The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-04-17


it continually loses more OF
ing machine is considered the
la perfect iE existence. 1t was built
N. Mallet. who built Andrees ia
ps airship from the plans Of the great
Qpaut La Chambre 1t is ehlong in
spe and is constructed on the plans ~
we'll known Do Lisse system. The
lchine is steered by a system Of guide
pes, which are thrown from the car
! occasion requires Upon the end Of
bese are plowhke Scoops. which gather
b dirt, ice, any material with which
hey come IN contact, which can be
lsed for ballast when needed.
AS q rule, the machine Is kept at an
altitude II 10 to 100 feet. The Il
#speed depends vesy much upon It'd
locity Of friendly or nnfriendly "
y The longest time ahat this ship 81
remained in constant motion
hours, though it can be kept in tEc. kir
for weeks at ti.lle. Upon the bot an
Of the car are a,uminium runners
cred with steel IL The center Of thu
Is a tier Of three seats, upon whic
men sit and place their feet up0n
similar to thosa on 4 bicycia.s
pedals Care conneete1
wheels BY gearing 49, chai4 Sim
to those S1saA "a bicycles, and these
chains connect vita propeller fans, the
one under the car raising it when in
motion, The one If fropt advancing it,
These it is necass -ry to use only when
winds are adverse or greater speed Is
desired.
Last January this same party made q
voyage in this airship from Paris ia
Theneune IN 81 hours The distance is
about GOO kilomnsers about 450 miles
On another trial pip il sailed from
Paris to Hamburg making the dis,
sance, l, 100 kilometars (775 miles,, ID
"a hours That was the FIRST trip Of
Any Importance made by the party It's
members took the train back to Paris,
and it made the same time within a
few minutes that the flying machine
mad
One great advantage claimed for the
present machine IS that tie ear depends
from large bamnoo rod and can be
moved along this rod fr0m ons end to
q the other while in motion when it Is
necessary to trim tho balIoon The car
is provided with all the most modern
scientific apparatus, including geolog
a lcal aerostatic, meteorological ard to.
Biographical instruments, sextauts ba
pmeters, ohronometers and photograph.
L Instrument The balloon is ega
shaped. 1t takes four days to initiate tie
Y balloon. Twenty tons Of salphuric acid
mnd IS tons Of iron filings are consumed
10 making the pure hydrogen which in
fates it.
The expedition win 60 overland ia
Seattle, thence to juneau. ALASKA. There
It will receive IT. lying apparatus if
the United States VII exempt it from
duty. II not, they viii receive it at
Glenosa b. C.
at Seattle the party will receive IL
carrier pigeons from Belgium, which
Wit Accompany them on their expedi.
ton. These are young birds which have
never been free and4Are Of the same
breed as those which were liberated re-
GENTLY in midocean and bore the news
of the wreck Of the bark Bothnia
Within q few weeks the expedition
expects to sail from Juneau. Only Yari.
Gle, Terwagne, Bnrean and Ferret viii
n 90 IN the car. Tho rest Of the party will
proceed overland to Dawson City and
80 make scientific explorations on the
es6@ After brief stay in the Kloudiks
sct the ship is to be thoroughly
Auled and systematic search for
s'tce is to be made. All Of the party
@then accompany the ship Each Of
members is a personal friend Of An
r.. All were present when Andree
his departure for the north pole.
believe that be is now safe, Sc
ID in some Siberian Village where
impossible to get news to the out.
world before August Thay believe
bat time be will De Aead FROM.
say ~ Address BE- loon was in
n he slflsd New York
~ Not ThgwtA out Yet.
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