The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
THE MoRNING NEWS: SUBURBAN. JUNE 2e. Ia97


cases the patent Office is sent specified
ton Of the invention, ana patent is ask
ed. Uncle Sam makes a little in this stage
of the game. and so do the patent attor-
neNs. The patent office examiners have
had TO deal with many such cases of .ate.
only small per cent. of the schemes SUBJ
mltted are found deserving even of a pat
ent right, and the majority awarded the
coveted protection are regarded as sense
less and impractical schemes. The aleg-
ed inventor of a flying machine on the bal
.oon principle comes out of this Crist sue
cessful-so far as the award of the patent
is concerned-much more often than the
alleged inventor of a vehicle embodying
the purely mechanical principle of flight
policy of the patent ofice-one not al
ways adhered to-demands that an inVen-
ton must be demonstrable before patent
able. 1t is needless for the inventor of
purely mechanical aerial apparatus to
claim that its workings are
demonstrable. Had 1t ever been
ready have been worldwide Langley
has never patented any of his aero
dromes. Maxim holds English patients
for some of his earlier machines. ma
chine with a ballon body is generally
granted a patent, If it appears capable Of
floating upon the air This it will probably
do in all cases, if the balloon envelope be
steering apparatus are considered rather
as minor details.
Here are some samples of few of the
recent schemes for insuring the nations
saefty:
A South Dakota man would construct
cigar or shuttle-shaped balloon enVel-
ope, and below this suspended by cables,
a boatlike hull, containing an engine for
the actuation of the propellers. An ordi-
nary screw propeller is in the stern Upon
each of the suspension cables is strung a
movable parachute The parachutes are
kept bobbing up and down, in alternating
sets, by action of the engine. As they as
cend they close themselves automatically,
but open wide as they go down, and thus
meeting resistance in the air are suppos-
ed to have tendency to lift the machine.
Another genius has just presented a
scheme for a "skycycle"a pear shaped
balloon, pointed at both ends, supporting
a seat for the operator Cranks, TO bere-
volved by the feet, actuate rear propel-
Ter wave side wings and govern rud-
der behind.
A San Francisco man would construct of
aluminium a huge cylindrical balloon, hav-
ing on either side a curved aeroplane or
wing which may be folded against the
cylindrical body, when the contrivance is
to descend.
Another rival of Darius Green would
Duiiu d CdDlS dlfStllp Oh the cigar dpS
or fish-Shape principle, with cabin and
grip in the under half The grip grasps
the cable, which hangs loosely over a
long line of T-posts. The cable acts as a
ballast, keeping the aerodrome on a level
The grip is a large drum, kept revolv-
ing with great rapidty, around which the
cable Is wrapped several times. Unlike
that of the street car, the cable of the
Lomax vessel stands still.
Another would construct an aluminium
balloon body, shaped like a giant fish, with
a fan tail. The end of the tail is hollow
forming a sort of stationary mortal, aim
ed straight astern. Continuous explosions
are rapidly taking place in this, the force
of which, against the air, drives the We
hcle through space.
Virginia inventor lately submitted to
Gen. Greedy. chief signal officer of the
army, plans for a military aerodrome,
consisting primarily of three telescope
and cylindrical gas Veceptacles, supporting
a suspended boat-body The receptacles
are TO be folded in or out to alter the
buoyant force of the contracted or ex-
banded gas inside, while dire slaughter is
to be distributed broadcast on earth by
the hurting forth of dynamite. The hori-
zontal motion of the concern is to be OBJ
tanned from a pair of propellers one fore
and the other aft,revelving upon a COM
mon axle.
y pntHOUltilOu VI inventive genius, nall
ing from Texas, would construct a giant
cross, consisting of two immense parallel
cylinders of canvas placed vertically and
two similar ones placed across them hort
zontally. In each cylinder there is to be
a powerful propeller. When the contriv-
ance is to be raised in the air, the pro-
pellers in the vertical cylinders are rapid
~ revolved. When 1t Is to be moved lat
orally, those in the horizontal cylinders
are actuated either Way.
A very severe and violent attack of aer-
odromania, contracted by another man.
shows symptoms in the form of colossal
cigar-shaped balloon, which would about
equal the size Of the Washington monu-
ment If the latter were balanced horizon
tally in the air 1t gradually tapers to a
slim end, like one of the new-fangled all
tobacco cigarettes. This monstrositv is
expected to sail to such an enormous hight
that II will be necessary to pad the win
dows and doors TO keep out the rarifed
atmosphere surrounding. A steam engine
inside drives a screw propeller in the
rear, and tall smokestack protrudes
through fire-proof opening in the center
Of the gas envelope.
These symptoms however, are equaled
in violence by those Of an inventor. whose
"Albatross,' if in existence, would com
pare favorably even with the descriptions
of those mysterious airships" which
tracks through the western skies. The
'Albatross" IS to resemble a mammoth
ferry boat raised into free air An aero
plane projects on either side and sha lea
a double row Of observation windows,
from which the travellers are to view the
scenery far below. A buoyancy chamber
IS hidden beneath a tent-like roof Ar.
ing-cup In the rear constantly expl0dos
huge explosive caps and thus propels the
colossal aerodrome through space.
Such inventions as these almost always
provided with means OF dropping explo-
sives upon armies or navies below, are
poked constantly under the noses of OFF,
Gals in the war department, or patent Of
flee. In what area Of mans brain cor.
tex could be located a disorder which
would inspire him TO seriously plan anc
have patented an airship to be harnessed
TO birds2 Yet there was such a man. He
was @ Frenchman named Wulff, who pro.
jected his scheme IN this country. The
birds were to be harncssed IN tandem 10
a horizontal wheel 10 be revoived by !,
pilot according TO the direction desired
for the craft
These arc but few OF the wild schemes
which come to the attention OF officials
and which have caused the curse Of prefu.
dice 10 fail upon the heads OF The 0vine