF the wa.ers The
only thing visible, and found the Amazon was likely
" douse the river. When got within
q fow hundred feet Of tho water Iound my to
DO On line with the river, aud was right above
It. now threw overheard large quantities Of bulas
That raised up 1000 ee but the cold AIR OF night
course, TO avoid the water made dart Tor the eartn
only to plunge into the tall tree tops OF some rough
woodland. Now came the most trying OF all my balloon
experience. l could thing earth, ana the
Amazon made fearful piungcs through the WOODS,
along All oi q sudden was lifted up several hun
feet above the tops, but only 10 plunge down
more suddenly between the tall trees, where the
balloon became hcdgod in, and ! partly made up my
mind have nights lodging in the tree top
In another moment hoard human voices, aud
sSt for Sou os sS
aloud up here IN Tho tree top. Help me
rope and he pulled as hard ho could, but could not
get the balloon low enough for me TO step down and
out My now partly bottom up and could
plainly see Mr.. Sheva below when he bade me slide
down In hts arms at the same time saying Il an
big aud strong. slid down head foremost INTO Mr..
Shevas arms and thus reached the earth unharmed.
left the Amazon in the woods all night, and said till
morning at Mr. sheva's hospltablc house. Next morn
ing we went over to the balloon Mr. Sheva
cut down one OF the 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 INC back
with his team. / landed at twenty minutes past six
O'Clock. The highest point attained was 200 feet.
Temperature at starting 90 deg a. feet 90 deg"