Show BALLOON ASCENSION on HORSEBACK in reference to the balloon ascension and descent of mons and mad goddard at manchester N IL on the fourth the I 1 mirror says that they went up tip at twenty minutes past pau eight 0 clock the horse hanging his bis head low to w down with eyes intently fixed ovon upon the earth without struggling lin a particle they were soon dignin high jn the heavens ens about feet accordia according to mons God dards darda estimate sailing in a so southerly ruth luth direction they made a circuit of about twelve miles and at give five before nine lan ian landed ded in a field belonging belon 1 inc L to william plumer in londonderry they threw out an anchor and caught the balloon on the top of trees where the they remained some tell ten minutes before they could get free in the mean time the horse eating the leaves of the tree as if nothing in had happened the me folks where he landed t thought ought the end of the world was coming 1 and the devil was riding through the air comae the woman rushed into the house and shut the door and for some minutes the man was afraid to come and unfasten the horse the horse went to feeding feeding the moment lie he landed |