Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-11-12

gen would support 81 pounds upon
its first initiation before the gas had
| time to deteriorate or escape. The
weight of the whole machine and
apparatus was II pounds-leaylng
about four pounds to spare. Beneath
1 the center of the balloon was frame
of light wood about nine feet long
and rugged on to the balloon itself
with a net work in the customary
manner. From this framework was
suspended a wicker basket or car.
The screw consists of an axis OF
Hollow brass tube IS inches in length
through which upon a semi spiral
inclined at is degrees pass series
of steel wire radu 2 feet long, thus
projecting a foot on either side.
These radij are connected at the
outer extremities by two bands OF
flattened wire, the whole tn this
manner forming the framework of
the screw, which is completed by a
covering of oiled silk cut into cores
and frightened so as to present a toll
erably uniform surface. At each
end of its axis this crew is supported
by pillars of hollow brass tube de-
scending from the hoop. In the low
er ends of these tubes are holes in
which the pivots of the axis revolve.
From the end of the axis which is
next the car proceeds a shaft of
steel connecting the screw with the
pinion of a piece of spring machin-
cry fixed in the car.
By the operation of this spring
the screw is made to revolve with
great rapidity, communicating pro-
gressive motion to the whole. By
means of the rudder the machine
was readily turned in any direction.
The spring was of great power COM
pared with the dimensions, being
capable of raising As pounds upon
a barrel of four inches diameter after
the first turn, and gradually increas-
ing as it was wound up. 1t weighed
altogether eight pounds six ounces
The rudder was a light frame of
cane covered with silk, shaped
somewhat like battledore. and
was about three feet long and at
the widest one foot. Its weight was
about two ounces. 1t could be turn
led fiat and directed upward or down
ward as well as to the right or left.
and thus enabled the aeronaut to
transfer the resistance of the air
which in an inclined position it
must generate in its passage to act,
thus determining the balloon in the
opposite direction.
The balloonris composed Of silk,
vanished with the liquid gum caou-
tchouc. It is Of vast dimensions,
containing more than 10000 cubic
feet Of gas; but as coal gas was EN-
ployed in place Of the more expenr
sive and inconvenient hydrogen the
supporting power Of the machine
when fully inflated and Immediately
after imitation is not more than a.
bout $500 pounds. Here follows a
daily log of the voyage, and land
ing in Charleston, S. c..
{ From the Sun of Monday, April is
1884
Balloon-The mails from the South
last Saturday night not having bro
ught a confirmation of the arrival
of the balloon from England, the
particulars of which from our cor
respondent we detailed in our Extra,
we are inclined to believe that the
intelligence is erroneous. The des-
cription of the balloon and the voy-
age was written with a minutenes
and scientific ability calculated to
obtain credit everywhere, and was
read with great pleasure and salts
faction. We by no means think
such project impossible.
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