Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-10-12
From the New York Times,

An experiment in scientific Ballnoning, greater
than has yet been undertaken, Ia about to III
tried In this city. The project OF crossing th'
Atlantic Ocean with nm Air.ship, long talked o
hut never accomplished, has taken shape 81
definite that the apparatus ia already prepared
and the @r0naut ready IN undertake. his task =
Whether successful or not the enterprise merits
mention from it's magnitude, and thu energy and
fertility Of resource displayed in its prosecution
The work has been conducted quietly, in the
immediate vicinity of New York since the open
ing of Spring The new Air ship. which has
hecn chrittened the City Of Nao York, ia 30 near
ly completed. that hut few essentials OF detail
are wanting TO enable the projectors to bring II
yisihly before the public.
The nronaut in charge is Mr.. T. 5. c. Lowe, u
New Hampshire man. who hap made thirty'siX
balloon ascensions His last public appearance
was ut Portland, during this years celebration
of the Fourth Of July. Since that time. he has
given his undivided attention To the perfection
of the mir ship designed for his trnns-atlaniic
voyage. and has devised various improvements
tn erial navigation
The dimensions of the City Of New York, so
far exceeds those of any balloon previously con-
strurtcd. that the bare hct of its existence is no
table, The spot where its hinge envelope is now
undergoing the final process of oiIing. is an open
piece Of grass.nnd. four or five miles distant
from the city. The piuGane have not yet been
admitted to the knowledge of tie mystery which
surrounds the mighty heap of cloth and cord.
and the jealous eye Of n faithful watchman has
kept at bay the inquisitiyc stranger. As remar-
kanie events are prepared mos. c'rc'u"y w 'he
naik; so mr. Lowe mas resei,eu '"s surprise VI
lhis biggest OF bn,ioons uns'i 'ne iass moment,
palpably distinguished. Briefly. for 80 large
subject, the following are the dimensions
Er, test in ,nafay--rpef 12fI
Transverse diameter-feet. ......... lO4
Height, from valve to hoat-fees. $50
Weight with outft-tons,. s,............ ID
Lifting power (aggresate)-tons. ...... 2:a
CaLacily OF 'gas-envelnfe-cuhicie ieet. '.'Z' n'o
The CRy of NeD YORK. therefore, IL nearly hve
times larger than the largest balloon ever before
built. Its form is that OF the usual perpendirn-
lar gas-receIver, with basket ana i.ie-Doat attach
ard. The introduction ot Valuable improvements;
however, leads to the CONVICTION that ,ts gencrai
Irranse"e"S 's e,eu''y sule.'or Nooua'na 'a,
P"me, 10 " 9e appheu we set"''nuV.c l's''s WI
sno eoiu away iro' '"o,, n,a,rM ~
v"I "se C " ISo - a 3I
" ,h, mSo,ono ;s 10 oovorod ,rt
,anni;ar w.. ,or,;sh ,ba ;nYe,,t;on n Mr. Iouo
Six Ihopsar1 v,rds Of twiIled cloth have becn
uaed in the congtrustion al rbe cpyelors Rsiu-
gad ro feer t.e octual meest,rentr,t of lhis lurt
vial il "a ono r.ptc- tearIy plnven miles Sow,
entpcp ,T (t heelar z Wilson'S gewiuo u,nrhjnas
b,ve hoer ep,,l,,rcd h, copuort tho ,iacas and lb
mn s,,. sxtrcuity nf tla elvrlane i4r,lal ii, g,
csye The -gs-ylye Is of tritle iiickrcss ytrnogth
erod ,ritI Leur, lrnyr, Enep and seventh, .,;oi,
ao,tns irba ,,ess,,r, laip,, s.,e,,sst a. ,Its
n',i,,f e,t7aord;n,rg r,,yer If r,7istaor ia roo,;
sg,,n II isassrrtaI r,at o,o t,,,Jr,J -,
sa,,;,,, ,,'.t.,,tl, r,r,t,ro ,.a,,, on,is
.,,.,le7,ii,l tL;s ,-o,i. IL + ,,,,,,
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The yarnish arplied To this envclone ia n com.
position, the secret of wLicl, rests with Mr.
Lowe. Three or (our coatincs are nnnlied in or
der to prevent leakage of the GAS. Mr.. Lowe i4
dailv engaged in the personal superintendence of
the process of manufactures. We found him
Yesterday hard at work in an open field, assidu-
,illainouslye Smelling compound. which boiled fu
riously at a temperature of 600 degrees.
~. ,,.;. .h;o, s,r,or,d do +be o,ve,oro ia
i.e ne,"ns o.unaa "Hae. r."m eav o,rosT,, s,n
s,,u' ."'u - 't.,,,,tL l. o.nal ~
'ne pu. ose 1eo s ol, nnsd ha;n ed"a,
a., ,sr oo ra;ajt or rour or i've hpn
1ie oi Sus'"'"i"s "e's"' VI 'o" Va N'o "'"-
oreu Po"''us'
The basket which is to bo suspended immedi-
ately below tie balloon is made OF rattan, is 20
feet in circumference. and four feet deep. Its
form is circular, and it is surrounded hy "nnyas.
This car will carry the @ronauts. 1t is warmed
by lime. stove, an invention of Mr. 0. A. eager
by whom it was presented to Mr.. Lowe lime
stove is new feature in air voyages. 1t is
claimed that it will furnish heat without fire.
and is intended for a warming-apraratus only =
The stove is II feet high and feet square. Mr..
Lowe states that he is so well convinced of the
a, ,iity of this conrivance that he conceives it to
he possible to ascend to region where water will
Freeze and vet keep himself from freezing. This
Is to be tested
Dropping below the basket is a metallic life.
,oat in Witch is nlaced an Ericsson engine
S,,, E,;cssnns ;nr.nt;on ;s ,barefnro m fs tr;ed
n ,nd.a;r Its rar,;cnlar nurnos,. ;s tho con,roi
e nrna,,ar r;arod ,,o, P .h ,,,;no;nIo of ,ha
crew bp which i is nrornsed to obtain n regn.