Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-09-03

Iu0 DIOdu OCEAN. ne m3O0 PRELIMINARY
trip from st. Louis, taking with him three
or four prominent citizens Of that place,
and from that fated day to the present
time no tidings have been received from
the balloon or the daring eronauts, not even
rope or strip Of silk having been found to
tell the tale. An opinion has been given
that the balloon, which was filed with by
drogen gas is still wandering through space
with it's freight Of dead men.
THE MINNEAPOLIS SENSATION.
In casting about for supreme attraction
for the great Minneapolis fair beginning
decided upon securing the first ascension
and long voyage Of the monster air-ship
which is to cross the ocean, under the
learned direction Of Prof. Samuel A. King,
the greatest and most successful @ronaut
now living. The papers east and west have
been teeming with preliminary articles on
the thrilling voyage, and from mere
theory and dream it has become reality
The first voyag in the air ship will take
place Wednesday, September z, the balloon
leaving the Minneapolis fair grounds at
o'clock p. M, bound for New York. If the
voyage is made safely Prof. King will
start from New York for London
at the height of the September
trade winds. As the great enterprise is to
/. have birth in Minneapolis the Tribune on
July made application, through one of it's
city staff, for passage to New York. and on
yesterday the following interesting letter
and grant Of the application was received:
LETTER FROM PROF. KING.
3 PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-CHAR1Es
M. FAYE, EsQ.-De0r Sir: Your favor of
the 9th instant came to hand in due season
but have found it impossible to answer
sooner. My whole time is occupied in
preparing for the grand voyage from Min
neapolis in September. am making an
air ship Of unusually large proportions,
and new principles are involved in it's con-
struction SO that, though have plenty of
help my own attention must be constantly
given to it, You would like to know some-
thing of the ideas which govern me in the
proposed grand continental voyage, and I
will give them. DR.. WinsAip-the famous
strong man once said to me, @Hit pos
sible for human being to fly with the aid
of artificial wings, I am prepared better
than any one else to accomplish the feat"
and though he never made the attempt to,
fly, the strength left no doubt Of the cor
rectness of his assertion.
Now, it is asserted by some that bal
loon is but a useless toy, fit only for the
amusement of the crowd. object to this!
I object to the notion that because the
@rial globe cannot be governed like rail-
road car or steamboat and made to carry
its freight from one given point to another,
that, therefore, itshould be considered as
good fer nothing. It is true the nrona at
must be content to float upon the cloud
pillows, drifting whithersoever the wind
isteth; but, what of that? Instead Of
being an objection, it has just this advan-
tage that no other known method can &C.
complish the same thing. That the balloon
has its own particular province with regard
to scientific research there can be no doubt
and in this it is most valuable-it cannot
be, made to lie regarding the course of the
wind waiting it ore earth or sea, and it is
the study of these currents Of air, high and
low, that is SO all important to meter logy.
All great efforts require preparation. I
believe if it is possible for any one to dem
onstrate the truth of the New York Heralds
theory of ocean storm currents, by crossing
in them from America to Europe. am
that one, yet feel the need of such expe-
voyage over land which shall partake of
many features Of the ocean voyage itself.
Icount upon the coming one (from Mime
apolis to New York; to be the most extlaor-
binary Of air voyaging, and I hope thereby
to demonstrate the entire Feasibility of the
other across the Atlantic. as s
Col w. s. King has promised to enable me
to'inf1ate at immense expense by hydrogen
gas SO that with the enormous serostadt I
shall be able to leave terra trina with the
greatest number Of persons and the largest
quantity Of ballast that ever assembled into
the air. This, at the start, for after the
first day my company will be reduced to q
minimum; all parties ascending with me
must bear this in mind and accept cordially
such rules as may find necessary to
adopt. E5f ss s.nsq3
Col. King has VIZ itten me recommending
You very highly, 50 TAKE It for granted.
with what you say yourself, that you 1cill
ascend NTH me. shall be pleased to hear
further from you, and win endeavor to
answer! any inquiries you may wish to
make. Yours truly.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED NILES rHRoUGH
.s9..: ,;,ss3.s "a AIR. 3s
E'ts That Prof. King viii be able to complete
his journey successfully and safely there
can be no reasonable doubt under ordinary
circumstances. To be sure, 70 per cent.
Of the balloons leaving the earth are wreck
ed or never heard from again, but with the
approved apparatus now building it is be-
ieved the chances are reduced to an even
per cent for and against safeIlanding. To
no more learned, practical and brave
gentleman could the great task be commit
ted than to Prof. King. He has made
more than 26O ascensions safely, and this
great feat Of going from Minneapolis to
New York and thence across the Atlantic IL
to be the cap-sheaf Of famed achievement.
The party going up with Prof. King will
consist OF I'VE persons, all newspaper men,
from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chi
cage and Minneapolis. The Tribune send