Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-09-18
From the n. Y. Po.t.l



i We have before alluded to a report that woman
Of Madrid bad ascended with rapid motion into the
air, and continued her flight some twelve hundred
yards or more, by means of a machine invented by
one Diego, Of Salamanca. About tina same hme
| too, IL was announced in Paris, that Frenchman
named d'Arville, had perfected machine capable
of accomplishing the same purpose and that he was
soon going to fy from Paris to Dion, TO show that
he could beat the railroad. So many new inventions
announced, which come to nothing, that we have
referred TO these rather matters of curiosity and
amusement than as probabilities.
But find by our lates Paris papers that the dis
coyery of dArville is likely to prove no joke, but
reality. At any rate, the man has succeeded in ny
ing to the satisfaction of nearly all the Paris editors.
and Of several learned scientific men, We translate
from the Chrorique d, Paris, of August LIST, the
count which is given of his experiment:
The press of Paris and the department has been
justly agated by the many articles contained In an
evening paper on new machine for navigating The
ors, M. Diego, of Salamanca, and M. Thomas d'Ar-
vile, native of France, have impaired new interest
to this astonishing invention.
All the Academies of Science, and the various
Schools of Arts and Trades in Europe have been as
vehemently moved as the press and pursue, at this
moment, with the grayest interest, the experiments
making both at Paris and Madrid.
Before undertaking to decide upon the respective
merits of the Diego and d'Arvle systems, we wish
ed to be present at practical trial. An opportunity
was ACCORDED 10 us Dy M u AENllle many SUE
cessive refusals by his conserving to make an exper
iment before several members of the press three
four distinguished sauans, and two skiul workmen,
turner's ia brass, Pierre Doulley and Jules Flamand,
who have labored upon his mechanism.
NJ. dArville invited us, in letter addressed to us
personally to meet him at Neuilly, at four O'Clock,
on the morning of Friday, the lst of August. The
place of meeting was near the Red Mills, Moulin
Rouge,) on the banks of the Seine. The writer's
who met there Leon Gozian, Rene de Rovigo,
Merry, Eugene Guinot, Gatayes, V. de Viemessant,
Jouyin Leon Pallet of the Patrie, the first person
who described Diegos machine; p. Mayer, of the
same journal; Ravergie, of the Steele; Emile Fon-
tame and P. Duport, Of the Union; Ludovic Char
reau of the Estqfete; and E. Texier, of the Steele.
The Railroad Journal was represented by M. Mires,
the ChariUGri by Cham, the Gazette de France, by
NJ. Durbin, the Erenemeut by M. Coste, and the
Messdger by Nj. Garcin An English tourist, Sir
William Wackson, was introduced by M. Leon Coz
lan and NJ. Doyaulx de Chambourd most learned
and skillful MISUNDERSTANDING, also of the
party. slight indispostion prevented the attend
ance of Jules Janin and Amedee Achard. eve
may say that know most of these as the names of
leading editors in Paris.-( Trans
AT five minutes past four, three persons got out of
a cab, who proved to be M. d'Arvie and his two
mechanics. His machine with the wings was placed
on the top of the carriage in two lakewood boxes.
After brief and friendly salutation, NJ d'Arville
proceeded to unpack his instrument, the several pie
ces of which adjusted in less than six minutes.
He said to us then, Gentlemen, am about to make
an experiment; do not get frightened at what you
may see, but suffer me to remain master of my own
movements, without remarks" After placing him
self upon his folding (the French term is PHI
anti he said, &C / am ready and Immediately pla
cling his feet pedals Nos. and 6, raised himself
majesticay into the air in perpendicular line. He
was furnished with long packthread of about one
hundred metres. at the end of which he had tied a
small leaden weight; and in two minutes he was
three hundred feet above our heads.
Nothing could depict the establishment, or rather
the terror, of all of u.s. then shouts and braves broke
forth, which were absolutely frantic. M. d'Arville,
by the aid of speaking trumpet, then called to us
HI am going to take an oblique flight, and then
continuous one.' When, by change of the pedals,
he directed himself just he wished, without aid,
and apparently without the least danger.
After having run space about as large as
the Champ-de-Mars, NJ. d'Arville let himself down
at our feet taking time in the descent than
sheet of paper would take, if thrown from window
on calm day.