The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-19

an sIt.'ud" ~ lSu'n feet The ~~atner
Na- rrmarstbIg Hus and tho view - the
-Itlatrut ,nuutTt q most romantic one
hon --"t from any IsIITf 80. upw
especially -uhiim". The numerous i....p
gorge presented th. aTp..rtrH. Of
LsAs- on account ct the t,r-.. ,apnr-
wIth vhiCh thew we're fI-i and tn.
pinuaclr- and crag- - she -putu~t-t
pl"t lu tu"Ntrirani" confusion. rs.-..fn-
Hhug futhtug - much - the giant yittt--
II th-t"ru tshl" We were rapidly ap-
preaching tho maintains IN the south
nut oar elevation WAS more than -ufici~nt
o. entOl" ~ tn p,t-- them IN safety In
i"N mluutV- 49, -,ars~i over them ia
"u- -tNl-. and Mr. AIr-wprth with tho
-.au"u VA -Irprs.-i - their anna rent
want ct altitude whom yi"w.-i from th..
car. the Tendency ~ great elevation m
. balloon being g. reduce. InsSlualitlss,
IT IN" -urfdCr below 20 nearly q dead level
~ half past ~. -ull proceeding nearly
-uutn. ~" obtained oar first view - the
Bristol Channel and IN fifteen minutes
aftsrward the I'm. 90 br-ak.T- on the
coast appeared immediately beneath W
and were fairly ult az So Ne now
TsrplNet t. lot on enough RaS To- bring
our guid" rope. with the buoy- affixed
INTO the water THIS was immediately
don" and 49, commenced gradual de
scent In about twenty minutes our
first buoy dipped. and at the touch - the
second soon afterward ". remained
stationary a. L. Elevation We were
an now ANXIOUS t. ts--t the efficiency
81 III" rrIdd"r ana screw. and ~" put
thorn both into r"luIsItion forthwith
for tn" purpo-n of altering our direction
NOR" t. ~" eastward and In line for
Paris. By means ~ the rudder W. in
SANITY .f"ctsd the usCe-stry change
ot direction and our course was brought
nearly at right angle To- that IT the wind
when W. -"t m motion IN. spring of the
screw and were rrjui""d tp find u prppel
~ readily IN de-lre-i. pom this
CAV" mn" hearty cheers and dropped IN
the sea n hottl. enclo-ing a slip Il yarch-
uent with a brief account ~ the principle
of tn. invention. Hardly. however had
We don" with our rejoicinRS when
an unforeseen accident occurred which
discouraged uS m No little degree.
The steel rod connecting the spring
with the propeller VAS suddenly ierked
ont 81 place At the car end Thy a
-Waying ~ the car through some move
ru"ut ~ one ~ the two Eeamen We had
taken up aud in an instant hung dan GIN Z
out - reach from the pivot 81 the axis
- the screw While We we're endeavorinR
- regain u. our attention being com
plet"ly absorbed We became involved IN
a strong current Of Wind from the east
which TOR" Us with rapidly increasing
force toward the Atlantic We soon
found Ourselves driving ont 20 sea AT
the rate 81 not less certainly than fifty
Dr SIXTY miles an hour. 40 that We came
up with cape lear. AZ some forty miles
to our north. before We had secured the
rod and had time 10 think what We were
about II was now that Mr. Ainsworth
made an extraordinary but to my fancy
= by no means unreasonable or chimerical
proposition. IN which he was instantly
seconded by Mr. Holland. via that wo
should take advantage Of the strong gale
which bore " on and IN place 81 beafing
hack - Paris make an attempt 20 reach
RI" coast ~ North America After slight
reflect ION ] gave wiling ascent 10 this
bold proposition. which tstranRe 10 say
met nth object ION from the two seamen
only A. the stronger party. however.
"" overrIled their fears and kept reso-
lufoly upon our course We eteered due
west, bu' as the trailing ~ the buoys ma
terlally impeded our progress and We had
the balloon abundantiy a. command
either f0r ascent or descent We first threw
put hf'y pounds ~ ballast and then wound
up Thy means ~ the WindlassD - much
~ the rop" aS brought q puite clear ~ the
sea W" perceived the effect Of this
nHnTuyre immediately IN a vastly in
creased rate ~ progress. and as the gale
fresheneG We flew With "A velocity nearly
Inconceivapl". the guide rope Tying out
h"hnd III" car like streamer from n
vessel II - n""die~s 30 say that very
short rim" siIfir'.d iis 10 lose sight 81 the
coast v" passed over innufnerable YES
S'.i= - ail kinds. - few ~ which were en
d"d "oTTng 80 hcat up. hti the most ~
them living o.. We oCCasiOn"d tn" great
est eArIt.m.ut Un hoard all an eNcit..
fn.ni greatly relirhad by ourselves and
especially by our W. men. who nos und"r
= ho influence II dram 81 Geneva s.ern.d
resolved To- give all Scrupl" ~ fear to the
y md Many ~ the vessels fired sigma
guns and m all We we're -alufed With
loud Dh'.r- ~ Inch We heard With SIR
prising distinctuc=g' and the waving %
CAPS and handk.rchIefs We kept on IN
this manner throughout the day with no
material incident. and ~ ~" shades II
might "lo="d around ~ ws made a rough .
.rfimat" - 10" distance tTaverred n
rouid not have Leon less than 5OO miles
and 40 probably much more The pro- .
pelleT vas kept 10 constant opefaf ion /
and no doubt aided our progress mater