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Show NET iv o &?" i pjok ttJMjt- i PuiuuaJliit Hy the al ! . f il m itiil uwrvl us,, liodcrii liuiniioii Wult. r Willmati AaahitiMon mrn -pun ti-nt of Ihi Chi i tagu llec-ord Hi rnl I mill noted arctic txplnrrr la making u third nt tempt to i fin It the nurlh ikiIc Jf the count-, ' 1M number ot nilimpt Hi conquer the elements iif tin- fur north few ( in) have ever excited the Interest ot ' t tlili expedition of Mr. Wellman and t Ms chosen companions It I Ibis thl mi if going altoiil l In ' I new way Hint llft ilia Wellmin txpedltlon lo h plane high nlivo nil pro loin effort In point of Interest that place It In n rlaoa liy ItMir The 3elee fixed upon by Mr Wcllmnn wc re selected because they wefo Hip latest offering selenco haa made which were available for the purpose of Ihe expedition The two eXH illlloiiH made by Mr Wellman one In 1R1I mul the other In lSt7 . like those of nil other ex plorera were made on the theory Hint sulphur! mill and lion shavings mul li tons of then rrnti i nl mjefully selected were shipped l th' etjipcdl Hon a banc on Dan laland The A iriitlonnl Miwr of the Inflated bag la Ui 300 pound The weight of th- ahlp Iteelf and Ita equipment and crew la 7 nod pounds loin Inn approximately 8 IKK) pound for cariro Tim gnsollne carried wt (Hint 6,V which l equal to n power endurance of ISO hours mo torlng with the TO horsepower rmtor In full operation t the rnte of from 12 to 111 mllea an hour tlil nteAit that the airship Hill lie nble lo travel 1 SOO mllea In calm air or far enough to carry tho airship from tlP base of sup-pllea sup-pllea to the pole an L hack nnd then f hark to tho pol usiln What the Car Will Carry. Suspended from Hip bug la the car, or basket will h ontaltK the molora RiiKolIno nuptl) rahlti- f r Hie ixplor er i ntnr -1 Up I tiliflr apparatus "" DIAGRAM OF THE WELLMAN AIR 8H1P ! Showing the equipment of the expedition, and how It la arranged In the car, and ahowlng a section of Ike " material of the ship ' Iho polo could be reached l sledges ' 3 raw n by dona 1 he Drat of those it pedlllona vaa liiuilo from HpltihcrKin J ind tho second from Tram Jotcpb Land Tho namo oMUclia encoun tcreil by other oxplonra ctt met by Mr. Wellmnn nnil tho trlala ero ftt- k tile, tzccpl In that tlioy furnished tho xplorr with n, comprrliinalte knowl edRP of condltlnni liolh ntmoaphcrlo and by land on I water It wa this 1 fund of Inrnriiintlon that auRgcftod Iho mtthoda to ho emplojcd In the forthcomltiK tffort l'rom an ennlly reaclnd bate of op rratlona in northern HplUberRen, lat-; lat-; Itude SO degreea 80 mlnutiii tho dls tinco to th mathpmntlcnl polo la but SCO mllea tnaklng the flight there nnd return 1 100 ftcoKraphlcnl mile Col-ttilntlnc Col-ttilntlnc the distance nt 1 :00 mllca there would be required but 100 hours of nlmhlp niotorhiB at tho rata ot 12 mllea an hour Haiito Ilittnont reioat-tdly reioat-tdly had made 19 to 23 miles an hour with small airship equipped with cor feapondlngly small motors Tho I.e baudy ship had made 2G mile an hour and Ita average speed through a long lerlea ot (lights ha 1 been ahovo 30 mllea an hour Under all condition In which airship nights hao been made a speed of from 12 to lt mllea an hour baa been easily obtainable Description of Ship. A general description of the nlrablp Is ns follows In length It Is 101 feet Ita greatest diameter Is 52 ftet. The materials of which the bag la made are pure rubber and silk with the top ot the hag a perfectly smooth surface, which will net accumulate frost, anow or sleet and thereby decrease the ascensional power Ily a simple device provision has been mude for the removal of anow from the top of the ship Tb propulllng power of the airship ' lies lu three motors of the Inner com filiation type aud using gasoline for fuel The combined horaeiiower of the motors Is loo although the con ' tract called for onl) 75 The largest motor la 70 horsepower and In calm elr provides a apeetl of from It to li mile an hour With all motors working, work-ing, tho ship will be driven 19 mllea an hour in calms The surface of the lug meaaurea 21,-098 21,-098 square feet and the oltime Is III -; eublc feet The hydrogen lth which the bag Is Inflated Is made ot and food euppl) This Inst Item weigh too iMiutida onl Is contained In a chest containing If! cubic feet When It la staled Hint this supply Is sufficient suffi-cient lo nourish fe men for 75 days some Idea of tho great econom) of spaca bclnR practiced ma) bo gained Of cottrie the disposition nf tho weight In the mr la such as to Insuro perfect balanco under normal conditions Tho gasoline resertoira aro four In number, two at each extreme end of tho car in the engine room I placed, besides tho motors the wireless tilegrapti apparatus. ap-paratus. The car Is R2 feet long by six feet by eight feet In Its other dimension di-mension Us construction represents tho maximum of strength nnd tho tntu Imtim of weight being entirely of steel tubing Tho power from Uu motors la transmitted trans-mitted to n shaft at cither end ot which Is a screw propeller with broad bhdea, which ofTir the greatest ttn-clency. ttn-clency. Tho forward screw la 18 feet In diameter and tho rear screw four feet leu In diameter Thero la hut ana rudder, which Is iilmo the car and below tho rear end of tho bag rill rudder Is operated from tho en glne room with a simple steering apparatus ap-paratus llelow the car thero Is suspended n steel lifeboat nonslnkable and noncap alcalde, but of ery light weight Thl boat represents tho precaution against the chance ot the destruction of the ship or Us sinking Into open water Into It are paiked when not In use the cables for Ht,e guide rope nnd the retarder, two of tho most Important attachments of the airship In the construction of both bag and car the utmost care ha been exercised and only the h'gheat possible quality of materials used A rigid system of material Inspection was maintained to reduce to the minimum the chances of flawed materials Inadvertently being used Such, In brief la the airship in which will be made the most remark able Journey In history It represents the highest degree of skill known to the machlnlca! work Nn principle lu the construction of the ahlp Itself or of IU propelling appliances luu been followed fol-lowed which has not been proved to be sound and thoroughly practicable The monster bag and Ita attachments do not stand for a theory ony more than does the automobile that skims the boulevards TN automobile hre down h Uaiea and become nt terly useless but the prepottUn ol ttl. I ncy is great enough to make an ii nolle ( ui'truitlon one of lha Wk iilulrl. of thi lounlry. Th "" i isii urehip b -Ids the aiM raUiHori tin pns.ihlo high epeed alrtMn ol M miiin n the automobile) In II n 111 Ktsge of development ' l" I l . - il li n reakable autoatoW" .f H. iu i. It Is rwsotWo tWfct tht iiIiiiiIihi) t gin nr trial nt Iwntfs lmi l in i i dhate weakniNi ' fault li it i mi h Is the ens th fa lUtlmni Uu liasi fur ramitifluK l'1" in ullsirfntlint The alrilllp tlmt -iiiiih in ih. pole will I wll-bi- aw I insll managed ahlp nf " iM.il.lt. eHPd whin the atari Is If It .lewlnps iinlrartable tralut tr il ni It will Ih because rnrtltlOirii 1 1 h . innoi he foreseen or bfiesMOe rim hln. i brinks down a contlnfOHOT I I Ii arli-i wricnewr marhlBorr ' i I Mr. Wellman's Own Views. it i int renting in note that In Ih n l v llwimeli n of the trontnfo by n n who pr mil lo know nothing 6 ti oiiiuil not Hit polar regions, tb in it J Hum most nfti n tlrgod III. iwu whhli laiiacil Vr Wellman mil I i n in latin In I he 1 0IM(rtetl0ll ind oiilnliltig i f the ship the moat Vt-ileniu Vt-ileniu Tli mnnner tn which he pro-pi pro-pi ka iii on r nun nne of the dangers that from fan adierse wlnda ba him ixplalned hy Mr WellmSn thnaj i hate alread) explained how we hope lo make progress with our airship air-ship by m nin nf our motor and sirews whin the wind nro fanralle In direction an I alao when they are itiifatoralile but not of too great ve llorll) What nre we going to do when ,the) blow advirsely and also Ion slriingl) lo permit, us to mlinnre wllh the motors Thl bring us to one of tho funds-I funds-I mental fwvnrm of the methoil which we hate nloptel It Is this. 'I With faorabte wind or nnfa ornhlu winds of relative!) small ve-llotlllis-motor nt n proper speed ol from ton to 17 geographical mile per hour with 12 mile per hour as per hap Hit mean siei d .' With itifin arable wind of high- ir lelocltle stop the motors ud throw out upon the Ire sheet ow which wo are sailing a dragging M chor ur relnrdaleiir n device ralculet ed to offer the maximum of resists In proportion to Its weight and kf this means to drift slowly with the id tcrso win I "Assuming that this method work put ns well In practice as In theory-nml theory-nml thcro nro many reasons for belief-lug belief-lug Hint It will do so tn at least a fair degree wo luiwj then this principle ' I That tho winds that blow with our course directly or obliquely iJl their movement to the adtance whlrti oxiieet to mako wllh our meter id help us so much on our way "2 Hut contrary winds of telocltltl greater than our motor speed or la great Hint motoring against ttxei would bo an uneconomical use of fid, nro not losses to bo deducted at fill Miluo from the progress of the air-ship air-ship bci!i the Influence of seth winds Is largely neutralised by the action ac-tion ot th dragging nmhor or n tnrdateur "In other words all of the vslm of favorable winds Is placed on theereilt side of our ledger or log while oely a pan of tho valuo of the unfimrible wlnda hna to bo written donn en the debit aldn. 'And tho significance of this, In life lat analysis Is that It will rsqsjtl a moat extraordinary comllnatloa ol circumstance lo prevent i' gsilleg more help than hlndrenm fron lh winds.' The expedition I distinctly Aiwrl can. for all the mechsul l aid taal foreign countries have i,l ia la thl preparations, and for the ii in litateet they are taking In the proj t It If ar American Journalist ba i I kf t American newapaiier ton anxlll Is due for the bold and Inteillgesieoa ceptton It Is typically Am rlcta thai all or science and tbe arts that stbi nations had to offer ha heea Mr abated under the Amvrli in Mag Tar 'bt aerial Journey Into th uakaown north The giant airs) h Hat krtn chrlsteneil Uie "America and If next few week shall demonstrate that the plan of Mr Wellman wr H founded and the explonr shall Mil triumphantly to the pole the Hit will be tb dropping of the Anatk'"'! Star and Stripe over the spotsleh has lured nearly a thousand bnWOr'&n to tholr death I I |