St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
ST. Sohnsburn Galrdunian.
Il. ,"nn-nury. VI. rri.ra,. Aug. Il 1879.
The New Aerostat.

resident of Baltimore. The machine Up
pears to Ice attracting considerable at
trutioIl and the inventor IL very conf
dent that he has solved the problem of
controlling Il balloons motion in the
all. There are those. however, who.
not devoid of faith III the ultimate so
lution of the problem of how To travel .
through the air. see more than one /
element "t failure in this new Invention.
The following detailed description of
Mr.. Schlurorr'S air ship. quoted from
the New York Tribute. will he read
with interest:
The machine i in the form of il life .
boat. supported 10y Il balloon. and pro
Icllcd aud -trcrcd in the desired dlIec- /
tI"u 10y apparatus like that in Use III
MAJ In,. Vessels. The boat l. ~ feet III
length 10y about 10 feet i'll breadth of
beam. Its ribs are ot thrcc-qualtcr
inch vine. and each l. capable al bear
inm Il strain of 100 pounds. over the
" ire Framework attached to the ribs l.
stretched canvas boiled IN OIL. 81 as /"
Ice impcINiuu- to both water and an. In
each end at the boat l. Il steel rod oI
mast - feet high. which l. securely
bI.tcrd hN STAYS from every part OF the
vessel. Each mast terminates above III
a -tioIg cap of wire fIancW"Ik. which
,nciIrlc> AT either end the point oi the
,.,.n-~halcd balloon. which is thus al
VANS carried along with the Vessel.
never dragging behind "I sNaNln% from
IT. p,i~ltIuu, no matter how hlgh III"
iht, ct speed may hr. Around til" mid-
die at the balloon pas>c> i strong glidlr.
attached /" the balloon AT points only
two feet apart. From tins descend tue
numerous cIrrNn ropes which support
ih,. car. The strength "i tiI' balloon l.
insured 10y n. aggregate nf - miles "l
netting. capable oi hcdrll" Il strain "I
!!5.UuO pounds. With this arrangement.
If tine balloon should burst which. II l.
claimcd i hc\"ud TIA" limit 81 pl"h-
ability the firm SiI'ilc. >c"uI"d 1T the
cnd- L. h,. mast ads. would only allow
ihr hnltum at the balloon I" Heat up.
forming an immense parachute. Tin"
huu,unr, Of which would caII>c Il SLOW
descent in Il spiral dnrrtl"n.
/ hr wIrai obstacle tu success III aerial
lu,uInoIIon h,I,ioiuic has been the 10
lItuI. Tendency al thc balloon, which.
- Ion" ~ one motor WIS employed.
al, an iu~upcluhi, difficulty. Ihc
acrnnat could not steer against tins
rotation. l5ul II nrcHIr.d /" Mr.. >Chi"c-
dDI that if pIopul~Iuu could hc effected
both before and hrhiul. 10y uHr power
pushing and another pulling. the r"la-
IIon would 1T got rId of, amt then Guld-
aucc would hr Il comparatively easy
matter. To accomplish tins ne has pat
at each end of the boat u propeller al
two blades 50 that hl placing them
huriIunIalll hr can settle his boat that
upon lac .loumd each blade construct
at of 81 ne and canvas. and H. feet long
hl l. feet broad. These pr"priici>.
when working together. act toe one /"
pull and the other to push the >htl
forward. They will he able to make
oven FOO revolutions pei minute.
At each cnd of the ship i Il large
ruddrI. and these when worked tn.rth-
Il stand at angles opposite !" rtrii
other. 81 that they act At both ends
tuIulu. the stem one WAY ami :h,. cow
the other. ~ tins machinery Is di~-
connected. the pr"prli,-r> can both W"rh
IN one direction. ct in opposite dIIcr-
tiuuS. and HS they are reversible. head
way can he made equality we'll IN either
direction. Eat tins - not ali. elm ca;l
side al the boat l. fastened hN hinges Il
wing. - feet long 10y - Vide in mont
and ten feet wide bchinr. which i con.
cave oiI the inner SUI face. 1t Is set Il
an angle dccl iing slightly toward the
front. and Flaps up and down al Ih'
rate under full speed of 100 on Ia
>lrnkr> Il minute. II works on the prin
riplr 81 the birds Wing. catching til,
air in the hollow hcucalh in the down
ward >rrukr: the upW ard pressure tend
To lift the machine. hut a. the win" l.
slightly inclined i"iw.rd. the resultant
at this pIc>sIn" ui'u. the angle of III
ciInatIuu l. Il tr,idcHcS Ia push forward
which i no lilIlc help To the propcll,I>
IhiS apparatus. 10y being carefully leg
ulIlcd 80 ~ to create Il balance hrtW"cl
the force of the wind and its resistance
Will also enable tn, ar->hip to stan,
still. which would make ii very NalU
.,hl, IT. i means at military oh>cI walton
The machinery will nc operated 10y
NcIS light. >tIuns hydraulic engine u
about eight horse power. To hc bull
especially for the purpose. The balloon
will hold about -O.WID cubic feet of .a>
and still allow all needed room for cX
pau>iou but to provide against il pos
.>Ihir lack OF gas, Il gas generator -
Large capacity will lac kept nm board t,
keep up Il constant supply. Ia EAST q
Il leak. little balloons. >mcHird will
hIrdlimc. viii Ice sent up inside tn
great globe. which. being sucked int,
the leak and sticking there. will stop /
completely. Only such Il hight Ia ~
measured by the barometer will il h
attempted to reach a> will carry TIN
arroulutS above hurricanes and thIndc
~ioIu>. IN Il still ait IT l. claimed tina
Il speed OF fully ~ miles an hour can Ia
obtained. while Il far greater Nclncit,
can he reached with Il favorable wind
The whole air-vrsSel will weigh 2-OI
pounds. and freight to the aHIounl u
I9.OOO pounds can he carried under 81
binary CONDITIONS.
Immediately after Nh. SchrordrI'> ~
turn to Baltimore the contract will h
let 10y linn and Gro. W. Gail of The tiII
of Gail \ An 81 Baltimore. his partner
and 1t i expected that the vessel vii
hr ready hl August -. AT the cost a
=.I'ou To- SGUO0. The inventor will e
iir>r I" Washington. and thence in tuI1
To New York. Philadelphia and Balti
more. when, if hr has had the success
at which he i now confident, hc vii
make proposals t" the Government /
cary mails to Europe.
Wall Paper Journalism.
According I" the Minneapolis New,
>"mrb"dN in that civ has II copy of til
'DIIll citizen. Il paper Published a
kiyh~huIu at Il time " hen Grant wi