Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . ean Bart fromParis. He immediately went to meet him, and brought hisballoon to Chartres. Unfortunately serious injury was done bya violent storm, and he had much difficulty in preventing it fromfalling into the hands of the Germans. Gambetta and Steenacker gave the brothers much was convinced they would succeed. One man indeedwent so far as to give the key of his house to Tissandier, askinghim to be good enough to go round and see th
Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . ean Bart fromParis. He immediately went to meet him, and brought hisballoon to Chartres. Unfortunately serious injury was done bya violent storm, and he had much difficulty in preventing it fromfalling into the hands of the Germans. Gambetta and Steenacker gave the brothers much was convinced they would succeed. One man indeedwent so far as to give the key of his house to Tissandier, askinghim to be good enough to go round and see that everything wasin order. But unfortunately they failed. At Le Mans, the windwas for a long time from an unfavourable quarter; when at lastit seemed suitable, they were not ready to make a start. Theyfinally left Rouen in foggy weather; but soon came to the ground,and found they had been driven far out of the course. Theytried again the next day, but with the same result. The Government in Tours had meanwhile determined to placesome balloons at the disposal of the troops in the provinces. The BALLOONING IN THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. 149.
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