Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16

last night might have been seen the spectral
and solitary figure of q seemingly belated
wayfarer. The night was frightfully dismal;
the wind howled, and shrieked, and tapped it,
rain laden wings, till the earth seemed to dis
solve and become a part OF. the deluge Of
water; the roads were heavy and almost Inn
passable-in short, more disagreeable ar
rangement of the elements could not well be
imagined. sSfs6 aeeA
Still, in spite of the truly horrible condition
of affairs, sufficient to unstring the hardest
nerve or spirit Of determination, the solitary
figure of the man kept moving forward, I'M
mindful of the wild wind, the gusts Of blind
ing rain or the weird bowling of the gale as it
swept through the trees, the branches of
which tapped to and fro in CHASTITY sort of
manner, as if reaching at times to clutch in
their embrace the lonely pedestrian. But the
mind of the latter seemed lost in meditation.
A meditation so profound and lasting that
he seemed impervious and oblivlous to the
elemental warfare that was waged around
| him. The traveller riding at swift rate on
the same road might have seen this vision du-
plicated between given line on the Reserve
road and Minneapolis. In each, instance he
would observe this popularity, that the fig
| ures seemed lost to their surroundings and
wrapped in meditation. Aaa li1af
In each case, were it possible to convey the
unspoken thought into words, the expression
might be interpreted as q sort OF Though
| lost to sight, to memory dear'' feeling.
The reader will no doubt imagine that the
Appearances In question must have, at some
! time In their mOmentious career, got badly
1 left snH8zl8 tA afisa -
A strict regard for the veracity of this nara
tive compells the confession, tat in his sur.
mise, the reader aforesaid is correct. But
memorable Indeed, like unto valiant deeds
craven on tables of brass, will ever flourish
the fame of the historic cow-yard. ILL., 81 a
The reader will by this time have fixed the
individuality of the solitary travellings; he
win have recognized the heroes, whe with
light hearts and noble bearing, would fain
have gone down to the sea in a balloon.
He will have also opined ere this that the long
and tedious agony is over, and again his un.
erring judgement is pronounced correct. Such
indeed, it is to be lamented, is the ineontro-
vertable fact. According to the professor the
line storm gave the project black eye, and
between and 4O'clOck yesterday afternoon
the unhappy enterprise died an angry and tur-
bulent death. The process of dissolution was
gradual and spasmsdic. In the flush of youth
nipped SO early in the midst OF promising
career, it may be said to have died hard.
To drop the metaphor, the scheme col
lapsed yesterday afternoon when the escape
valve of the balloon was opened and its gas
eous contents permitted to once more mingle
with its component constituents. g.
After this the immense canvass was folded
for trip East-yia of freight car facilities.
a GLOBE reporter paid his customary visit
to the cow pasture yesterday afternoon, in
time to shed tear over the wreck. The
weather was simply beastly and with an
equinoxial gale blowing from the northwest
all hopes of continuing the journey were out
of the question. ze8t e ssHs 50 s9it z
Throughout the forenoon, and as the storm
increased, the monster spheroid became al
most unmanageable. pounding the air in a
manner that momedtarily threatened its de.
struction. In addition to the weather, another
serious drawback consisted in the loss of gas,
about one-third of tine fluid having escaped
since the departure from Minneapolis. Ths
situation was not calculated to elate the
spirits of the party, most of whom had
lost the buoyancy of looks and
feeling noticeable at the start
It was finally decided to abandon the trip, pur.
suant to which preparations were conducted
with alacrity. $500, + tit b.
On being asked his reasons for giving nI
the project, Prof. King simply stated that the
elements presented obstacles which they could
not overcome. They had fought the storm
he continued, as long as they could, and ht
did n OF consider it wise to imperil the lives Of
the party in the face of such unequal chances
The JOURNALISTIC crew VINO were. TO nave
been his companions on the trip were some
/ what glum in expressing their opinions oil
the way affairs had terminated, and private
reservations, if such were had, were kept en-
| tirely to themselves. The only incident Of
particular note yesterday, occurred at the
timeof discharging the balloon, an undertake
ing that calls into requjsitfon good deal oil
both Judgment and muscle. its. X 5,ts'g r
During the process couple Of the ropes
attached to the escape valve became tangled
4 and couple of the reporters got caught in
the netting. They were suspended in midair
and would have mopped the cowyard had moi
assistance been forthcoming. The work Of
unloading the basket or car proved of no little
interest to the boys, as this receptacle was
i loaded with rocks and ballast, and Judging by
the number of blistered hands, the pastime
was d little too much in the nature of work.
The intrepid voyagers hoOfed it into tOwT
last night, and pounded their boarding house
pillows with refreshing vigor inexperienced
no doubt before in years.
Prof. King will probably not essay the voy.
lage again this fail. It is expected that he
will charter palace car within a few days
ami HE him to the city of br0therly love
where his thoughts may not be disturbed by
4 visions of adverse currents, cow yards, pesky
newspaper fellows and other eccentricaties
incidental to the glorious climate of Minneso
ia. snahsH @iRI @ u AL 1fI1iGS
- BALLOON NOTES,
Such gettin' to New York we never did
see. fii asatt III hfsis 49, =