One o'clock
At that moment weight had no effect . The travelers felt in themselves the entire disappearance of it . They were very near the neutral point , if they did not touch it . `` One o'clock , '' said Barbicane . Michel Ardan applied the lighted match to a train in communication with the rockets . No detonation was heard in the inside , for there was no air . But , through the scuttles , Barbicane saw a prolonged smoke , the flames of which were immediately extinguished .