New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-01
PROPOSED AIR-SHIP.

Never since the beginning of history has the
ar-ship industry been in such prosperous con-
dition as it is at the present moment. The Pen
nington ar-ship company has just gone into hqul-
datiOn without cent in the treasury. A man in
Kentucky says he can make an air-ship after the
model of a bat Prof Bartholomew went up IN
Michigan in his airShip week ago and has not
come down yet. There is a French gentleman
right here in town who says he is going TO make
an airship in which the sustaining agency Shall
be vacuum. We suggest that he use the
treasury of the Pennington Company for his
vacuum. And there comes dispatch from
London, telling OF man who is making an air
ship consisting of an immense kite measuring l 0
by forty feet. The air-ship business is certainly
booming We claim no expert knowledge in air
ships but it seems to US that all of the flying
machine inventors are overlooking something
which would certainly bring them success. The
great trouble with air-ships, as we understand it,
is that all known motors are too heavy in pro-
portion to their power. If, for instance,
steamengne of ,0O0-hOrse-power or even
of 1O0-hOrse-power, could be made of no
greater weight than a steam-engne Of one-horse-
power is at present, very likely it could be
made to propel fiying-machine. But throughout
all of the trials and failures of arships for years
doors of the inventors. We refer to the Keey
motor. This would seem to be the ideal thing
for an ar-ship. And what man Mr.. Keely
would be to manage an air-ship company lie
could float the stock if not the ship.
Seriously speaking, however, it seems to us
that the Keely motor is peculiarly adapted to the
air,ship The force of the Kelly motor simply
cannot be measured by finite reason. Mr.. Keely
cavc so himself and hp ought 10 know. lie knows
how TO handle this tremendous force himself
with safety, but he wouldn't allow stock
holder near the motor for worlds The hand
of fate points to Mr. kecly the one man who
can make successful air-ship. Let him build
one using the American eagle his model
Perhaps it would be well 10 contine few OF the
Frenchman's vacuumS about it, as a vacuum Is
certainly a buOyant institution. Then Mr.. heely
should provide his ship with one of his celebrated
| No 4 motors Then let him invite George
| Francis Train and Senator PETER to accompany
| him, and sail away some afternoon to San IRAN
| cisco and back on a trial trip. We feel almost
sure that Mr.. Kelly will try it, now that we nave
| called his attention to the matter The two ali
| gentlemen whom we have mentioned heeu nave
| no fear of accepting the invitation, as there VIII
| he 10 danger under Mr.. Keelys experienced man.
! agement A large amount of ballast WILL no
| doubt be carried but should it become exhausted
| we doubt not but Mr.. Keely would give his
| two distinguished passengers ample time III
which to draw lots to see which should Jump over
| board first. Mr. Keely is a man OF line dlscrih-
| nation, and could be depended upon to DO what
| was right in such an awkward ana EMBARRASSING
| emergency If he decides to turn his attention
20 the air-ship. we shall take pleasure in giving
due notice of the date OF his trial "Trip