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Ardan
,
Barbicane
,
Maston
,
and
Nicholl
were
present
on
board
the
boat
,
and
assisted
at
the
operation
with
an
interest
which
may
readily
be
comprehended
.
Hardly
had
the
shell
been
opened
when
the
cat
leaped
out
,
slightly
bruised
,
but
full
of
life
,
and
exhibiting
no
signs
whatever
of
having
made
an
aerial
expedition
.
No
trace
,
however
,
of
the
squirrel
could
be
discovered
.
The
truth
at
last
became
apparent
--
the
cat
had
eaten
its
fellow-traveler
!
J.
T.
Maston
grieved
much
for
the
loss
of
his
poor
squirrel
,
and
proposed
to
add
its
case
to
that
of
other
martyrs
to
science
.
After
this
experiment
all
hesitation
,
all
fear
disappeared
Besides
,
Barbicane
's
plans
would
ensure
greater
perfection
for
his
projectile
,
and
go
far
to
annihilate
altogether
the
effects
of
the
shock
.
Nothing
now
remained
but
to
go
!
Two
days
later
Michel
Ardan
received
a
message
from
the
President
of
the
United
States
,
an
honor
of
which
he
showed
himself
especially
sensible
.
After
the
example
of
his
illustrious
fellow-countryman
,
the
Marquis
de
la
Fayette
,
the
government
had
decreed
to
him
the
title
of
"
Citizen
of
the
United
States
of
America
.
"
On
the
completion
of
the
Columbiad
the
public
interest
centered
in
the
projectile
itself
,
the
vehicle
which
was
destined
to
carry
the
three
hardy
adventurers
into
space
.
The
new
plans
had
been
sent
to
Breadwill
and
Co.
,
of
Albany
,
with
the
request
for
their
speedy
execution
.
The
projectile
was
consequently
cast
on
the
2nd
of
November
,
and
immediately
forwarded
by
the
Eastern
Railway
to
Stones
Hill
,
which
it
reached
without
accident
on
the
10th
of
that
month
,
where
Michel
Ardan
,
Barbicane
,
and
Nicholl
were
waiting
impatiently
for
it
.
The
projectile
had
now
to
be
filled
to
the
depth
of
three
feet
with
a
bed
of
water
,
intended
to
support
a
water-tight
wooden
disc
,
which
worked
easily
within
the
walls
of
the
projectile
.
It
was
upon
this
kind
of
raft
that
the
travelers
were
to
take
their
place
.
This
body
of
water
was
divided
by
horizontal
partitions
,
which
the
shock
of
the
departure
would
have
to
break
in
succession
.
Then
each
sheet
of
the
water
,
from
the
lowest
to
the
highest
,
running
off
into
escape
tubes
toward
the
top
of
the
projectile
,
constituted
a
kind
of
spring
;
and
the
wooden
disc
,
supplied
with
extremely
powerful
plugs
,
could
not
strike
the
lowest
plate
except
after
breaking
successively
the
different
partitions
.
Undoubtedly
the
travelers
would
still
have
to
encounter
a
violent
recoil
after
the
complete
escapement
of
the
water
;
but
the
first
shock
would
be
almost
entirely
destroyed
by
this
powerful
spring
.
The
upper
parts
of
the
walls
were
lined
with
a
thick
padding
of
leather
,
fastened
upon
springs
of
the
best
steel
,
behind
which
the
escape
tubes
were
completely
concealed
;
thus
all
imaginable
precautions
had
been
taken
for
averting
the
first
shock
;
and
if
they
did
get
crushed
,
they
must
,
as
Michel
Ardan
said
,
be
made
of
very
bad
materials
.
