The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-24

crate lines over Tito those OK Inc eHellly.
III Is Impossible ito describe my feelings
I fot that a was not only lea Wing ho I'M
and friends forever, but was slowly
therefore, my great delight when U fterl
drifting along h for sono distance, tho
wind vecfed ind | wus blown back to-!
wards the Cohfederut 10 lines near q orit-
town. tTllis Il aacersion hal been made
from Il fOlrat back OF Dam NO. "a. ",
IFynn's Mil, OH the Confedaiate lines.)a
It wns evident that tho balloon was l9l cool
Ing nid settling, SO that 4 WIS getting
nearer and nearer to tho carr .5F Ems ny
was in 4iiinliy respects y great coirli ort,
but Il was not stnalloycd With new dall- 4
ge1s, AS i1{lnve said, the balloon having
now drawn ,,1ellr the earth "a ifo " ellun- y
dred feet tnobve lit. II supppse) W was "
Blown from tho tcnenly's lines 4 over Eithel
sCoiifederate army. but, nlnsl IN 20 ifaF
different alocnltty, from where ! lind as
4oended. ltrherefofe, when my balloon
passed over tho sspol where Colonel
Wards second iIslorida Regiment was
encamped, they turned out sen SlnasAo.
mid, believing me 40 be " Yankee Spy,
followed me Oh foUt, firing a. mo qIns
fast us they eoultl. 1nlvain "A cried 10
than thatli1 was Ia good Confede j
tho only aiswafa1 received was from
,the whstllrg suf their bullets, z was
ms q thing hunted. and knew not which
,.ly 10 turn. lIl owevcr, the wind fresh
,enet1 f,nEnin ID nd III tswas blown tfott over
snyork river which, ALTHOUGH half ~ milo
wide Int Yorktown, As threc ior four
antics wide where II was now ss uEpendeu
in the air. The aballoon began nov 20
settle quite rapidly and \ WAS 8cvluoiitl
TINT Il would DO dumped 4uncefenlonl-
so,,sly fin tho middle Of this brontl !, OK
5pa,iso OF water. & TIL M
=. A3FR1END1iy WIND.
~. therefore, began to undress apre-3
8paratory tony long swim but q tregret !
ito record that being n young r1an Y 3"os
what was termed ssomeHhn Edressy 4n ~
ii had ION "a pair of very tight sflttins
boots which,, do what i might, = ~ uno
Impossible to .pull$uff, and after tllgg ;I
and scuf1ling in 3evory conceivable position
that my orumped quarters In the lbnsketi
would permit, md Still being unable 70
rid tmyself Of those {nccursed boots (Which
were ;ilot long Ssinpe my Jos and 4prlde:)
IL 4fortunatelY remembered my POCKET 4
knife, and had ssoon rinped them down
the back and iovftlly dropped them oven
the edge OF my basket The sbalon 70
ihenr51ny5 rope ssplashin III tho ter nsSl' y
dragged along over the surface iannd y
was waiting 1t o begin my swim q any
moment when the wind agnnsfchanged
and blew mo towards tho williamsburg
5,shore This was, ,indeed. luck OF 3 tf;;.at
greatest kind. After5;l travelling IA short
distance inland any balloon, 'y Sthis stlrnn
having settled nearly to the ground,
slipped over tthegEaide of the basket and
gliding down the ropo safely, and JOY
fully stood once more on my tnativesheath.
4 had landed in an orchard. and running
with my rope, rs he balloon passed oVefi
an apple tree i twisted4it quickly about
the tree trunk, and after few inetlec-
tual fops my. bal Don sank exhausted 60 70
tho ground. What remains 70 he 10 y
can be relHted in q few words. 5ss *
4 dressed myself ms iqtliciil Vas poss ible
"a d made my way A o a nelghboring farls'.
house, where after quite a hot dis cussions
with the farmer.8EI tsucceede lin sec urals
3nahorse and rode back to General % ohm
.ston.s HendqunA tiers, q distance OF about
eight miles, and 4rlnde my report ias ~
my experiences and ms to what! hae5
seer. On this trip my balloon n had. $50
FAR as y can Judge made % half moon
circuit of about Fifteen miles q bout four
miles OF which was over y ork River As
to the height to (which 4 attained . CAR
3not5wel compute. I III I,
j',The information which I was abb
fto give General u ohnston as to the roacA
upon which tho enemy were mo NV mo A.!
Eenrjoled him to $prehare for mn attack
$whlon {uns made by them early the next
morning just before day. Ia. &}
.5.I swns among those who SaSvaited the
approach of the enetrly, and you VIII pat
don me AZ i say that IT. gave me no 5iittie
satisfaction TO aim my rifle at those VINO
had so recently and $50 frequently taken
a wing shot at me. = IL KS
. t z Z