The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-14

the trade winds at this period reach
velocity of twenty-five TO thirty
miles an hour at times, he said,
would probably be impossible to find
steamships fast enough TO keep mp.
with the balloon for the entire dis
tancc, but he proposes to have two
small cruisers or other fast craft
make their best efforts. lie has plans
for attaching goniolas or light RATS
to the airship in case anything should
happen.
Mr. Bruckor says ne has discuss
ell the plan with Count Zeppelin of
Germany. and that he and other oN-
ert aeronauts have pronounced the
plan perfectly feasible n some gov
rrnment or group OF men would take
sufficient interest in the matter TO
equip the expedition
"Tho trip across the Atlantic.
be said. should start some time be-.
tween July - and Aug. 10. either
from lisbon or Cadiz. with the
first stop at Madeira. or n necessary
direct 20 Tcncriffc. which is about $50
miles from Cadiz. a distance travers-
"a lv several sph,rical balloons i'm
recent contests. Madeira IS not quite
ihrccfourths the way from Cadil 10
Tonoriffr, and could possibly be- reach
ID a. noon tho following day. From
the Canarav islands the balloon could
sail with the trade winds I'm 4 south
westerly direction and would cross
tho Atlantic I'm about four and q
half days. or Il might be more feast.
bic 10 fly direct from noncriffc TO
fhc Cane Do Verde Islands. about
the same distance as from Cadlz 20
the Canarav Islands, landing on the
island Of Sac Vinccntc. In this har
bor. which is visited by many steam.
ships from Europe. North and South
America and South Africa. the bal
loon could ho refilled II necessary
and then start across to barbados
or Martinique, distance Of about
1900 TO $500 miles. which could he
travcrsod in thrco DAYS.
"The trade winds in this part Of
the ocean, say between attitudes 20
10 10 degrees, in summer devoloT
their highest velocity in July and Aug
ust and often reach velocity OF
forty.five kllometcrs (or nearly tweu.
ty-cight miles) an hour. In this TO.
clon the wind blows steadily from
strength day and night, and storms
and calms are hardly ever konwn.
II was this wind that carried tn
sailing ships OF Columbus 10 on
shores, and why should it not be
used 10 take across the first a!rship:
/ After landing on this side OF the
Atlantic, Mr.. Brucker suggests thai
tho aeronauts and II possible thoil
nirship, should proceed 20 New Yorh
and be present on the ocLasipn o'
I the Hudson. Fulton celebration in Sep
/ tomber.
Those not familiar with the con
! dtons will doubtless laugh at this
project" ne said, "but II is cert
TO be accomplished in the near IN
ture. In my judgment It will be ;
great many years before any air Graf
will he built powerful enough to drive
itself across the Atlantic from thi'
side. doubt if that ever is done
but sailing across from Spain on th'
wings Of the trade winds is no NOR,
difficult and no more hazardous thar
many feats already performed by aor
onauts."
Captain Thomas S. Baldwin, VIII
built a dirigible for the United state
government last year, and who i
regarded as one of the best author
tiles In this country on airship nav
igation said without question Nj
Bruckcrs project was feasible an