Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-08-19


I We End IN the San Antonio News, cal
made by Sir. J.. BtOdbeok Of that place, up
on the people of tho United States 10 aid
by STOCK subscription IN tho construction
~ nn Air.Ship, constructed on new prinoi.
plas. A Texas Inventions are noyei,ie, Ia
ihd world Of art aud science, we hasten 10
lay TIN call before, our regdcra and tho
world at large:
For more than twenty years have labor.
ed to construct u machine which aAould On
able man TO- use, like bird, the Rsmospher.
ic region, ~ tho medium OF his travels.
/ First, trying empcricGl experiments, with
ont guiding idea, soon satisfied myself
that tho means heretofore used were hope
less left this barren field and took up
the way which had been 10 successfully
followed in modern times by natural
science. | stud iei the flight Of birds, ex-
amined into the mechanical laws, govern
ing these wonderful structures, and observ-
cd the various peculiarities Of the air, and
so in the year 1868, | was at last able to
construct machine, which, requiring COM
paritiycly little power, initiates the flight
of birds, inasmuch as il makes use Of the
same peculisrities Of the mir, and move.
with tho same celebrity in every direction,
with the wind and against it, not resemb.
ling however in form bird, but being con-
structed like ship, which has caused me
to call il "AtR-SHIr."
a span model constructed in that year
proved by successful experiments the cor
rectness Of my principles; later expert
ments, with some improvements in tho
lHodel, resulted still more favorably.
The blockade, and the state Of the coun-
try during the war, prevented me from
progressing in my invention and froIa OPP
ening a new era in inter0ommuniGation by
larger ship, arranged for practical pur-
poses, but now hold it to be my duty, af
ter those impediment do no longer exist, to
follow without hesitation the path shown
,ae by ProyideHee and the spirit Of pre-
gresa.
The copatru2tiqp Of large Air-Ship re-
quires more means than pcaseas, but thia
surely should not be an insupportable diff
Guilty. Should not be justified to call up
on the aid Of my fellow who will be
all, directly or indirectly, benefited by the
result Of my invention!
l have therefore concluded TO collect
subscriptions, in order to build, under the
protection of a Z. 8. caveat, q large air
chip, and then to take out patent. These
subscriptions l ahall not ask as donations,
but rs shares, to be refunded together with
a part Of the proceeds Of the sale of the
patent right, or the sale of air-ships, rs
tho caae may be. have put the price Of
one share ut five dollars. Every sharehol-
der will receive certificate, securing TO
him proportionate interest in the pro-
ceeds Of the enterprise.
will give few ideas indicating gene
rally the character of the air-ship, aAd
What il will be able 10 accomplish.
The Air-Ship consists Of three main
parts?
l. The lower suspended portion, formed
like ship with very short prov to cut the
air; it serves to hold the aronant as also
the power producing engine with all the
atesrinE apparatus. This portion is shut
Up oil around to proven. the rapid motion
from affecting the breathing OF the man
within. In this, az low as possible, lies
the centr Of gravity Of tho whole struc-
ture, 80 as to steady the molten. At tho
back end of the chip there is u propeller
screw which will make it possible TO navi-
gate the water, in case that by any acct
dent the mronaut should have TO dccend,
while he is above water. In this case tke
ship can be detached from the flying appa-
ratus.
2. The upper portion, or flying apparat-
us, which makes use of the resistance Of
the air consists of system Of winga part
ly movable, partly immovabe, presenting
the appearance of horizontal sails, but hay
ing functions entirely different from the
sails of vessels.
3. The portion producing the forward
motion copssts either Of two screws, which
can be revolyed with equa! CT unequal mo.
ton, so as to eervc the purpose of lateral
steering, or of wings OF q peculiar con-
struction. The preference to be given ia
one or tho other depends on tho nature of
the motive power. Another apparatus
regulates the ascending motion.
The material is so selected as to combine
the greatest strength with the least weight.
When the air-ship is in motion, the
aronaut has in each hand crank, one to
guide the ascending and descending mo-
ton, the other the lateral steeragc. Imme-
diately before him is the compass, while
barometer with scale made far the pur.
pose, shows him the approximate height.
Another apparatus, similar to the ball reg
ulator Of a steam engine, shows him the
velocity, as we'll as the distance passed
over.
1t is self-evident that the speed Of the
air-ship depends upon the motive power
and on the direction and force Of the winds,
according to ny experiments and calcula-
tiope it will be froin 80 to 100 miles per