Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-04
Lloyd, Or. Lee, DR. w. A. Miller, DR..
Robinson. Mr.. Gassiot, AIR. Jamts Clash
ef. and Professor I.yndai.

Lloyd, Or. Lee, DIR. w. A. Miller, Dr.
Roblnson. Mr.. Gassiot, AIR. Jamts Clash
or. end Professor Tyndai
The third and eliminating exploration
was the one which will now describe,
with extracts from Mr.. Glaisher's report
we left tho earth at / hour 8 minutes
II. Nj the temperature OF the cir was
20 degrees, and that Of the dew point 20
degrees. At the height OF 5000 feet the
temperature fell 70 1876 degrees, the dew
point being the same, this indicating that
the cir here was saturated with mois-
ture. at this elevation the report OF a
gun was heard.
''We reached the height Of two miles
at hour . minutes, whore the sky was
OF a darker blue. and whence the earth
was visible I'm occasional patches be-
meath the clouds. Tho temperature had
fallen to tho freezing point and the dew
point 10 rs degrees. The height Of three
miles was attained at l hour % minutes,
with temperature of IS degrees and dew
point ID degrees. From l hour % min
utes TO 1 hour 80 minutes the wet bulb
thermometer read incorrectly, the ice not
being properly formed omit.
I'VE reached tho elevation Of four miles
at i hour 20 minutes; the temperature
was s degrees; the dew point minus u
degrees. or az below the freezing point
OF water. Discharglng sand we attained
| in 10 minutes the altitude OF five miles,
! and The temperature had passed below
zero and then read minus . degrees.
Up 90 this time j bad taken observa-
lions with comfort, whilst Mr.. Coxwell.
! IN consequence Of the exertions he had
| 90 make, had breathed with difficulty for
some time. Having discharged sand We
assembled still higher; the asplrator be
| came troublesome to work, and / also
found difficulty in seeing clearly at
| hour OIL minutes. The barometer read
l0.S inches about hour 81 minutes, or
later; / read the dry-buib thermometer
| as minus degrees. After this / could
not see the column OF mercury in tho
wet-bulb thermometer, nor the hands OF
| the watch. nor the iine divisions on any
| Instrument.
| In consequence, however, of the rotary
motion OF the balloon, the valve line had
| become entangled, and he had to leave
| the car and mount into the ring 70 adjust
| IL. L then looked at the barometer, and
| found its reading to be "a inches, still
| decreasing fast, implying a height ex-
ceeding $4,000 feet. shortly after I laid
| my hand on the table possessed Of its
| fun vigor, but. on being DESTROYS Of using
It, i found IL poWerless-it must have
| lost its power momentarily; trying to use
| the other hand, / found IL useless, also.
| Then 1 tried to shake myself, and sue
| cceded, but I seemed TO have no limbs.
| in looking al the barometer my head fell
| over my left shoulder; / struggled, ana
| shook my body again, but could mot move
| my arms Getting my head upright for
an instant only, it fell on my right Shout
| der; then 1t fell hackwards, my back rest
| ing against the side of the car, and my
| head on its edge.
| 'In this position my eyes were directed
| 10 Mr. Coxwell in the ring. / dimly saw
| Mr.. CoXwel, and underworld TO speak
but could not. IN an instant intense dark
! ness overcame me, so that the optic nerve
suddenly lost power. but l was conscious
| with as active a brain as at the present
| moment whilst writing this. j thought
| 1 had been seized with asphyxia, and be-
| Heved / should experience nothing more,
| rs death would come. unless we speedily
| descended. other thoughts were enter
| ing my mind when / suddenly became I'M
| conscious. as on going to sleep
'NTv vast observation was made at l
| hour 81 minutes-above $4,000 feet. Whilst
! powerless I heard the words 'tempera-
| uro' and observation and j knew that
| AIR CoxweH was in the car speaking TO
| and erdeavoring 10 rouse me; therefore,
| consciousness had returned. j then heard
| him speak more emphatically, but could
| sot see speak, or move i heard MN
| again say do try now. do Then the In
| struments became dlnly visible, then MI
! Coxweu, and very shortly l saw clearly.
| Next 1 rose i'm my seat and looked around,
as though waking from sleep, though not
! refreshed. and said to Mr.. Coxwel;
have been insensble.' He said: you have,
and I. too. very nearly ] then drew up
nv legs. which had been extended, ana
| took a pencil in my hand 10 begin Cd
| servations. Mr. CoXwel told me that
he had lost the use Of his hands, Which
| were black. and / poured brandy over
| them. -
~ resumed observations at hours
minutes. recording the barometer reading
Mt II 80 inches, and temperature minus
degrees. 1t is probable that three or four
minutes passed from the time OF my near
Ing the words temperature and 'obser-
vation' till began TO observe. as return
ING consciousness came at hours min
u+es. and this gives minutes for total
insensibility.
! "NTr. Coxwe1I told me that while in the
ring he felt it piercingly cold; that boar
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