Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-08-20

The distinguishes ArfniiAl ~
King. asannoureela week 3 iv0 since Y
intend. 10 make an distressing lad impor-
tan, bailoon vOyaga from Buffalo. y. y
about the irss of Heai moaih- For 'his
rarrc.s he 4. baIiting large balloon
which he has ehrisicned The Buffalo 10
esmpliment to the citizens Of that city
who have generously aided him in bis en-
ierprise. The vort Of epns'roei'oH Is Al
ready well udcapr.-i 1ul the projected
voyage begin. "a excite much comment
Its Mr. Kur'. rr.rr-a 70 make the
Longest orariai,l soy - Is circumstance
favor. ever y,i accomplished. Ii is no
part Of hi, plan to 90 oui Over the ocean
or to ezplOlo the polar regions, bat ex-
meets to be able to tell something about
the "uPper earronts" when he comes
down. Ia fact. the voyage is undertaken
wholly in the interest of science, and IN
view of the extraordinary degree Of at
,ention now bciug drawn to the subject Of
metOorOlogy, the results Will be regarded
as Of much more than ordinary importance.
Mr.. King believes that the balloon can be
made Of great service to the scientific
world in investigating the mysteries of the
air above us, and il Is worthy Of note that
the first regular series of meteorogleal OBJ
seryalons ever made in connection with
a balloon ascension in this country was
carried out under As direction Already
the scientists of France and England
have awaited themselves Of this means Of
investigation, and many important facts
have been CLEANED from points Of obser-
walton by no other means aiiaiuable.
Among other things, the promised voyage
ought to determine something in regard
to the supposed westerly current abcnt
which there is so much discussion at the
present time. The enterprise is certainly
in good hands, for Dir. King possesses skill
and thorough knowledge Of his profession,
the result Of over twenty years practical
experience. .a..
The Buffalo papers contain descriptions
Of the new balloon. About fourteen hun
drcd yards Of the strongest kind Of cotton
cloth are required in Its construction, and
eight or ten sewing machines 81" eul@oy.
ed in sewing the different parts together.
The work il Of the most substantial char
acter. The breadths Of cloth are scanned
in rev and improved way, and extra
stitching is added TO ensure great strength.
The length Of each seam from the meek
to the "valve" is ninety-ive feet, and
there are sixty Of these seams. There
arc also twenty-four stays passing hori.
zontally around the balloon. The balloon
will present when inflated the form of q
sphere, with The exception of the clonga-
ton at the neck 1t will be about one
hundred and seycnty-slx feet in circum.
ference, about eighty-two feet in hight,
and at the top there will be valve TWEEN
ty.fve inches in diameter, capable of dis.
charging one thousand cubic feet Of gas
per minute. There will also be "col
lupsing cord" and Mr.. King will carry,
as he has carried on his aerial excursions
for years, a "trailing rope. which is Of
ten of great service in landing, and alsC
in crossing forests. The balloon will con.
tain ninety thousand cubic feet Of gas, and
have supporting capacity Of about three
thousand six hundred pounds when car,
burotted hydrogen, or common street gas
is used. Although the car would accom-
odato fourteen persons. it is probable that
only half dozen persons will make the
ascent, Mr.. King has Invited Genera
Myers, the Chief Signal Officer, TO seuC
an observer.