Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-20


| gentle breeze. and bright sky. And
! at We assembled az the gas works
our aer0naut and his wife. my brother
ln-iaw, Ernest Flammafion. and our
selves. with a number OF friends 10 see
us on
THE balloon. which rolled and swung
before Us had been specially made for
ua. and u was Of 1000 metres cubic
capacity. its material was the best
china SILK ana II had magnificent
dark golden tint, most beautiful ~ u
ruae. semi-iransparent In the sunshine.
when 90 four were In their places.
GODDARD cried. Lot go nii' ana our
friends about the car fell back quickly.
We rose az first softly and slowly. For
long time we could hear the Voices
below Us. 'Au rcvoir, a good voyage
md quick rcturn' But with our re-
lease from the earth. we were no long.
o. the same. We seemed TO leave all
earthly Interests behind us. our bod
ny weight we seemed 20 lose and our
brains also grow huoynn..
Nothing 20 mn .rincont had 7 ever
imagined. The charming landscapes ~
the earth were small things Indeed In
comparison with the colossal. the mar
Vicious prospect that was before our
eycs
THE sun was sinking In tho west
For r. while the daylight seemed even
mnfu Intense ~ IL was shout 10 vanish,
Then tho Eun disappeared. n had Hct
But We rose and rose, ana apparently
We saw the rcd wonder again. The sun
fiflng again Tor ua alone, and IN the
wcst Hut the sight lasted for q very
short time. ana once more the great lu-
minnry sank from sight. We had Hccn
the run rot twice IN one evening. Ny
delight was lncNprcHsihlo. our move
mcni was altogether imporceptiblc--wc
would seem 10 be- entirely atilli there
HfHHa Uf d IA =
would cause q culver In the lame or
candle. AZ this time our height WIS
about 800 or 900 meters tahout 1000 tn
l 90 fosD. ana We gazod over the edFe
VI the car M the towns. the railway
lines, the noldH and the wpuds-nil Iilli-
puiinn toys. and things 10 smile nt
"Now the moon nhnnc with such In
tenslty that tho country stood NJ clear
~ defined ~ In full daylight, and the
time was $3.50. Here We were nt the
height ~ more than one mile. ana we
seemed Ia be- entering into another
world. Herr all nature was IN dead
silence, superb and tnrflhlo We were In
| tho clouds. We were In the starry
! nklra. having 1T our feet clouds that
seemed vast mountains ~ snow, an
| impressive. uncarthly landscape white
/ alps. glaciers. valleys. ridges, ptcci-
pieces.
Presently u monatrnua elephant
| formed itself before our eyes. We en-.
] tered Into the very midst 81 II and were
/ blinded hy the cold ana damp Napor-
/ u singular ana awful cloud, whence We
/ emerged but To- plunge again Into oth1rr
| more awful Hiiil. nov furious sea,
/ now d group ~ hiiUOua phnntumH, now
| long luminous tracts, gilttcrlnH like
streams ~ silver In the Ehoaily white
''Thc bliiows " cloud piled together.
terribly lritntcd. Above ~. below ~
and about un. All war stirred to fury.
My agitation was great. for all ~ these
/ circumstances tho silence. the absolute
silence. was the most terrible. Amid the
| shoe ~ 81 the c'oul-mnrscf. amid NIL the
| fugrr 81 the hidruuH, gigantic phan-
toms. ~ those fearful fofcvs that
might NJ any moment crush Va Ia a
clap ~ thunder not sound. even %
the faintcst. was heard.
we Fnaed nc the white plain ~ roll
ing clouds below uH. What was that
the little hall that ran ~ quickly along
the furroWo cd white fpnccHf The little
bail edged with an aufrolc or tender
coiurHf
THAT. answered Goddard. That l.
We ouruciyeH.-the balloon, or rather ia
shadow. what 10 you think M ~ rate
~ travelling. Mime. Flnmmarion-ypu
who Imagine that We are not moving at
ALE
Truly II was our own shadow. swift
~ akimming the clouds below, curious
ana charming sight And now We
saw the first algna " dawn. The bal
loon sank and sank. ana soon We were
| skimmiuu over meadows scented with n
thousand perfumes To NJ u seemed
that we must touch the trees every mo-
mcnt. ~ nearly ala me approach the
| earth. Iiut nH "a matter ~ fact we
were rtil a hundred meters lover 900
fceD from the ground.
NOW said uodard suddenly, we
| arc ascending, and quickly And, In.
| deed nH he spoke we shot upward, ana
| In "a moment We were again among the
clouds. In the distance We observed a
| peculiar light Was u n lighthouse
no We woro far from tho ron l,rnH-
surod IN this point We were soon un-
easy In regard IA another. Tor presently
we saw that lightning flashes were tri-
vefalng the clouds ~ " q storm God
ard observed. and II viii be- a bad one.
"'And We viii throw out ballast and
avoid ~ said my husband.
~ was donc. and Instantly We as
cpnded 60 the helrhth u 1000 meters
monrly two miles highl. Now We saw
| that the deep blue ~ tho sky was pal
Ing, and day broke. Far above Us ~
RUS gliitorcd. and In u few moments
| more our altitude was 1000 meters, the
highest ~ the trip. ~ this height
brenthed less freely. AMI everything
| liuuid In the car, even the wine, was
frozen. We ahlvercd under our furs,
and there was humminr In my ears.
In spite ~ these drawbacks I was ~
| enthusiastic uH ever. aud I assured my
| husband. who expressed some Holicitude
Tor me. that had never been better,
ana that I would be- very Glad 10 live
In balloon And as for descending
who could think ~ Il with such u spec.
tnclc bforc u.s. BEHIND W. was tho
| moon and the darkness, below, ufnr. a
storm Of lightning aud thunder. and be-
fore NJ. most wonderful ~ ALL tho rls-
INK sun. flllng the empytenn with his
rays and Ringing "a mantle of purple
and sold over all. clouds and balloon
| alike.
And now We return 20 earth. In
| twenty minutes, after a swift though
tranquil descent from the helght nl a.
| 600 meters, We We're again among our
| fellow mortnls IN tho neishborhood N
Spa our trip had lasted nearly thir-
| A. md