New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-09
SYSTEMATIC BALLOONING.
LETTER FROM Mr.. WISE.
rs ,hs ESiser II TIE n. T. Tribune


SIR In your daily Of July 6, is an article hesded
"Voysgng in the Sky" 1t seems to ME that little
explanation Of what have for twenty years con.
tended seems in place. Without wishing 10
criticse ANYTHING you have there stated, will only
state my plain propositions.
I,sy there is a current Of air blowing from west 20
east continually, and this current less than
ff,y miles an hour; oaener sixty seventy and eighty.
Prof Henry tbinks it is the return current of the
trade winds A. We ascend higher in the current, it
runs faster until fUd changicg little south of
east The lower current, near the earth runs toward
the rorth Of east have found these currents at al
times Of the year from the LIST of April the 18th of
December. In my correspondence with Charles
Green Of London scientii, aeronaut OF much eIpe-
riepce learn from him that these currents exist like
wise IN Europe From my experience of finding them
;ht, -nire times out Of forty trials, contend that
regular and precise voyages be made from west 10
east ard places fifteen and twenty degrees north Ot
esst iTom The point ut starring Why 'hen Il s asked,
DID We no, sail the Cry Of Newlork aud deliver our
Express bag IL iss very rational inquiry, and de-
serves a rational explanation.
Il could have been DONE an should have been done.
The recon why IL lot done Is this: some Of our
paJty did Dot provide themselves with extra clothing.
Immediately after lesyirg 81. LOUIS took the balloon
10 al altitude q. which she was making due east In
this current We ssiled until sone OF my companions
shiyeTei wi'h the cold, 30 that the balloon iuyered
With the ,reuor. Mr.. La Molntsin hsd taken no
ira clothing ard the other t~o not fully provided
for the change of Temperature. had on two under
shirts woolen drawers, cloth cost, cashmere pints,
and When over these | had two wooden blankets the
eIposins'ions of my companions 10 come down into
more cungerial temper a;ure could no. be unheedet
admc Disbed then however Of our advertisement 20 sal
lOr Newiork but in response wastod that We go IN
70 the Ss'e the programme woad be tulhlled. also
told them that the lower current would take "a on the
IL. e 81 hufs
tbs II answered that could the lakes If
We had ballast eEoush when We go: 10 tnem.
We finally sgreed upon that plan, and to make the
voyage one of cistsrce and experiments One expert
uert 70 ry aud SAT- tear tie earth or water. We
dd ,sil l70 niles down ever Lake Ere, and a. time
over go feet above the wster Tnis showed that bal
ooLs have no gseter tendency 70 water thai 10 earth
Mary seropauts have stated that balloons vii -,
keep up over the water.
You refer 10 my silence a. 70 the propelIng
chinery. Tbs; | hsd u0t devised nor ,ec0mneHdel,
and ed faith n IT, efficiency from the beginning
- Mr.. eager and La Aountaio well know. They never
made pi ~ i. l. thong 10 ianer
the balloon while Lilch.ng on the and bo,t. and
was thus upgesTed. sbd | vel knew then thx they
EOgt uot s;ssupt 70 screw on tie fans when were
soit. ursss they would locur danger great a. ;hat
ircnrred by Thur,tou, when ke attempted uzBeces
ssry a; II strsddng MS valve plate PrOpers upos
The ordinary ig-ed balloon viii 30 good, for this
reason: Tie ca- Or platform upon which the proPe-
ers are 20 De worked : not substantially hxed % tie
=
serves "a w.bbs Il about; ani bcs: give t ro..ry
and gyrssirg motion. ted / fourteen yes-s ago. With
En equatorial hoop a-OCrt the balloon. WITH Sootes
braces 10 the car winch would give Il stability ana
unity, sc,re;er- usy be eore wiki propesrs and rui
Ger. You vii thus see tbs. have not failed on tha.
p.iIt. the chueiy n0ne of my cOntriy Acc.
Nv purp>=e .s simply 10 Eske l0ag voyage from
west - east, srC IN thai vOysgc learn was: may De
sore Systematically wiih bsioOns.
Az low coryreed tbs; we - from $. Ions
% Baltimore, Philadelphia Az Ne- York CRY WITH
bGlloors, with system ard precis-on- bod, and aa
resdy 70 temonsc-a;e 4, - soon - RAISE .ix
thoussrd dollar, tbs: We can sal from Ne-Isrk City
20 Gres; Britain with system Ard precision. This
car Go vrh our present krowieige Of b4Nooninz. Al
! ask e fair chsrce-s ht;!e more eIperience-O1e,
two q three ucre tra-scort,rentA t-lps.
We wsrs caught IA terrific gaze Just when were
sbcu. landing west OF Rochester for tie purpose q.
SEEDING Ire L. s Conpanys Express 10 yoQr city. az:
Gelyersg u sSs tine iaaa they ever delivered ore
be:oie-~hch vas a. promised tie company whea
ergsged 70 take Z, ard bt fer ths. accidental gar
wouL hAye fUlilei the pron-e.
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