The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-20
AMEN rHEGH,>cEu sLIGHr.
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io~pp> CO. ~ Mr Ncl,iran dictated
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s;ord~nt. php hoard.'i the s'ean.-r
Trent IN the hATbor 81 New York
The experiment speaks for itself ""
h-oks al 70 'ords for dngih- aIrzhIi'-
"" travelled OlO miles oyes the So and
wsr.. actually N tho AIR FOR sevsp'y-tNo
hours Ndninan and myself learned in
valuable lessons which We thlnk We" well
worth Earning and VII Oh can b.' applied
W. beisVa % tn" d"y.loDUclt Of the arr
- diriglhla balloons We nre convinced
that aIrshir- despite our experience. are
entirely practical
Prom the first w. regarded IN" America
a. a great experiment m" IN. thing We
were most doubtful about va~ III" rguili-
brato-. how ~ would affect th, stability
~ m. vessel how - MOULD r"guia'" ouT
al'i'VI" aboN" IN" s"a and how . would
AFFECT Tho speed and storing Now ""
hnnw that the "qVllihra'ur - a failure.
on" might saw great failure. "NC"pt 80
fnT A. III" l"--ou - - Itnl importance 20
Tho a"ronauts conc .r1"d How p, 81. ""
hop" - learn Nv nur mistakes aud o.! ""
ru.ld another aI-~Eip nmh"dying 'ha
i.'Sul' ~ o'Ir rr,"I' praC'iclI "NI"-i"'c.
W. shall know b"tt"r i"N - n"gir
1T he pr''~nr' stag" = a"r marie
az 80 thrIsh' T. woVli ho ltnpp--iple
60 build ar a'--nip without an "luilihrator.
Vow we know 'ha' Nirh az alrship for
travelling over .Sa'er u j. impossible.
a, least IN The form IN which w tested
o. Il - hardly realized that the at ION
" the waves on the cauilihrator was
enough 70 torment - physically and
mentally AL the time Both yaniman
and myself suffered greatly from nervous
strain. more especially when We driftcd
aimkASsly. Al times at the mercy ~ every
wind
AZ first cur COurHs was roughly north
-rIy. then eAs'erly and then southerly,
but all the time we ke0s going and with
fair degree - luck Ne should have
completed a; least third ~ ths journey
to England
Ait"f a lengthy and ho,riy appreciation
q each II tho crow individually. Mr.
W"llman snid Tho suprrm- novelty Of
our adv nturs tho eXg,'i-Ito undefinabla
sonsc II well bing and happiness On.
cEp-rioncad ~ mid1Ir WHOM II was calm
nd IN" ~guilibiator Was NOT jerking ~
into various stage % nervous ~ i-'rI-
lion. hHlpei TO buoy Us up cvcn IN tho
moments ~ crisis.
There was ~ Lace 81 discipline no
inurfnuring aEalnEt Ord9rN. No WorD
one happy a"rill family. "lch striving
bis best 70 roach Europe by IN" air route
Zach was consgiots almost from tho first
time &c undorstood tha action % the
cquilihraior that w. bad only the faint.st
chance 81 being successful hut still th"ro
vas that chance. and being sportsn..n
"" prfSsot toward tho goal
Apart from ~" ~puilibra'or, tho air
ship RAnornlly vas suc, oss Tho gas
was vol retained. th" machinery good.
and III" sioel car stood 'h- tremendous
strain successfully
1Our greatest dificulty. I think. vas
hnV 20 get sleep The America A. not
designed ~ luxurious dormitorv. bur
- m" bcds and pillows had been ~ the
so'est down and n W." had had cabins
a. comfortable a. those ~ the Atlantic
liners Ne could mover hnv. rested vol
The only tim" We slept was ~ irregular.
st,a-mihic inierNal- Just when We were
overcome by physical and mental eEha,s.
tim
That alarming sWitChhack railway
called he Rocky ROad'o Dublin which IL
n SERIES - ups and downs . nj rap,d con
yulsiv" Jerks. was not hing COMPARED with
the uns.E amp 81 serieu 81 " ha cl : and manga
and tIanR O. ~ oar unfortunate euuilibrat0r.
80 Il happened " hen We almOst collapsed
with fatigue Ne simply slept minutes AZ
n time and always dreamed Nv dreams
were generally unpleasant. and the crew
had a very similar experience.
- IL h worth noting that although We
felt cOmpeiled TO abandon the sirship