Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-07
UP IN A BALLOON



rial Navigation.
Capt. Childs's letter i'm the Sprin, field
Sunday Republican was devoted mai ly to
an interesting interview with "Prof Carr
Myers, whose daughter made the alloon
ascension at the Valley fair. il tppears
that Mr.. Myers has had charge OF 1917
asccnsions, and none Of his pc pie have
been injured or lost balloon. lisS cara
Lolita, who assembled here, is L years old
A younger daughter, aged II, as also as
cendcd, and Mr.. Myers's vie, Carloiia'
has made more than $50 asGnsion' WIN
hydrogen and two with naIral gas ne
sides several with coal ga. She Is inc
only woman who has ever uadc an aac'H-
sion with natural gas. and IN one OF 'I''Se
occasions went mp over four WIrS anu
travelled 30 miles in 80 MINUTES, Whlch LOT
long distance is the fastest Time ever
made in a balloon.
1--WE are the only m nufadurys "i gas
balloons in this counry. ,aid 'he aero
naut. ave manufacture hydroStn-pIooI
fabric by the thouSaiI yards Vanished by
machinery which ", have patented 1t Ne
ing the only material Of fine klnd cNlsilhg'
have made 81 balloons Tor lhe aSrlcuI'ur
al department of tie government some ne
ing used for rain experiments ana olll'TS
for observation. Last week maze ~
balloons i'm five days for the government
the quickest record ever made. hese
were sold at various prices varying IRON
$3.50 upwards Warming up to MS sun
iect the acrjnaut declared the idea OF
navigable balloon 20 be perfectly praclica-
bic. being simply 20 matter OF dollars ana
cents. ~ invented. hc said, 1.-THE sky-bl-
cycle air-ship which was last year exhibit
ed in seven state, and has made numerous
ascensions in New ork state. Myself
and wife have made study OF the arr cur
rents. her hobby being navigation by the
currents. mine by mechanical means. She
| has rcueatedIy gone out to sea by one cur
rent and back by return current cur
exprrience has been something marvellous.
| ON one occasion | recall at Ottawa, ont.
| the balloon was torn apart 10y an enthuSi-
| astic crowd Of 10000 people, stimulated 10y
curiosin crowding upon it, and at the
! height f two miles ii burst and sailed
away. an empty sheet of cloth within its
netting. landing my wife y miles away.
/ She ,trcrcd the torn balloon by a rudder
/ platform basket, invariably used in all as
/ cep,ion,. to grove Of balsams, jumping
! through the dense growth directly to the
/ ground without harm
! Miss Clara Lolita said: Il have already
made five splendid asceuSions. and it is Sc
pretty mp there that / am always glad to
Co. OF course the sensation might be on,
of great apprehension, but | experience
none whatever: you have no knowledge OF
motion when travelling through space in q
balloon: having 10 height to compare with
there is not the usual sense of danger feel
while standing on high place. The high
cr went. both here and at \ewfanc. th'
warmer became the atmosphere This D.
exceptional. however; generally il Is JUS
| the reverse. In a clear atmosphere ! car
usually see at least 20 miles in all direc
| tons | heard the band distinctly at al
1 altitude of mile. and it sounded mucl
| sweetcr than on the ground. The sea o
| faces on the fair ground gradually faded a
| the immense crowd became one mass O
! unrccognizablc humanity. Nou seem to b
| over a great bowl, with lights and shade
/ formed 10y field and forest. and the pictur
| is very beautiful. The higher 90 mp IN
| higher | want to and | mean sometime {
/ CRAFTY my desire in this direction Coin
/ through a cloud is like standing in mist
| When strike cloud and these little in
strnmeuts which invarable carry wit
/ me- together with a map of th" country d
the vicinity. tell of an unusual height,
/ pull the valve and descend till ! can So,
The balloon spins in one direction coin
up and in another going down. do nc
/ always turn with my balloon, but genera
lv step around and thu, prevent posSibI
1 dizziness A. soon a. / have reached
height of about TWO miles | begin TO loo
about for a landing place. II ), uuly ia