The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-10

the bow. stern, ana slces, auu III 0o"
nection with valves, are 80 arranged
tha. the boat will not only right, but
free herself OF water in thirty seconds,
even were she full to the gunwale.
Fore and aft che is decked over with
alternate strips OF black walnut and
ash plsnkipg. Forward in the bows
lookout house is placed. which is pro-
vided with eight dead lights. Its go
arranged as to make il possible for
iull sized msu to stand almost erect in
il. Extending around the entire boat
and above the decking, 9 slight but
strong bulwark is placed. 1t is three
inches high, of black walnut, and so
arranged as to prevent those on deck
from sliding Of when the boat mounts
q sea. To the water line the boat is
painted fine light green. The body
is q bright gloss white, and under the
gunwale, extending all around the boat
a gold band two inches wide is drawn.
The bulwarks and deck retain their
natural walnut color, but are highly
polished and vanished.
THE RIGGING.
The boat is slooped rugged, its mast
being arranged for stepping just abaIt
of the lookout house in the bows. The
mast has a hoist OF iourteen feet, aud
carries a sprit-sail. There is no jb-
boom or bowsprit, the lutf OF the jib
coming directly down to the head a.
the stsm-post and the jib trims s.x
inches abaft OF the mast. The hole 10
which the mas! steps ls provided with
a brass cap, which can be screwed down
sir-tight, aud duck tarpsulin is pro-
vided, which fits tightly over the cock
pit, where the navigators are 10 Sit aud
which alec forms the entrance to the
little cabin. Six silver plated rowIocke
and au eoual number Of oars furnishing
the means OF rowing when necessary,
and the mast, sails, spirit. and oars, can
all be slowed away in the hold. The
arrangement for detaching the boat
from the balloon if the apparatus
should come down in the ocean. is ad-
mirably simple aud convenient. This
boat will ccntsin an ample supply OF
water and provisions for thirty days
cruise, and full assortment OF lile-
preservers, navigation instruments, and
charts.
THE PAPER CANOE.
The second boat-the paper canoe
Donaldson-was provided, to be used
in case the balloon should get so weak
"A TO be unable to carry sll the party
Iu that case all but one OF the voya-
gers will take 10 the i!c-boat, leaving
the other in the balloon alone. If,
then, the balloon, with its single occu'
pant, should keep loosing power, &c
that it could no longer sustain even hi'
single weight, he would still be able
by means or the little canoe Donaldson
to leave the balloon and make his way
to land. :,
This beautiful little canoe wes mod
elled after what is known as the "Ba
den Powell canoe" 1t is iourteeu ieei
long, and twenty eight inches breadtt
OF beam. The thickness Of the mate
rial is about three-eightbs OF an inch
the interior framing being OF very Ign
and stroag Spanish cedar. Although
the paper shell OF the boat is so thu
! it cannot be stove in by any ordinarl
force. She ls painted very light doil
cate blue, almost a white q gold bead
ing runs around the edge, and all 10
: fittings are nickel plated. The boa
weighs 6S pounds; her tackle about g
much more.
PROVISIONS FOR EVERY EMERGENCY.
This boat ia believed 70 be thorough
! ly sea-worthy, and capable, if necessa
~, OF sailing quite across the Atlantic
In fact, SIZE has already seen som
very genuine sea service in the State
Island, Sandy Hook and Lons Brancl
cruises made by Mr.. Donaldson, and h
reports that she has behaved beautiful
" in every instance. At the dspsrtur
Of the balloon the canoe will be hun
on the outside oil tie car, with its sten
pointing upward among the stsndln
rigging OF the balloon, and thus trebl,
provided against all possible coDtIngen
ciss, the great ship and it's occupant
will bid defiance to the perils OF tn
heavens and the earth and the water
that are under the earth.