| Show BARNUM AND HIS BAILO ballo BALLOON ONi barsum barnum returned to new york from europe on the last da day T of april and a times interviewer learned of him that he did not intend to 11 go 40 up in a balloon him himi himl i self and so eross crow the atlantic to europe nor to advance copey to maist a others in doing so 80 until he be 1 1 was reasonably satisfied that the trip could be made without extraordinary risks to the prof wise and son of philadelphia also als 0 eight 0 auts in europe had signified 0 their willingness too ifo go on t the ii e trip one of these a prominent official in the english mint would make the trip inthe if the balloon were prepared as ke he designed and he said also that there really was nothing to fear prof or of dublin crossed the irish channel last year in a balloon and said there was little risk he had constructed a balloon inflated it and left the gas I 1 in a for 30 days and nd not a leak or break was found in inthe material at the end of that time if mr barnum would have such a one made for him prof would willingly attempt tp to i cross from america to england la laid in it altogether agree with pros profs rods man and nadir mr wilkinson wilk WiJk inson luson manager of the crystal palace sydenham wasen was enthusiastic thusia over the subject and a agreed 11 to in the crystal palace a saloon 75 x feet for the construction of the balloon and appurtenances and outfit open tothie public on payment of tile tiie the admission fee lee the money obtained to go towards the expenses of the experiment mr barnum went to manchester auchester Nl lyons and other places and learned that the probable b outlay for the balloon would be about in gold the kind ot of balloon recommended by those in favor of the voyage is 13 as follows it must be made of tulle silk properly seasoned and rendered airtight air tight there are to be on an inner and outer balloon fitting cloA eloa closely ely as hand and glove but totally independent of each other so fr far as their integrity is concerned the whole is to bo be eighty neel neet in diameter five square balds to the pound it must hold feet of gaw gao and possess a lifting powder of woo pounds ne rette and zambra philosophical instrument makers london would furnish the best possible instruments st for aerial navigation including two particularly carefully m made a de aner olds to record at an altitude of fet feet mr barnum is not finally committed to the project but he Is ready read v to push it as soon as he is convinced that no extraordinary danger may be anticipated on the voyage he is still in correspondence with various scientists is anxious j t embark in the enterprise and willing to spend in gold upon it if entered upon according to the present pro gramme the attempt must be made within two years |
