Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-02


stance the aim to be reached stood c,a..
before him. and that he reached ~.
aim along the roads mapped out n I'D
vance.
While The great balloon in which tho
journey will be made has never been
tested its ability to make long dtsb,
has been demonstrated. The Pole Nara
was built at Vanguard, "a suburb ~
Paris, under the direction of Andrao
and his companions. A smaller editior
of the Pole Norl was Constructed al ina
same time. In this balloon, called M
Brennus, repeated flights have been
made ard its usefulness proven nr
Strindberg in speaking of the FRS,
flight of the Brennus said. 1--WE bavo
made use of the Brennus for this er-
pertinent, balloon constructed H.
rectly under my supervision by M
Machuron, who is also constructing orr
Pole Nord. This balloon holds 170o
cubic meters OF gas. / took my placa
in the car with NM. Machuron and n
de Fonvielle. NJ Gailleto of the inst,.
tute watched our departure from terra
firma. At 1888 the Brennus rises
slowly and drifts TO the south-south.
east. having started from the factory Al
Vanguard. We leave Paris above The
Chatillon gate at an altitude of e0o
meters, pass Villejuif then Villcneuye-
st. Georges. There we let our aaida
ropes trail; we are above the sore;. ~
Senart; we arrange the sails, tbs Fal.
loon shows itself at once obaGiem IA
the direction, we visibly deviate flam
the direction Of the wind and succeed
in passing beyond the forest. WIS
getting ready to measure the deviation
thus obtained when the rays OF the sun.
which had been pouring for a moment
on the balloon, make the gas IN 1t ex-
pand, and send the balloon up abruptly.
which interferes with the observation,
We try the experiments agail after
passing Melun and FontaineDlesu. BY
means of an instrument devised BIZ NJ.
Ekholm, a member of the coming ex-
petition, l was then able 10 measure
the angle of deviation from lhs direc-
ton of the wind, which varie be ween
eight and ten degrees. We kept Up the
experiment during nearly an hour, OBJ
tanning at will deviations to The right
and to the left, making thus zlgAag
line. At last after journey of five
hours, we come to- land near the little
town of Egreville, between Nem3urs
and Montargis, delighted, assure you,
with the results of our days work
The Pole Nord has been built On nes
to maintain height of 500 feet in the
air for three weeks. He does not be-
lieye that it will take anything like
this to reach the pole. Under favorable
conditions he expects to make the jour
ney in less than forty-eignt hours.
Enough provisions will be taken along,
however, to last the three men two
years.
The balloon is 220 feet in circumfer-
ence at the widest part and eighty feet
in height The car hangs forty feet
below the bottom of the balloon, ii TX
ing the total height 100 feet. The
weight which the Pole Nord must sus-
tain is $500 pounds. This includes the
hempen net, covering the balloon, the
ropes connecting with the car, the car
and It's equipment of men, provisions,
instruments, weapons, ammunition
and water.
The car is a small affair of wicker
covered with canvas. 1t is only Jour
and half feet in height and six feet
seven inches in diameter. There are
two windows and platform on top
where one of the three men will be sta
toned night and day. Hammocks Will
be swung in the car. Canned foods
will supply the table. which will be
very modestly conducted.
The balloon will be inflated with
5000 cubic yards of pure hydrogen at
Spitzbergen. This has lifting force
of LOCO pounds. Silk made especially
at Lyons was used in constructing the
balloon. 1t was made in sections, the
top being of four thicknesses Of SILK,
the middle OF three and the lower sec
ton of two. A peculiar kind OF var
nish made by Andree was placed IN the
silk. This makes the balloon gas proeL
Even if any gas did escape there is 4
contrivance in the car for reinhating
the immense mass Of silk.
Carrier pigeons will be taken along
and released at certain intervals. No
tices have been sent to whaling cap
tains and to every settlement and VII
lage bordering on the arctic region 70
look out for the balloon and the
pigeons. In this way it is hoped that
the world at large will be Kept IN
formed nj the nropress made