Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 44
balloon was made of poor materials, and it burstbefore it was entirely filled with gas. It is fortunatethat this accident happened when it did, for if theballoon had burst when it was over the ocean, itw-ould have been a sad thing for the three gentle-men. If this attempt had succeeded, it is… … A SNOW-STORM ABOVK THE CLOlDS. course of balloons, they have, in late years, beenput to some practical use. During our late war,balloons were used by the Union army for the pur-pose of making military observ-ations. Two ofthem were attached to General McClellans army,and, with the gas generators…
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