, 1881-08-20

serve thas 6uoyancy Is eainea it ti.v o1,e
reason for comparatively short xoyaRcs
IL s"%s 5 s r1 ss + % my 1if'Sr"fs i'n +, ts tS st his
cr,t shore Ut thu De!nw,sru buy WIS n pretty
yoyaHe to make, Iu& Il !,ad to stop tilerc, for
w. oceG,a 1ea T. ,s wMs iust ncyol. Esnn Nsw
e1ess T. the Y it is 4" I s. Gswreiee NJ aIn aft6ok T
somewhat Ut tic majestic, but we tas.rd suit
wore not then prepared for, tito trip to
roiniad me i'ow very limited my oilorts i,avs3
tEtleil q voyage, Therefore, prGpose nlak-
lnE \ haioon q II niitartl: proeectl 70 reasnll-
gloiN with Tic pllrest hytt1oHa1,, regardless
1T cost, and BET my sails for the East. Any
experience may make must count for the
oblsct have ~ yiew, reaching tlleseacoast
remarked bcforg; nevertheless, II need be no
matter Ut surprise to sulIe inhabitants Of
New York, New Jersey. hintnc, or Canada it
ssseber sss sG S Mf' sesas If sSs s st t,'9G ts Gisaa Il
Northwest. Ind come to nt,cllurin tho night,
having nla,lc tic most remarkable air voyage
Tho nboye extracts from q hastily written
letter furnish the slrlf: Of Prof. Kings tdens
OIL tho subject. tfs shares with Ill! other
acronansa deep dtstrnst gf inrgo areas uf
water which, by suddenly loWcr1Mg, the
and uttmct Il toward tho eartt,. X fow tlnys
ngn Prof. ClMrles II. GrtMsy postponed n
baloon yoynKo fron, tho eity OF ,loronto
aee aes0'9 ot e;rImloy III III Gowa'i's M air sH}p
irun Mortrcai.. tho ucrtftl correspondent
nnticctl thnt the balloon dcscc'!ted 'n9rc tIIan
ress 'sq nd !eft II vsfs 5 @ tesa ts II d % ss
power merely niI approaching tho faniasEa
Klver. Il y expected tllat tho !ntluencec of
rivers Will ha very grrat upon tHc Scptainbcr
@ 10 suc d III sxteit M CIV; ~ Will tic Sortl!Westera M
hikes. 1t il urged l!y AerOnnHts that voyage
,scrtIss stlc!i continuous, stretctI Of water
,s the Attu!'ttg would NIT detertorate the
alternating eiteets of rivers r!lttlsn9 closely
together. IfsIdes this, tic effect Of MOUNT
,attly and other terrestrial 0bstFuctInns which
Erpject themselves tnto tl.e Mlr anI dsviata
! tlin direction Atiu temperature Of atr currents
wilt ba. iappily a!,seIlt, IN t]le. OCEAN trip.
where tlle surfuce y level and the currents
| nrc only influenced hy laid nrctxcg. tho Gulf
strsn y rre.t 5 rssf axts ferefs sss wst WIZ s s'nG @
body Ut the atmosphere ut u mean altitude Of
Tlc Impending overland voyage will take
RasS 4"ns h't @ te 81 III aSnsF aasR s
tlral aid Mechanical Association ln Mime.
tho COURSE Of tue balloon catl l,u made ut
present, ~ IT. patn wllt deRgnd .nl'9, nno,n
tons of which ttieru nlny nut now hg the
slightest Indication. NEVERTHELESS, tho ayer-
AgN COURSE Of balloons which lasp stuEtud In
aigh lutltudes iil t'lts country l.as been near
| " thirty, gconiutrtc degrees sontli Ut due
east, TlIis would carry Kings bnlloon ia
thu occan at q i,0lnt IN the vicinity Of CNpa
lintteras, but. as tho Professor says, ulera
WherU .s0l!tl, of tho province of Quebec.
| Theirs is little ttouut tint 1t will hnye
| tU pAss over tho cxtromg southern portion OF
9ss MslGs 5s sir It 1s Es s RS9iis i @ ost an
sents, rs thcrg EXISTS towartl tic full Of the
yenr IN unreliable condition In tho wind,
Mr aar er nv !so S Wiiso,t @ war's % L si,y tirst st
purii Is tldcd ovor safcly tho ljalloon viii not
60 likely 10 att,rOslcll within less t'sun fifty or
scye,ty-tlvo nlfl.a OF Lake. Eric.
rope Is the aai!i III rslIs;co ii II T Traf K,ns ii
nuplcasai.ly, i Will be eo!,lIlatlyfly 4; easy
tlously. II circumstances should ar!so
i. NJ iayt res,.t, the ;'cslp rops :
or collapso valve. ,r!ais cniislsts ni r9po
by i,l,u Vigorous jerk tlo whole -st.te Ut the
BALLOON l',ay be torn onet,. Il tho wind
Should full to convert Tic Dall00n into
nS w s1 nGtldS Sn, he tS
HeAln fAccs the wind ilef0Tc pulling the rope,
Wien tho wtl!l ll,ws IL aud, linking uae place
OF tle Gscnped gus: allows the yUssel ~ de-
sss ct 70 " as aF rdt Kiag s Il s wses s's
to. stop his voyage almost instantly II tho
dangers uro too great :.
Tlo present trip would prnbably have had
It's startling placa on tla raclile cgast We're i
mt fur tim fHaIi fNCk t1tHt tllH