The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-16

ldicaie that the balloon season hlS ar
yed and that the aelOnaut aud para
lutist is preparing for his seasons
(ork. However much romance there
ay appear in %ballooning. il i, nothing
IS than a trade, and II difficult one. re-
hiring long years of training and cxpo-
ence for its mastery.
In the first place 1t differs iion other
equations in its constant excitement.
b the aeronant each ascent means a
tesh danger, and il i ON This account,
trhaps, that comparatively few engage
il.
Few people who witness Il balloon u.s.
Fnsion comprehend its destinations. lis
Drills or its methods. and only those
Tho have made the trip into the clouds
n accurately describe its accompany-
b. sensations. Professor Mortimer
loKim, an aerOnaut OF experience, gives
as his opinion that the arrunaut lives
lifetime in the few brief moments of
Is voyage. To those interested iii
erial navigation II description Of the
rship is necessary. The material "m-
Dyed III the construction consists Of
superior quality of Shooting, the
readths being stitched together firmly.
ith the edges fclled. The average
blloOn being 1870 feet in circumference
bd - feet in height requires 500 or
lore yards Of cloth. At the mouth Of
he balloon a hoop the size Uf u wagon
Kl,.l ,,,l ,.,,,l, - ,.,,l :. .A..l..I a.
eep the mouth open while the hot AR
y being forced into il. and this Oritice
kmains open during the ascension. The
side Of the fire balloon j. coated with Il
klng Of glue, whiting. alum and other
pncOmbustibles. rs {; p~rccautiun against
parl;s, which. with the hot air, arise
$@equently to Il height Of thirty feet
bring tho initiation.
On being released. the balloon rises al
fst slowly until at ahout IL height of
fty feet. when its velocity i, nj the rate
forty-ive miles AN hour. .Atric OK
Patton of two minutes the balloon has
famed an altitude of y mile and a
pf; then it commence, to sal with The
p current which strikes il. Til, drift
K about continues for II period of four
pWGteS, when the escaping hot air
$ II gradual shrinking OF the bal
Pr aud its consequent descent. The
hiqUe sensations Of the a"ronaUt begin
Pth the moment he nuuntS the traDczc
p attached t. TIE balloon. GrH~pinG
e ropes, the feeling is much like that
being seated i'll aswing. Forthc first
feet there is II realization OF the
gent; objects below appearsmallel and
haller until gradually they fade from
9ew. At Il height of POO feet the air.
pshlnS past with tremendous velocity.
ives one the impression Of leaning ont
the can window OF II limited express,
e sounds of earth die away i'll Il mnr-
ur, and it is then that the balloon
Reins stationary, the earth falling away
bm it.
Looking downward from the height.
surfaces appear level, mountains and
Alleys are alike and the world looks as
spread ont and tlattcued 10y a rolling
p Roads and rivers resolve hem
yves into narrow ribbons: forests.
elds and meadow, are clump- Of green.
~ and black. with green as the dom
pant color. At two miles earth is lost
view. as in II fog. Presently The bal
pm begins to sail. driven by an air cur
snt. There is now no apparent motion.
DC %aeronaut experiences a feeling Of
OPPRESSION, the air. deprived Of its vital
1nciple, eXhausts at each inspiration:
pging sounds are heard in ears. and
can. so to speak, hear the stiffness.
he breath cones in quick, successive
ssps that do not satisfy the Lungs. 1t
llke going to ones death.