The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-06
IT SCARS IN THE SKY.
The Great "P.-I.n Kite Climbs
ON the Breezes.
MADE BY THREE SEATTLE BOYS.
It Ascenas Nearly 800 Feet In the AIR,
Much 10 the Admiration OF
the Schoolboys.

The great Pr. kite ncated proudly
hundreds Of feet above Rainier Heights
yesterday afternoon. and was observed by
people far and wide. who wondered how
10 had ever sailed 50 high. 1t was away
up beyond the distance made by any kite
in the city heretofore and pulled and
tuSged at the string q aixth OF mile
distant from the three young men who
manipulated IL from the ground below.
As IL fioased calmly In the midst of the
heavens. the observer could plainly see
across the face the letters Pei" in
black on q white background. and little
above was a strip of red and below the
outline OF mans head. It was seen
from houses In North Seattle. from the
heights in West Seattle and from Beacon
hill to the south.
The kite. In fact II q monsser. It II
six-sided. and stands 1914 feet high. by s,i
feet broad. and weighs liza pounds. The
framework. which Is covered with CAM
bric. is made up OF the regulation three
sticks. the diagonals of fir and the hori-
zontal OF cedar. In Dimensions respective
~ inch ana Ia inches square. The tail
Is string OF kindling wood. and Is IS
feet long. The kite carries SIS feet OF
strong halibut twine, Weighing eight
pounds. 1t was made Saturday morning
by Julius w. Augustine. Chester j. Fox.
and Ray Mcdonald. On account of its
immense size and unusual weight predic-
tons were freely made that 1t would be q
Nat failure.
But the three designers and makers of
the dying machine felt confident that 1t
would do just what they had intended
III should. and having put on the finishing
touches, they determined to make the
trial yesterday afternoon They chose
the Twenty-sdcond street baseball
is 8hA
their positions carefully. They tossed
the giant into the air. but 1t fell back
helpless. Again they tried, with the same
result a third time they started it up
ward. and then II caught the air and
sailed away like q bird. up, up, up into
the clear blue Of the sky, until the last
inch OF the S15-foot string had been paid
out. ana the monster was pulling on the
cord strong as a steam engine. The rs
FOOT tail trailed along like comet, and
the Delighted youths were vindicated and
successful in their efforts 10 ny the big
gest kite ever made in Seattle. They
sent up messengers, which went spinning
along as II on real telegraph wire,
and kept right on until they had reached
the top-most limit OF the line. The
legend on the kite stood out plainly, and
on every hand the school boys were heard
calling out:
"P.-I., P.-L! Look at the P.-I. kite!,
when the time came to land the great
Kite, extra care was necessary. But the
young men We're equal to the task. and
they prevented 1t from taking a header"
Slowly they wound In the line, and at
last had the satisfaction OF seeing the
kite drop gently to the ground All
through the experiments. 1t was as gem
tie as lamb.
The big kite will be sent up again to-
day. and tonight another ascension will
be made and the monster will carry up a
lantern to light the way through the
darkness to where It flies among the
stars.