New-York tribune., 1878-07-25
MR.. SCHR0EDfRS 4IR-SHIP.

THE INVENTOR PROPOSES 10 CROSS THE OCEAN
AND AFIERwAED To ORGANIZE AN AIL-srEAMER
COMPANY.
81 am not an enthusiast, but n practical
man." said Professor I. " Schroeder, the aerial nnyga
tor who building ar-ship m This city with which to
journey to Europe in ioriy-igt hours, as he sat on
one Of the benches in stuyycsaHt Park ycster-
,Iay, with drawings Of MS inventions spread
out on his knees nor am mere
adycnturcr but the son Of dstin sushcd nohicman oi
Hanover colonel in the PrussIan Army, aud / have
Just "a good home man can want Some Of the
papers have been trying 10 make mc cut crazy ad-
yenturer and two years ago when was trying my
pertinent, the Baltimore papers rduculed me as luna
c but after Of my inventions lad been adopted in
France they wanted to lay claim to thom as Of Amcri
can origin"
81 am 50 firmly convinced" continued Mr. Schroeder
"Of the practirabty going to Europe on current
of air that will risk life in the trial Why, have
received dozens % letters from all parts OF the world
from persons begging to be allowed to 20 with me.
Among others the most celebrated arrouaut Europe.
CHRISTOPHER Collier, Of Brussels, has asked me, bat
shall take only two besides myself / have
no fear Of accidents, for the material
Of the balloon or gas receiver is to be wonderfully
strong closer knit tnan sH5-hare is some OF it,
and be exhibited white fabric Of stout texture. "They
call il bltstc' and it cannot be procured in Europe.
If the should explode therc above The balloon
Il piece of canvas arranged as TO act as parachute
TO let me down slowly With the same arrangement,
when balloon burst with me once IN BsazI, |
came down slowly that l took ont my
pistol ana fired holes into the canvas IN order
to hurry. The published dc-cript.on Of my balloon
IA faatast.cal and incorrect. Tho distance
between the car ana balloon j. instead or 20 feet,
the length 96 feet II i - feet IN diameter with a
caparlfy of 600 cubic feet OF gas the iug power
the gas being ounce 10 tho square foot have made
upward 400 asc"nsions ana never met with an acci-
dent Heretofore have worked the machinery by hand.
On ocean "Trip snail baYc au cecrlc engine On All
my trips across the ocean before this would let up
from the steamers deck small balloons, which /
air and carried east higher mp they would b, caught
by contrary gust Or WIND ana Wmrlcd west, Wmc1
ron RON We. - TH1' hn at m The IoV,rI cUITrui and
wird, but II necessary by using TIE wings ot nv ma
chine. can mount to favorable current dnI continue
"In NO or three weeks my ship will he finished con-
| tnucd Mr. schroeder. ShHil be nyihs around over
my balloon 10 the scycrest test before start on my
voyage. sLail pay visit t. Washington ana LET
turning, shall 90 10 various places u the Eastern
States. and t.cn, about september, / wall cross
q company to build twenty or thirty, Of
my ships, % that can have two ships lea'-
ing New.IOIk every day and two coming in, carry
ins inc mail between this country aud Europe Iney
viii bc regular aiI-seamers, ANA are destined 10 SUI
Improvement needed and That French professor whose
name not mention, promises to procure me soon.
lie tells that be has discovered OnrAposye gas,
aud one lhat possesses ce iIhta 'ir Il.lus '"'i o
hydrUgeu-gas IL tHiS then "" can MAKE balloons,
some persons Montreal VII Dg 10 NJ 10 Om them
in ashp ascension; IN are loS 10 tElnk mat ait"r
spending $1,000 on my balloon "Oud JON Them. am
very web projected % patents ON my Inventions, Dut
RItcue,l, up IN Massachusetts, has Iuirnged ON my
ilr schroeder has pleasant couucnancr. and Is tail,
with blue eyes dark curing EUr, ana dark mOustache.
He will be- furty ytara old on SUNDAY hoN ana ne re-
marked that hr Wuhd ia' To maAe ms SURF men, Us II
would be "a glorious celebration OF Ms bHlhuiy.