The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

once called his son Nathan to his bed,
when he thought he had but a short
time to live, and told him that for years
he had worked with one idea, and that
idea was success, but that if he,
Nathan, who, by the way, was not much
inferior than his father for inventive
genius, ever hoped for success, he must
look to nature for his ideas and not in
the works of other men. AS was said
before, Edison Morse's ambition for
years had been to perfect a machine
that would successfully navigate space,
and after many of his ideas had been
tried and put to the test, only to prove
failures, he finally, with the aid of his
sons brains, perfected such a machine,
that not only was, what the inventors
claimed for it, but to their surprise
found that it for exceeded their expec-
tations.
The AeriOmOtOr was not balloon in
any sense of the word, but an engine,
as it were, with the power to propell
itself in any desired direction, regard.
less of the current and velocity of the
wind. In order that the reader may
form better idea of what the Aerio-
motor was made of and resembled, and
that you may not confound it with the
inflated system of navigation, and cap
tive balloons, 1 feel that a description
is due to give you clearer idea. The
Aeriomotor, as improved upon by
Morse, jr., consisted of large, cigar
shaped apparatus, fifty-two feet long
by seven feet wide exclusive of side
wings) and ten feet deep, the whole
being made from aluminium plates.
The inside of this car was series of
divided chambers, so arranged, that
each had its special function to per-
form in the propulsion of the motor,
and yet all could be controlled from a
central chamber by simple system of
levers and indicators. The living
apartments were directly in the rear of
the engineers room, but slightly lower;
the front of the car was nothing more
or less than huge spiral or cone shaped
propeller, forming as it were cap over
the front part of the car, but not close
enough to obstruct the pilots view. In
the rear and underneath the car were
three large aluminium propellers, but
with their blades flat instead of convex
Directly over the car lay an enormous
bladder or skin balloon, nearly half
again as large as the car when inflated,
and made secure by system of stays
and guys. This balloon, or rather blad-
der-for that is what it really was
was used to carry the weight of the
machine or car and carry it clear from
the earth and distractions in it's path.
The interior was more complicated
affair, for in their it was that this whole
machine received its power and de-
pended upon its motion. These
chambers contained the clock like
machinery for manufacturing gas, elec-
tricity, and the different forms of gases
used for it's power, and also to initiate
the bladder mentioned above.
The Aeriomotor also contained
large search-light, the rays of which
could be reflected for miles. This then
was the Aeriomotor that was destined
to revOlutionize the system of travel
and navigation. When it is known that
this queer looking craft could safely
navigate space for weeks, months, nay,
years without putting in for supplies
other than food for the navigator, you
will the more appreciate the magnitude
of it's capabilities as a means of trans
portation. This then is the craft that
is called the Aeriomotor, and the same
that accomplished the most remarkable
cruise ever yet chronicled by man, and
it is of the wonderful experiences and
things that the author saw and dis
covered during it's five years cruise, that
he wishes to tell you of, for then you
may judge of what benifactor to man.
kind Edison Morse, sen., really was, for
he has left behind him piece of handi-
work, of which it may be said, it is now
possible to solve the impossible.
j. G. D.
ITO be continued next week