Show THROUGH THE AIR TO EUROPE mr donaldson by his late experimental peri mental balloon trip has so inspired the management of the hippodrome with the idea that the westerly current exists that they both mth have gone to the expense of importing cloth from irom europe for the purpose of making a balloon i fon for him to go to Europ european eln ein in the cloth is said to be the fonest ever made for the purpose it is composed of aik mik and linen and woven in the stron strongest 1 est manner eight people are engaged in sewing A up the great air ship and on thursday next it is to receive invitations to ascend the balloon is to be for foi doity t v seven feet in diameter and will be lu inflated with feet of gas its I 1 ts lifting power will be 2500 pounds while willie tho the basket and the tho net weigh pounds professor donaldson expects to carry nine people be besides beddes himself and ho lle estimates ta the c weight of humanity and ballast a at t 1628 pounds A boat has been con cou constructed for the tripi trip as the tile professor inte anten rids ds to come back by water Vater or 01 01 at least part of the way and every precaution will be taken for safety that can be thought of mr donaldson says sass that there are three currents to contend against after the altitude of 2003 2000 feet is breached reached but he be can carh so 0 o manage his balloon as to take either of them jv ar y herald |