, 1859-09-21
79rc84 & Tt.iifltttte..
a NEW Aerial Ship.-Prerarattona m for
VrantaIluntlc VuYu.c.


Transatlantlc Voyage,
tF'rm tue II. \. nmesJ
"A experiment in scientific balloonng, great
CT than bus yet been undertaken, is about Ia be
tried IN this city. The project Of crossing H..
atani'c ocean With IN dir ship. long talked of
ons never accomplished, has taken . s!,upe 70
aeainl.e 1 M shat ue apparatus is already prepared
9na tne aeronant ready to undertake bis task.
nether successful Or not, The enterprise mer-
III mention from its magnitude, and the energy
ana iesii'fy Of resource displayed iu its prose
The work has been conducted quietly, in tho
immediate vicinity Of New York since tie OPEN,
ing. Of spring. The new air-ship, which has
been christcned the as City of New York." is 50
nearly completed that but few essentials Of de-
tail are wautng to enable the projectors to bring
| it visib'y before the public. =,
| The aeronautin charge is hi. T. S. C. Lowe,
New Hampshire nat,, who has made thirty.
! ance was Ut Portland, during tie years cele-
hrntion Of the Fourth of July. Since that time,
le has giyen his undivided attention 10 the rcs-
fecticn Of the air-ship designed for the transat-
| lantic voyage, and has devised various impfure-
ments in its construction; by which, be cIaitns to
| 10 aerial navigation.
The dimensions of the "City Of New York: -
| so far exceed those nj any balloon previously
constructed TINT tue bare fact Of its cxsicncci Is
| notable. The spot where its huge .cuyelo1e is
! row undergoing the final process Of oiling is
an open piece Of grassland, four or fise miles
distant from the CITY. The profane hare not yet
| been admitted to the Knowledge of the mystery
which surrounds the mighty heap Of cloth and
! cord, and the jealous eye Of faithful watch
| man has kept ut bay tho inquisitive Etrnngcr.
As remarkable events ere prepared mott cure
| surprise Of this biggest Of balloons until the
last moment, when the immensely Of its tura-
| surements can be palpabIy distinguished. Briefly
for 50 long subject, the following are the di.:
mepslons: 49,
Trsa.TsIss a1s1asrseffe;;. ~
Height fFosn valve 10 bai-fxet. ...........:... a"
a!.tyP GanE e 3; f:s =; ~
Fls city q Wv YorE, IL Therefore, is 1es,y
I've lines larger than the largest balloon ever
before built. Its form ia that Of the usual per
pendicu!nr sns-rcceiycr, with basket ind life
bout attachcd- The introduction Of valuable
Improvements, however, leads to tic conviction
Mechanical pcwer is 10 be applied; tie eronau-
tic party viii keep the cold away from their mar
TOW by the use Of lime store n ncw arrange
ment Of revolving fans has been devised; aud
the material Of Which the envelope is composed
is covered with peculiar sarnish, the inreutiou
Of Mr. Lowe.
Six thousand yards of twilled cloth have been
used in the construction Of tho envelope. Re-
duced 10 feet, the nctual measurement, of tf,is
material is 81 600 feet, or nearly eleven miles
Seventeen Of Wheeler / Wilson's sewing ma
chIncs have been employed 10 connect the
pieces, and the upper extremity Of the envcl-
ope, intended to receive the Eas-vafge, is Of
triple Thickness, strengthened with heayy brown
linen, and sewed iu triple senlns. The pressure
being greatest at this po!nt, extraordinary pow
CT OF resistance is requisite. 1t is asserted that
one hundred woment sewing constantly for two
ttaHt - liz
which measures ty n,i'ts. The material is stout,
and the stitching stouser.
The yaroisl applied to this Envelope is . COM
position, the secret of which rests with Mr..
Love. Three or four coatings are applied, in
order to prevent leakage Of The gas. Mr. Lowe
is daily engasad IN the personal snperintepdence
Of the process Of manufacture. We founl lin
yesterday hard 1T work in IN open lvld, assidu-
ousiy testing the progress of certain gaiions Of
villaiuousiy smelling compound, wilich toiled
fusiously II II temperature Of Goo degrees.
The netting Which surrounds The envelope is
q stout cord. manufactured from dax, expressly
for the purpose. It's aggregate strength, is eQual
10 a resistance Of lG9 ions each cord being CO.
pablo of sustaining weight Of four or Eve 6uu.
dred pounds.
The basket which is to be suspended imnc-
dlately below the balloon is made OF rattan, is
20 feet in circumference, and feet deep. lis
form is circulur, and surrounded by canvas.
This car will curry the aeronEuts. It is warm
ed " limestone sl0rc, III Invention Of Sir.
g. 4. eager, by whom it was presented to Mr.
Love. 4 lime-stove is a new feuture in air
voyages. It is claimed that it will furnish heat
without fire, and is Intended for warming up
paratua only. The store il II feet ligh, aud .
leet square. Ar, Lowe states TINT be is SO well
convinced Of the utility Of this contriyance that
be conceires it to be possible to ascend to re-
gion where water will freeze, and yet keep l4itn-
self from freezing. This experiment is to he
tested.
Dropping below the basket is d metallic life
boat, in which ia placed au Ericsson engine.
Capt. Ericsson's Invention is therefore to be
tried in mid'air. Its particular purpose is the
control Of propeller, nggcd upon the princi-
pie Of The screw, ty which it is proposed TO oh
tain q regulating power. The application Of the
mechar ical power il iugeniousiy devised. Tie
propeller is f1ed in the bow If the lile.boat,
projecting at m angle Of about IS degrees.
From wheel at the extremity twenty fans ra-
diate. Eacl, of thesc fans is ) feet in length,
widening gradually from the point Of contact
with the screw 70 tile extremity, where the
width Of eacl is II feet. Mr. Lowe claims That,
By The application Of these mechanical contri.
vances, the air-shin can be readily raised or
lowered, to seek different currents 0f mir; that
they will gre him ample steeragc-wuy, and
that they will prevent the rotary motion Ct
tue machine 1n applying the principle Of the
fan, be does nos claim my nem discovery, but
simply practical development Of the theory
advanced By other :ernuauts and partially re-
duccd TO practice by Charles Greene, tie ccle-
bratel English aronnut. Mr.. Lowe contends
that the application Of machinery to Hrial mari.
CATION has teen long enough merc theory. lie
proposes to reduce the theury 10 practice, aud
see what will come Of it. Ills estimated that
the raising aud lowering poxer Of the machin-
cry will be equal TO weish sht Of 800 pounds the
fms being 10 nd iusted as 10 admit OF very rapid
motion upward and downward. As the loss Of
three or four pounds only is sufficient to enable
| very unall portion Of the gas auffces 10
reduce its altitude, Mr. Lowe regards this
systematic regulator quite sufficient to ems
bic him to control his movements, and to
keep at my altitude be desires. It is his inten-
ton to ascend to height Of three or our1uiles
at the start: but this altitude will notbc perma.
nently sustained. He prefers, be says, to keep
| within respectable Distance u mundane
/ things, where ''le can see folks" 1t is to b.
/ hoped his machinery will perform all that Lc
| anticipates from it. 1t is anoyel affair through
out, and 4 variety Of new applications remain
| to be tested. Ar. Lowe, expressing the utmost
confidence in all the appointments Of his appa-
/ ratus. assured us that he would certainly go;
/ and, Us certainly, would 70 into the ocean or
deliver copy Of Mondays Ti1aes in London Oh
| the following Wednesday. lie proposes to er-
feet landing in England or France, md will
take course north Of cast. 4 due custcs'y
course would land him in Spain but to that
course he objects. He hopes 10 make the trip
from this city to London in As hours; certainly
in 64 hours. lie scouts the idea of danger, goes
about his preparations deliberately, aud prou,i-
ses himself a good time. As the upper cur
rents, setting due east, will not permit his re-
turn BY the same Fouts hc proposes to pack up
the +'City Of New York" and take The first
steamer for home.
The air.ship will carry weight Its cubica1
contents Of rs. 900 feet Of gus suffice 10 lift
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