, 1879-06-27
UP In A BALLOON.
Fearful Voyage ih tho Air.Shtp Can
ada.-Poor Gas and.:Want
Of Ballast.
Terrific rinngo Through The Forest
4 Toss for Life and Core.
Bpondent's Lurln
NJ 7tf,sraph IA htN TTi. Herald.

nv 7xkgrnnh IA tt.o YSk Ntrdfd
ST. NYActnrnE, Quebec, Juno @9.-fle flight
Of tl,c ballnon Canada utter leaving Montreal
ycaterdny wns abort but terrible one, md per
hnps no other ascension las been accompanied
by moro startling incidents. Alter ascending
for the frat few hundred iccttt wns found TINT
tho trip cnuld not be made ufl account of the
poor quality OF tho gas used. The Wfcelh for
steering and the ruddcf Of tho aerial car worked
splcndldly, md, although wo had dFiited nHay
from tie point ot startling, lew turns of the
crank brought the great white monster to the
same spot again. Ropes wero dropped, md the
balloon was aoaa secured to the Garth again. To
tighten the weight It was dccidoltodecrsase the
number Of passengers, remove tic atcerlng ap-
paratus, and 10 tske only three twenty-five
pound bags Of ballast. A botta Of wine, bur-
o.neter, thermometer, map, and compass ~cre
thu oniy articles tulsen. ~ there were two news-
paper men IN The car, Il waa decided TO toss q
pcnnr, the whining nan 10 remain, all tho other
passengers to withdraw. The Herald tnan chose
.lcads, land ron, 3lr. Hiram A. Moafton nnd
the other gentlemen then Withdrew AMI left
Prof. Grlmlcy AMI myself aionc. GrlmlcY
stTafchtcncd himself up and wiped tIs kHnat
from llls faec anil simultaneously tile multitude
drew back and removed their gaasp from the
hcttDr u li'e DaI!oo0.
AN UNEXPECTED ASCENT.
W. began to ascend s1owly M tho crowd paid
out the drag line. suddenly a, gust VI "lnd
BprnnE mp nntt tte }inot OF inun hnhishE OIL TO
the rope were thrown to the t<Eound aht dragged
across TIC field at n tremendous paes, upscttnE
y s s IT, a1 n, T.
hold ua down. shouted. and 1Ien. With Q grant
boutlcc, We weru tree, With 20 feet Of dragline
tral.s: benea.h us: Az !Irst We hearl TIE
p'nndtts Of illr crowd, but tlie sounds Gradually
merged into vagae hun, which ceased entire
~ us nc shot npward. To the east "as tile 1T.
Iawrcnrr Rtyer, hooking IKE = great silver
snake, ui,t when Locked foy Mo!snt lsora! Il
lind faded Into patch Of green forest, w',Ic'! M
appeared to ho no higher thsn tht sees oI the
surrounding Country.
orr TO THE EASTWARD.
Tic balloon lowered for a few minutes over
ths great city, whose high stctpcs md towering
pttcs Of grnutto architecture did not save 1t
from the fguumtny Of |ooklng sc'y much itko
good ratu Of speed. Before re started the sa'
Ind act, a,,d judge OF my establishment when
It suddenly rehpbearcd; aboye tho hcft1on untl
set again IN few miuntes; BY y,' ts's ,a tine W "
! were tn a decided castcrly current, tending
! toward the soilttI. Thd sounds that cous sub
/ ductt from below now ceased altogether, und it
BECAME complete eolltudc. .,
A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
| 60 tGff1QlG N46 LslE &{tEHEG AC-
preston, mt,.E!ets with fear. WAS stealing over
me, when 0ritnleY eSrlas'nrt1
"My tiod !! We hayo noanchor, and these three
bass e ballast will hardly save US from bad
Iin not speak. was watching the c,ouds
rs they gathered around tue bite peaks Of tho
| He!u.il Mountains, aud ahut them out ftor our
vision. Hay beyond them the Boucher
| yIllu Mountains RANGED themselves against
eastward rns II number pf forests which niter.
mated with small vleas!ats. Ii MAS !,alt-past
p. NJ. When re started, and at o'clock We liuuG
distinctly orer tc 1T. Lawrence with IT. 1elcu't
Island beneath Us. Here tic rctl-eoatod senti
nels looked up from The Inn,pa1ts ara Eayc us q
l,oarsc cheer. whicl REACHED the car family but
''s'' H'" IT snoors UPWARD.
Inn few minutes tho balloon began to whir1
4 '.Wu nsc going to ascend or desccud,'' satt
Grimlcr.. ",fhcn al.e '7hirls 1t Is a sgn ot ont
or the other"
It proved to bo the former. Almost tmmeA
ntely it btunn 10 feel cold, the barofnetal
marked the attitude 4 mills md threo-quartcrI
ahovo the sen level. and tue tlcrlnotaetcI
marked forty.efCht degrees sboyc zero. 1t Tc
qured d considerably iopscr inspiration so ~
lie eas.drufns. Gritnicy siitvercl Tor while
| md then took pull nt the wine bottle. l, o
course. followed his con,mcndah1o example, III.
the liquid infused n slight warmth Into GU
| EullIEu llHbQb. 1I0uLIEul bOQit bCNnHiO u l5tlb
apeck, aIHl We driited over the viagc D
| LonEueut, on tho east khore OF the st. Law
renee. Ilcro We discovered two forests ore
which ne had to uass.
/, DAMIEN FROM YoGss1s. *---
The greatest danger Of ba1looninC IL IN
chance Of fulttDg into Il forest, IN which case th
| buskci ID almost enttaan to % demolished Ait
tic oecupanto torn TO deatb. The dread 0
falling wus still further Impressed upon III
when lcsrrett t!lat w wcrc speeding along =
| ito t1jnft I IT nj nahRfS SlNf1
nul It seemed rs though VIC Should ncycr sto{
We Ind now reached .Aight Of two miles, an.
ti,c 1irhter atmosphere allowed tie gas to Ct
punt, which came rushing out at tlls open ucc
aWs cant 20 much higher" said the pro
fcsaor, "for our gas IN not l'ght enough t
|, carry us.H
APPEARANCE OF TILE EARTH,
! And now very curious phenomenon oecu.
rcd. Al we went up ainouE tho clouds tile hor
level with the ,op of the car while the centre
tic earth seemed to reccde. THIS gave 1t tn
. nppcaruucc of latEs saucer, over the bowl
which We hung. Nov al'd then lietlt clou
ucdud our vision. III the growing ,tnst 'su sat,
i; tt,u car rocked mud swayed with the wind Of n
upproachInE storm, and nnt word was spokes
d. Tie Professor held the barometer, whilo y
| tcl,dcd to tic g0npass nnd thermometer, I'll
D furmcr acted AiiccrlY on account Of the VII
: materials iu tic car, but In the nsa!n was co
! rect. .... .. -'-
. And now thin l[ne wound Its way auion
the hills OF lluIleYtIc. As VIC canlo nearer 1t II
, ycateA all the beautiful curves nnd sweeps III:
l make IN tho Charms Ut the Blue Niehcl!eu,
r river TINT runs into the at. LRHrrnce. 1t was
4 O'Clock, und the atmosphere was becotrtnK VI
!; huarab1y cold.
!, ANEW pANuEn.
u u 4 ncW danger HOW thrunleneh Us, far mut
:. higher ascrnt would rrndur 1t impossible
i r,n,ugo tic baIloon, rs the fllyc.rppe eannot
= worked with frozen hands. Wc "trc 1luw pas
!; s over tho Nlcheatcll nl,'l tn thu titstaneo u
= lights Of ~, Charles Village on its oaul
i | strealncd upward with cheering effect. Sou
= ono IN tho village rnnht haye Bpen ~, for =
+ | could Just catch the yell Of "Daltoou! Ha
:. jopniH and, US The general cry wvht Zip y
:" clearly distinguished the words 'Ihn cana.ln
= I Wu betynp to bcur ltttfo u tho north, nlll
y four oi rerrosst,g tho lliehelieu whcl. lad g
tered my MUD was aispcitcd BY thu Professor
slsccsy voice, saytug: .. ..-
!" Wa ato n,aLtnE lower md mere aontllrr
:. cour4u nuw. do you sen tilo Heltrll Mountain
y They arc almost beneath us, but little 70 II
- vest" 49,,
y Tho dense forest tlsat marked tho moHntatl
o encIsc!es beautiful little sheet af water, aho
Z T Il hundred ncres In area. 10 III It looked !
=. larger than silver d0ltIr.
- uLooMy acENE.
t. All prounl the gloom bccaina mora thfcis, ~
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