, 1873-07-22
THE TRANSATLANTIC BALLOON.

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awny from this place.
THE TRANSATLANTIC BALLOON,
Description OF tho Car ana Ets Con,
rosta.--sctcnttEic and xuOuachold
ArrunEcIaotatH.
From, The Ne,o FORK Gtaphtc
Tho car Of tho balloon, Tho Daily Graphic"
aa designed by prots. Wiso md Donaldson, IL
supervision Of tho latter, md when completed
will be marvel Of flightnoss, strength, and con-
ventonco: It will necessarily DO combination
e1 earS.3or1 st93s1hoao, "a 5'o,rmtor w9rkaop an Oh
Its apor-and boaidos lta own Weight and and that
Of tho messengers and ballast, will Ga7o to boar
tho strnin Of tho nfe-boat below.
y may 30 described In bricf as to consist, in
twenty-four onds tied In tho supporting RING
abovo. Thcao loops will DO d!stonlod into bole
like shape by throo groat hoops of stout ash. tho
lower Of which, foot in diatotor, will support
ballast This flooring will DO laid Of two layers @
OF narrow ash boards, tho direction of ono layoY
being nt right angles to that OF tho other. This
arrangoment, , is dosfgned to aid in resisting tho
paess1o on lilo no9ps rem tho which will
md q half feet above thls door is another. roBt-
ing on hoop 10 foot in diameter. Thie viii
conslat OF ono layer Of Light pine boards, to 10
removed and tr1wn , out II necessary, but which,
airy toncmont. Detweon thoso two floors and
extending about four feet above tho upper ono,
tho siding will consist OF stout roro network, with
moshes Of about four inches. Outside Of this,
and between It and tho ropoH, thoro will bo .
casing Of stout Canvass or duck, extending how
eVor, only to tho upper floor. About ton foet
nboyo this floor will DO placed tho third listcnd-
ing hoop, ei1 foot in diameter, abovo which the
main ropea will tapor directly to tho ring.
l.. From tho apex to the main floor tho car will
bo covered with duck, tho lower part OF whlcl,
WILL DO cut and arranged to bo rolled up In aop-
nIato pieces. like curtains. Those will bo four
Windows cut in tho canvas siding, to look from
IN case 1t will be noceasary to faslen tic curtains
down. There will also bo an opening through
the top. out Of which a porson may climb or a
rope laddcF into tho ropos above. man-holo
"cellar,"4 whero tho ballast, &C., ia stored From
ring to lower floor tho car will be about sixtoop
feet: The ring will bo huge affar, consisting
81 three different pieces Of laotal, and designed
to stand 81! tests, other OF tension or tar. Aa
tions will DO displayed from tho uppor part Of
tho car.
still moro interesting, por},npp, than do
ecrption Of tho car, is lBt Of tho things to bo
lower apartment Represented In the sketch is a
basket capable of holding h number Of mon, and
designed to be attached to tie ring above. should
1t he found necessary to cut tho largo chr away
shonld DO Thought desirable through diBtruss Of
tho largo balloon from injury, It NAV be- at
tachcd to the small balloon, tho tender aud tito
party thus be given new lease OF life. It will
only to continue tho voyage, tho main balloon
being thus rolieycd Of d portion of It's fixed
weight: In this apartment also will bo placed
the ballast, consisting Of aand in twcnty-tiye-
pound bags, "nd in great part also in casks Of
Tho water ballast will bo especially va1uuble,
because d small str6am may 10 cot flowing at
night, hanged to compenante tho loss Of bnoyant
power Of the balloon. Hero, too, will DO placed
IN abundance various kinds Of provisions, con-
Bistng, largely Of canned food. Axes, hatchotB,
grapp!iug-irona, ropo in coils, and other nccos--
Hary things will 10 slowed away. Torpoloos,
with parachute attachments, will also be pro-
vidod, to DO let fall in tho night. These will 10
got go aa to explode when they strike the water.
Tho direction Of tho flash will indicate tho way
tho balloon Is drifting. As to the furniture Of tho
upper department, tho main feature is tho Wind
cipal Of which will 10 tho management Of tho
small balloon and the raising and lowering Of tho
trail ropo It should bo remembered that tho
bnllooniHtH will be prepared with rope to send
tho small balloon up two thousand .foet aboyo
out wasting ballast. Tho wintlaBa will also be
used for raising or lowering tho boat. a cngo
OF carrior-pigeons, for hnlf-daily or ovon hourly
will bo suspended overhead
Tho scientific outfit will be Of tho completost
kind, consisting OF all tho latost improvements
IN meteorological! Instruments, both for observa-
ton and for safety in managing tho balloon.
Among those for tho lRttor purpose ia m alec-
trio alarm apparatus. Invented by Prof. Donald
son, to be attached to both tho morc,lrial and
tho nncroid barometer. Thus, il tho mercury in
the former should rise to q certain height, by m
tho night to q dangerous noarnesa to the surface
Of the Garth, alarm bolls will ring and tho watcll-