Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-10-25
A|RSHlP C|RCLED THE TOWER
TRIP WAS A PERFECT SUCCESS
Deutsch Says the Aeronaut Won the
Prize, but Committee Says He Was
Too slow-Large Crowd Present.
santos-DumOnt Loudly Cheered-
Ship steered by n Motor.

utes afterward began to round the
Eiffel tower. Santos Dumont complet
ed his trip successfully, but question
has arisen as to whether it was done
within the time limit, 80 minutes.
M. Deutsch says the aeronaut wor
the prize. The committee, however
declares that Santos-Dumont took 81
minutes 40 At seconds to make the
trip.
Santos-Dumont started for the first
time at 1929 but on leaving the park
his guide rope caught in tree and he
was obliged to descend. He started
again at 2:42 p. M, rose $50 yards and
then pointed for the Eiffel tower, the
balloon going in straight line II
was seen through field glasses to ar
rive at the tower and round it. The
time up to that point, with the wind
In the balloons favor, was minutes
and As seconds. 1t returned against
the wind and made slower headway,
but still kept in the right direction for
st. Cloud, which it reached in the total
time of 20 minutes, Is seconds. But
instead Of descending Immediately.
Santos-Dumont made a broad sweep
over the Aero club grounds with the
result that another minute and rs sec
onds were consumed before the work
men seized the guide ropes. Thus
technically Santos-Dumont exceeded
the time limit by 40 seconds.
Crowd Was With Him.
The enormous crowd which ha6
gathered inside and outside the
grounds gave the aeronaut tremend
GUS ovation. AS his basket came with
in speaking distance, Santos-D umon.
leaned over the side and asked Have
won the prize?"
Hundreds of spectators shouted:
Eyes, yes" but the Count de Dion
member of the committee, appeared
and threw a damper on the enthusi
asm by saying: my friend, you have
lost the prize by 40 seconds
Numbers Of the onlookers protested
against this announcement in lively
terms, but the Count de Dion said:
That is the decision of the commit
tee In accordance with the rules of the
contest"
The crowd however, refused to ac
cept this view and warm discussion
ensued, the majority Of the spectators
taking the ground that Santos Dumont
was entitled to the prize because he
had reached the grounds within the 80
minutes. although he had not de
scended Immediately. The aeronaut
after protesting against the decision
OF the committee, finally shrugged his
shoulders and remarked:
Anyway. do not care personally
for the 100000 francs. intended to
give 1t to the poor"
The crowd persisted in declaring
that Santos-Dumont had won. A mum
Der of ladies who were present threw
flowers over the aeronaut Others of
fered him bouquets. and one admirer
to the amusement of the onlookers
even presented him with little white
rabbit.
At this moment M. Deutsch himself |
arrived at the club grounds, having
only shortly before that moment
reached Paris from Biarritz. He ad- |
embraced Santos Dumont.
shook hands with him and said: For
my part | consider that you have won
the prize"
The crowd then gave the two men a
great ovation, cheering heartily.
Santos-Dumont claims he won the
prize because he reached the park
within the time and that the original
rlles governing the contest made nc
mention of having to touch the ground |
within 30 minutes.
The dispute is due to the action of
he committee, which some time ago
modified the terms of the contest by
inserting the latter stipulation. San.
at the time protested and
efused to be bound by the fresh regu,
atoms. and strenuously upheld this
lew with the Count de Dion and other
Members of the committee on descend.
ng today, finally declaring that he
that he had won the prize
md would not try again. If the money
vas withheld, it was not his fault.
M. Deutsch said he would give S25..
90 francs to the poor, Notwithstanding
he decision of the committee but
declined to accept the
fer as a solution of the difficulty.
There was large assemblage of
eople at the Eiffel tower and consid
rable interest was manifested in the
Movement in other parts of Paris, {
roups Of people gathering in the {
treets to watch the progress of the
longated yellow balloon with long $
uide rope hanging and white canvas
ropellors whirling around, while those
Glow distinctly heard the loud buzz
ing Of the motor.
Santos-Dumont rounded the Eiffel G
over between the second and topmost j
latforms at about rs yards away from i
he tower. The balloon pitched some. /
hat when going against the wind and \
when he descended,
aid the motor suddenly stopped while '
ne balloon was little distance from r
ne tower. He thought he might have g
descend. but luckily he succeeded b
q getting the machine started again. i
rom that time on the motor worked