The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-31
TO NAVIGATE THE AIR.
MONSTER AIRsHlP PROPOSED BY
BOSTON ENTHUSIAST.

A rn,oue Machine to Weigh 1900 Tons
and Propelled by Force fe' '"-
kpown-wiii Darius Green Ever Sue
ceeds
There is man in Boston who says tha'
he can carry passengers and freight 10 San
francisco or London in six hours or less,
and that he could prove 1t, too, If he had
fe,y hundred thousand dollars at his DIS
posal. His vehicles Of transportation wouiu
be airsbips-not gas filled balloons 'ha'
ascend because of their buoyancy and then
become the plaything Of the wind-but Dig,
stately flying vessels, constructed oil steer
and large enough TO accommodate oil many
people and as much freight as one Oh inc
ocean greyhounds. They would rise or iall,
90 east or west, remain stationary or tra'el
through the atmosphere ut the rate OF 0oV
miles or more an hour, at the Will oil their
commanders.
NOT A CRANK.
Is this man crazyy you ask. Surely he
must he n well developed crank, you assert.
We'll. perhaps he is; but what revolution
izer has not been considered crank In MS
own day and generation. Charles IT, Loo
her the man in question, certainly does noi
look and act other than rational human
heinz but he advances some theories IN re-
card 10 air navigation that see ms on their
face 10 he improbable enough 10 De einaha-
tions from disOrdered brain. brushing
aside the experiences OF aerOnauts' Wno
have been irving for more than century to
Il nf MI
with birds in the power to sail from point
IN noint on terra firma through the air,
This Individual, who is LAWYER rs
we'll as a mechanician, branches OH III an
entirely new direction and boldly aihrms
that he has discovered new power, winch
will not ONLY lift vehicles, weighing nun
dreds OF tons, thousands OF feet toward the
blue vault above, but will force them lntO
snace at a rate of speed that would make
streak Of lightning enviOus. lie sees, WIN
a yividness born of his confidence, Dut
scarcely shared by those who hear his prom
ises. the time in the near future when q
great proportion of the freight ana passen..,
9er traffic of the world will be ION the ny,
so 10 sneak, the carriage being accomplished
much more expedtiOusly and economical
than by present modes of conveyance, ana
wholly without the liability of such trag'
edy as occurred at Quincy on Tuesday.
PREPARING DESIGNS.
Having fully satisfied himself rs to the
feasibility of his system of locOmotlon, MI
Ioeber has gone so far as TO prepare designs
for the sort of air-ship he would build ana
operate if he had the requisite money. III Is
not a very attractive looking affair on paper
and its aprearance of great bulk makes the
thought of It's soaring to dizzy heights ride
ulous i'm the light of the impression eXtanl
| as to the lifting power OF the atmosphere
It's shape is as novel as its inventors IDEAS
arc startling. II resembles more than any
| thing else a monster barrel, laid on its side
with all its slaves running 10 point al one
end. and with immense rounded spread
or wings, on the sides. IL is designed 10 De
constructed entirely Of steek with lengtl
of AZ feet, and breadth of beam OF twenty
seven feet. The wings, each Of when Is u
be seventv-five feet long and twenty-seyer
broad. are movably attached to the sides o.
the vessel and extend inward, where they
are adjusted to steam driven engine o
peculiar pattern in such way as 10 cOntr0
sustenatiOn. ascent. and descent. AT the
stern are the rudder and the improved pro
heller. which is revOlyed by steam. There
are three decks outlined all of which arr
covered in with large windows. The lower
ones contains apartments for the ma
cblnery. engines, boilers. fuel, water
provisions. Kitchens, freight, and quar-
tiers for the crew. The middle one is
fitted with saloons and staterOOms for the
passengers, and also has an outside prone
made extending around the ship except for
ward, where protuberances would ofel
great resistance to The air pressure due tC
the speed Of flight. The upper deck con-
tains the steering machinery. chart-room
ard officers stateroOms. The Longitudinal
sides of the bottom Of the ship are rounded
so as 10 insure most easy position anC
support for it on land. The weight OF the
ship, machinery and equipments Is estlma
| ted at 500 tons. and her net tonnage AT l,OW
tons. With her full complement OF 300 pas
sengers, mail and freight she would repre-
sent dead weight Of 800 tons.
| FLOATING A LOAD.