The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-23
From the N. Y. journal Of Commerce
Flying at Last.

HARRISBURG August i, loOl
From the N. Y. Journal OF Commerce.
Flying Last.
We have before alluded to a report that a woman of
Madrid had assembled with rapid motion into the air,
and continued her fight twelve hundred Yards
more, by OF machine invented by Diego OF
Salamanca. About the same time, too i was announced
Paris that FreDchman named dAtville had perfected
machine capable OF accomplishing the same purpose
and that he was soon going 10 fly from Paris TO Dion TO
show that be could beat the railroad So many new in
venons announced which come TO nothing, that we
have referred these rather matters OF curiosity and
amusement than as probabilities
But we find by eur latest Paris papers that the discov-
cry of dArvlle is likely TO prove joke but reality
AT any rate the has succeeded in flying to the salts
faction Of nearly all the Paris editors, and Of several
learned scientific We translate from the Chronique
de Paris OF August the account which given OF his
experiment:
"The press of Paris and the department has been Just
y agated by the many articles contained IN an eve
ming paper a machine for navigating the air
The explanatory letters Of two different inventors, M
Diego, of Salamanca. and NJ Thomas PArvllle native
of France have impaired new interest TO this astonishing
"A the academies OF science and the various schools
OF and trades in Europe have been vehemeny
moved the press and pursue at this moment with the
Eraves interest," the experiments making both at Paris
and Madrid.
Before undertaking to decide upon the respective
merits OF the Diego and d'Arvie systems, we wished to
be present at practical trial. An opportunity was &C
corded to by Mr. dArvilc after many successive reu
sails, by his conserving to make an experiment before
savans and two skilfui workmen, burners in brass
Pierre Douly and Jules Flamand, who had labored upon
his mechanism
an. dArvie invited us, in letter addressed TO us
personally TO meet him at Neuly, at four o'clock on the
morning OF Friday, the Ist OF August. The place OF
meeting was the Red Mill, (a1Ouiin ROuge the
banks of the Seine The writers who met there were
Leon Gozan Rene de Rovgo, Merry Eugene Gulnot,
Gatayes. de Vemessant Jouvin, Leon Pallet of the
Parie, the first person who described ID egos machine
p Mayer of the came journal Ravergie. Of the Sede
Emile Fonlaine and 7. Dupori OF the Union Ludovic
Chareau, OF the Esafne and E. Texier, of the S,eoe
Charsari by Cham the Gosette de France by M. Dur
bin; the Eraaement by M. Coste; and the Messenger by
NJ Garcin An English tourist, Sir William Wacksoo,
was introduced by M Leon Gozan, and Nj. Dovaux de
Chambourd, most learned and skilful amateur meea
msian, was also OF the party slight indspositon pre-
vented the attendance OF Jules Jann and Amedee Achard
1--WE may say that know most OF these the names
OF leading editors n faris.-1rans)i
"A five minutes past four three persons got out Of
cab, who proved TO be NJ dArville and his mechan
les His machine with the wings was placed on the top
OF the carriage in two oak wood boxes. After brief
and friendly salutation M dArvie proceeded TO unpack
ed in less than six minutes. He said 10 us then, Cen
iemen, am about to make experiment; do not get
frightened at what you may see, but suffer TO remain
master of my own movements. without remarks After
placing himself upon his folding chair, he French term
rs plant.) be said, I'm ready and Immediately, placing
bis feet on pedals Nos. and g. raised himself majest-
cay into the air, IN perpendicular line. lie wa. fur
nished with long pack thread OF about hundred
ers, at the end OF which he had tied small leaden
weight, and IN Two minutes ne tnfec lect
above heads,
"Nothing could depict the astonishment rather the
terror OF all Of then shouts and braves broke FORTH
which absolutely frantic M dArville by the aid
of speaking trumpet then called TO am going to
take oblque flight, and then continuous one when,
by change OF the pedals, he directed himself Just he
wished, without aid and apparently without the least dan
ger.
after having a space about as large the
Champ.de- Mars, NJ dArville let himself down at
feet taking time in the descent than sheet Of
paper would take if thrown from window on calm
day"
The space which M dArvie travelled over is com
pared in TO the Champ-de Mars, which is obong
park The south side OF the Seine used for military
reviews and horse and contains more acres than
any five OF the public squares this city. Our readers
may Judge OF the distance be said have gone by
posing that he the length of Tompkns Square and
back again, several times moving about in various d
| rections.
When the experiment was completed two of the iourn-
aliss, Nj Emile Fontaine, Of the Union, and M. Leon
Pallet desired 10 make assent with the machine but
they supposed TO under stand the working Of
il perfectly they dissuaded from the attempt by their
friends. On the Goth 25th of this month M. fArye
announces that he will make public ascent from the
Champ de- Mars in the presence OF whoever may choose
to attend which will doubtless be the whole of Paris
The journalists express themselves than sat
shed with the experiment, and evidently write if they
considered the au Of flying no longer problem. But
of them, most provokngy describe the machine of
NJ. dArve. give the least inking of the process
by which il is suspended and moved. They mention
"wings part OF IT, but vouchsafe further light Per-
haps they have been desired by the inventor TO de-
scribe the principles OF his invention until he shall have
secured the protection OF patent Nor do the writers
utter any opinion TO its practicasity for general
We shall look with interest to the projected pub
lie experiment