The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Trans-Atlantic Balloon [from the Troy Whig]

"The Trans-Atlantic Balloon [from the Troy Whig]." New York Saturday Press, April 12, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
journalism
Abstract

Mr. John La Mountain, a noted aeronaut, has almost completed arrangements for construction of a hot air balloon which he will attempt to use to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Details of the balloon’s size and construction are provided.