Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18

give vent TO IL quiet, harmless way. i
have not yet made confession of my latest
sin, and of course. Sothern wasn't side
partner in this. While out in Minneapolis
about one year ago conceived the idea of
human rocket, and by going to the trouble
of having some cuts prepared and inflaming
young fellow with narrative which OBJ
tanned in secret, the Tribune of that enter
prisiug city published an illustrated article
which attracted wide attention and aroused
much curiosity throughout the West"
Then Mr.. Florence rummaged around in
some old boxes and produced clipping,
from which he read as follows:
"Men attempt all sorts of seemingly i'm
possible feats to show their daring and gain
notoriety, and others undertake dangerous
experiments for scientific purposes. Among
the most interesting Of these that are classed
as the most dangerous, have been expert
ments with balloons. Many lives have been
lost in the attempts, not only to make dis
coveries In the upper regions OF the atmos-
phere, but TO make IL practicable for use in
war times. Out Of these experiments with
the balloon came the discovery of the para
chute, and within the past lew years Il has
been demonstrated that man may ascend
to almost any height and descend with
safety In parachute.
PROFESSOR EDsELIE's EXPOSURE,
"Another feld which inventors have been
searching 10 the one Of explosives, and IL ID
only recently that an American sold 10 the
French Government new explosive that he
had discovered for s200o,000. but now
there appears another man. Prot d.
Edselle, who has been delving In the field
OF explosives, studying the principles gov.
ernlne the parachute, and has evolved what
he ID pleated 10 call human rocket, and
which he hopes 10 make praot tloable In taking
observations from great heights and ~ the
same time avoid the many dangers that con.
tlnually surround the balloon. Prof
Edselle IN On American, and for yaarA has
been connected with the United States
navy, making experiments with rockets and
different explosives,
ut was while In the United States sery.
ioe, on board the war steamer Pawtuekat,
that no conceived the idea which has 70.
suited In his strange and most wonderful In
yentiOn, A trial Of this rocket was re-
Gently made In Callao, Peru, and proved q
splendid success ImInedl lately after the
trial the professor wrote letter describing
incidents OF the trial TO . brother Of his. q
young artist, who recently came TO Mime
apolIa expecting 10 locate here, The letter
contained also drawing 10 ba fled In the
Patent Office, together with description OF
the machinery and an instantaneous photo
graph OF the rocket during the ascent taken
by signor Camarara. Mr., Edselle kindly
showed the letter and drawing 10 the
Tribune, and described % much OF II as be
thought the professor would were he In Min
neapoliA
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROCKET.
"Mr Edselle will leave for Washington,
d. O., In o few days with the drawings and
make application for patent. As sug-
gested above, the machine Is rocket, or
rather combination OF four pockets OF i'm
mense power, and has q parachute attach
ment. The main framework OF the machine
are four tubes arranged In square, about
three feet apart. These tubes are round and
light, but are capable Of great resistance,
and are firmly bound together. The plat
form, parachute and gearing apparatus are
all attached, making o substantial whole.
In the machine used In the experiment at
Callao these tubes were charged with the
explosive compound which is the great and
unexplained secret of the invention.
Prof. Edselle calls this compound
'dyno-ascensimite.' and its peculiar property
10 that it is not detonatipg. A small vol
ume of the solid makes an immense volume
Of vapor, and this rushing out from the four
tubes and pressing with such force against
the atmosphere, lifts the machine with al
most lightning rapidity into the higher re-
gions.
"Prof Edselle has been in Peru for several
years, where he 10 interested in manufactur-