The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-22
THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT
TIE Ezpsrinerts cr the Montuoinss BrotA.
ere ~ Century Ago.

re II psris.e~ts or tie Montaoinss nresA.
ere ~ Century Ago.
From Gooi Words
Auvcrgne Witnessed the first practical or
pertinent In acrostatlcs The Mcutgoliler fam.
iy. one Of ancient aud honorable descent. had
long been connected With the papcr <nanufnc:
s sss baoSn "S %
circumstances. employing rs many MS three
shc ays I %
sathor,ty y one Of the MSensoiiair. for stating
AnnonsS sm"i mail town about ih ht miles
or bag 10 oes IN PS1S Msss
with q wooden frnme at It's base, some 900
vapor. was slowly swelling lii il took scores OF
strong arms to keep " from flying heaven.
ward. A. u given signal 1t was released. when.
sinstic cheers 1t rose Ia II height OF G.O0O feet.
driEcd about u mile and ahnlf, and then slowly
This WINS the frst public experiment made
by the Nontgolters. gnd It Is not too much to
ment in France. and indeed In Europe. tlnn
nae ever been eaased " Hny Gai ,o ascent
brothers Montsolilcr was ennobled by Louis
XVI. the same yonr. the letters patent stating
that 1t was intended as reward for NJ lGbH ,
beautiful discovery OF aerosta;ic machines. en-.
tirsy 3 ,%n !" tho knowledge and researches
:. The nows OF this success speedily reached
Paris. whore II meeting Of Swans was immodi.
number. NJ Faujas do st. Fond, a public sub.
scription was invited to defray tho expense Of
large S s ne , T,h
commonly called. Ono Thousand pounds Of
iron lilinY. and fonr hundred and ninety eight
pounds OF sulphuric acid were empioyedin max.
SatnisSe5 ak tRsn rsp lie s; s%e S assiS.
mcnced on the Esd Of August. in II the Pisce dss
vietoires, but such crowds came to see L that
dc Mars by night aud secretly. for fear OF
mob, An eyewitness tells us that
No NOR: . M:nd;r,a scene could he imagined than n:
.rGnss ;urISIn,si BY reof,sss AND escorted
The o and Of e soy .n carried Win
20 much ~ &C. 'i,sss ,h.,
ra S S to AL ,y.t, w On mere soa
6uSoy hat 'S s"d While ip a'r ss.
Next afternoon It was launched. and roso to
considerable height in spite OF the heavy
sn n %mieh Ws nE Lh1 wac
lowed themselves to be drenchcd to tho skin
rather than lose the wonderful sight. When it
lei! near tho village Of Gonesse about fifteen
miles from Paris 1t caused considerable alarm.
l. I. suppressed BY many to have come from another
aa' H'ns. . a Srs sss .s in
II from ,he gas sun eertnin. small crowd rsins
srsa ssp %pt I the "0%, o nEfo viii lake
to Ss .h s1 ..t TSa. .s.' ' @
s sT .T" VIII s an "a' OF np ana e %Ya
thinks to be the .klm and causes poisonous senc;
a .y s s he s,a.. 70 . S"s a VIA
gailops across the country tearing it to shrvds.
The Government. absurd as it may seem.
actually issued II proclamation. briefly eXplain-
ing the nature OF balloons in general. anu bcs-
ging the people not to he alarmed.
The following month Montgoiier exhibited
before the King and court one of his fro
balloons. On this occasion it WIS made TO
carry wicker cage containing Il sheen, Il cock.
N ia
ground Without the anlnitls being injured in
the slightest degree. Tho sheep WAS found in
be expected To science. Tho record very pmr-
tictiniN imnresses upon, US the fact TINT
hurt. 1t was by II kick from the sheep inflicted
.ai a TEN n%nf tHs pr"Snsa Of a.
70 make an ascent. Next he ordered two GRIM
S o1.r to be 1s w Ms a T ~ t 3 DE-
was Indignant. Eli uuoi.' said he. " de wills
t!sr aurrs lee s tsmrs Ia sIoire dc
| point. Having some influence at court. no
was at length allowed to have his way. and in
the long list OF adventures in the air
For this experiment Montsoier constructed
Of the ear % is uc Ro Mi Ii. bsss
which was Kind Of srat4 The atia.Is Of ' the
ri it, asGshi Gent r. and ,Grous AS they aGpen,
| III tuc hkul VI ihttT eApeTltHctS are worthy
which were ,purposely placed 10 dntain. it. would
Sss ~ de- oxs FIJI the ma
chine afoat during four minutes and twenty.
i tye seconds ~ throwing straw and wool into
gently. and when De Rozler stepped out of the
gallery II rebounded to considerable HEIGHT.
| which the balloon was allowed to rise. ana was
the first IN company with tho Marquis d'Ar-
landes. to make I'M aerial voyage. This trip,
made IN IA lire balloon aSSurelI y les cd
,n !, wss op .hs 2lst Of Novemberwo are still
pa alsasse in the Bots dc HoaIosns me Mont
G TEs , rose wtoo,.n@1 h,sighs Of aso let.
teen hundred and seventeen hundred pounds.
have Gt s0 spcey 9 dss" s SSs f" s
tlre had no. not been constantly fed by ,rnssrs Of
straw Ias haaRse TT to ThGh the
ACTUALLY, caught Are in the air. Tho Marquis
IArlandes. in n letter. to friend. states that
ne heard " noise as OF something tearing or
m saw tays he thGt the Part Of c
was full Of round holes. many of. which
wers OF d. sSnsidsraDe size then said; Ws
took tho Sponge and casly ext sf the
lire. which was round some holes that could
reach reach nut leaning on the lower part OF the
the surrounding circle. l found that the linen
was easily separated from it, on which l re-
peated that it Tns 6, necessary to descend My
mind that. said /; but look II there appears
any danger for YOU on your side-nre you snfe?'
lio said. Yes examined my side. and found
that there was no danger to be apprehended,
Farther. l wetted with sponge those cords
which we're With my reach; They all resisted.
except two which gave way"
They were al this moment too near the tops
81 the houses. but nm addition to the fire soon
cleared them aud they shortly aferward landed
gently in field in tho outskirts OF the city
This. then. was the first trip in a free balloon.