The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-20
suoos..ful Flying Machine.


Uisis, of New York, the following account,
taken from the Chronique de Paris, Of an aerial
flight which took place at Neully, in France,
on the LIST of the present month:
"The newspapers of Paris and of the Depart
ments have been excited with some reason, at
several articles which have appeared in an even
ing paper in regard to a machine for the pur-
pose of rising in the air. The explanatory letters
of two different inventors-one, MIR. Diego, Of Sa-
lamanca, and the other, MIR. Thomas D'Arville, a
Frenchman by birth-have impaired a new in
terest to this astonishing invention All the acade-
mics of sciences and the different schools Of arts
and trades throughout Europe have been much
excited as the newspapers, and regard at the pre-
sent moment with the gravest interest the various
experiments which are taking place at Madrid and
Paris.
g Before pronouncing an opinion on the different
systems of Messrs Diego and D'Arville, we desired
to be present at an experiment.
" Notwithstanding several successive refusals OF
Mr.. D'Arville, he finally consented to make trial
before several members of the press, three four
distinguished sauans, and two turner's of brass,
(Messrs. Pierre Douley and Jules Famand,) who
had worked on the machine which he had invented.
SPY personal letter, MIR. D'Arville invited
US to come Friday, tho LIST of August, at four
O'Clock in the morning, to Neuilly. The place OF
appointment was near the Red Mill on the banks
of the Seine. The writers who were present were
Messrs. Leon Gozan, Rene dc Rovigo, Merry. Eu-
gene Guinot, Gatayes, II. de Villemessant, Jouvin,
Leon Pallet, Of the PGtrie (the first who had de-
scribed the machine of Mr. Diego, Of Salamanca
p Mayer ,ofhes journal; Ravergie of the Steele;
Emile Fontaine and p. Duport, Of the Union; Ludo-
vic Charreau, of the Estaeite and E. Texier of the
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Mr. Mires; the Charirari, by the intellectual Cham
the Gazette de France, by Mr.. Durbin; the Erene-
plent, by Mr.. Coste; and the Messenger, by Mr..
Garcin. Mr.. Leon Gozlan had brought along an
English tourist, Sir William Wakson, who was no
doubt DESTROYS of claiming this invention for his
country. Mr.. Dovaulx de Chambord, a learned
amateur machinist, was also of the party.
GA slight indisposition prevented Messrs Jules
Janin and Amedee Achard from being present at
the experiment.
cat five minutes past four in the morning we
saw carriage coming out containing three per-
sons-Mr. D'Arville and the two machinists. The
machine and the wings were in two oaken boxes
behind the carriage.
"After very courteous salute on both Sides Mr..
DArville proceeded to unroll his apparatus, after
which the adjustment of the various parts of the
machine did not occupy more than five minutes.
Mr.. D'Arville then said to Gentlemen, am
going to make trial; do not be at all alarmed,
but leave me the master of my own movements,
and do not make any observation to me-
"Having placed himself on hs folding cushion,
Mr.. D'Arville said Gentlemen. Pm at home;'
and Immediately placing his foot the pedals
keys Nos. and 6, he majesticaly in the
air in perpendicular line. MIR. D'Arville had
furnished himself with long cord of hundred
mi laup at he ND nf Nyhi he had
small leaden ball, and two minutes afterwards he
ascertained that he was three hundred feet above
our heads.
"Nothing could exceed the astonshment or
rather the terror of every present; there were
shouts and cheers of the most phrenzied kind Mr.
! D'Arville, by means of small speaking trumpet,
said to Us: q am now going to fly in an oblique
direction, and in a continuous flight; and in fact
by changing the pedals, he directed himself with
ersoever he chose, without any shock, and we must
say without any apparent danger
"After having crossed space about as large as
the square of the Champ de Mars, Mr.. ,D'Arville
alighted at our feet, not taking any more time to
make this descent than would sheet of paper that
| one might throw from window in calm weather.
! "After having received our fluctuations, Mr..
! Thomas D'Arvlle said to Mr.. Leon Pallet:
you have seen and judged; do you per-
sl5t IN DcneVlng that Mr.. Diego can contend with
me? have studied his arrangement; it is full of
| Inconvenience With it, one must stand upright
on An oak plank, and the hands are occupied
| There is a swinging motion connected with it
which would strike terror into the heart Of the
most robust man. Moreover, according to his
letter of the 18th of July, 1851, dated at Madrid,
and which appears in the Pairie of Thursday, the
oath of July, have noticed that he has no tiler
without which he cannot move obqucly to tho
right or to the left
CATER some objections on the part of Mr.. Leon
Pallet, OF the Patrie, who has go well described the
machine of Mr.. Diego in the number of that paper
of the lth, this gentleman obliged to admit
| that Mr.. Diego was far behind Mr. D'Arvile, that
the system OF the latter hundred times the
best, and that it was perhaps the only practicable
one, for the that it offered so few dangers
"After the experiment of Mr.. D'Arville, two of
the journalists present wished to make a trial in
turn of the ascension. These were Mr. Emile Fon.
tame, of the Union, and Mr.. Leon Pallet; but at
our reiterated entreaties they had to give up the
idea of this ascension, which might have been peri
| lous for them.
Between the Doth and 25th of August Mr. Tho
mas D'Arville will make trial in public at the
Champ de Mars. All Paris will be present at this
scientific fete."