The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-06
SAILING THROUGH THE AIR.
The Latest Erial Navigator Will
Great Expectations.
a RaiIorn that VIII Float safe
- HkeEardiess ofCurreut--
Inventor ~ lao Proposes ~
Dtstover the North l'oie
by Aid Of Gas.

setting forth his plans for an air
ship To those who may be dispos-
ed to greet his scheme as UtOpian.
he answers by the questions: "What
was the steam engine before its prac
teal realization 2 Utopian. The
railroad Utopian. The telegraph
Utopian. All Of them were Utopi-
an.
He thinks the idea he proposes
deserves at least to be tested, and an
ticipating the objection Of the ex-
pense Of such test. reciles the ben
e6ts success would give. Among
the results Of successful er.al navi-
CATION, he says, would be the devel-
opment Of manufactures, Ct com
merce, OF science, Of the arts, Ofciv-
ilization, over the earth. As an ex-
ample, he cites the progress follow
ing the invention OF steamboats, and
railroads What would the United
States be without those inventions 2
be asks. To them, he says, Ibis
country owes its wealth, its power
and its great vitality as much as 10 the
enterprising character Of It's people
He believes that aerial navigation in
the shape proposed by himself is
destined to replace all Other methods
Of transporting both passengers and
merchandise over long distances.
Merchandise, be claims, can be .plac
ed In his erial cars on the spot in
which it is manufactured and trans
ported TO the farthest regions Of the
earth. All cities and towns will then
become seaports.
Hdal navigation will TINS become
the necessary complement to our
ocean highways and railroads. II
will contribute to the material we'll
being Of the people by the abundance
and variety ofthe products of indus
try and Of the soil it will bring Ia
every door. 1t will also en.0re the
Organization Of unpeoplsd regions
which are new deprived OF means oil
approach II will facilitate the
spread OF intelligence blythe tncreas
ed communication it will bring about
! among all nations. By it Journeys
} can be made in less time, ct reduced
| expense, ard without the fatigues to
} which travellers are now obliged t.
} submit. The unknown regions Of
Africa aud Australia, as we'll as tn,
, poles. can be explored with ease
D Asia, and especially India, Chin'
z and Japan, can no placed in rapid
= communication Europe and Americ,
by regular lines Of air ships. II
I warfare, AERIAL navigation will oper
t communication with places beselgeC
5 BY the enemy, and they can h. p~o.
g vided with food, men and anu ION
of war Capitulations, such - thos
of Paris and of Metz, ntetno longe
D be feared.
{ In the presence Of such great an,
r numerous advantages, says NJ. Fiess
& % man who calls himself the SINGER
friend of progress is at liberty to re
J., main Indifferent while such an impoI
/, tant question awaits solution III
e every ones duty to encourage, q
/ much as lie in their power, the labo
# and tests tending to bring erial nav
s CATION into the domain Of realization
s After thus sketehlng the promise
e benefits to accrue from sueeessfl
O Grial navigation, NJ Fiess proceed
e. to tell how, in his opinion, it ma I
accomplished.
The following is a description ,
the principal features of the propos
ell air ship, or balloon: 1t is to
composed Of a cylindrical balloo
II with conical ends. so formed that Il
D. lower portion can be divided froi
+ the upper, thus practically formin
Ie two balloons. The UPPER chamb,
3 is to be filed With hydrogen, viii
IT the lower one will only contain al
Is The car is to be made Of osier worI
N and will hang twenty meters belo
le the balloon. 1t IS TO be rooted
le and covered with wRterpl oof mater
+ al for the purpose of preserving Il
lie passengers from rain aud dampnes
Is Light and air will be admitted throup
Is windows in the side. 1t will be d
d vided into compartments, aud tho.
!" intended for passengers are to
IS lined with fur.
1t In addition to the cylindrical bal
d loon there is to be another of tqu
Is diameter and spherical in form. Til
e is to be connected with its compan
n ion and is Intended to hang beneai
q it. The object of the inventor
(. constructing two balloons, separal
although connected with each Othe
is to enable one of them 10 ascend /
4 the upper strata of an atmosphere
\ current while the other is still in tn
. lower one, By this means be Intend
. to obtain both motive and a gui,
2 ing power from the force with whic
the atmospheric current moves. H
two balloons, he says, will enabI
!, him to take the same advantage {
the force supplied by tho movemer
4 Of the current as Is taken by q shi
! of that Of the wind.
NJ. Fiess has not neglected to Civ
. ample details 10 regard to bis Intend
= ed construction Of steering gear
1 anchors, mode Of filling bis balloon
, with gas aud air, and the material o
which their coverings are TO be made
nor does he fall to give what may b
! called sailing directions The man
ner in which every tack and move.
ment ls 10 be made Is fully deserib.
ed, but to most people It would b.
: more interesting to see them actual
/ | " performed with a real balloon, o.
, pair OF balloons. M, Fiess is yer,
confident Of the final success of biz
, invention, and, in his opinion, it viii
not be long until there are lines OIL
air ships running to the interior Of
Asia, the Utmost recesses Of Africa
and the long sealed portals Of the
North Pole.
The Jackson Clarion says that the
Mobile and Ohio railroad company
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