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Liures[[?]] New York 3, Mar. 1907. [[covered]] THE RISE OF A BALLOONIST Most of the sky pilots who putter around among the school notably cult, and[[?]] may look [[?]] when they kites engine hoisted crowd bugs, it, strong One Roy times balloon[[?]] an at of [[upside down]] daughter of Mrs. Horace S. Ely, and Henry P. Britton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Britton, will not take place for some time. The wedding of Miss Marie Baldwin and Wyllys Terry is to take place in June. Miss Baldwin makes her home with her sister, Mrs. Walter Phelps Bliss, in this city. The wedding of George Westinghouse, Jr., and Miss Evelyn Violet Brocklebank, daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Brocklebank will take place next May in Liverpool. Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse will be for a part of the Summer at Lenox. The wedding of Miss Nathalie Ingraham, the daughter of Judge and Mrs. George Ingraham, to the Count Colonna is one of the on dits in Paris, and it is said that it will take place shortly, Miss Ingraham is the sister of Phoenix Ingraham of this city. She made her debut here two years ago at a tea given by her parents at the Metropolitan Club. This week's nuptial Events. On Tuesday, as already stated, takes place the wedding of Miss La Montagne and Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University. On Wednesday Miss Louise B. Lockwood, daughter of Mrs. Le Grand B. Lockwood, will be married to Francis B. Thurber, Jr. Mrs. Frances L. Pruyn, a sister of the bridegroom, will be matron of honor, and the bridesmaids will be the Misses Jean Talock, Kathrine Bissell Lockwood, and Hilda Le Grand Lockwood, the latter two sisters of the bride. Joseph Plumb will be best man and the ushers Lawrence Hamill of Chicago, William Gilbert, Dallas Mc- [[right side]] 1121=1123= Commencing tomorrow a Sideboard in the house at a it to your house without We will discount the price of any piece of furniture Power of the balloon Just sufficient weight of sand to enable it to rise with its aeronaut and passengers. Q. When you wish to start, what orders do you give? A. "Hands off" round the car, and if the balloon does not rise you throw out a little more ballast. During the Ascent. Q. Once started, what then? A. A bag of sand is kept in readiness to throw out in case of a downward draught, or if the balloon does not rise sufficiently to clear houses and like obstructions. Q. What instruments are necessary? A. An aneroid barometer should be hung on a level with the aeronaut's eye, so that he may note the altitude. A statoscope shows him at a glance when the balloon is rising and falling. A registered baro, thermo, hygrometer will automatically make an indelible record of the trip. Q. What about the guide rope or trail rope. A. The rope is let out soon after clearing the housetops and chimneys. Q. Is there any feeling of giddiness in a balloon? A. It is impossible to feel giddy in a free balloon run, as there is no contact with the earth. Q. Or of sea-sickness? A. It is quite impossible. There is no movement, and the air is calmer than the quietest sea. Q. Is it cold in the air? A. As there is no wind felt, because the balloon is traveling at the same velocity as the wind, it is not so cold as on land. Q. In wintry, foggy weather, is not the cold in the air a great discomfort? A. In a few seconds the balloon pierces the murk and clouds, and immediately floats in the hot sunshine and dry air, which recalls the climate at Davos or St. Moritz. Q. What does ballooning feel like? A. It is the sensation of perfect quietude and restfulness, and a feeling of how petty the earth and its concerns are. Q.-Is every ascent different? A.-No two ascents are alike. The ever-changing panorama of clouds sometimes resembles glaciers and snow mountains and sometimes the rolling billows of the sea. No Danger of Balloons Bursting. Q. Is there any danger of the balloon bursting? A. No, so long as the mouth is open the balloon cannot burst, because there is no pressure. The expanding gas instantly escapes. Q. If a balloon were damaged, say, by a small tear or by a bullet hole, would it fall? A.-A small hole would only make a leak, and the balloon would descend slowly. Q. Is there any danger of the ropes breaking? A.-No, the strain each rope is made to resist is far in excess of the maximum pull that can be put on it. If one rope were to break, the other lines would easily support the weight. Q.-Are there any difficulties in None, whatever, at the greatest height reached in ordinary balloon ascent. Q.-Is it possible to keep a certain level in the air? A.-Scientific instruments now register the height, temperature and humidity of the air by clockwork. With these, an aneroid and statoscope, an equilibrium can be kept. Q. How is it possible to know the direction in which the balloon is traveling? A.-With a man with a mile to an inch scale, by watching the compass or the trail of the guide rope accurate observations can be made. But
