Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . th-west. The usualwind is from the south-west over the northern hemisphere, andthis carries a balloon from Berlin too far towards the east tomake it possible to cross the sea. We were also able to judge,from the time at which we arrived at the coast of the Baltic, thatwe should be able to cross the Baltic in daylight, supposing that 216 AIRSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. HWE DEN the wind did not drop. As a matter of fact, we did not actuallyreach Trelleborg till
Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . th-west. The usualwind is from the south-west over the northern hemisphere, andthis carries a balloon from Berlin too far towards the east tomake it possible to cross the sea. We were also able to judge,from the time at which we arrived at the coast of the Baltic, thatwe should be able to cross the Baltic in daylight, supposing that 216 AIRSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. HWE DEN the wind did not drop. As a matter of fact, we did not actuallyreach Trelleborg till after dusk, though under the circumstanceswe were, I think, justified in undertaking the journey. Both of us might fairlybe considered tohave had experi-ence in the work,and we agreedthat the crossing-might safely beundertaken ; sothat had any ac-cident resulted,neither wouldhave had toreproach himselfwith having aloneundertaken theresponsibility. Itgenerally hap-pens that on aballoon there isone experiencedaeronaut, andthe rest of thepassengers arewithout anyspecial experi-ence. It is there-fore impossibleto submit anyproposal to the. cstrtn -Map showing the course of the balloonfrom Berlin to Markaryd. vote, even though the passengers have already made severaltrips and will in time become experienced men. The manwho leads the expedition has to bear all the responsibilityin case of accident, and should it appear that he has notgiven the word of command with sufficient emphasis in an BALLOONING AS A SPORT. 217 emergency, he is likely to lay him-self open to the severest censure. The expedition was intended tobe devoted to meteorological pur-poses, and the basket, which wasvery small and uncomfortable, wasfitted out with the requisite instru-ments. We had warm clothing, anda stock of provisions, and set sailaccordingly at Thetemperature at Berlin was 21° F.,and elsewhere it was colder balloon passed from Berlinover the targets at Tegel at a heightof 500 to
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