The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31

cross the Atlantic by air, J0NlS has Salu
it, and what Jovis says he means. The
model balloon is made. Five travellers
are prepared to risk their lives in the
adventure. Nothing remains to he
done but to build the aerial Transat-
lantic.
SCEPrIGAL PARISIANS.
Hints that something Of the kind was
meditatcd have from time to time been
thrown out lately. Paris has listened,
smiled, shrugged its shoulders. All!
that Jovi>. What an imagination he
has. The Boulevard is sceptic:ll and
would not believe.
Yet the scheme is not mere windy
Imagination. Given little money and
Jovis will make his dream reality.
SO, at least, he assured the writer,
who has had long talk with him on
the subject.
"I want 20o,0OOf to build my bal
leon," slid Joris. "Give me that, with
a fair 60 off, and I will guarantee the
success Of the experiment.
We were standing in the aeronaut's
sanctum at the time, on the second
floor ola building on the Boulevard de
Clichy, facing the entrance to Mont
martre Cemetery.
The speaker looked intensely in earn
est. His Southern eye glistened with
enthusiasm, and there was conviction
in his fevered gesture, as, seeing a
doubtful expression on his visitors
face, he dragged him toward a model
suspended from the ceiling.
''There," said he, "you have the out
come of ten long years labor. This is
the model of my Atlantic air ship.
Nobody has seen it yet but my assist
ants and a South American potentate
who is deeply interested in the scheme. {"
THE STARTING POINT.
With that he launched into detail.
''It has been said," he explained,
''tllat l was g";ng to cross from France
to America. Ofcourse that is nonsense
There is only one way of crossing the
AtlG ntic in balloon. You must make
America your starting point.
"What my exact starting point viii
be have not yet decided. If possible,
New York. Perhaps some place in
Venezuela. For many reasons I should
prefer New York. T see things III a
large way, you know, and should like
to make the most ofmy venture. When
my balloon is made hope to have it
taken over on ship specially charter
ed for the purpose. A number of French
journalists will be invited to go with it,
and shall give series of popular lee
lures in America before starting on my
journey.
''How shall cross? In one ofyour
Herald storms. | expect to make
seventy miles an hour, and to land
somewhere in Norway or Sweden three
to three and half days later-unless
can manage to touch terra firma in Ire
land.
Il have worked out eveay detail
scientifically, as you may see for your
self. Every conceivable accident has
been provided against.
"No," continued Jovis, in answer to
a joking comment of the writer, "there
is nothing practical in the scheme, and
no money can be got out of it. don't
see any prospect of Transatlantic Bal
loon Company ever being established.
I shall be satisfied if I get back what
the balloon will have cost me.
\ MONSTER.
''The Atlantic-that is the name
think of giving my monster-will be
by far the biggest ever constructed. +
will be roughly 200 feet in heiis~HtIt and
nstS So y .,suIcIncnt OF 21,ooo
nssTS In other words it will be as
bio A. the old Halle aux Bl*s. And yet
thanks 70 the materials used, 1t Will
only weish-the balloon itself, | mean
-2,U00 EilCS.
This economy of weight | gain by
using calico coated with an improved
;,jrtight varniSh, which, instead OF dis
irttegrating anatieres premiere$, in
crcases their dynamOmetric resistance
But for this the balloon would weigh
three times as much.
"Altogether, with the car, ringing,
passengers, apparatus and ballast, the
weight will be 5000 kilos.
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
"The balloon will be Il perfect sphere
to give it the benefit of 4 rotary move
ment on the journey. The safety valve
at the top will be, as you see, of metal
and 80 constructed that by pulling il
from below you will allow just as mncE
gas to escape as YOU wish and nc
more
And Jovis interrupted his impromptu
lecture to experiment with mode
which WAS lying on the floor.
/ "Now for the car. 1t will be nalt
on novel principle. The shape i:
roughly square, and, as usual, it vii
bc Of basket work. But midway i
will be divided horizontally by {
wooden deck, above which will rise
quarterback. Beneath the quarterback
there will be two or three little berths
and the bottom of the car, tbelow The
deck, will serve as Il hold for stowin!
away our ballast.
THE height of the car will be metr,
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