, 1881-10-18
THE AERIAL TRAMP.

Whereas the Zig IEalioon-Tts Probable
Courso-11rs. King Gono Eaxf.
Curiosity as to Tho whGrea bouts Of tho bg
bnilopn. which act sail from ths Eako.Fsont
Thurshny afternoon lust. decronct1 yesterday
Into anxiety for tho safoty Of its humnn freight,
Prof. King and tue sERnai SERVICE rcpres ont
attye. iIashtgan. Tho a1r.ship was seen at
Princeton. ILL.,. Thursday cvcu!rg, md In ltioh-
land and IHckson Counties. Wisconsin, ut M
curly hour Frhuy morning. lis course wns ,thorc-
ssp Fas Fs sna r. '1Ss sss s0fa"es' II
sDi " ,lesa @ te"ss s 'tnT e s II ehs%a III
County, Wisconsin. Later 1t was seen frnni West
Lima, IN the northcrIl pGrt Of the satno county.
rose, Jackson County.
on THE TO.
The following communications received by
SH3ta W9Masx Sc cxsqr si9 ioF ,a aeosslsfs; rs, x
tslisn pssssd oser wess 1iu,n, IN til. c"u,,;y. @
ee 1 aaat s fee hxs Kas 'sSsi sad e Il
70 the pGnp1c, Rnd sud tl,at oil WAS well. This
au 1 neso W. W. apa II ws m
had heard Of tlo intended mir yoyagc. When
ttsug bills wese thrown ont of tho balloon and
cau,0 shoHcr.ug down to tho xr,hinh. Tie i,n!.
er sso i o sh'1 enf r sa ' to s' }
you acknowledge it. Respectfully; ,<,,
Editor n.publ'tan ~ md t,tsfr4r.
t"MELHosE, Jaekson connty. Wls,, ost f.. H.
YSnr p Al j. S1ttnE as+sed oyer .tts ths
| h,nt'rGd fee. ot rho xrtntnd, anu we hnt n con.
rapidly a.id passed aver the village about :sH
fg':s from tho Rroumd. passing tn northwestern
direction toward Mit'feapols, Mtnn. it wns u
Yours truly. "AI.I.ES & JAMES, -aterehnnts"
The ct"scac OF the balloon f.vtn Nichtaad
northwest by NORTH, aud 1t was then travel.
tnH about twenty-five tnilts On hottr. 4
sreap,tn through ,o1ts Tho sys ssSa' III srs'e It @ s
:; u. Tri;iny ,ihe w!ni 1t 81. rani was
blowing from tho northeast, aud NJ 1M Crosse
Il recorded Ut both paces from tho cnst.
Jackscn county Is nsnc,lfntcly northeast OF LII
r1se az ~ ~ r" Is M y to 81 th e. @ ya.
from tic cnss, and tho t,lt!oot, il II continued
during Tho tly On tss hscerta,csl t,nlrse nf tho
which prevailed during tho afternoon mud sscs1-
Ing. would hnve been carried dagonaEly Across
! tho 6tatc Ut Mtnnesosa.
IN TIE DIRECTION or FARGO.
Saturday t6:ls a. III. thu wind had chnn9td.
| n,ld aiter blowing frou tho northwest Tor lew
| ltaurs. 4 yecrcu u tho vest and bicw rtradiy
was rnrnd 10 this ,iorthcast agnt, mud since TINT
ting bus completely b'Se1 thu cotlipass.
l -
tnat i eoai'! searcc!y rc.nain up more ,,,an
twrIItr.fntsr hours. In the sixteen hours which
elapsed rrosn tho sinrt nu,ii # wns seen Mt
| Nelrnsc. II tr:versed probably hi miles,
assuming thnt /. held IL pretty liree. c'nirsc
| :ron LhcnH0 to Princeton. nnh t!,ence IN Mel
| rose. Its rntc Ut RperA would therrtnrc. mt
excecI twenty-five mica III, tlslr ar t1le sturt
| tho barometer Mt chfcnEu wis high. but aE nr,'a
| ct inv barometer wns recorded Frltlny fn Nc.
| br.lasH nnd linkDtH. nnu extending alstWhrtl
! thorclronl. This. II tho balloon got is fur wstt,
would have tendency to
| utMiStatt ITS FIA,tTIAG CAPACITY.
Up to u iAtu hD.r lust ctentny nnthi1lE nprG
thuil tho news given Mboyg il,al hcen received
by Nutt,ng l. Co. ur tho s1EnuI service oico lil
ten. Itazcn, Chief Of tho Weather To-
Mrs1nent, during t4o evening. hut M Jc-
The telegraph service In the s!fr.rirt shnva tue
balloon is supposed ~ hlye hrittca Ia mt yer,
perfect ut tho best, aud recent sttrl,s hlyc III.
! iertMptrA it greatly.
Mrs. King, tho vito of tho acra1aut. left u, ths
.l::1 trn!n lust n!4ht nyer tho Fort wHyne Halt.
! rou!. hound fnr i'hla!rIphIn. 1t WIS statett 1H
| Mr.. Atwood. Suttin1's ,Ianesrr, whu nccntsitnl-
n.tl t,er ~ lp dcpol. hnt she hH gant East It
her frcla, for res. nnd srcllrity from llupnrtl1.
Hatn reporters. the lady having II decided OBJ
tepttou 10 hntng interviewed. There Mro no rc.
| porters down Enst