Balloon Failure.
The Times, 1824-10-19T00:00:00

It wai annouinced in the public prints of '~ahtjrlaiy ald b en of i-nanaerable gauIdY Placards, that by ean tOrierv. wdS to make his fifteentl' b" sr Grahan, ojf aerostatic no. the Wrindsor Castle Tavern .aoo0n ascent, from the grounds of 3ionday, accompanied by hi t{MMrSMith, at three o'clock, on] him front SYdaeoGanrde, b;htfiend, AIr. Adams, who wenlt tip with In consequence of a,, 2 Bath, sorme short time back. ktan early ouir, a, 'isannuinciation the hamlet was quite alive concourse of uxr ad several persons from " the city" added to thie niharged o `Ctant gapera dulring t.he day. Signed guns were mnenced .5 Stt lrtervaIs, during the progress of inflation, which com- nive orst^t Shev o.clock in the morr.ing iiowrever, after a lapse of toura, it was found that the ponderous machine had not Cltpanded itself, and acording to the supply of gas, whlich then vne but slowly in, it was altogether impossible that any ascelnt * nuld be made, uinless the pressure was increased at the gasometer. MIr. Grnham, who appeared to view Eke possibility of a disap. pojutnient with very sensible uneasineAs, imtnediately set off to Nte Gas-works, at Brenttbrd, a (listance of three miles; and arrangements were mlade, tinder his suggestion), to' give better and speedier efl'ect to the inflation, after which the gas was dis- covered to rush into the balloon with considerable velocity; but from the smalless of the conductors (only three inches diameter in the bore), Mr. Graham announced to the company that no ascent could po:siblytake place until five o'clock, when he trusted every arrangement would have been completed, so as to enable him to 'nake good his engagement with the public. The extreme beauty Pfthe (lay, with the help of a tolerable, though petit band of msu- ictanss, made the delay almost endurable for another hour, when the ell-tale clock Of the village chstrce proclaimed the hour of three, n that Patience vhich bad hitherto kept silence, now began to wag s tongue in tsther dissaistied measures. Mr. Graham then ctme orward and state,d, titat in consequence of the severe frost, it was 'co?etlker impossible to commence the inflation earlier than seven clock, and which, from tlte smallness of the main, and the dis- tnce the gas had to come, he fountl that unless the pressure was in- ['eased thc balloon could not fill. lie had taken measures to en- ire a qutcker Supoly, and trusted that either hirmself or Air. Adatus '01uld be able to ascend at fiee o'clock. Disposed to accom- 1orlate. the company continued to promenade the little muddy ircle of the machine' on tlte " tip-toe of expectation" for another 'Qir. At this period the upoeC part of the balloon was quite full, n; the zone began to expand itself, so that there was then some ope. Just at this periotl, the issue of gas frone the pipe became lower, and the sun having nearly got below the horizon, a very sen- ibit decrease was visible in the bodv of the machine. Alr. Graham nce more came forward, and stated that he felt great pain and re- sctance in say-lng, that in consequence of the very insufficient sup- |ly of gaLs which he had had during the day, it 'ass quite impossible n think af going uip, and he tierefnre trusted that the company voultl kindly forgive hin fo,r a disappointment that he cotluld neither tonternplate nor control. Those who had honoured him with their *,resence would receive money-checks at the door for to-morrow's this dav's)asegnt,wlhich would inevitably takeplace at an early hour, ss the quantity of gas in the balloon would be preserved, and of nusrse a very short time weoult comsplete the inflation in the morning. WIth a few dissentients, this announcement was passively received, :n; the company dispersed. BALLOON FAILURE.