Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-22
poRrEps BALLOON RIDE.
tAn Account OF the Adventure
Given by Philadelphia Lawyer.
From, tie PAjL5G.{paj1 Times.

van account OF the adventure
Given by Philadelphia Lawyer.
F,'oo, tie e2il,d.{pa5r Tb,e,.
In the Times 0 yesterday an article 10
printed, in which is told. with consider
able circumstance. how Gen. FItH john
Porter got adritt in balloon during the
Peninsular campaign OF Mcclellan III
1862, Ii happened that Jacob c. F4eno,
now pracucing attorney az 80. llt
South Sixth street, ia tujs city, was at
that time connected with the balloon ser
vice and from him yesterday we've OBJ
tanned the details OF Gen. Perter's adycu-
ture, differing very materially from those
related 10 the article quoted.
In the fall OF 1851" said Mr.. frcno,
''Whiie lying back OF Washington Win
the SIXty-siXth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
In which / was nrst Lieutenant, /, IN
consequence OF communication from
Prot. I. 5. G. Lowe, tutu engaged 10y tue
War Department TO organize balloon
service. resigned my commission and
was appointed by nun AN assistant /
had considerable experience in balloon
Ing, having been win Lowe In ,hC West
before the war IN number OF asceu siOns,
being the money partucr IA the business
and acting as his assistant. The service
as organized for the Army OF the Potomac
was composed Of the Professor, two as
sIstants, Mason and Ben Allen, ia addi-
tom Ia mtseIf and ten enlisted mon
chosen from sailors VINO had enlisted in
The army. They were preferred because
they were accustomed 90 handling ropes.
When We reached the Peninsula We had
three balloons and wherever we were at
the time we mad In add,ftnn tn nur rnn,i.
lar service thirty addItionaI mon Fptn,7e1
from the repImruIs conveniently near.
who whom W. moved yer. ra,tirnad tn
their raeimpnts and when VIZ found a
NV locatiuu thirtv oth.r man v,ar, ia
tailed from other regimluts and 80 ON n
reouirinir q l,rye ntImner NJ u,an ia bnId
Inc balloons while tbev were bpipg in
Nated and do otbar ,aresao,v wort
Now was no. prespnt with the
balloon IN which Cen portpr cor udritt
This was before Yorktnwn vhilethc army
WAS engaged in the si-ve hut me circuu-
stance was 80 axtraordinary and NV in
formaron atout II was oLt3in.d "a soon
attpr from those who were 1resent that-i
am sure am correct in yVhat slsta
do NOT know ybether Inc asarusion was
in the tunrpiuy or I'M. evening mt as the
asceuaiops were A. a ruta in mo morn
ing / be,ieye IT, Ia have hem at that rin4
The batIoon hAnupned Ia have tha titne
onlv una roma aitachad ia - uyntntba
,i.t,al numhar was thraa Ma h.Iion,,
mad mon risen far WIN The r1na n.rtnd
and the balloon roso Mt once VIM grpat
raniditv. Gen. Porter. no doubt ku5wInL
tbat ne was ourir haIIonad ovar mo siia
ottbecar.
..What shall dos and Axiom v,bobod
charg4 Of the ascension cried. .Duu mo
rome over your npadV wh,ch wss ina
valve rome.
.,Probahlv the General did not bearbirn
for Tue bslloon rose ia =, ers.,t ha,.,,,t AMI
for a time WAS oyprthe Cnntede. al not
tlon. think the assertion mat m.
balloon was fred at a 6nzan timea NV ina
rebeI artillery il n mistaLe heca,Ial' ~
this had been true | would have beard Of
il and in addition to This never saw, '.n,,
thIpk any otha, man in mn ,,ly. ~, -,
of either Held artillery in uo,itIon mar
cOuld be fired at such nm elevation ~ Ia
hit balloon overhead if even vithjn o,,n-
shot. Nor can il he truet mar tho C,auaral
was aloft for twenty honrs for dnrin,r
that long time. as Tho wind even If Iynl
blew and the nlr i'm the hi0har straIs ia
never sum. nc would have dr,fted many
many miles away. He was IN. aocorIin9
to my Information. hut "A snort time lhe
baunon Iand,n,, mon ,no +o,,t