Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1895 — Aerial Navigation. [ARTICLE]

Aerial Navigation.

The world is destined to be forced into giving aerial navigation a respectful consideration and to advance a step or two beyond kite flying. There is to be a gathering in Vienna of the men of all nations who are earnestly endeavoring to xvork out the problem of aerial navigation. Herr Kress, who has distinguished himself by his clever inventions, has succeeded in producing a flying machine, which he exhibited in a large hall. Immediately after he had placed the machine on a table it rose “like a bird” and flew to the end of the hall, amid the vociferous applause of the spectators. It was said that such machines might be made to exactly resemble birds, in order to be shot at by sportsmen xvho desire to improve their shooting capacity.— New York Advertiser.