The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-21
Miss Wise. the Female Aeronaut
HER ADVENTUROUS FLIGHT IN THE
AooNLIGHr-NARROw ESCAPE PROM
DRowNING-A ROMANTIC RESCUE.


DRowSrNG-A ROMANTIC RESCUE.
Miss Lizzie Ihling Wise, niece of
the great aeronaut, made an ascension
in the balloon Amazon, from Grand
Avenue Baseball Park, between fi-e
and six o'clock on Sunday evening, aud
landed. after going some sixteen miles,
IN Columbia Bottom. Returning to the
city next day. she repaired to her
apartments in the Planters Hotel, st.
LOUIS A reporter saw her in the parlor
during the afternoon.
Please tell us ali about your trip"
he suggested.
Very we'll" size graciously respon-
ded.
And taking out his note book ana
Fster, the reporter wrote, at Miss
Wise's dictation, the following narra-
tive of her tweatieth aerial voyage:
"As YOU are sware. ascended from
the baseball ground on Grsud Avenue.
on the l4th inst. The ascension WAS
delayed in the hope that q later hour
would bring an atmosphere sufficiently
calm to justify my exploring expert
ment. as announced. The squalls of
wind, however, continued till nightfall.
When my car was trimmed for the
Hight. black and angry clouds were
l0oming up At seventeen minutes to
six o'clock / ordered the ropes to be
loosed, and up and off went the ANA
zon. The approving plaudits of my
friends in the grounds and the more vO-
citerous OF my numerous friend. out.
side the grounds, sent me up aid off in
q happy mood. At the elevation of sew
eral hundred feet, the balloon made .
plunge, and :careened SO much that
thought she would bolt to the earth.
In another moment she resumed Q per-
pindiculsr shape. Close above me stood
M abyss Of black clouds. rolling along
in billows, and my air ship made
several fesrfnl plunRcs. The ele-
ments were troubled and looked an
cry. Into the black abyss the Amazon
darted wickedly. Here came a new
experience for me Dark as pitch all
around NE. and noises sufficiently tu-
multuous to suit the occasion; it was
fcarfully, awfully grand. Like the
mocking birds glee. improvising the
notes Of all other birds. 90 the dinful
noises that reached me in this darkuss
seemed like com bination of all the
noises that the ear is cognizsnt Of
bowling. rumbling. chattsrihg. piping,
squealiDg. beilowing--a mixed up IN
tumultu0us discord. Pandemonium
seemed to be let loose.
In few moments l emerged from
the gloomy cloud-cavern. Now came .
charming scene. The earth was visible
il spots. and the lovely moon was
laying hide and bo-peep.' Alsddin's
lamp was realized in the view. and my
mind became so absorbed in the stu
pendous Black Crook scenery that it
made me forget the care necessary to .
night descent. was now sailing rap
idly toward the Mississippi. The glim-
mer Of the waters was the only thing
visible. and l found the Amazon was
likely to douse me in the river. When
l got within 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 find-
ing my course. to avoid the water /
made dart for the earth, only to
plunge into the dark-tree tops of some
rough woodland.
Now came the most trying of all my
balloon experience. could not sec q
thing on earth and the Amazon n.ade
fearful plunges through the woods.
crashing and cracking the limbs Of the
trees as it went along. All Of sudden
l was lifted up several hundred feet
above the tree s-tops, but only to plunge
down more suddenly between the tall
trees, where the balloon became hcdRed
in. and l partly m$de up my mind to
have . night's lodging in the tree-top.
In another moment I heard human
voices. and ] called out for help, to
which came the pleasant response of
Where are your ! cried aloud, Up
here in the tree-top. Help me down. II
you please. How shall I help your
answered good Nc. Charles Shsva.
threw him rope and he pulled - hard
As he could, but could not get the bal
loon low enough for me to step down.
and out. Ny car was now partly bot
tom up. aud I could plsinly see Mr..
6hevs below when be b.de me slide
dvwu in his arms. st the same tiase say.
iue. i am big and strong cid down.
bad foremost, into Mr.. Sheva's arms.
and thus reached the earth unhxrmed.
I left the Amazon in the woods eli
night. and sta,d till morning 1t Mr.
Sh@va's hospitabls house. l landed at
twenty minutss past six o'clock. The
highest pnint attained was 5000 fset.
Temperature at starting. 90 deg; ct
6,O0tl feet. 50 deg @