Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-26
Disney TAYLOR Killed.

Springfield H., May 26.-Disney Tay-
Tor, city passenger and ticket agent OF
the Chicago & Alton, was probably fat
ally injured today while crossing the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern tracks.
\ freight engine backed into him,
crushing him seriously.
Thirty five thousand feet skyward in
n balloon has been reached by man. IN
the February Harper's Magazine, DR..
r. Surfing, of the Royal meteorological
institute, Berlin, describes the trips ta-
ken last year by himself and a compan-
ion in q balloon of a gas capacity OIL
100000 cubic feet. about six times
larger than the ordinary balloon. on
the first voyage the physiological ef-
fects of height on the human body were
carefully noted 1t is generally known
to mountaineers," the writer says, that
in climbing up to great heights their
strength vanishes, and they begin to
feel sick. Quite the same happens in
the balloon. but in greater attitudes,
therefore the effort of climbing is only
a secondary cause for the mountain
sickness. Still there are various views
about the origin of it. Especially the
thin air at great height produces an abb
normal circulation of the blood, and
that. consequently, the limbs swell and
blood streams from ears and nose, is
absolutely wrong. Not once has such
effect been observed by scientific men
in balloons. AT great height the func-
lions of lung and heart are not really
modified; it is only the want of oxygen
SO much more abundant in the atmos-
phere below--that causes the illness.
Now, we are able to take oxygen with
us in the form of compressed gas and
by inhaling it we can protect ourselves
against height-sickness, provided that
we take long and slow gasps."
The second voyage was taken in order
to reach the utmost height. within
one hour" DR.. Surfing says, "a height
of 10000 feet, which is more than that
of Mont Blanc, was attained; then we
made about $500 feet an hour, until at
$50 the maximum, six miles and half,
was reached. The wind was extremely
slow and irregular up to 10000 feet, but
here, in the region of cirrus clouds, a
strong western gale blew. The air was
clear and transparent: only the lower
clouds hindered wide prospect; other
wise. we ought to have been able to
see from our highest point an area
greater in extent than the kingdom of
Prussia"
Continuing the report OF his exper-
fences, the writer says: by abstaining
from exertion as much as possible.
the use of the compressed oxygen did
not become necessary below $4,000 feet.
a vn in, for
attitudes, fresh strength and vigor re-
turned at once. Thus we arrived in
good condition at height of 10000
feet, feeling sometimes WEAKNESS,
which, however, had it's reason in tho
short night rest before we started.
This fatigue soon turned into a con.
siderable apathy an occasional falling
asleep from which state, however, we
easily recovered by shouting and shalk-
ing one another. The observations
could then be taken up again, tho with
some effort; and the inhaling of pure
oxygen proved to be perrs 7-,y sufficient
for reviving us. No sort of heavy
Inconsistencies took hold of either Of
the two voyagers until the last set
of observations was made, at an alti-
tude of SO, 500 feet. 1t is to be noticed
that contrary to man former descrip-
tons, the perception of the senses had
not diminished: we could read the in
struments quite accurately: even the
viewing thru a telescope did not tire;
the notes we made are perfectly dis
tinct, and scarcely different from
ones handwriting below. The events
which took place at an altitude
above $4,000 feet are little
confused to both of us. 1t seems that
finally we became too weak to breathe
regularly and deeply, and therefore we
did not get enough oxygen. The fall
ing asleep became more frequent, and
therefore more dangerous. When Mr..
Berson found me asleep at that point
he resolved quickly to pull the valve.
He succeeded; but the effort was too
great: he collapsed altogether and lost
consciousness. Before or after this act
i, too. remember several clear moments,
when l tried to impart more oxygen to
my sleeping partner, but apparently in
vain. Probably both of us had lost the
breathing pipes, and then sank into a
heavy swoon. from which we recovered
almost at the same time, finding our
selves at 10000 feet
DR.. Surfing is not able to state exact
" the altitude to which he assembled
Partly because the ink of the baro-
graph was frozen and registered imper-
fectly above $4,000 feet. Before pulling
the valve, however, Mr. Berson read a
height of $4,000 feet from the barome-
ter. and the balloon was still climbing.
The aeronauts found "the air was COM
paratively warm al the greatest height.
It is true that we had 40 degrees Fab
renheit below zero. but at former
voyage | observed already SO degrees
below at a height of $4,000 feet. This
voyage confirms the modern view, that
even at the greatest heights of the at
mosphere the variations of temperature
are almost as great as on the earth
The physiological observations seem to
teach that al $4,000 feet is the boundary
for human being in the open air. At
any rate, it would be dangerous to try
to get any farther"
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