The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07
THE PKRILS or AERLfL TRArEL.
The E,entmi Voyage aud SAFE Descent of tue
Pilot or the Flying Machine.

The many Thousand persons who saw the
ascension of the lying machine from the Com
inun on Thursday murning admired the cool
mess Oi the operator. Mark Quiuan, in making
Tho attempt ~ the strong wind.
The word let 70 ~ was given five minutes be-
forr ninr O'Clock ami the machine suddenly
shn upward Ia a height of 1000 feet instead II
ascending gradually and smoothly Hs WAS the
inleution. In attempting 10 work the cranks
lN meals oi which the ians are put In motion,
Quinlnn found To- his horror that something
was binding the gearing, and that the machine
cry would not work. Tho balloon. being in
Hated with hydrogen gas, which has q greater
expansive power than the ordinary illuminate
INK Has that u generally used la hallOonlng. bee
came of greater susceptibility 10 tho influence
Of the rarencd atmosphere nj such n great clr-
Walton, expanded rapidly and began to crack.
anu thr hnnds surrounding the vulcaniacd rub
Der cylinder or balloon began 10 snap.
Tho situation Of the neronaut WAS now one u
extreme dnnerr. lie must do something. and
IN motion 60 descend into lower n,mosp here
or accomplish the same result by umOre hazard
1ns rNpedi.nt OF cutting hole in the balloon
lie resolved that nothing but the dircst ncces-
sity would tempt him to resort TO the latter
method ui rrgaining terra frma. lie deter
other cXpodicnts had failed. aud taking n piece
of hemp"n cord he wound II around his left
ankle, ana then removing his foot from the stir
rnp he fastened II securely to one oi the brass
pipes Of which the frame OF the machine is con-
Having fastened his left wrist In the same
way TO IN" frHmo ~ the machine. Mr.. Quinlan
got out Of his saddle and let himself down I'M
der the machine. Having discovered the cause
olthodlll nifty t. be n lOOsen"dscreN- the head #
wll'n projecting out came in contact with one
81 the small gear wheels he took out his lack
knife. and using the point Of a blade rs a screw
driver, he turned tn" screw hnck into lis place
and fastened II securely. He then regained his
sent and found that the fan would work and
That under the influence Of a reverse motion 10
the central or horizontal fan. he was descend
ing. lie madc his first landing M Farnums-
N!liH near Grafton. nj twenty minutes after 10
o'clock. having midethe forty-four miles in one
y
After luncheon and a rest he made another
ascent, with the hope that he might reach Bus-
ton IN time To- make Two other exhibitions. IA
advertised. The machine this time worked
well; but after he had got wellIp he found that
tho lower current ~ wind was blowing in the
same direction from which he had come. and
IN order 10 rectlfy this. he started for the high
or current and found that IL was blowing
toward Boston; but yet he WIS a great way
from the city. and with everything in his IA
Vor il was yet another thing 10 make the de-
sired point Contrary winds proved too much
Tor his courage and skill and after learning
that the wind was increasing and that the lower
current had not changed at nll sinco he started.
ne concluded IL best to land in the most avail
nbl" plnrc and did SO without much trouble.
this lime al Dover. and about an hour after he
lett Faraumsylle He concluded to start for
Boston 10y rail. which he did. rrnrhng here
about c., md bringing his machine with him,
which WAS found 10 be in good condition. and
Which, he Bays. worked perfectly ait, he fixed
il securely.