The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-01
TIE GREAT PARIS BALLOON.
0OINO UP BY Ods AND COMING DOWN
M THE POUER OF STEAM.
The Hirgest and Strongest GRs BnR ever
Mnde-trow II WINS Worised--A Trn vcner's
Experience OF Floating High In MIA Air.

iAhiN' wv li"-lho RI'"I cup'iNo pui-
loon, which since tho 10Th Of July lnsi hna boon
by far the most conspicuous object in the French
capital. has been cmptied Of its gas and now
lies Nat ON the ground. awaiting shipment b.
England II has been bought 10y an English
man. Mt the price. it is said. OF 10000. and 10y
the terms OF the contract he Is not TO uso ii IN
the way II has boon used all summcr-nnmolt.
for captive ascensions Whit he expects 10 do
with II exoopt exhibit n ma n sbou, cnnno,
VIZ" ~ N''"" 40 " S"n"' ''""..
imugine. Tho transport OF II TO England will
be- no light and Inexpensive Job. " IL too large
., J., TT 4 90, ii,., ,,o ,,i a, iii, ~.
w. W. ''"''' v" wa i",'' ''' '"i wv" ~ vi INV
to he towed on boat down Inc seine. across tho
Channel md mn tho Thames TO London
To,.t s,,,, tt,fs fr,r,c,.. ,lt, ,s ,,,ir,,
! Hi7i saw 'hl7 l"iuchS' E''No US WIS E"iE
I, ,,o. non ci,s, 4, u,c ,.r.,,n1 Ian, IT, a..
~
'"W'r'u "'nIhu inc WINS o' "l' olu lu'ici',M
palace like the dOWc Of some vast cathedral. A
a,ood loci ina, M u ~ roao aiu.lv nj etnuiil,
49,. Nv, ~. -, -, a. .,','
up "hu UP nr'IEihE hit'r II c"nic Whl'h'
even nj that distance appeared 10 hc Of very
e,,sid,,oti. di,c,,siors ,rtii "a sc,,,,od T., Ia.
~ ht,,t ~, a., o,,,,,s ,,,', -, go. 4,
disappear in tho clouds. md emerge again.
800. ,,.,,.t o 49,, ..... ,to ,.,.t. ~ a.
wy '."'" u, '"' W.. po""n W W."
mountains IN switzerland hidden and revealed
! by driving mieis. Thon 1t settled sowy down
30 ~ we - A'' W" '' ' " N "'''
! again assembled
| found fNn seat OF 0nrrntiuns - Dn
! cloa,tre tbo siz, ~ Nodiaor sounro fe,cai IA,
49,, cas"9l ' ,.I'a,, 4, ,,o ~
/ from ti' Ilaco du Currousol, when u inc open
/ -pacc lying between the Louvre and the obi
r. if..,is ,,i,,, h,,r,,t b,. ,i =, ,,,,,,,i.,s Il,
P'" 49, '"' ~
1871 ana mol yet rebuilt. Ihc Government re-
crvpI from the pruuript or of tho balloon 300 OlD
! ortho ms, ot mo ,,r,nnd for tho seos,n pas.
! 'vt "ht u.s. ol tue giounu loi uc sehs1n' ray
/ INK franc ior admission, | passed inside
| Of the balloon and of the mechanism ON
]
/ down. Tic constructors. Horny tihard.
! Inns shown wonderful SKIN mud ingenu.
/ e. contend with; and ~ well sniisii"t wns Of
| y" safety ~ his entire apparatus that took
/ IN" ilr-t opportunity g. make use Of IT, This
! However. WIS not TIL many days Hiterwart
/ Only between thirty and iorty persons were al-
| lowed to 40 ~ att time. and Notwithstanding
| WAYS u hundred or more persons waiting
| their turns. Tho period required for cgch
| be- seen that the latest corners had TO wait not
| lass than IN hour and often longer. Then. owing
1uent sns ,eptibility to IA" cfIect Of he VIVA
asrensions could only 10" made on cHlm days ~
which. unfortunately we have had Of lato but
lew in Parts.
The body " the balloon H. nearly n perfect
| The gas which fillcd It being pure hydrogen
Manufactured on the premises. Instead of tho
| Illuminating l,n- commonly omILoved for TIA.
purpose. tho lifting power far exceeded that
liz. 4 m any balloon heretofore made. And.
In PROPORTION to the bulk of gas en-
CLOSED than in small balloon II couli
he made ~ much heavier rpntDrinl. Hence.
while small balloons hnve to bo made Of
very hghi and nUusv materials. Mr. CIT
ftrd WINS nhle 90 employ sun ~ his own In
vcufisn. H- heavy and strong IA sail cloth II T.
] rlmuDsrd of lnynfA-fr~t ou. IF muslin then
QUO 81 pure indIa rnib"r. ,hon one 81 linen.
then another coating of ruh"r then anolhor
of pll ,l" -urf,,re was vsrnished witi, boilsi
al fatl Ia
zinc Innt; TIE SUN w1s made IN long strips.
uilu W., u'-''l'r ny ssfWihE un,l, MS tiio
fastened on eth ruge rubber. The result WAS
naE 80 nnArlv r1,,iiih that during me @Sy;
a' = ihni iho nHil.on w,s III U.s. II did
no. Ihk u hlN Npprer lhI' cNirni.
l"r iNt lhfi"~. ni ,nuh"hing me oar nnn th'
fr'hii ing cable To- Inc balloon NE usu n not ing
oi T. -, was eur loled, but IA ms case Inc rop.
WI h",l an ln.h m hlnnetrr. hnu instead OF
y.imH nn4.'n ,1s'i.',j Wy n''ene5 oi IN" nS'
which again. - prevent their inlnring The On
Nelnpe Nv their H,mlnh' were COW rri Nlui
''i.r N,'llrIT ill '',l VIZ y rlnk e'",i'
.M.h'a l''l y. "l'l'u,l't i',ih up ".u-l C
WIN - "'"W rpHt' "l "l"v' fourteen lerl ~
u1i'.i'I ih we, llu'','. ,Nuf nThdnt " inr
s 1.''n, 'l,.v ~. WinI - Il ne 1aoic .N
wn- ah0ut No tli.,,.erJ i,,t i.n,r nnJ m rna
"nI N KIN ~. ,e. in di,r,o, ,H 1'''i re.Id
through the vacant spacs in the cen,re Of tho
| w. H., 80 ~, ' nniusrt ." ,b "Wn To- b.
w. ,,.t - nn,tN,,nn "s ''," uii,.",h p a.
indi.ot"d constantly thc onnt,nt If strain man
s''t III W. ,'v,ie ~ h''.'n u nv
s avMIi i w ~, Lu-,r , ~ -. y nuii ,
d.ar i, ana p, t',,'ii ~, ,,, W." ,S h,nt, A.,
Iuv, , ~, ",'u e & NM nmr I'm
in "tn.'''1 ~ Ing , nnr t1ui W.
| Tbnse en,,i,,'as voriiny ono vgsy h.rieI ~,
! iaiioo, I-,,n ,,J ,Dtr y, ,,.rt ~ ,Ly .,,,
! '',n Nv a. , ,'',' ,, Il W. NV W. , ~ ' ., -,
800 ,s.en, ~ ~ az "a "'''' ~ b'N'0''' 40 w
NM nveighis ~ tha scveral marta 81 TIM mn
cbinerv H. I'm If D D i0 no,,1ls ,Scr, th"se
49, - u, ~ ~ SAW p""""'' WIZ
ssln o, We ''''''''''.' ,on.
Anal ,1e,. .''''' ION,
Gar ava 10 ton,
Passengers MINIMUM. tons
hnlla't srappns irous ropes @o..........,.. tom
i"u,"s o' ''D' - bh'
Total ......... - q TIN.
,r, 49, ~, 49,, - -
INC ttNpplng tt2u9 emu ton's mere m. y
uuneu We, ,ltrt ~ luy ntoNlshn malu LOT tn
ho'i'nlAl nreuNlhg ni inc chp": one, mn.
olt1h I'VE rAperishceI Hrronh4ls w'ht ~
Mllh W. nhl'9hh u. ,N'',y as.rl1 i,n a i,u II !
hhl E,I f,tS' tl.S WIZ p,i,lhuI 70 70 u..lhk :, u
nllu ~ VI" w nl',iii w .iNlS.u WIN Vi'I ~ =
aAu,ious ! nv ,ouni llI''nE p.Mot ~ an al' on
nhe'i EnS VIZ. hoN.Ner CIV WHY WIN Nv l,,ilS
; anu me weiEht OF ING nailoon WIN iis apPuI
'rnRtniess, THh2ut tughonlhs the iorti2h ol th
.hn,' ulI'u LING tw"nN 'oms; II WI ue go
,nu w Es''ns' MI" & H un W. '
NJ ou ~ ~ , w. ,
III Wiz l,.'. MI NV 81 u,
M MN, tns NO. wv W. V,', vi s'',y Whs ~
80 ." "a ,'.s,' 49, 70 tI''-' = ~4'r-N