Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-10-24
AIRSHIP A SUCCESS.
The Machine Goes Around the Eiffef
Tower.
DUMONT SUCCESSFUL AT LAST.
Claims the Prize For Aerial Naviea.
,tion-Seems to Be An Accomplish
ed Fact.

Paris, BY Cable.-The Sant0s-Dn.
mont airship ascenled at ST. Cloud at
2:38 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and
five minutes afterwards began to
round the Eiffel tower Santos-Du-
mont completed his trip successfully,
3ut a question has arisen as to wheIh-
ar it was done within the time limit.
50 minutes. Mr.. Deutsch says the
aeTOuaut won the prize The com
mittec, however, declares NJ. Santos
DnnOnt took 80 minutes, 40 Al
seconds to make the trip.
Santos-Dumont started for the first
time at 2:29, but on leaving the park
his guide rope caught in a tree and
ne was obliged to descend. He started
again at 2:42 p. m. He rose '250
Yards and then pointed for the Eiffel
,GWcr, the balloon going in a straight
line. 1t was seen through field
glasses to arrive at the tower and
round it. The time up to that point,
Nth the wind in the balloons favor,
vas s minutes and 40 seconds 1t re-
turned against the wind and made
slower headWay, but still kept in the
true direction for ST. Cloud, which it
reached in the total time of 20
minutes, 5 seconds. But instead Of
descending Immediately, Santos-Du-
mont made a broad sweep over the
Aero Club grounds, with the result
that another minute and 25 seconds
wore consumed before the workmen
seized the &uide rope. Thus, techni-
calIy SdntOS-DumOHt exceeded the
time limit by 40 seconds.
The enormous crowd which had
l.. ,fu.i
Grounds gave the aerOnaut q tremen-
dous ovation. AS his basket came
within speaking distance. SantOs-Du-
mont leaned over the side and asked.
Have I won the prize?" Hundreds of
spectators shouted Yes! Yes" but
the Count De Dion, a member of the
committee, approached and threw
dampCr on the enthusiasm by saying:
MY friend, you have lost the prize
by 40 seconds" Numbers of OnlOOk
crs protested against this announce
mcnt in lively terms, but the Count
De Dion said:
That is the decision Of the com
mittce, in accordance with the rules
Of the contest"
At this moment M. Deutsch himself
arrived at the club grounds, having
only shortly before that moment
reached Paris from Biarriaz. He ad-
vanccd. embraced SantOs-DumOnt,
shook hands with him and said:
For my part, | consider that you
have won the prize
The great crowd then gave the two
mon an ovation, cheering heartily ior
ant0s-DUmOnt and DCutsCh.
EantCs-DumOnt claims that he won
the prize because he reached the paEk
within the time and that the original
rules governing the contest made no
mention OF having to touch the ground
within the 80 minutes.
TGC DISPUTE is due to the action OF
the committee which some time ago
modified the terms Of the contest Dy
inserting the latter stipulation. san
tos-IJum0nt at the time protested ana
rcfuacd to be hound by the fresh
ra2ulatiOn and StrenuOuSly uphel4
this view with the Count De Dlon ana
other members of the committee on
1csrcnding, finally declaring that he
had Won the prize and would not Try
again. If the money was Wlthheid'
it was not his fault.
NJ. Deutsch said he would give 20
GEO francs to the poor. nOtWlthStand-
ing the decision of the committee, nh'
Santos-Dum0nt declined to accept the
offer Is solution CT Ih6 uiHhNNi''
There was large aSscmblage Oh
people at the Eiffel tower ana coz
siderable interest was manifested IN
the cXDcriment in other parts or
Paris groups Of people gathering IN
the streets to watch the progress or
the cl0rgated. yellow balloon, Wlth
iJs long guide rope hanging and Whlte
canvas rropellers whirling round
while those below distinctly dis
tfnguished the loud buzzing OF the