Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-07-31
ERIAL NAVIGATION.

The successful passage OF balloon,
worked and controlled by steam power,
between Cherbourg and London yester-
day, proves the oft-claimed fact that the
air can be navigated in safety in that
manner. The graveyards of the country
contain the remains OF hundreds of men
who gave their means and life to the ac-
complishment OF this purpose, AMI who
we're regularly classed as cranks in life,
and flppantly spoken OF after death.
These Frenchmen who have succeeded
in reaching London come upon the scene
as defenders OF the dead, giving the
sweeping lie to those who held them to
be cranks, and proving that when in
com plete form, such a conveyance can
navigate the air as safely as any convey
ance on either land or water, and
in one-tcnth of the time requl-
site for the same journey by either
OF the latter methods. Some years
ago the publisher OF the San Francisco
News Letter was interested in device for
navigating the air, and he was made
butt for ridicule by all the local pens, but
he persevered, nevertheless, and to-day
his efforts are being crowned with sue
cess, and machine made on the princi-
pies he advocated will soon start to make
the Journey from San Francisco to New
York, and in the light of the facts learned
from the Frenchmen, no doubt will sue
cessfully accomplish thefeat. The intro
duction of these arial machines would
work a revolution in many things, but in
war its uses would be the most varied
and startling. All known rules of de-
tense would be overthrown, and instead
of burrowing under the works of all en-.
emy, it would be necessary only to pass
over his head and drop destruction on
him without danger to the attacking
party. Sieges would be unknown, as
regular communication could be held
with any part OF the country, and the
multiplicity OF surprises which woulc
follow in the wake OF the general adop
ton OF this method OF travelling il
beyond present human ken. The Hon
orable member from Squaw Hollow coult
deliver his speech in the House and bt
on hand in Missouri to read the proof OF
his effort before it went to press. The
editor of the Wild Western War Eagle
could write his Senator a dough-head anc
boot-lcking sycophant, and be kicked by
said sycophant within two hours OF it
publication. Mines OF gold and silve
could be found in the hitherto inacces
sible regions OF mountain Businesses ant
their product brought to market in day
The products OF the spring season OF ont
hemisphere could be laid at the doors o
the other in one day, and thus peren-
nial spring obtained The festive banb
cashier could default and skip, and fine
the President OF the concern waiting TO
him on the line, with detective and Z
shot gun. The laws governing com
merce would need revision, and instead G
q costly light house service on the coast
we should want but an electric ligh
tower at each city. The mind is bewil
dered when thinking upon the Thousand
uses and utilities to which these air ship
canbe put. The fact of the passage beinI
made from France to England makes
certain that time and improvement Wi
yet reach the stages mentioned, and tina
the business OF the world will be revolu
tonized thereby. With Keeley's moto
and fiddle bow on board staunch Al
clipper o. the air, Kelley with goo
supply OF rosin and O'Dynamite Rossa a
the helm with a good supply of concer
trated Sheol, we could make it so hot fo
the rampant British lion, that he woul'
wear out his toe nails in anger, clawin
the ambient air to get at them. Tim
works wonders and doubtless will do s.
with the air ship OF the futu re.