Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-03
ar. BRADLEY Inssrvsewea.

How did you ike your fripf
would not take anythiog in the worif
FOR Il. Il wa Perfectly grand and one -
the BOst pleasant experiences d my life.
Were you at al frightened;
when looSed directly down felt 1t
tie nervous. but when 1 looked around
felt 81 e.se and no. at aI frightened. OF
course felt 3 little nervous when I firsf
siartsd I'd. never having been up in bai-
ioor before. hut soon ielt perfectly CON-
rosed. iock q seat. and rode along nicely.
RE sEES MANCHESTER
Tel me something about your expe-
rieree on the tripf
Whea we we're soaring over Manchester
7 loinicd oUt ny home % Professor King.
l We saw PEOPLE standing in front ~ The
door. but could not recognize any u them.
We went directly over the 1ourd.h0use u
the Danyille shops and then out 10 Ches-
ferneiG. Vassing between spring I'LL and
>hOiwelr. 'anneTy. when We got higher
ND we struck d wind which bore - west
warU We Dasaed many pl1ces ID Chez
'eiiisld y hich were thoroughly familiar -
lne. sud when we sot over Bon Air We
seemed 20 .trike dead calm. and renamed
almost .4iil FOR fifteen minutes of more.
. The frSf thing ITe beard from .he ground
after 'e1yiUg Manchester was ssw-miii
To the edge q PoR haian. when near Fiat
Rock .aw soue peopie on the ground.
suO calling t0 them 8.ked where We were.
4 voice replied. '. You ARP 20 Fiat Rock.
Pewhata1. Isn't that Jim Bradley
.Yte. who j. thatf' Bob WIafree. %
Wien p higsesr 'he Professor estimated
fhat We were about mile and q hail high.
The ,-ehi was the most BEAUTIFUL I ever
feteld. st 'imc.. while all 3b0te Us
v1s -unny lTishiness, BEAUTIFUL white
,ioUds f1sied lereaih u and 80 was per.
fDCt.v lovely. Ttere w3s uos q thing 90 mar
fbe harriuess of our trip; everything
passed ,ffwlth perfect smo0tbuess and Pro.
fe-.or King 80 ned perfectly &c home and
20 thorcu- -hiy understand his business.
vEE-TO.TE-F0RGOTTEN sfGHT
Did y0u experience any pecuihr feelings
oruakc 1ny UNEXPECTED ooseTysii0nsf
% egurse everything was new - me. but
I .aw nothing very wonderful or sur
rr'sinc. when we got above The cloud,
ihe suf was shining brightly. and while I
q a. c.ld in d summCf ~uit / was warm and
comfortable. The most imprcssiFe iiInc
which Caue 20 ny attention Wa the ~. -
uffuinsd iaces - we were starting up.
This j. something never 20 be forgotten. I
never saW tae fsees = % many people y
nrce IN nv life. when 70 highest the rail-
raad app, ned 10 be only the width -
-r-inc. .ud the river sas Ike . crooked
.ir,sk 9 nd paint IN the topo q house.
We're sou ont u sight - the elrth az al
Nts. but FOR only a short while. l have
ts.n cut % sea. and VIXEN w were -siiins
tliou.u fhe air WIS reminded Of my sea
voyage. The SAY. 10th when N water and
in ihe sir. looks is though you were -Oiue
% hil. md would ~oon rezc1 u summit
and iCok over thf gibtr SIDE.
LAYnrD wITHOCT DIFFICULTY.
Mr. bradley. did you have any difficulty
ID andiDg:
None in the world. We tr~t si1rted -
lsnd Il Fiat Rock. hui ln3inS that We
would probably run against the woods.
Professor kiug threw cut small quantity
4 ballast. and we went right uu lgaiu.
,aiitd over The woods. and tatu landed in
Nr. William Atsiuson's fed. our rope
go feet l0ng-wss hanging down. and hr.
Atkinson. 81 our request, caught bold Il 70
md. with thrte others. helped Us down.
We came down gently and stepped out 80
ihe tasket - quietly aud With 1s little
trouble o.. We got INTO u when we started.
HOhE AGAIN.
Mr.. Bradley was met % the Manchester
dey6t ~ one q Do, brothers aud other
frie ends. who warmly welcomed hin home
after hls ssfe and peasant trip.
Professor Kings Descriptions.
Professor King. u describing the trlp,
ssid
~ we roe from the ground. almost per-
reudicul1rly above Tie head, q the people
the rrsi thing which attracted our arten-
ton vas the ouiburst Of sppause from The
O ulii.ude u the PEOPLE witnessing the ~
cension. We waved our hats IN return. q,
ere ssme liDe glsnciDg here and there -
tbe scene rapidly expanding on every side.
FACEs L00XED LIEE 4 PAVEMENT.
TIE crowd Itself was q subject Of mucb
.omrneut between ny companion and |.
IS here 2 was ikickest. on Broad street par
ucuzrly. .t appeared s. though tie nave
rntui was formed % urturned ilcss. We
.pent some htfle time IN seeking out fa-
miliar points about the city, and INV friend :
Bradley treated himself 70 sights of Msn- |
hester. seeking out and discovering his !
Own home particularly. lnd observing that I
some Il hiS folks were watching the uzl- I
loon. little thinking that be WAS in 10.
LEAVTNG TKE CITY.
We appeared 10 move slowly away from l
tbe c,ty IN Z southWcsteriy direction. but i
continually rising, the sun rsriying tb5 /
,as ard adding buOEancy more than eQua. /
iur sOrle time 70 the escape that took place !
- The lower orifioe q the balloon.
NTHE CLOUDS.
We passed above one layer q clouds ard /
through second stratum during The yoy- 4
q &C, ascending into the clear sunshine.
SPECTRAL SHADOWS.
The SRure Of TIE halioOn was thrown In 4
hadoy against ,he clouds below u. snd 1
srouDd The shadow were formed two white
riDgS q rainbow oolors u very brilliant /
l.pect. We bad the shadow and Tings
thrown from TIE clouds below u several
times during tSe voyage. 3nd each time
The clouds would driit from uRder Us.
ausiug the spectre % vanish.
AN ocEAS oP snow WHITE cLoUns.
We bad anticipated q saiI above the
clouds. which should ensrely shut out the
= iew d the earth from our gsze; fui. %
our delight. We saW Signs oi clearing soon
sfier rising. aHd the clouds became sufs-
aifnlly broken and distributed 10 enable u
10 see : hrge portioa o. tbe country except
10 the westward. where the eicuds lay Ike
N ocesn % snow, too dazzling almost In
IL Hhiteness for our eyes % rest upon.
NV companion wss familiar With every /
object almost within our yiew and eater
AIMED NE With the rSnes o. people snd
! lAoes- Du Ysfs pond lay 70 our iefL
be quarries and CarnDE1On's farm lay on
our right beyond which stretched. east
md west, the james river, parallel With
whose course the longest portion OF our
voyage vas made
Between 5 and O'Clock the balloon
bowed signs q descending, which Al FRS
ISRs checked by discharge % ballast, after
which another rise Was made And . subse-
I1ent descent occurring near 6 O'clock
oosISG DOxS.
The halloon was allowed 10 settle 70 an
ifiiudn q few hundred feet above the
'sith- Our course thea changed iron ths4
4 west 70 southwest.
soon We bsgnn asking and answering
suest'oas with the people below u.s. Anonx
0s questions Eere @Ekere do yop cone
IrsHnf y and who are youf" Mr.. Brad
es recognized many Of the people 70 whom !