Year: 1879

rip line and down came the balloon. apparently
dashing into fence We struck about ten feet
from it, cleared it like steepechaser and settled
down about twelve feet on the other side. Thea wo
swayed little and after waiting fow moments Pro-
lessor Grimley went out and commenced to haul the
balloon netting and to facilitate the escape OF tho
gas. One by one We left the balloon, which seven
minutes after we landed was fat upon the ground.
and the party was safe with the exception Of
a few scratches We had been lust two hours
and half in the air, n a quarter-past eight
o'clock when left the balloon. Strange it may
seem. we found time to be hungry while In the bal
loon, and had lunched upon sariine sandwiches and
milk while passing Beleil Mountain. where we
gazed upon the shadow of our balloon--a small
speck upon the hillside.


TREATING NATIVES.


Every member OF the party was very thirsty. and
no water was to be found. There was not a village
to be seen and We shouted ourselves hoarse in tho
attempt to got assistance. The inhabitants seemed
to have become frightened the cattle had been.
and were nowhere to be seen. At length, after
had waited fifteen minutes. which seemed an hour.


Mr.. Page answered in French. and the man replied,
cautiously. "How many of You are there 70


The answer was. 'Ony six.


After waiting minute the of the voice
came walkings toward us, followed by several other
persons They came timidly. and were only reas::
come from Montreal. They remarked that they
the balloon but thought it the devil. We
very kindly treated by the simple hearted
farmer. who talked of miles by the league and whd
was much more like Breton peasant than French
Canadian. we We yr LEARNED ., saat we were , IN the
remained in the air half hour longer
we would have got within a few miles of Sorel
where we could have found u telegraph Office and
whence We could be conveyed to Montreal by
steamer. would the old man drive to Sorel?''
mo; his horses could not He had only one
"Was there any one in the village who would drive
us therey' "No; they could only drive US to
Yamaska." and this they did. We might have
stayed tar better where were. However Mr.
Grimley in common with the rest of the party.
turned to Ste. Aimee with Mr.. Browning. while
maska until the next day. only to find out
how much vexation and how little Informs
ton could be Cleaned from the average French
owing to false information and the disobging
ture Of the people whom they met there, two OF the
party did not reach ST. Hyacinthe until very late in
the afternoon, and Montreal until late in the even
ing. This morning Messrs. Cowan and Page. Mr..
Browning and Professor Gr1nley packed the balloon
in the presence of several hundred farmers, who
took a holiday to see the monster


RESULTS OF THE VOYAGE.


Mr.. Cowan feels very jubilant the success
of his WINGS and praises the gas, which was made
especially for baloon:ng. He says that the result
experiments. 1t is thought by Professor Grimley
that much longer rudder than the thirty-six inch
one used yesterday will probably hold a balloon
ship to the wind providing the shape be altered to
that of fish or cigar. That balloon
can be made to tack in the air has been
clearly proved by this trip, but the fact OF tho
balloon having turned completely around seems to
demonstrate that the future air ship must not be
round in shape. The course taken by the balloon
was zigzag and we passed between Longueil
and st. Lambert parishes after passing directly
over the latter village We then passed eastward to





Ours and the intermediate villages. The direction
was changed quite Is much by the use of the wings
aud fans by the mir currents, and had we followed
the latter should have struck Ste. Aimee village
instead of landing three miles and to the north
west of 1t.


PRACTICAL TRIUMPH.


Mr.. Cowan will be in town by the morning boat
and will be congratulated on all sides. He remarked
yesterday that the eyes of the scientific world
upon "The Canada and he is overjoyed that he has
been signally successful. He was very much
chagrined that he was unable to Land the balloon
without ripping her, as the intention had been to
tie her up for the night and then go on in the
morning, and further test the wings. Professor
Grmley said the balloon might have been tied
up over night, and that he could have taken up
three, or perhaps four, persons. He had about two
hundred pounds Of ballast board when he landed.
besides heavy top clothing and an anchor. He could
have certainly made another ascent in the morning,
but very well satisfied that all had turned out
well.


WEIGHT OF THE BALLOON.


The balloon carried 70.0 600 feet Of gas. and along
with the six passengers. machinery and the 400
pounds of ballast which he took up weighed 1900
pounds. He says that the next trial trip will be
made from New York, and that he will improve the
balloon in some particulars in consequence of the
experience of his last trip. The ascension and sue
cessful of the wings Is much talked OF here to-
night and tho surprise is general because the last
attempt had led to ridicule. and many deemed the
balloon incapable Of carrying the required ma
chi