Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-12
The B~aItiuorean Air Ship.
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Frederick F. Schroeder. who Is CON-
structing q steerabls air ship. as pre-
viously announced. In which he designs
crossing the Atlantic. Is making rapid
progress With the work. The balloon
part will have a capacity for l35. 600
cubic feet OF gus, and q lifting power OF
IL, 1000 pounds. inclusive OF Its W
weight. II will have one pulling and
one pushing propeller. front and rear.
making. according TO the current that
the ship IL In, GOO to 1900 revolutions
per minute. The higher the current
the greater the revolutions. and vico
vcrsa. The propellers work independ.
entity, 30 that the mronaut a turn the
boat around upon It's own pivot, and
setting the ship against tho current OF
the air by just giving the propeller so
much Of revolution ns 10 overcome the
20 wer Of the current. which II is ex-
psctod will cause tho ship to remain
still In the air over any given point.
Mr. Schroeder stated yesterday that with
| Photographic intruments he can take
viows Of any portion OF the country or
the coast.
lie believed that from a certain he'ght
he can zoe tho bottom Of every river,
lake, and ocean through his instru-
mcnts, and DO able TO take Photographic
| views Of them. David Bachrach, pho.
tographcr Of this city. will assist Schrse-
| der In these scientific observations and
will travel with him. Mr.. Schroeder,
continuing. said: Tho way I intend TO
prepare my balloon, 1t will be perfectly
alright, and will, therefore. remain In
the air any length Of time. I can make
the longest Of trips, assisted by my mo.
two power. and tho gas apparatus will
aid a supply OF gas TO the balloon as
required. Moving in the higher eur.
rents toward the north, the upper ut.
nosphero becomes warmer and the low
or atmosphere colder, so that there IL
nothing to prevent mo from crossing
the North Pole In n higher atmosphere,
where it Is quito warm. to find out or
solve n scientific problem for which mil
lious have been expended" Mr.. Schroe-
der showed by the large drawing OF dif-
ferent sections OF tho balloon q mast,
which would be placed in 1t from the
boat 10 the center. braced With steel
shafts, which will DO attached to the
center OF the balloon by wire cans. The
outside OF the central portion Of the
balloon will also be secured by q hempen
belt, three inches thick and 2is feet In
circumference.
By this arrangement, should the bal.
loon collapse. the @ronaut would still
Be protected below, and by tho aid OF
his steering apparatus, slowly descend
In safety. In three weeks from yester-
day Thursday, the contract for work
upon the several sections Of the balloon
expires. and when completed the first
exhibition will DO given upon the Hip
| podrome lot, corner OF Boundary and
Madison venues. Tho Schroeder Air
Ship Company was incorporated upon
| the Sth Of last month.
The company has q cash capital Of
So, 900, and has issued COO shares at So
each, 900 OF which have already been
taken.
The first trip Of tho nir.ship will DO
from Baltimore to New York. and not
to Washington. rs previously intended.
Tho balloon will DO exhibited in New
York and other cities Of the Union, and
the trip across the Atlantic will not DO
taken until the spring Of 1870. Much
interest Is manifested In Europe at tho
resnlt of tho exnerimcnt.