A NOVEL BALLOON.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1071, 15 February 1883, Page 3

A NOVEL BALLOON.

An serial trip from London to New York in 25 lo urs ! Such a feat (says the European Mail) can hardly he said to have been dreamt ol before, and cer fainly never entered into our philosophy prior to the experiments recently made in Paris, where a new aerostat, or balIron, has been tried with most able results. The new aerostat is cigarshaped. At either end is a fan affixed to transversal shaft, worked by a fivehorse power engine. The engine emits mother sparks nor flame. It works the fan Iv tween 700 and SCO revolutions a minute, ami has been found to impart an incredible speed to the balloon, even when steered dead in the eye of the wind. The first experiments having proved successful, and shown that balloons could be made to move against atmospherical currents, the construction of the ajroslat was improved upon. The cigar was divided internally by means of a transverse cloth bulkhead or deck, leaving the upper part for gas rnd the lower for machinery and passangers. But this again been improved upon, and plans have just been completed tor the construction of a thin steel balloon, with airtight compartments, to he worked by both horizontal ami vertical centritugal fans. This aerostat is designed to carry 1000 passengers, and to make the journey between Paris <r London and New York in less than 24 hours. The machinery has been designed, and will he constructed for the inventor of the balloon, Mr Edison. Mr Charles Norbcck, the well-known Russian engineer, is conducting the experiments in France.

mine ■to pay liim out, aid lie "in so ;»s ollovvs Sir Anltnr was in 'ho hnbt of g'ini; ashore onrly in the morning in a d sliabille sui'ed to his errand. >o h; ve a ba'lie in "no of the streams flowing into the bea. His garb consisted of a p ir of loose slippers, an old pair of trousers a shirt, and ,i very unofficial list. One morning on reaching the top of the con • panion ladder on Ids retiirn from ids al fresco tub, lie, to his dismay, found the yards maimed, sid-smen present, the c ipt'.in r ady ! o receive Idm, and h-ard tin-word of command. ‘Look aft.’ IT* felt himself to he in hy no means a condition to bo thus honored and ‘ looked aft’ at, so inquired the reason of all tide elaborate <en monial. The captain calmly replied that all cuicmonies and compliments commenced at 8 a.in., and that i' was then past that hour. The Governor did not love the captain any more for his politeness •’