New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
GIANT AIRSHIP FALLS
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Ariel last October: THE Ariel will go 16' miles
hour"
| # is travelling so fast?' asked him. he re-
| piled: .
Il have been asked that question thoushho
| tines one might we'll inquire OF the captain
of the battleship Oregon what he would do II the
bottou of his ship fell out. In thinking OF the
Ariel remember, the buoyancy is positive ana as
-elable as the stanchest ocean craft Tine ouoyah-
cy of the Ariel will carry 1A tons 10 an aio'uoo
of 10000 feet above level
e. L'Rue Jones, editor Of "Aeronautics ana
member of the Aero Club of America, said at MS
Office at 9th street and Broadway, last night
that he had received letter from j. j. Montsonl-
cry professor of physics at Santa Clara College
Santa Clara Cal, in which he predicted that dis
astrous effects would follow the first attempt to
fly the Ariel. Professor Montgomery inspected the
airshp when in course OF construction He is
himself an inventor of aeroplane. He wrote:
While in San Francisco called 1t to ,s see s,s the }; Sa
hin. notoriousy the most windy portion OF the city
who oDRa Was very e reluctant to talk to me when he
learned who was. In the tent were ten fan
OF eed Six
Of 90d ID ssa at 5os M
wheel at the other end intended to receive belt
signed to extend from the main frame Of the the. ship b
will do is a good cure for the blues
The PROSPECTUS of the National Airship Company
shows J. A Morren president and general mana
ger and with reference his qualifications to build
airshps says:
The invention Of the Ariel. accessories. factory
hinatian Of them that constitutes our enterprise
is the best production of MI Morrell. who re- re.
United States for his services as mechanical
engineer and designer prior to entering the en-
ploy Of this company.
Mr.. MorrelI made the assertion last fall that
daily trips would be made by his ships to New
York City from San Francisco. He put it this way
this airshp, the Ariel does not carry five hun
dred passengers and forty tons of mail from San
Francisco to New York City in twenty-four hours
/ will not accept one cent for the invention
His expectations relative to the mon -burstabii-
fty" of his gas bag shown to be wofully shy,
for in his prospectus he announced:
The surface of our gas vessels is blocked out
isvnr of six nmedatelv close together and her
metically seal the punctures OF each otner
He capitalized the following
If a thousand sand punctures are made in tho
surface at the time, We will not lose our gas
The Ariel is divided into fifteen compartments.
(which insures absolute safety and comfort for
passengers" The prospectus continues:
The lower section is arranged in parlors, sitting
special airship furniture, nicely as palace.
details Of equipment The chairs weigh only sew
enteen and are ohs and & as s94s
perfect air mattresses and pillows combined and
The silk covers weigh only twenty-seven ounces
each. large, and comfortable any ever
built.
An interesting outline is given Of the manner in
which the pilot would make the twenty -four-hour
trip across the country safely and at the same
-ime luxuriousy. The pilot room Is in the bow.
The front of the room is provided with engine
and steering propeller that operates parallel to the
course of the arship. Thus equipped the Ariel
will always answer to the helm All men duty
subject orders from this room' continues
the booklet, and they receive them verbally as
plainly in this room by telephone connection"
The TO be negligible while the price OF
the stock of the company to be 81. 600 a share
on the San Francisco Board Of Trade The of
establishing universal aerial transit system
will very small; the expense of trip from New
York London will be $780, or less than one-Quar-
ter of cent per pound of weight. We know
what 1t requires to establish the aerial rapid tran
sit systenl-a few airships, few small docks on
towers the investment of few dollars''-that was
be about all.
The other officers of the company according TO
the literature, NJ Sparkling, vice president s.
lie Master, assistant manager; W. o. Backman,
secretary and the directors l. ". Coodner, j.
A. Morrell, NJ. Sparkling. w. o. Backman and ]. w.
Jones.