The New York herald., 1878-10-14
SIR JOHN MACDONALD TO BE RETURNED FOR
VICTORIA CITY, BRIrIsH coLuxBIA-couR-
TEsIEs TO THE NEW PREMIER
UP IN THE CLOUDS.

TIoN OF THE BALLOON KING CARNIVAL
THRILLING RECITAL or HIS EXPERIENCES
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
[BY TELHoRApH TO THE HERALD
f sa SCRANTON Pa, Oct Is, 1s7S
The exciting balloon ascension OF Professor s. A.
King from this oily. Saturday moraing whom he went
up In . storm and was swept over the dreary
mountain ranges southeast Of Scranton, has caused
much anxiety for his safety and all day Saturday and
to-day the telegraph and newspaper Offices have been
besiegsd with eager inquiries for mis- Whereabouts.
Messages sent In all directions asking II he had
been SEEM but Easton, Aentown. Stroudsburg, Port
land and places whsrc II Was thought hc would
probably pass, responded that the balloon
had NOT beon heard Of In those places.
Tonight the suspense had reached painful climax,
and fears were ielt OF sad Tor the earonauI
fugitive telegram irsm Phenxyile, stating that tho
balloon passed place late Saturday, With the
basket torn away and man clingng in the rigging,
served to hsightsn tho general anxiety. asf
sAysLY landed
Your correspondent, who was to hnve accompanied
Professor King but for tho storm which prevailed 1t
the time Of the ascension, 10 the snly one here who
exciting and highly periious voyage the aeronau.
landed safely. although his balloon. "Kng Carnival"
rHR AERoSAUT's STORY. fftaE
The auronaus's story is graphic description ofs
perious ride through the clouda He landed In
Providence township. Montgomery county, Pa,
distance las miles from the starting point,
making the trip In hstIs over .wo hours.
nc describes the start as being extremely
thrilling. there being barely time 70 discharge
city. He says when he turned TO salute the crowd
there was bat little time 10 veI shs scene a. ne vas
wnTsa sa ssd 10 aoa. RAILROADS. ~ Found
houses, flaming furnaces cars, chimnsys.
psop. psop i. ot wsen lett confused i'm pr:ss'oo ss
they passed rapidly away. The earth VAS under
cloud and looked drsary except . bright s,reak OF
sunshine running along the mountain top west OF
Scranton making that particular spot, by contrast
win the SURROUNDINGS. appear an emerald green
DREARY OUTLOOK.
The outlook ahead was anything out pleasant. The
clsArings we're small; dense forests predominatsd,
wilderness Of swamp on the Pocono Aountaiu. 10
land In such place would DO 70 sneounsor innamsra
BILE dangers and the velocity OF the wind, which NJ
nrst bodsd 50 much disaster gave promise Of : sale
| passage 20 the nclds beyoud.
| In seven minutes from the start the lower cloud
level was reached bot the balloon disappeared In the
stratum above lev minutes later Tns balloon va, vas
had 70 be opened repeatedly to relieve u, out
| the Temperature OF the cloud was 90 warm
that u rapidly induced expansion Of ths gas
and she aeronsus rose rapidly A. last after sailing
through dense mass OF rolling clouds the sun was
reached here but frequent discharges Of brought
| tho balloon down again nearly 20 the lever clsuA
ous.,naa % Of '0Ssa sSs @ Country ' os"..sS. % when
presented dismal aspect. Nothing bat hills
and intermDabie forestss with an occasional stream
roadway threading through them, were 20 be soen
Again ballast discharged and the balloon mounted
above tns Clouds Tho mist had disappearsd and she
sun, shining with fall force the balloon, caused
rapid ascent TO tno height Of 1900 ieet This alti.
tudo was maintained more than mn hour, when the
| balloon gradually descended again. lhs currents
/ were all In direction above and below, little
SOUTH the aud dus south at the close
OF the voyage Between the cloud rts could now DO
villages dotting the Landscape, and river ran
directly below the Balloon. rho nsxrer the aeronant
| approached the earth The moro he realized how
rapidly he flying over the landscape and that the
| danger OF landing ~ such storm was itnmiusnt.
DESCENT
The moment the balloon tell into the cloud shadow
descent was rapid The drag rope was lowered, the
anchor made ready and the shock awaited. Ater
| escaping ciump OF woods ned was reached and
| the anchor swiftly thrown out. Hare on
seed series or trghtful leaps across tho
| folds. Whenever the anchor caught Tor
an instant II brought the balloon down with
sudden bound tho esrth causing II 10 leap into
the freedom OF the air again. The asronaut held the
collspsiug cord, and NJ the arst puii tns balloon
struck Tho ground and reDounded violently, lcaping
| ovor immense pile Of Jagged posts into
| an open space beyond Tue car, striking
tho earth again, MAS shot through fenov
with the velocity Of cannon 0all and immediately
anerward the balloon coded with . tall, spreading
troc, which shrsds before II could be extr.
catod. The nung asbor distance IRON The ground
and tho escaped unhurL This was the fourtn
trip no had made In the ssking Carnival ~ and no
feels its loss severely.