The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-17
TO START
NORTH POLE
], Visit Frigid Region
<',I,ined by Daring
ldyenturer'
|r,R'S EXPEDITION
[sSIIIESSFUL FAILURE
/, description of Great
N in Which Trip Is
Projected.

S[lNlA. June " "e
s being taken throughout
ihe airship experiments of
r,nau, the American who is
III an airship dash to the
Ia Jules Verne. Accord
present plans of Mr.. Well
tbe first week of July
"a trials of the airship un-
.rOustrated that the latter
i, The voyage. The start
j vill be made on tine first
rpcrtunity afterward, prob
.,u JULY 90 and August 10,
r,xary Mr., Wcllman is. pre-
sat as late as August 20
,,r Of the expedition are;
r,luau, Major Hcarsey Tex
s,g and scientific observer),
W sent over by the United
nrument, Chief Engineer
Or. Fowler (surgeon) and
Herrieu. the aeronautical
nl the only Frenchman on
ibout thirty men constitute
usiitionary force, though
me Of these are sailors and
I'd have nothing to do with
,isu besides aiding in hand
hlloon. car, gear, etc, at
q at Spitzbergen. Discuss
5r.. the American explorer
vas 10 question of last
iitlon having been a failure,
q amount Of work had TO
4 Spitzbergen-work which
ID be too much for one short
Cssr.
Iar on arriving at Spitzbers
4 little work to be done in
T. II the erecting of buildings,
Instructed an entirely new
A which we hope to accom-
N We have in view. namely,
Nnry from Spitzbergen TO
I'd back
zant Changes Made.
u he most important changes
\ 9Rted has been the enlarge
h bsIlooD of the airship, This
r,ds IS feet longer and its
rH increased by 5000 pounds.
isil lifting force of 1a,50O
l.s balloon is 1874 feet long
n IN IFS greatest diameter,
wlHne being 265,000 feet.
Angls exception of Count
alrship, this is the largest
The next important change
: years equipment is that
silt an entirely new car and
Equipment, all of that used
y discarded. The new car
! framework of steel tub
y. long. 10 feet high and s
Tbs is suspended close
hlIoon at such distance that
lig on the top of the car can
ihe balloon. The keel or
the airship consists of
y inches in diameter and
Rngth with a capacity for
gallcns of petrol. The top
nll be really the deck Of
" This disposition we make
z the tank, which is about
p pounds, do double duty,
only a safe reservoir for
~ ct the same time gives
ss structure OF the ship.
qlylded into fourteen COM
prevent the danger Of ex-
Ne petrol can be pumped
'lon OF this tank so as to
The car is inclosed with
'lsa silk, the two sides
.sIllcal plane and the wide
Aa!al plane, all constructed
a~olllty to the ship in the
4 sem of the vessel is a
w soo square feet in the
sfyclc wheel, which despite
only weighs thirty pounds.
stIa oil the center is placed
motor, built for endurance
!. ~ a.g ~ horsepower and having
wv pounds, which is war
~ constantly and steadily.
~ aeufs as We wish. In this
.ae propellors which arc
gpe as those used i'm
~ y aIrshlps, are placed in
y el1iler side of the vessel.
" Two blades of steel IL
and capable of $50
usss Described.
~g quarters of the airsbip
~ A, :, onnk,hke spaces with
r5s,;sar- ;sar- These are capable
"a sag ten or twelve men,
;0sether with our provi.
itpment, ent, Suspended from
III / as : airship and running On
t,or,. .ank containing 600
s,v,,slo9s s,. y y, which by means
ltIs su.; ~ the navigating room
E,oIv as,Ie a' length of the car,
H., our food wherever nee,
r,igS, 10 70 balance the ship.
/% pounds The o", n,ot @nu ors
~ sr.scnlnery weigh 1850
III pst,ar tsaIrry in our tank $500
L, i"ul ,.o capable Of runnine
i:rtssaOOV sOV hours, at a normal
Su ,sS;u. Knots per hour, Civ.
d S 9l0S o. action from the
1s " WV knots. The weight
b" "e carry diminishes ON
d pounds %s. per day by the
b a. pslrol for the motor,
tirou,hh hhi!!lhg power by leak,
XrS5aJTHn,, the skin Of The bal
.hy y, not exceed $50
ayc on inc net result Of this
20 poun ah average day $50
seui,sIIn igsIInds Of lifting force
? t aas ~ and representing
s.riIIxe iIe equilibrium Of f. 1ha tha
p b aeanes ,as surplus gas would
81 a. be Pe1 through the valves
- povsn.s hydrogen has a very
taN NIvr 1n,S We : have thought t
np sSYa WI fuel, and by act,
ttilk :, surplug hylrnn,n na 49,