El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-07-24

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one Of these made AZ Wolyerhamp-
ton, September 8, 1862, the record
attitude Of $1,000 feet, or about seven
n-iles, was said to have been reach
Cd, although the record was never
officially allowed
Very minute observations we're
Liade and records kept Of the trip,
which was full Of thrills. AT u
recorded height OF 29.O00 feet, both
%eeronants became insensible and re-.
nieined in that condition 10 minutes.
Wien they lost consciousness tho
balloon was soaring al0ft al the
rate Of 1000 feet a minute and when
Trey recovered their senses it was
dropping at the rate Of 1000 feet a
r mute. They calculated that the
Eslloon had travelled some 5000 feet
after Glaisher had lapsed into UNI
consciousness, as his last act was to
grasp the valve rope with his teeth
end sink with it into the bottom
OF tho carriage.
Glalsher found that the frequency
Of his pulse increased rapidly with
tie elevation. as also did the num-
bnr OF his Inspirations. His normal
pulse. az starting, was &c beats a
minute at 10000 feet, 90 beats; at
10000 feet. 100 beats. and ITO at
'L.igher elevations. The pulsations
Of his heart were distinctly audible,
his breathing Increased In difficulty
rrd the faces of both aeronauts
slowed a deep purple in color. OBJ
~servations also were made with re-
81 I'd to the transmission Of sound,
which showed some strange results.
AT four miles high, while in the
Clouds, a railway train was heard,
but When the clouds were far below
10 sounds whatever reached their
ears At two miles high the dis
charge Of q gun and the barking
Of a dog were distinctly heard
April is. 1875. VI. r. sivel, ]. &c.
froce-SpineHi and CASTOR Tissan-
der assembled from Jaris in the bal
loon Zenith. reaching a height OF
1850 feet, but Tissandier was the
rnly one who came down alive. his
two companions having been asphy-
xiated.
AirpIaue Experiments
This put a damper on high flight
enthusiasm for some years. but De-
cember A. 1894. DR.. A. Berson OF
RerIin, ascepded alone from Stras5-
frrt and reached 31,5O0 feet, with a
temperature OF 81 bleow zero. In
1901, Berson made another ascent
with n. j. Surfing from Berlin, and
noted barometric readings indicating
a height Of 34,500 feet, with a pos
that the balloon went from
+, 600 to 1,500 feet beyond this alti-
tude, the further readings being lost
IN account of the fact that in the
highest part OF the ascent both men,
spite OF oxygen limitations, be-
came unconscious. May 28, 1913,
mis- record was approached very
,lcsely by Bieflaime, Schneider and
.1enoFiqne, ascending in the balloon
icarcr from 1AmOtte-Breuil in
France, they having attained a height
IT 33,074 feet, or nearly six and one
miles. They were provided
With oxygen respiration apparatus
md aside from extreme cold tenn
aerature encountered they suffered
physical discomforts.
Within the two years the air.
Jane has entered the lists as a for
Aidable competitor for the altitude
and in view of the fact that
he auetsion OF atmospheric pressure
Viii not cut ais much or a figure
til the planes as with the gas
illed bags. 1t would appear that
he secrets OF the far heights may
Ultimately be left for solution TO
heavier-than-air- machines, es-
as it will be mOre easily
sussible to equip them with artif.-
,ial air reservoirs. The official rec
,rd for height attained by airplane
4 AS. up to 1919. held by Captain
4. n. Schroeder, ascending from
Clayton, Ohio. September Is, 1918,
.limbed to- a height Of 28,900 feet.
rhis record was officially confirmed.
-aptain Schroeder's flight was made
Il a Bristol fighting plane, driven
~ q 3OO-horse power Hispano-Suizza
motor. Since this flight, Captain
Of the British army is reported
have made 10000 feet in jan
Of the present year and a little
alter. Adjutant Casale, a French ayia-
~, in a flight for altitude, Is said
q have assembled $1,000 feet, which,
4 officially confirmed, remains the
Ncrid record for airplane altitude.
auf they have still a mile and more
q 20 TO surnass the records OF the
, aimed gas balloons and many miles
reach the rare heights attained
~ fbe little scientific adventures
n The unknown seas Of air.