Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-08-05
TmE NEW FLYlNG SHE.

On Saturday in company with severa'
gentlemen, invited by Mr.. i. Robjohn, we
had an opportunity of examining the i'm
mense serial ship "UniIed Slates," now on
the stocks al Hoboken, and nearly ready for
launching into The air. Trusting that some
account Of this unique affair may be inter
esiing 10 ir readers, we took few notes,
which will serve as reliable data for brief
description. The car is "a feet in length,
very sharp at either end width 6 feet. height
6 feet four inches, The whole composed ofa
strong, light wooden frame covered with,
canvas, with doors and glass windows. The
boilers are of copper, on the tabular plan,
and occupying space equal 10 four cubic
feet; The engines are very perfect, being
composed Of gun metal and cast-sleel; they
are Of 12-horse power and are 10 work 90
inch siroke sc times per minute, which will
give 400 revolutions of the floats which are
placed in a substantial frame work on The Top
Of the car. There is suficien. room for 25
passengers, with fuel for iour hours. The
float is 260 feel in length, Of a cigar IKE
shape, "a feet in diameter in the centre, and
has a. gas capacity equal TO 10000 cubic
feel. which gives lifting power Of $500
lbs. The entire weight-of the car, float and
fixtures, is but 1000 lbs. iepying 2 80 lbs.
surplus. Il is designed 10 run about 200 feel
above The surface Of the earth a, q rate Of
from 25 10 so milcs per hour. The engines
are curiosity, their weight being 1871 lbsa
and SO perfect are they thai BY The force u
his lungs, Mr.. Robiohn caused both pis,ons
to work full revolution, carrying a driving
wheel OF FIVE feet in diameter. The ruddel
is worthy of minute examination, and by |
it is designed 10 run up or down, or in any
required direction. The car is suspended
by chords to the float. and when the whole
is inflated aud suspended in mid air unde
the estimated velocity, il will be a rare sight
The reality Of such scheme can hardly b.
comprehended until one examines The admi
rabe machinery, and actually sls down il
, the car, when It's feasibility seems TO be prob
able. The ship thus far has cos, the inven
Tor abou, $500, and he now requires onl.
: a few hundred more 10 perfect and setafoa
his air ship. Ii is designed to drive lhiS YES
: sci by steam. and 10 obviate The necessity c
y y fuel. Mr.. Robjohn says he has discovere
= plan for decomposing wafer, igni.ng IN
n gasses. which again become wa!er. which
: converted into steam by the combustion
" and this steam is again condensed and rt
turned for decomposition, thus securing Ell
!. tire immunity from waste and unifor
;. weight during the longes. voyages. In
a present arrangements olihe engines are hov
:. ever, on the usual reciprocity plan. drive
by steam generated from coke and spirlls
! wine. -a n tf
!, TIE vessel lies on The plain west Of HI
!. boken village. and is surrounded by s.roI
, enclosure 290by 275 feet-.he whole und
i the constant surveillance Of walchmal
:. Several capitalists are examening tho pa
,s and it is to be hoped that the wan, OF ie
. hundred dollars may no. be the means,
" preventing fair trial Of this grand alien
10 navigate the air.-N. Y. Tribune.