OCR Text |
Show The Cirunhic. Itiilloon. Xew York, 30. The Dil!f C-nphie (his afternoon will publish the following follow-ing facts regarding the coining aerial tour to Europe: In all human probability proba-bility the Daily Grodn': trans-Atlantic balloon expedition will set sail from the capitol grounds, in Bnxik-lyn, Bnxik-lyn, on Wednesday, September 10th. There is some uncertainly regarding the precise time, as tlic weather may not be favorable and the gas company may not be able to spare the four hundred thousand cubic feet of gas ' required, but it is hoped the ascension ascen-sion will not be later than the. loth. The great air .ship is now well advanced ad-vanced toward completion, and :i-large :i-large force of men is engaged finishing finish-ing the various parts of the apparatus, appara-tus, all of which will be completed and got together in a few days, when the balloon will be publicly exhibited on the capitol grounds, commencing next Saturday, and continuing day and evening until the ascension. Jt was first intended the balloon should ' start without any preliminary public exhibition, but in consequence of the earnest desire manifested by the public pub-lic press, tli (rrajdtic company have decided to make the exhibition public. pub-lic. All connected wilh the expedition expedi-tion will be on exhibition including carrier pigeons to be used. The following fol-lowing is a description of the balloon: ' The length of the nine great sections is each 17(i feet; the width uil feet: when inflated 11G feet in diameter, and 3;o feet in circumference. The extreme length from the crown of the balloon to the keel (should probablv be 34S feet) of the boat is 100 feet; tlic height of the car is fifteen feet; the length of the boat is 24 feet; cloth required re-quired -i,310 yards; sewing, ten miles; rope used, over five thousand feet; gas required to fill the balloon, four hundred thousand feet; weight of the entire apparatus, seven thousand , pounds; cost, nearly fifteen thousand dollars. |