National Republican., 1883-07-16
Al SEA IN x BALLOON.
Details OF the Voyage or NJ L'IIosto Across
tbc English Channel.


AZ SEA IN 4 BALLOON.
Details OF the Voyage or NJ. L'TIosto Across
tho English Channel.
correspondent of tho London Telegraph
send the following from Brussels: NJ L'lioste,
young man OF engaging manner, found TO-
day looking very pale aud iatiguod from tho
peril to which he had so recently been OK
posed. He is suffering most from giddincss,
but hopes that days rest will sot him up
again. AS soon as his health shall be quito
restored he assured me with much earnest
ucss that he will make another attempt TO
cross tho channel, aud expressed h insclf con.
iiucnt Of ultimate success NJ B'llOStC said
that after various preliminary trips last
week. in connection with his friend NJ Eloy,
Doc determined to mako tho attompt TO reach
England on Friday evening, having a pre-
dilcctiuu tOI night trips. When the time for
starting approached, however, his companion
thought tho weather too looked threatening
tlt Uvfiul navigation, and Cucrgeticnlly en-
ucivurOd to dis,uade him from his purpose,
but without success Even El0ys refusal to
encourage his rashuoss by accompanying him
had no object upon his obstinate resolution to
mako The trip. Accordingly ~ midnight on
FRIDAY thu balloon pilastre dc Roster cast oil
aud rapidly seconded.
almost immediately the weather, which had
lpcu hazy all the evening" SGT In very thick
the result being that l. 'llOsto passed the night
iu tho mist ola fox, which not only chilled
hm 60 tho marrow. but prevented him DRIFT
inH or oven fhc were moving at all How
over, tlu weather cleared ON Saturday morn
luF, WlCu, 20 his no small disgust, hO found
himself cut at sea, ia the ncighborhOOd of
tapo OriInuz. lie at once threw out ballast in
order it possible, 10 find favorable cur
rnt aud soon rose 10 height of
1910 meters, NO which altitude ho
suffered severely, his face buing half roasted
hy the heat OF the sun, while his feet were
uumuyl aud almost frozen Two hours later
hc iuuud himself over "a town of some sort
nui, drawing tho valve line, descended rap
idly and, with the assistance of passers-by,
cast anchor "a the usplanado at Dunkirk.
Being doietmiued 20 pcBcvere, he calmly
took breakfast IN his car, surrounded by
glping crowd aud aitorward increased his
store of ballast Noticing a favorable change
in The wind, ho ungrapplod and ross grad
uIlly tu "a height Of 5000 meters.
He must have Travelled quickly, for he
suuu found himself over tho sea, oil the coast
OF bgpigm Far up among the clouds ho
found terrible d florence In the weather, for
almost without waning, lac sailed into "A yiu-
lent storm wave. Here the beating of the
ri.u, thv heavy gl1ts OF wind, aud the loud
ryVurhefa'luus a the thuudCrput tho stability
90 tHv balloon tu a fearful aud unforeseen tcst
The whole fabric was oonvulsod with con
tiuuoua vibration aud tussoi aud pitched in u
manner which made II difficult iOr the riddy
aud hluumbli aCrOuuut 10 Keep his hold
uu tho car However, with suluu difficulty,
ha managed to Opou the valve aud descend
al noon on saturday 10 within, as far as ho
could calculate, so mCturs OF the sea. I'm
fortunately iu tho lower strata, there pre-
ynllud 90 thisE i0g which made IL impossible
iur h.m t0 ascertain his exact whereabouts
lir mHdc another uocuut in hopes Of finding
thu elements more pTopit0us, but the storm
Nua stl raging up Ia tho clouds, aud he
Therefore considered 10 prudent 20 keep
nearer the bta. AH the afternoon wore ON no
noticed with alarm that the gas Ia his balloon
wus dangerously decreasing, aud ho began to
rullils his peril.
"At 9 O'Clock the ropes daugliug from tho
Car touched tho saa, aud be- know that the
critical tim0 had CONS. Tho whole Of his
ballast, 0i which tho car could hold but "a
comparatively iittlo supply, had by this timo
lrCInc completely exhausted. He 40 once
throw out ono after the other, instruments.
eases, aud, indeed, every movable urticlo in
the ear iut the balloon responded Ian
guidly, and iu vury fow minutes tho cur
itself touched water, lud tho sea broke
iuriUusly almost every minute clean over
the ear, drUuching IS unhappy occupant 10
the skin. Tho ropes and limos, too were
dashed about IN o bcwillcung munner,
and those combined horrors had almost
made VI. L'ilosto despair, when no caught
sight OF Tho SAILS Of fishing luggor. which
tuuod out 10 DO the Aocui. Tho captain of
thJ NOUml almost simultaneously caught
sight OF tho balloon, which he for some time
took 20 DO a ship on fire, aud mancuyorod
round aud round accordingly When, how.
over, ho asuCrtaiuoi what the strange craft
tlnliy was he u once launched boat and
with immense diniCulty rescued the aor0uuut
from fate which. but Tor his timely appear.
nucc, would not long have boon delayed.
L'llOsto found bo had been rescued within
ten miles Of the English coast ilo aud tho
balloon, which had buut, were taken aboard
the Nocmi aud landed at Antwerp shortly
aitor midnight L'liusto is ull Of gratitude
10 the captain of the Noomi."