Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-11-24
THE NEW FLYING MACHINE.

lNo. ~ west thirty first street, to
have his newly invented flying ma
Chine thoroughly investigated by sci
lentlic men, as stated in the World of
yesterday, has in measure been graf
flied, and not without profit to the in
ventor. Yesterday afternoon several
scientific men assembled in his apart
ment and were convinced that man is
mot SO immeasurably behind the cat
bird as has been all along supposed.
A scientific prestige having been Civ
en- to the machine, readers of the World
will doubtless take an interest in it's
construction. For lack of funds the
construction is at present very crude
Mr.. Lewis, in fact, has yet created but
the germ of the winged locomotive,
upon which, if pecuniarily assisted,
he expects at no very distant date to
go to Philadelphia in the space of ten
minutes, clock time. The flying en-
CINE yesterday exhibited may be des-
cribed as follows: A hugh watch
spring weighing several pounds is
connected with All upright shaft, up
on which are arranged-one at the
top and one halfway up-two propell-
er wheels, the fangcs of which are
made Of stiff paper, and are of pc
culiar shape, in which shape, by the
way, is said to lie the secret Of the
aerial locomotion. Upon the springs
being wound up the propellers are set
in rapid motion, and instantly the APP
paratus leaves terra Jama and scars in
the twinkling of an eye to the ceiling.
To raise 100 pounds Mr.. Lewis esti-
mates that it will be necessary for
the "aerial planes" Gin other words,
the fanges of the propeller wheels)
to cover twenty square feet of air,
which, as the propelIers can be ar
ranged one belong another on the same
mast he claims is entirely practicable.
Claiming that the same law by
which he raises four pounds, by steel
watch-springs, will navigate an aerial
steamer as big as any of the White
Star ships, he talks enthusiastically
about the ship he hopes soon to con-
struct. The keel will be in the shape
of very obtuse angle, the longer
side of which will have several maSts,
each mast containing a number of pro-
pellers, whose work will be simply to
lift. At the extremity Of the shorter
side will be a large propeller at
right angles to the keel, whose work
will be to push. All these propellers
will be attached to a universal joint
and worked by powerful steam en-
CINE, which will be in car suspended
from the long portion of the keel. The
engine started, at once double mo-
ton will be given to the boat and it
will be lifted and pushed forward sim
ultaneously. The desired attitude be-
ing reached (Which will be regulated
by the distance to be travelled), all
the masts will be by lever canted
forward to an angle, which will ena
BILE their several propeller wheels to
push or pull like the one at the stern.
The rudder of the craft will be at the
bow, and Mr. Lewis claims she will be
as easily managed as any ocean steam
CIR. In making journey of one hun
dred miles it will be necessary to rise to
the height of one mile, and then, ypar-
TALLY shutting off steam, the ship will
descend upon an inclined plane at any
speed desired. Mr.. Lewis is Of the
opinion that by wearing certain COW
ering for the back portion of the head
man need experience no inconven-
fence from travelling at the rate oftwo