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Show linil.TB lliliidl.elln. nshlngton, Jtny II Professir S P. Lnngltj, Mirilnry of tho Uinlth-sonlau Uinlth-sonlau lustllute, tin Invintor of the ncrwlrome, who wu.glviii 823 000 by tho lioard of ortluario to experiment with hla Hying muehlno for wur purposes, pur-poses, mnde his II rst list at (.untitled, Va , lrldny The lunihlno soared nloft to a height of '00 feet, but descended de-scended after n horizontal flight of 800 ftit Ilia former inachlnt, which , wns propelled ly a small steam engine, Hew thrcvquurtira of u mile und ouly tleatindtd wlieu tho steam wna ex- i hnuktetl It wua under. tool Professor ! I niigley wna to overcome tho llinlted ! power rapacity of Iho former machine ' by Iho use of it eondcnalng tngliie, which could nptnlcdly utilize thu con dinsed steam from tho 1 oiler. |