The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-01
A New TIyiug-Mnchtne.
THREE PARTISAN SCIENTISTS VANISH

VIEW IN fOb.
A Paris special of the Doth says: An eX-
pertinent took place yesterday afternoon at
the Place de Ia Defense CourbeyOie. which
comprised sensational balloon ascent and
the use OF new contriyancc for aerial
navigation. The inventor. VI. BriSson.
claims that n balloon is merely necessary to
raise his apparatus in the air Just a> the
power OF horses might be required to move
a locomotive from its place OF construction
to the iron rails. The apparatus itself is
somewhat fantastic. II is lozenge-Shaped.
and may be compared to the upper deck OF
one Of the small passenger steamers cross
ing from Dover TO Calais.
THE MACHINE DESCRIBED.
II is a sort OF platform safely surrounded
by iron ratings. some OF which. at the
height Of about two yards. serve as 4 sup
port Tor another platform, on which nine
parachutcs. in the shape OF q cup about
forty-fye inches high. are placed side by
side. These cupOlaS are supposed 10 re-
serve under their air-tight dOmes GER
tain quantity OF air considered to be less
dense than the interior layer OF air. The
apparatus in it, descent is expected to
displace a volume OF air equal to
its proper weight. and consequently 10 find
It's support on IA layer OF air more dense
than that stored under the cupOlas. The
assistance OF the balloon, to which it is at
tached by cable about thirty yards long,
would thus no longer be required. Ac-
cordng to NJ. Brisson's rather sanguine
notion. his apparatus could easily be moved
i'm every direction. and this would only be
a matter OF mechanical impulsion.
GREAT CROWD OF WITNESSES.
Twenty-Five to thirty thousand Specta-
tors Of all classes OF society were in great
expectation to witness whether the bal
loon would at all DE able to lift VI. Bris-
sons apparatus, which. by the way has
the respectable weight OF 900 kiloS. The
balloon L'Aveniar, which belonged to VI.
Fabule, and In the ear OF which he seated
himself, with the well-knOwn aGronauts
NM. Lair and l}risson, had to perform the
task OF raising the latter apparatus, but by
some unexpected mlShap after the first
start, It did not succeed in moving the
800 kilos weight. AT about y. NJ, how
ever, after second attempt, while nearly
every spectator watched with breathless
anxiety. the balloon started, with it, huge
appendix, with a sudden rush and disap-
peared in less than two minutes in thick
fog which nearly all the afternoon pre-
vailed over a district Of Paris. Whether.
under these circumstances, there is any
chance at all OF coming to conclusion IL
10 the success Of the experiment with NJ.
BriSsOn's apparatus is very doubtful.
LATER-THE NEW FLYING MACHINE NOT sA-
TIsFACToRMY TESTED,
A cable dispatch OF the 30th says The
following communication was received
from one OF the aeronautS in the balloon
that went up from Courbeyoie yesterday {:
After we left CourbeyOie, yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock, we plunged into a
thick fog, but at an attitude OF three hun
bred yards the sky was fine and bright,
aud the setting sun gave lis brilliant
light. \ sudden expansion OF the gas
made us ascend 900 meetrs without hay
ing TO throw out any ballast
THE EXPERIMENT UNSUCCESSFUL.
"IIaving reached that altitude. | gave a
strong pull 10 the saiety-yalye, and almost
Immediately the balloon descended with 4
rapidity which | attempted to control in
order 10 see whether NJ. BrisSon's appa-
ratus would offer any resistance, or, in
other words, remain in the air by itself.
which the apparatus was liked did not
even bend. and consequently the result OF
the experiment was entirely unsatisfactory.
A SUDDEN CLOUD OF DARKNESS.
- At about 600 metres altitude | had 10
regulate our descent by throwing out bal
last, as | was afraid to make the land too
swiftly. but suddenly, although ii was only
thirty-iye minutes past +. ~, we were
enyeloped in Cimmerian darkness. Under
these circumstances it was difficult to make
choice of a convenient landing-place.
"Aiter trying our luck literally in the
dark we caught in some trees in a small
orchard. A few peasants came to our As
sistance, towing the balloon into neigh
boring meadow, and at about $50 Z. NJ.
we made a successful landing and emptied
the balloon of its gas. The apparatus is
now lying in the orchard without scratch,
slight damage having been done to some
trees and some tiles having been taken off
from the roof OF small farmhouse"