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1907. June.3.Monday. at Baddeck 38 News Philadelphia 23 Mar. 1907. LIGHTEST MOTOR YET CREATED -- Berlin, March 23.-A young German engineer has invented a motor which he thinks will go far toward solving the probled of aerial navigation, especially with aeroplanes. A feature is its extreme lightness. It weighs two-thirds of a kilogramme or about 24 ounces, per horse-power, compared with two kilogrammes, of about 71 ounces, the weight of the well known Antoinette motor, upon which most aerial navigators rely as the lightest obtainable. The invention is not yet fully perfected. Herald New York. 24. Mar 1907. AERONAUTS DESCEND CLOSE TO THE SEA -- Alan R. Hawley, of New York, and A.N. Chandler, of Philadelphia, Make Daring Trip. -- BALLOON SAILS 60 MILES -- Ascension Is Made from the Quaker City in the Presence of Many Enthusiasts. -- [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD.] ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Saturday.-A huge [b]alloon created a sensation as it sped over [th]e Country Club's grounds this afternoon, headed directly for the open sea, but [se]ven miles away. In it were A.N. Chandler, president of the Philadelphia Aero [clu]b; and Alan R. Hawley, a pilot of the [N]ew York Aero Club. [I]ts sudden appearance was wholly unexpected and startled the golfers on the links. [th]e men in the balloon were letting out gas and it was steadily sinking. It appeared in an easterly direction, [[?]] in an out of the way place after [[?]] or about sixty miles. The aeronauts [[?]] in the air about two hours. [T]he aeronauts had some difficulty in [[?]] the anchor, which trailed over a [[?]] held before it hooked in a tree. As [[?]] as the anchor caught, Mr. Hawley [[?]] down the safety rope and hauled [[?]] the big basket, in which was Mr. [Cha]ndler. The banker-balloonist alighted [with]out a scratch and at once busied [him]self, with Mr. Hawley, in packing the [ballo]on up for shipment back to Philadelphia. Mr. Chandler, after seeing that his [airsh]ip was safely packed, telephoned to [Phila]delphia friends that he and Mr. [Haw]ley were all right, and then returned late train to Philadelphia. Chandler said last night:-"To-day's [v]oyage was the most successful I ever At one time we were up seven [[?]] feet higher went before. Going so far clouds by no means inten- sing over Atlantic county the ame obscured and the many ent up cooling atmosphere which e balloon to descend. ped rapidly in spite of throwing bags. When we were within a ed feet of the ground the sun t forth and in a few moments shooting up at express train t at this time we ran into a t that was driving us toward I gave the valve cord a jerk y we began to descend. We op from that dizzy height in and a half minutes. From Philadelphia Made in Successful Manner. ESPATCH TO THE HERALD.] A, Pa., Saturday.-From the of the Point Breeze Gas nster balloon Initial sailed -five minutes to one o'clock without hiten or misadven- d. e light basketwork car at- g gas bag were its owner, president of the Philadel- and Alan R. Hawley, an , and the pilot of the Aero . As the balloon left the rowd which had assembled nt cheered lustily. oon rose only about three at finding that they had e eddy fo the wind and ed toward the west Mr. mptied a bag of sand, and yellow silk shot upward d feet more, caught the was soon sailing toward ndler, of New York; Leo onal aeronaut, and John t, aided by half a dozen d the delicate process of Although nearly forty eet of coal were re- apeless mass of yellow as accomplished in less her delay in starting, ndt Bishop, Augustus ards, of the New York de the journey from tomobile, were a trifle thers who witnessed Dr. Sameul H. Ot- stic member of the nb, and Mrs. Ottinger el King, the oldest Mrs. King. kness of long prac- has made over twen- nts, fitted the light ce, adjusted the del- h record the height, f the voyage, and hen. The Initial is the N Eco Di Bergamo. 24 Mar 1907 Bergamo. Per la navigazione aerea. Versailles, 23.- Santos Dumont ha rinnovato ieri l'esperimento che aveva fatto il giorno prima. Dupo due esperimenti, che hanno dato risultati soddisfacenti, alla terza prova il timone si ruppe e Santos Dumont fu costretto a ritirare il suo apparecchio per far, vi le riparazioni necessarie. G Momento. Lunir [[?]] 24 Mar 1907 Importanti esperimenti d'artiglieria sugli aereostati in Germ ania Abbiamo per telegr. da Berlino, 23: (Y,)- Si, annunziano interessanti esperimenti di tiro, che avranno luogo ira poco a Danzica, sotto la direzione della scuola di artiglieria. I tiri saranno effettuati da palloni liberi e da palloni legati del volume di centometri cubi. Questi ultimi saranno tenuti ad un'altezza di mille metri e legati a battelli, che si troveranno a 4000 metri dalla costa. La Commissione aereonautica dell'artiglieria arriverà , fra breve, a Danzica con sei palloni e parecchi ufficiali superiori. Citizen Brooklyn N.Y 24 Mar 1907 WELLMAN, WITH WONDERFUL AIR[[SHIP]] NEARLY READY FOR FLIGH[[T]] Modern air navigation will receive its most thrilling and difficult test next month, when Walter Wellman, Wash- [[image; caption: WALTER WELLMAN, CHIEF OF THE EXPEDITION BY AIRSHIP TO THE NORTH POLE]] ington correspondent of the Chicago "Record-Herald," will sail for the North Pole in the largest and best equipped airship ever built. Wellman's fight was scheduled for last summer, but it was decided to give another year's work at the factory in Paris to the great balloon and its wonderful car. Wellman, who has made two unsuccessful attempts at the pole by vessel, has been studying airships for years for the purpose of employing that means of transportation in a dash north. He is now an expert. The party will probably consist of five. Wellman will be the chief. The others are: Maj. H. B. Hersey, well known as an [en]thusiastic aeronaut, at one time a [mem]ber of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, now a member of the Aero Club [[?]]; M. Gaston Hervieu, as aeronaut-in-chief; Maxwell J. Smith, wireless telegraph expert; M. Paul Colordeau, expert mechanician. Maj. Hersey recently won the balloon race across the English channel, and has a record of seven ascensions in ten days. The plan is to sail from Dane's island, northern Norway, at which place the [[image; caption: THE ICE AUTOMOBILE FOR THE WELLMAN EXPEDITION. NOTICE THE GREAT DRUM-LIKE WHEELS IN FRONT. IT IS BUILT BIG AND HEAVY AND IS EXPECTED TO BALANCE THE REST OF THE MACHINE IN CLIMBING JAGGED ICE HILLS. THE SPIKES OF SHARP STEEL WILL GRIP THE ICE.]] parts of the balloon will be assembled. The party will go as far north as possible in the airship, and if it fails to carry them to the pole they will proceed farther north by an ice automobile which they will carry in the car. They will also have wireless telegraphy equipment and will attempt to communicate regularly with a station at Hammerfest, Norway. Wellman has been in Paris all winter watching the finishing the work of M. Godard, builder of the airship, and he will start for the north in a few days. The airship, which has been building two years, is of the most practical balloon type. The supporting gas bag is 164 feet long, with its greatest diameter 52 1/2 feet. The surface of the bag contains 21,008 square feet, and is capable of holding 224,225 cubic feet of gas; its lifting power is 16,000 pounds, or eight tons. The car is entirely of steel tubing, measures 52 1-3 feet from stem to propeller, and contains an engine room and cabin for the crew. Below this structure is a basket to carry the supply of gasoline, this weight also to serve as ballast. The ship has three engines, one of 70-horse-power, another of 25-horse-power, [[image; caption: THIS PHOTOGRA [[?]] CAR WHICH WILL [[?]] BALLOON. ONLY P [[?]] BEHIND THE MEN [[?]] IN WHICH THEY W [[?]] STRAPPED THE GA [[?]] MOBILE. MR. WELL [[?]] ON THE XTREME R [[?]] and the other of 5-horse-powe [[?]] only the big engine in oper [[?]] machine is designed to make 12 [[?]] hour in a quiet atmosphere. [[?]] miles an hour with the thre [[?]] working. The steering apparatus is [[?]]
