Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-10-26
AIR SHIP GRCLED THE TOWER
TRIP WAS A PERFECT SUCCESS.
Deutsch Says the keronnut Won the
Prise. hut Committee Says He Wns
Too slow-Lnrge Crowd Present.
Santos-DWuont Loudly Checrcd--
ship stcercd by Motor.

Paris. Oct 21.-The Santos Dumont
air ship assembled at st. Cloud at 2;3S
o'clock in the afternoon and five min
yttes afterward began to round the
. Elffel tower Santos Dumont complet-
( ed his trip successfully, but question
has arisen as to whether it was done
within the tine limit, 80 minutes.
M. Deutsch says the aeronaut won
the prize The committee however
declares that Santos Dumont took 80
minutes 40 Al seconds to make the
"Trip.
Santos umont started for the first
time at %, but on leaving the park
his guide rope caught in a tree and he
was Obliged to descend. He started
again at . AZ y. m, rose $50 yards and
then pointed for the Eiffel tower, the
balloon going in a straight line. 1t
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 45 seconds. 1t returned against
the wind and made slower Roadway,
but still kept in the right direction for
St Cloud, which it reached in the total
time of % 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 % 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 had
gathered inside and outside the
grounds gave the aeronaut tremend-
otIS ovation. AS his basket came with
In speaking distance Santos-Dumont
aeaned over the side and asked: "Have
I won the price"
Hundreds of spectators shouted:
Eyes, yes" but the Count de Dion, a
member of the committee, appeared
and threw damper on the enthusi-
assn by saying; my friend. you have
host 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
9aking 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-
seconded 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 num-
her of ladies who were present threw
dowers over the aeronaut Others Of
Tered him bouquets, and one admirer,
SO the amusement of the onlookers.
even presented him with little white
rabbit
At this moment Nj. Deutsch himself
arrived at the club grounds. having
only shortly before that moment
reached Paris from Biarritz. He ad-
vanced, 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
great ovation, cheering heartily.
Santos-Dumont claims he won the
prize because he reached the park
within the time and that the original
Xules governing the contest made no
mention of having to touch the ground
within 80 minutes
The dispute is due to the action of
the committee, which some time ago
modified the terms of the contest by
inserting the latter stipulation. San
tos-Dumont at the time protested and
refused TO be bound by the fresh regu-
lations. and strenuously upheld this
view with the Count de Dion and other
members of the committee on descend.
ing today, finally declaring that he
considered that he had won the prize
and would not try again. If the money
was withheld. it was not his fault
M Deutsch said he would give $685.
900 francs to the poor, Notwithstanding
the decision of the committee. but
Santos-Dumont declined to accept the
offer as solution of the difficulty.
There was large assemblage of
people at the Eiffel tower and consid.