New-York tribune., 1899-07-25
AIRSHIP SERVICE TO EUROPE.
A COMPANY FORMED AND EVERYTHING
PLANNED TO BE READY NEXT YEAR

PLANNED To BE hEADI
The gathering of old and established racloiies'
mines plants and businesses Of various KINGS ii.o
trusts has become so common recently that II -
actually tire.oue. and American promoters appear
10 be In danger Of losing some OF that reputation
for striking out into new lines when mas niauo
yankee ingenuity" famous all the worio oVer' II
must be a relief therefore. for prospective n'es'o'
TO find man who has sufficient originality 10 tnihn
OF some other way Of getting rich than by compih-
ing several little companies into one DIG one, anu
at the same time preserve those TWO iashioh-
able and essential features OF such enterprises
vast capitalization and tempting opportunity io'
early comers 10 get IN upon the ground hoor'
A De Bauseet is this man. The prospectus which
he sent TO The Tribune office yesterday SHOWS tna'
the Transcontinental Aerial Navigation NoANpa-'
of New-York has been incorporated under the laws
of south Dakota with q capital Of S100,0OOoOo De
Rausset ,s president general manager. treasurer
and one ~ the directors The vice-presdent is D d.
Reed an architect He Is also dlrec'oi'
secretary is Charles L. Pierce an insurance orohe'
He Is a director too. There are three other oi-
rectors. These hopeful individuals have taken
omo. ~ No OF Cedar-st which Is, appropriately
enough the building OF an accident insurance coih-
many and propose TO establish a direct airsmp ser
vice between this city. London ana faris' ~
schedule time Is to be thirty hours' ,',,
may book their berths now for the french EN''''-
tion OF 1000 .o,,-
arsbns with which the line will start business mas
not vet been bee,,n but that is q trihe The pro-
ceeds of the first 10000 shares OF the COMPANY
stock which the public buys are pieoseu " " "
voted 70 their construction. These are 500 shares
but will be sold at average price Oh sio oV ca
The rest the prospectus unfalterlngiy says WIN 10
sold at par value or at a premium after the con-
e,ruc,,on and equipment OF tho first aeroplane' as
r,eans for carving on the construction and equip
ment of the many aerial vessels Tor estaolshiHe
several lines Of transportation contemplated ana
also for the erection Of stations IN the prihoip"
capitals of Europe. Asia and AFRICA.
Notwithstanding the fact that no airship has ever
va, shown itself capable Of carrying ten persons
ten miles the prospectus promises diVldehos Oh a.
least 100 per cent yearly upon the capital invested
and II carries on the outside cover pleasing Pc'
ure of n large cylinder flying through the air WIN
visible means Of propusis1bns sbs reaaer ms can't un
derstand It. that is not the inventor laui' iie'o
The method Of rising from the earth thus OBJ
tanned the means Of propulsion Is TO be cons9ereu @
This is obtained BY thrty.two turoineSS adbere5t
TO the cylinder-vacuum acting under atmospnSeI1q3 S
eight heca al pro eaf reiSy
ened under the cylinder are TO be plvoeu Spu tor @
axis at an he snsg seTopne IN any direction wanted
Iduuefed air and carbonic gas engines arc 70 S oS
used as prime power amounting 10 three hunuIeu
Morse mower TO urge dynamos for the transmission
of electric current to electric motors Piaceu il
rudders TO mpart average velocity OF e, oie nun III
dred miles per hour, thus facing al the s'a.o a., ,or
sistances at the front of the aeropiane 10 "S i0'
ward motion. - . -oaa" ,,,st
as easily as he who stands still the prospecttus t.
does not rely alone upon this lucid explanation pu
amends letters from various scientific men VINO
have examined De Bausset's system II seems as II
that of lieutenant John P. Finley, U, s. A., must must
have crept in by mistake or else De Baussel Idchs
a sense Of humor. 1t runs thus:
Boston. Mass. November 1sgS
DR. A. De Bausset, Inventor of the Alrshlp ben
Franklin. ,, .ho oroot
care you have taken in placing before me lor eN X
animation an exhaustive discussion, accom- mPalieu @
by specifications and drawings. OF the princlpe ~
yolved and the methods employed IN the theo-
retical construction of the airship Ben Franklin
You deserve much credit and are to be congratuI
lated for having after much aborious mathematlcaI
EFFORTS so ingenousy contrved for the use OF that
powerful agency. atmospheric pressure, 70 WIN
stand Its own force under the conditions OF par.
tiai vacuum The question involved is ono OF vast 81
importance and usefulness and must sooner or
later reach practical solution. MathemauscaNlIy s ny
you are right-pra ctically you must now build the
ship. Very respectfully =, =,
Signal Service Corps.