New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-26
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

tn. Crucial Tcst-Triai Trip Of the "Fiying
fbip''- Depntsute OF the Inventor and
Party Of Friend "a thc "AefoOn''-Their
safe Return Descr;s ;isn Of she Vessel.
The long anticipated attempt at aerial navigation,
which several veeks ago promised the people Of New
York should witness has az last taken place About o'clock
yesterday afternoon DR. Solomon Andrews the inventor and
constructor Of the Plying Ship Of which fa account was
gwen TIE TRTUT few weeks since accompanied by
which he has consented shall be considered the crucial test Of
he correctness or iaacy Of his theories Of aerial navga
the corner Greene and Houston where the apparatus
been for several weeks exhibition Tie party Of adyen
tafes comprised Dr. Andrews ard Messrs George W Irow
& NJ Plamb and q. Waldo Hin. So quietly had all the AZ
Ynremers been made that very few persons beside The rve
s hom.eyes that the Trial tooccur a day
w Andrews commenced filing the balloon of his vessel about
80 clock in tho uofuup and about lock D. N u W. Iro
sloTt time and about o'clock, have said the sgna
given cut loose ana the ship and It's hyluR hegm
rapidly into the The yard which had CONT Hed we
apparatus being barely argo enough TO receive IT, an
with hsh fence and further surrounded with 1911! on
ard chimnies. 70 h-d been feared that some olh'.u!
would be encountered IN getting out 11t IN I'm, tn1s
respect the yoyagers we're happily disappointed te n,O
rsng almost directly mp until was above al ,ul louno
ing obstacles when began to driit rapidly away A az
ue start by some mlsehehee tLe rluucI .S TO-
tangled in portion of tie rigging, when preVhte" W
,ssdS ec rom ,b w south west and the Balloon ducd
with i for considerable distance. AT last however the
voyagers seemed get Their machine under control f ne
turned her repeatedly In different directions and or lt
headed he noTthward aud eastward crossed the East
he machine when asi seen sceed 70 be about ~ CT - o
ar hour. 49,. g, e.
any app ratus constructed IN similar manner even mo M
Vertor declines 20 make any piopoeolE9s. oil
expects 70 reach any particular point known only 70
himself Tie ony Information wheh ne % me- ~ ";
pc ppOn which he his theories has been previously a"d
tested. bat the present construction ol nf APP"
Isfus has not been improbable that unforeseen
ncGltes arise in the management OF The apparatus
which VIII prevent his accomplishing all that he eyidcn'y
bepes 10 do We shall with much interest the return Of
Abe aeronauts intelligence Of their whereabouts
fl account Of the construction OF the Aeeon ana me
principles which t' operation l. b1sed was published n
iuE TmBuSr Of Monday May ~ but nas be amiss 20
ordinary balloons Tie grod OF this apparatus instead Of
bong pear shaped like that Of tne common balloon more re-
tsmbes long lemon terminating In sharp point az e. er
end This floats horizontally IN the arr ana by means m
frong netting passing over the Whoe paf suPs o Nv
shaped ike crGde Of wieker'~ors about ieel "a eas ~
IN width A strong leather strap passing along me op ana
hoiom OF he paIoon anu siaNh go re- ,rcIe az lis
deep groove IN The upper ana under noes ne ~ ~
oneration that owing its peculiar form u vi" move ~
more easily the direction Of it's length than d. any o,eI
toward the earth n Of points be turned paro IN inc
direction in which going the balloon will gde OF IN Tie
erection in which pointed and thus by alternately using
and mixing in sanng directions The machine Is pofel
t present trip about st feet in extreme length and = si
IN diameter the middle 1t costans, when iay iuhsteo,
,out 60 eco cubic feet OF and estimated to be hbe 10
IATER-RETURs or TIE KRoNAUIs.
Snee fhe above was written have Mr. IrOW, one OF
the gentlemen who accompanied Dr. Andrews IN lis TIP ana
Iave learned from him the particulars Of the voyage hi
!, managed became entauged and the vessel drcd some
distaIce before she could be controlled When he ropes De
came clear IL was found that she could he readily managed
and turned in any direction but owing 10 INABILITY To give
the machine as much inclination as was Needed
thew were unable 20 make Roadway against the wlnd
which had by this time become quite fresh Ihe
Utmost thew could do 10 hold temseNes
from going With the wind but not TO travel against H. Under
these circumstances il not judged adv sable TO go very
r away and cruising about fer while the VoYaSers
finally landed the village OF Astoria l. lie people o
Astoria rendered tem every assistance 10 secure ana PACK
he balloon and they all reached New York late IN tue even
ng higkN pleased with their tTlp Dr. Andrews ana DIS
iompanons all satfed that by making some thng aeIa
hons in .he rigging Of the apparatus, they VIII Dc abe 10
make headwAy against ordinary breeze and they are an
sanguno the final OF their plan AS soon as me
requisite alterations completed another uA VII TO a1e
Of which public notice viii be given.