The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-19

portion than that ~ fh. model and The
- lew .a CONSIDERABLY .vIal..r Co... HtI.
l'Fu - fT.UTHFs.,i FszIti,- with q r|tlU.l
and e. s.Il" royce. which latter l, nt the
mos Indispensable. lmpu~- .ur,. 4 f.w
v"rl.~ lu HNrlJHaftuu Will a.r. H.. u.r..~-
-,tr' TOR ~l'H u' cur ruIHiH-- 49, are not
r"ny"rsart 18th ~" i"tJI. sl r-rp.
station
=. -nuu - OBJ" balloon ull'S fa' earth
90 10 sab "rf 10 o. To-. U"u-u.. Dt many
DIr"Im-ttE,". tending fl Great" q diFsF-
'uH' IN go ghT. tUEm"nttng UT dlmIu
i>hiuE - ascending T"w"r. Fn~ -NamI'l'
tE"r" NAV - q deposition ~ dew upon
f'r silk fD 20" r,fsTIF ,sgsF y' -.N .sraI
NI-t~"d pounds t-,iIts' ms 'Gsn 'p -.
thrown uuf "r ~" machine rily r..-,Hud
lt'- ballast i.'IUg discarded and q clear
-I.-n'r" "Ear"rN'uG 10" dow 'nt AZ
'rH sum nv EXPANDING flH "a In -.
-.H.. IN Who'll vii 11aIu rtrItIy us'"ut
!. pr"gN thr. l-C'ut TIE only rr-u.lrH,'
0. cor rafa". Vr- uu'll NJ Gr....r.. .uN"u-
flHu ni 'hH CuIf" rpf.I tho I"ru.i-~IuU
oi IN" "-caT-' ~ gas from IA" val' hut
o. tn loss ni ga- u proportional" g"n-
"~al in-S r ascending uow'r. =" -h4' 90 a
yompa ra'ively hri-f period tl., h'.~' con-
sfru,t"t balloon must necessarily nyEtu-t
an - r'sntIru"- and com" - n" earth
lhl~ Wd- IN" great ut~'lcl" 20 voyage
Of length
IN. luHd" rppa remedies III" drH,uIty
IN tho simplest manner ConC'"yabl"
II - merely . very long rpI" which -
sun Tered q" trail from IN" car and III" eject
. 81 v4TDN - 90 prsNsnf tho balloon from
changing Its level Iu any material dsgr'..
~ TOR cNampl. Their. should p" "a d"uo-l
l.ru It 'npi-tUr" upon the six and ~"
TarhIn" F"Cl"- 20 T.-rsud ~ con -
gV-nr' there Will h.. no Necessity for
dl-"hargIug ballast 10 remedy m" M
crease pt weight. fpr ~ - renati"d or
cpunt.raCtsd M an exactly lu-f proper
ton 10y IN" d-pnsI' On tn" ground 1T Jus'
50 Tuor 1T ~" ep 1 ~ IN" rnp" - - nee
cuTns'tuc"S ~.uIli "iI-. undu" i"vItv
ana rOb~'-Iu"nt ascent TINS I"NIty u ON
'ussdittsly Count"rdcf"d hy the add
tIoual weight II ROM uDriI-"d from the
earth Thus ~" balloon can neither
ascend nor descend except within very
narrow limits. and lt- resources. either
~ gas or ballast, remain comparatiN ely
ununpaIr.d When passing over an "J-
pans" II water ~ ls"COiu"- necessary
- efnplov kegs 81 copper or wood nll"d
with lIuid ballast ~ lighter natur"
than water These float and serve all
In" purposes - q m"r" rope on land
Another most important of'c" Of IN"
gIld" rope - =" point ont N" direction
II IN. balloon The rop" drags. either
on land or SEA- while the balloon u free.
the latter consequently - always m adj
vance when any progress whatever ~
made - companion. therefore. hy means
Il the com pass ~ the relative positions
81 the two objects will always Indicate
the courss In the same way the angle
formed by the rope with the vertical
avis e 'he machine Indicates the r'iocny
When there ~ no angle. IN other words,
when the rope hangs perpendicularly,
the Who'll. apparatus - stationary. hut
the larger the angle that - - say the
farther the balloon preced~s the end II
the rope. the greater the velocity, and the
converse.
~ the original design was n cross
the British Channel and alght IS near
Pans A. possible the vOyagers had taken
the pre- aution IN prepare Themselves
With passports directed 10 all parts II
the Continent specifying the nature
NJ the expedition - IN the case q IN"
Nassau vOyags. and emitting the adven-
tiIrerE 10 exemption from the usual
formalities Il ofiCe, unexpected events.
however rendered these Passports super
huous
The imitation was commenced very
quietly ~ dayhreak IN SATURDAY morn
ing the 9Th instant m ~" courtyard q /
Weal-Vor HouEe. NT Osborne's seat
about a milo from PenstnIthal IN North
Wales and ~ @evsn minutes past II. B
everything betng ready for departure. .
the balloon was set free rising gently
bui steadily in direction n"arl" south. !
10 us" h"inR made for IN" inst ban hour
81 either m. sorrow ~ IN" riIdd"r We
proceed now with m" journal ~ trans /
-crii,..d hv NJ FORSYTH from tho Joint
Mss - Nr Npn"k Mason and Mr Aims
worth tn" p0dv ~ the journal - given
- ~ the fHNbNfl'lliG ~ tNlI hh-'Ii. aNl
- = = ~ appended each day by Mr
Atn-vOrth. Who has m PREPARATION and
will shortly CIV" III" publ" NOR" nin'It"
ard no doubt . thullInEly interesting .
account - 10" yoyagr
TUF IOTHSAL
SrfurdTy ipyH ne an Every pr"pa-
ration likely g. emiarrarz ~ having
boon made overnight. ~" commenced .
the initiation this morning ~ daybTsak
blt owing - . thICk fog. which @noum-
bored the folds - the silk and rendered |
n unrnanagsahis' ~" did not get through .
before nearly ~ O'Clock Cut loose then .
~ high spirits and rose gently but steadily
With q light breeze 40 north. which bore
Va IN the direction Of the British Channel