New-York tribune., 1869-05-25
BY BALLOON TO EUROPE.

Ahout three months ago small paragraph
IN one Of the papers announced the arTVaupon
- hores OF ballOOnist Of the name OF Chevaier' VINO
was going to make aerial voyage from New-York TO
1,nrnne Readers OF the paragraph recalled " "Prof'
Io,ye,a uoneymaking fascO IN similar project 10"
years ago. and dismissed Chevalor from mind as mum
bpe Mons Chevalier however, little recked what sucH
ueope said about him. indeed does not appear TO nave
cared whether the general public said on knew any lnE
at all Of him. for scarcely word in bis pehal mas Deeh
seen in the public prints from that day to THIS Mean
while he has consulting with gentlemen whose coun
,epapce aud support arc worth haviDg-such men aS
prof Doremus and Prof Henry Of the Smithsonian ln
st,pte. and a number Of solid men Of means down
town and today the great enterprise in most auspi
ious statehe balloon and its appurtenances in COM
,ee order the connection with the gas pipes for supply
,n as made at Landmarks Park, and the period Of de-
parture definitely fixed for about the middle Of July
WHO is CHEvALIERi
He was born in ST. Petersburg in 1885, being the son OF
vn officer OF the Russian army The Emperor Alexander
himself stood godfather at his chrisenng but Mons
Cbeyaer claims closer relationship 70 the Car than
that OF godson oycn for his mother Anowfrien-
which is the family Of the Grand Duke Constantine
who ought by the rights Of descent Obe on the throne
instead OF the present Autocrat After having gone
tbrougb the wars against schamy the Circassian with
his father young Chevaler was taken 70 Switzerland by
his mother where he was placed in the University Of
Geneva to be educated for surgeon He finally aban'
doned surgery however for chemistry and metaurgy'
eventually followed his DfOJher 10 AuslrdHd
they engaged in mining In few years he had returned
10 PARIS where in lso2 he was studying photography
with Nadar and Disderi. From the days OF his student
life he had peachani for aerostaoD and had lavshed
his patrmony on balloons OF all shapes and varieties
fsh-shaped, birdshaped cigarsbaped, cylindrical Win
machinery aud without, but beyond the gratlhcaon OF
his taste for baoonng study and result the re-
ducton OF his fortune. lie finally made one invention in
his art however which win give him enduring fame
which goes far toward assuring the success OF ms
perllous enterprise OF traversng the wide Atlantic
This was the compensation ballOona small reservoir
balloon placed beneath the mouth Of the main balloon TO
receive the gas which escapes by expansion in high all
tudes and which in ordinary balloons is lost II was
during his stay in Paris with Nadar that Chevaer en-
gagged in the greatest baloOnng feat in history the
THE FAMOUS BALLOON " LIE GEAST."
The remarkable incidents Of the ascent Of lie GeaiL
which took place in Paris in 1854 are doubtless fresh ID
the memory OF many OF our readers Cheyaier had with
him as eOppagnOns de- rOyd1e, the Princess De Ia TOUR
IpAuvergne then famous girl Of the period Nadar'
Deessert the two brothers GODDARD NJ l1rion great
grandson of MongolRer and " De st. Felix "Le Gent
was 1876 feet in hight held 6OOO cubic feet of and
was Of such tremendous power that previously to the
nal start it up "a soldiers Of the National Guard or
rs many could be packed into the ear and its rigging
The balloon was provided for the voyage with india
rubber beb printing press from which bulletins in the
shape Of printed handblls were scattered ont during
the progress Of the voyage with directions in several
languages to forward them TO Paris and London, com
plee Photographic apparatus aud set Of the best astro
DOmica instruments presented by various scientific soc
eties lie GIANT" left Paris at p on the 10th Of
September. The same nlgn at 10 o'clock, It's electric
lights attracted the attention Of the guard on boundary
post between Holland and Germany, who Informed the
baloOnists that they 700 miles from home They
then ascended again. and during the ns1t Cheyacr had
the proud pleasure OF seeing he value OF DE eopensatOr
balloon practically demonstrated as IL was at one tiQe
half fun Of gas that would otherwise have been lost and
rendered further progress impossible. The landing
effected The next day at O'clock. not without serious
casualties however, the Princess Nadar, Felix
Deessert and Cheyaer al had limbs broken and were
Otherwise seriously hurt The balloon had raVersed 1900
miles I'm is hours.
Several other ascents Of Chevalers have become his
torca In 1907 he crossed tho English Channel from
Dublin, landing in WestmOreand after sail of 54 miles
done In hours Ia 1863 he acCnded from Hu England
and attained the altitude Of 1000 feet hight which ne
plains has never been eduslet and beyond which be-
heves Is not gwen to man to 90 lie was privileged -
Wines on ths occasion Phehomenn urrto unrRG6rded
h"' e was at The ,, Of the 6si acute snerpg al
Tile 6iefo7l 1000 feet breathing became dficuit, and
ss,np niSpous he had with him were unable fly; at
we'll from nose eyes, and ears ana MS clothes were
HOW THE ATLANTIC VOYAGE IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED;
NJ Cheyaer has made l65 balloon voyages ana may De
the difficulties liable voyage across the Atlantic He
declares that these difficulties are not peculiar 10 tne
Atlantic voyage except as IT Is one OF unusual extent ana
duration. They naturally range themselves under TWO
l. Iqiniairinq me bnoyancy Of the balloon.
II. Keeping 10 q direct course.
of balloon rising and falling in the altitude Of Us
course In the ease Of the ordinary balloon, every night
and ballast The gas IS lost by expansion and conse-
quent OverfOwing from the mouth Of the balloon, ibis
course which i'm turn compes the throwing out OF ballast
t0 bring it up again The loss OF gas IN nuctnauOhs
very serious consideration in the Of balloon OF the
size Of that which Prof Cheyacr Is 10 make his trans
Atlantic trip. "LEpaGce," for tLat Is rs name has
capacity f 10000 feet Of gas. At the hight Of $4,000 feet
the atmospheric pressure is say IlOth less than at the
surface 1.-THE EARTH and the gas consequently expands
lIOh in volume that elevation IT, every time Cleva
ers balloon should SOOO 70 lose ll6th Of
its contents, equal to 96 pounds sustaining power Il
To E9od m eGt se 99 1te tTq % S. e GeSfS sS "00 'A
now TIE GAS AND BALLAST ARB SAVED. 49,.
s here that NJ. Cheyaer's LVeBtiOn, the com
pensator" balloon comes into play Attached 70 the
loon which Is not inflated the earth, but ready to
receive the excess Of gas resulting from expansion al
geniOus contrvance to rebound Of the balloon
from depression consequent upon OF these flights
without any expenditure Of ballast Which, Of course is
most precious long ocean trip Across the hoop, 10
shove and the chr below he has extended windass
aud length Is attached TO and wound upon this Wndlass
At the lower extremity Of the rope are fastened al
proper intervals, number Of small waterproof canvas
bags whose mouths are kept open by small Tngs Between
these stated distances disposed NUMBER Of small
cOncal floats which intended 10 serve the purpose Of
supporting the length Of rope when u reaches Tue sea W
the depression Of the balloon As The balloon descends
the lower portion Of the rope gradually deposited upon
the surface OF the relieving the balloon OF It's WegnL
until a sufficient quantity has been thus disposed OF 70
the balloons further descent suppose the balloon
70 have passed through rain showers clouds mfhy
shafEAd NTH vapOr during the night aud the ropes Of
the netting other parts of apparatus 20 have he
oonnds %cIobt is OFTEN added 10 baoou i'm ms manner
and II there be 10 dry up tue moisture the added
eveT "a The rope from tbe car of LEsolrIe, beynf 10
trail the surface the balloon 10 fall aud con
tinues on its way at an unVaTyuR elevation until tho
wind takes the heavy moisture the rigging
when ee IL enabled 10 regain her previous altitude in tho
skies. Now, again the rope acts a check great
ascent with ils attendant loss OF gas The wGtcrhae
the rope have been filed they traed through tho
water and the Increased weight prevents nigh hight
and keeps tho balloon down To her work speak
the whole original power buOyency OF the rebonnd By