The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-28
a.nnuhnnn,s AERIAL sHIr.
A Description 81 the werhins Apparatus
what the Inventor SAYS he Can do-hsw
the North Pole IL TO be Discovered.


Nom ne Cincinnati Commercial
Work has been commenced on the chip,
and IA confidently expecting that she will be
ready Tor her trial trip in about two weeks. The
skeleton If the ship Is made OF double % wire,
braccd lengthwlse by single o wire. The ship
Itself II eVhtv-hve fe, long niDe feet high and
steamship hull, with the exception that the tore
and ait projections extend about seven feet
from the BODY 81 the snip. The iron shaft runs
length wisc, the pushing Propeller being attach
cd to one end. and the pulling propeller To the
other, w order that tnev can be worked TO the
best advantage, and to allow the ship to turn
around on its own pivot In the air. Underneath
are two dd"ra,Ou fore and one aft tor steering
purposes. on making the ascent the pul linz
propeller will be put In motion. assisted by the
pushng propeller and the rudders, and thus tho
inventor cor hdentlv expects to be able to go
The ship is attached to the balloon bv 1859
ropes, situated at equal distances Az n, In or
der to prcscr''e "a exact balance - poealf 10
The capacitv of the balloon IL 265glg cuDc feet.
Hydrogen IS will he used. and this substance
80 llRi, 'uat ~ caculateu WA, undd , 49,
quarter ounces, thus making the lifting pow
OF the balloon about 1000 pounds: Or nearly
hfteen ton. II ~ not probable that the balloon
Will be Inflated 10 It's full CAPACITY, inasmuch as
the extreme rareiactlOn Of he air at great att
yudes tends to Withdraw the outside pressure
srOm the balloon ana the hydro en- inside, thus
relieved Of outward pressure, Will expand Tho
more READILY and perhaps burst tho balloon. But
estimating the capacity at AN amount less than
that given. the bail, on viii easly have lif ing
power of trn tons. while the weight OF the "p-
paratus, the gas, balloon, netting, ship and M .
chineiy l. but AGO pounds, or two and two
nfths tons.
The balloon Is fas'ened IN the ship In such
manner that II cannot sway 10 aud fro, 40 that
II Is impossible for toe b lloon to get out OF a
porpendicular position. TIE ship has two masts,
fore aud II. which reach up TO the equator Of
tho balloon. On the ton Of each mast q large
wire Gap / fastened to the netting perpendicu-
larry, and the balloon itself IL fastened to the
netting All around Its equator In case OF an ex
piosion the lower part Of the balloon ascends,
Tails into the netting. and half ~ the balloon
form a large parachute. The balloon desc nds
for shot di~tanc" with great rapdtty, when
the air Iresses up underneath, the parachute
spreads out. and the descent IL made more
gradually. The steering apparatus and prorel-
Ter are set IN notion. tie rotary movement COM
mences. and the b iloon goes down IN circle
like an eagle Spi eddiuc It's wing. The hall lOn
~ made Of camhrit muslin. Of " 1ich l.SOD yards
have been used in IL manufacture. and the
length Of the rope used l. nearly twenty one
miles.
The pulling and pushing prorcllcrs are work
ed by crauk-. four uien at eat crank, md work
IN the lower currents about three hundred and
Gity revolutions a minute, Increasing the num-
Der OF revolutions with the increase in height.
Aided by the pulling and pushing power, the
inventor claims thai ho VIII hc cLp1hlc q maxi
Ing the ship stand still In the air oven anv gwen
point Practical use will he made - THIS adj
vantage by taking Photographer alons. for the
purpose II securing Photographic views OF Ger.
tain sections OF the country. From a certain
height III the air he say ne san see the bottom
OF any body u water. NJ matter how deep. The
photOgrai hic views which nc proposes to have
sa.en Will Ue cnIeny useful ~ the opo.r aph =
iCal Corps.
Nj. Schroeder saws that his experience has
proven to him ia I'm the higher atmp~ phcrcs
approaching the Moth Pole. where the lower
currents increase Ia cold the uaper currents in
crease IN warmth. ana he H. therefore confident
that he Is CAPABLE of sailing over tins region. and
finding that Tor which millions have ueen spent
and many valuable lives lost-a passage to the
open Polar sea.
The MS, ascent Will he made in about two