Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-04
4 THRILLING ASCENT.
=. HENRY coxwELL TELLS THE
RORY or HIS DARING TRIP.
GIVEN NILES FROM ESRTH'S SURFACE
Communion First Lost the Use of
NJ. Limbs, aud Then became I'm
o.cious-SaVcd by Noddisg his


,,.r~esnondence OF the Dispatch)
D0N November %.--The aerial
IN the Crystal Palace Of Stanley
- has caused a great sensation
and he feat has been declared to
Be- cord one. Spencer assembled to a
q t.snt. but there Is still living, at
GO of Sd. the famous acronautist.
t.' ~oNweu. who in 1852. with James
49, D. L.. $, reached a height Of
r.iles from the surface OF the
SIR Coxwoll. who resides at Sea-
Sussex. was requested 10y your cor
..a.rt 30 give has views on the re-
re- movement Of Stanley spencer as
e,.-.-.f with his own. lie responded by
s.-- me the following FOR publication
,n lmorca'
affects which was accomplished In
a., an September 3. 1852, 10 the I'M
-r.,.7 hcirht OF seven miles, may well
.r-.tcl and examined by the side OF
~ stanley Spcncer's ascension with Dr.
60 n German scientist. on September
-, ~ this year. Dr. Bofsen claimed 20
81. seconded previously 20 very great
..rt. alone before he came 10 London
.ts,ed himself in the hands OF The
-.-s with q view of surprising or
..ri-., The 1876 record, which is sup
..f 1v Che clcar5st and most indispu-
~ t..timonies OF scientific distin-
She'd men.
s-.. lsv selected for the recent eXplo-
.-., vas most suitable and they as
-t.t. according 10 Mr.. Stanley Spen-
..rs account given 10 the interviewer Of
-,~r,re newspaper, 1900 feet from
81 earl Before reaching their maxi
.-, elevation however, which was only
fp
.,.,. had 10 apply themselves 10 n vessel
..-...rius oxygen TO prevent being suf-
s-teI by the lighter and colder atmos-
-,.-s which was encountered.
"a. e.. 100 feet" said Spencer 10 his IN
.,-.ev.r "the air was so rarefied that
t.~ t1 become eiddy. L looked at DIT.
p- and he was making gurgling
... las h, broathed Oxygen! he gasp
o. ind go handed him n tube at which
~ sucked and felt quite eXhilarated.
o. ..e -ruadent, ne said. that with a
60. supply of oxygen We could so higher
..r has ever been done yet
.l-.,y hieh Is that?" asked the inter
,s.oar "Weu. am inclined to think
t.. our ascent was really the record.
tr.v that Glaisher and CoXweil re-
,,..r that they recorded 299O feet. but
sf..- ms experiences OF yesterday j doubt
r. Nlw wo both found asphyxiaton be-
,--.r- severe at 5000 feet, and would
- .y have been unconscious before
-su feet but for oxygen gas. Glaisher
End c-vweu had no oxygen. and ! really
avn ss. how they could eithor Of them
raw. boon conscious at 1900. j think
SON. .rror must have been made"
T,t me uorrate by way Of comparison
-r..- what circumstances and for what
--rr-. Mr. Glaisher and l assembled in
,aa v.1r 1852
Ills British Association for the Nd
y-r.auert of Science at that timo wished
t5 determine the temperature of the aiI
and r- hycrometrical states at different
r..a-ure. and as high as possible, by
ra.r. -ical observations made from
r ear of q great balloon. which was
r br me M that time. ] CONSTRUCTED
gill. balloon. Of nearly 10000 cubic feet
c-r.ty. entirely at my own cost which
,-.tr.l 10 may truly be said, an aerial
r.-r.trrt. expressly for Mr.. James
c-r IT,. X. S.. TO make a series of
r..-.ato1s 10 determine the tempera
tgr. NJ The dew point by Darrielh ny
s-.n.-ar bv Ragnaulds condensing hy-
r-ometer and by dry and wet bulb Their
f,.u,tars as ordinarily used. as well as
rrter the Influence of the aspirator. 50
aaf considerable volumes of air were
made 90 PASS over both their bulbs. at
r~arart elevations. as high as possible,
t.- particularly up 10 those heights
vrar. man may be resident or where
t..ars may Dee located. with the view
Of .s.ertaiuing the results as found from
thsm.
U,rar objects Of the ascension were