The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
TO NEW YORK
IN FORTY HOURS,
An Aerial Navigation Com
pany Is 1ncorpo-
rated.
DIR. SMITHS INVENTION.
Airships to Be Built of Alum
mum and Lifted by
Hydrogen Gas.
CARRY MORE THAN TWO TONS.
Will Pass Over the Continent at
Terrific Rate and With Per.
feet Safety.
CARRY MORE THAN TWO TONS.

DR.. Charles Abbott Smith of this City
believes he has met and overcome all the
demands necessary for vehicle that may
safely and successfully navigate the air.
The airship designed by DR.. Smith is to
be composed of aluminium and will be
lifted by hydrogen gas.
The machinery required to work the diff
ferent portions of the ships apparatus is
all in practical use to-day in the work
shops of the world.
The inventor has prescribed an equitable
plan whereby sufficient working capital
will be supplied to insure all the stock
company. The number of shares already
set apart and under BOND for the working
fund is $1,000; this is nearly one-tenth of
the number of shares of the capital stock.
The company has been called the Atlantic
and Pacific Aerial Navigation Company,
incorporated August 10, 1896. The direct
ors are l. J. Truman, G. T. Gaden, DR.. q.
Terry. M. M. Estee is the company s
attorney.
The present Office of the company is in
the Mills building.
1t is contemplated to build ship OF two
tons burden and it is expected to traverse
the continent from San Francisco to New
York in the remarkably short time of
IOTIy uOuTS.
The ship will be cylindrical in shape,
120 feet long and 80 feet in diameter. The
gas capacity of a ship of this length will
be SO, 900 cubic feet; this will give lifting
power of $3.50 pounds.
The total weight of the machine is 2053
pounds thus leaving 4173 pounds extra
the ship can carry of dead weight. Ships
may be made larger or smaller at option; !;
the cargo may be passengers, mail matter
or express.
The requirements usually set forth for a
successful airship are: First, buoyancy; j;
second, power to move at will in either
horizontal or vertical directions, and
third, the ability to land without injury
to passengers or ship.
The airship's ability to rise has been
described. It's steering apparatus consists
of large horizontal rudder, hinged to the
rear end of the vessel, which being ele-
vated or lowered will cause correspond
ing direction of the vessels bow. Vertical
rudders will act on the atmosphere in like
manner. causing side movement.
The third di ff1culty, that of easy alight-
ing and safety, is overcome by the use of
immense wings, the horizontal rudder or
tail aud the propeller which gives the
motive power. The broad propeller is to
be run at such speed as may be neces-
sary to force the machine forward against
the air as it presses upon the DETECTED
wings, the final result produced by the
three portions of the machinery working
in unison will be the settling down of the
ship after its aerial journey into the slip
prepared for its reception.
1t is the desire of the company to secure
the cooperation of a number of private
citizens; firm this body may be selected
men who arc financially interested in the
concern TO such an extent as will qualify
them to take positions with and transact
business for the company. This is intended
so that no capitalist may obtain control of
the company.
A limited mum Der of shares will be sold
unsll after the building of the first ship.
The projectors of the undertaking say
there will be levied no assessments.