The Atlantic Balloon Voyage of 1859 Details
A St Louis balloon expedition with Wise La Mountain and Gager in the Atlantic ascended from Washington Square in July 1859. The craft carried 120 tons of lifting cords and a 16 foot by 4 1 2 foot boat. After a perilous lake crossing the balloon ran into a hurricane, tore through a forest, and landed near Trumen O Whitney in Henderson New York at 2 20 o clock. Only La Mountain suffered minor injuries.
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la Mountain
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Hyde
Washington Square
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Lapsingburgh
N.Y
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John la Mountain
O. A. Gager
Enterprise
William Hyde
Republican
John Wise
Lindell Park
Burr
Atlantic
St. Louis, Alton and Verre Haute
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Mr. Brooks
Mr. Gager
Atlantic Ocean
Messrs. Wise
Mr. la Mountain
Bennington
Prof. Wise
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Truman O. Whitney
Suckett’s Harbor
Henderson
Jefferson County
New York
Seaboard
Adams
Lake
Ontario
Wabash
Fort Wayne
Sackett’s Harbor
Various oddities drift from past week in distant papers
A collection of curiosities and oddities from newspapers includes a Salem Court House bell tolled during a magistrate trial, a Neenah man waking from a trance in his own home, and a Georgia revival where a shouting woman injures a sister. Also noted are a Japanese reporter, Montreal cabs praising American symbols, a San Francisco chicken decapitation in court, Li Que the Chinaman taking an oath, Al Chamberlin imprisoned for forgery, and humorous London Truth quips about marriage. Also Canandaigua Lake boat outing ends with a girl’s hand bitten by a fish.
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