The New York herald., 1863-09-08
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

An Gxtreerdinary Iavsneaoa-The Ais
Havtgased Sscesssfuiiy-Ths0 Great AR
shfps-1ncidents 81 their Trial Trips.
wc have this week tho pleasure 70 record the
Of the most extraordinary invention Of tho ago. not
tho most 30 Of any tho world ever saw-ai least tho
greatest stride In invention eve made BY single indi
vidual
In October last Dr. Solomon Andrews Of Perth Amboy
N. j. commenced the construction os erostat, for
rscounolssring purposes. bis own personal rsspons
by being absc After submitting his plans 70 tho
War Department, 70 mako tho honorable Secretary Of
War "ses the utility" Of machine which would 90 ovor
into seccsh and rcconnotrc tho force and position
of the enemy. His plans showed the face
Of lhem 10 any one not stupid thai sho
machios could not do otherwise than 60 ahead In any
direction Ia which tho bow pointed and that, too
with any amount Of power force which might DO do
sIred and which grecnbscks would readily procure Tho
power required and tho propslna apparatus added but
little weight 70 tho @rostst, whether Of large small
dimensions consequently did not Increase tho dmen.
sons Of tho rostai beyond that Of balloons d ordinary
construction much lees In sire than many that
made. The machine made by Mr.. Andrews would carry
up three men 10 addition 10 ell the fixtures and phAra-
phernala for its forward movement II contained
twenty thousand cubic feet Of hydrogen gas. II car
red him, weighing hundred and seventy two pounds
and two hundred and my rix pounds q ballast
upon bis Invitation las, spring have sent
portcrs at hrco different times 10 Witness his eIpcri
ments with his machine. and have watched progress
with great interest.
Its form that Of three ssgaEs pointed q, both ends
secured together At their longitudinal equatos covered
by q net, and supporting BY ono hundred and twenty
cords n sixteen feet below under its centre.
The car twelve feet long, made oi basket work,
sixteen inches wide tho bottom. Tho asrss
tat. or oyindrods were made u vanished linen, like
ordinary balloons
On Friday tho 9th instant, he mado hls last expert
ment and demonstrated 70 aduirIDg crowd tho poss
bfiily G going against the wind, and ~ guiding hor
any and every direction with small radiar hAs Ing only
seventeen square feet of surAcc. o made oug hight
IN straight limo, Iest his m0fus oJrand should be
diyugod; but By most Ingenious plan dem ossratod
her capabilities boyood al FEASIBILITY q d0bt, Ws, he
prevented public knowledge d bis mo,hoi d propsnng
Aftor few abort nl.hts % satisfy himself asd lev
friends that all right, and thA. abe would DO III hs
had contemplated ho set her ~ n sprai o..
ward sho gong u losa than hs1drei aHd
twenty miles hour ard describing clre TIE ar a
more than and a half miles Ia crcamisreBce. ahe
made tvonty fsvoiutns before sna catered hs appsr
strata q clouds and view ehe passaa through
the hfHt of dense white cio1fs aboat miles
high scattering them entered Al areel0ns II
her upward Sight ogad b. Distinctly hsr rapd
fnsnt 10 contrary dfeiQn y The mos ug Clouds Ad A.
sho before tha wlad passing ~ them nth great g.
cry A abe distinctly thus % move, boih -
low and above ths clouds the clear blus sky nve
ocock w. Nth tbs shining clear apea hsr, there
could be mistake optical ss!ason u Ihs p~iolssr
AZ 70 her propellins po~er ana motive agyaratsa,
behoovos " pot V spsak n.mgbt - oousicorsf
ooairaband u var, a1rsing Aid AMI comfort 70 ths
enemy Tor Win such . macbins % ne bands a Jsa
navls ibs armies around wsshins,on -ovid b. govw.
los 70 preserve Ne capital
We thins N. Andrews deserves mrs praise ~ lbs
yalrotc inssnaU 9TH wbleh be LAs preserved 10
secret and Jet tried ~ grad srpsriusssl ihs og@n
before tbe psbe, ,han svcn thai manifested 10 its
oorosg,on ard oonssructoa 4 b. mAskias N that saa
~ be.enfsi simplicity y. mar have ocoassou v .se.s
hsgsAnsr Wshavs the dpcarB<su.