The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-02-27
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go The fascinating problem OF the
zsnnyinasioh Of the atmosphere IS
uoabUdb to be brought again before
re SIC btentien Of the public by an
atsampt to cross the Atlantic from
NeIF York Ia a balloon, which en-
K ferbri5e 81 to be undertaken by
Mons. A. Che7alierJ an aeronaut
Of extended European reputation.
M, Cheyalier arrived in this eoun-
Try about D fortnight ago, and has
aalalready succeeded in lgetting1the
f9iConfdence and support Of some OF
To- our first scientific men,, He is by
~ birth q Swiss, about thirty years
STof age, of q modest yet seH7pos-
-1 sessed demeanOr, short in stature,
sgowith black hairy eyes and NOUS
tache, and d pleasing and open
expression of countenance. For a
d1dozenI wears past Ighevalier has
been an enthusiast inosaerOstatics,
He spent his inherited f0rtung( for
heis of noble extraetiop) on flying
machines, and has ever since ex-
periencedpn account of bis Pench-C
ant succession of ups and downs
in hfg extra6rdinafy 0eveh for an
.D,nef0natty5H Hell has made hundreds
of ascents In every country in Eu-i
rope and IA Australia, ~ Once be
sailed in his balloon from ! Paris
beyond the boundariesof Russia.
On another occasion he crossed
the ST. Georges Channel from
Dublin ihtOn England In one of
his trips he, made the extraordina- !
~ fight Of 700 miles in four
ad hours In another ascent, made
o for the MARQUIS Of Butte, Just be-
" fore coming 70 this country, he was
driven forty-five miles in an hour.
One can readily believe, in looking
. at Ch6Valier's. clear, pleasant eyes,
and firm, quiet mouth, that he is q
stranger, to physical fear. But
about his transatlantic trip, from
New York, he undertakes it partly,
for the great effect it viii have, if
successful, on his ''business" on
the other side of the water. and
notices., to determine the, existence
of d continuous ''belt" Of westerly
currents which the philosophers
say must exist. OF the height of
5000, TO 10000 feet above the sur
face of the earth. M. Chevalier
has brought with him, in complete
readiness, the balloon In which he
proposes. totmake his long and per-
9ilous Journey Tits Of peculiar
shape and Of these dimensions.
" IS feet in height, 100 feet il diam
eter capacity for gas 125,000 cu-
bic feet. The car, being made Of 4
bamboo, and in the shape Of a
house, resembles q long bamboo |
Hut, and Win probably accommo-
date as many passengers as will |
desire to 90 upon the voyage. NJ.
Chevalier lis desirous Of making
the start at as early date as pos
sible, and, at all events, before the
return Of worm weather His rea-
son for this is that the balloon
would suffer a dangerous loss Of
gas by expansion in the heat OF
warp suns. AS stated above.B
Che has SIZE s8nte eff the,
scientific men Of this city that he
is not Q mere Snowman has in
tarested themfinmlis undertaking.
and, viii proceed to perfect the II
preparations for his interesting (
and piipEeSe dented voyage under
propitious circumstances. "'. 5r TN
u 5ssWAat is your consolation In h
d life and In deathP" asked a CLERGY /