The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-11
Bows TO Greatest Country
in the World
EXPECTS TO FLY OCEAN SOON
Aerial Navigation Predicted Between
New York and Paris within Ten
Years-Skepticsl About Other Dirigi-
bic Machines Talked About.

NEW YORK, April 1L-Alberto Santos
Dumont. the great aerial navigator. ar
rived on the steamship Deutschland at
noon yesterday. At midnight Wednesday.
when the big ocean greyhound was fast
approaching the gateway OF the New
World, the inventor sent the following
message over the Marconi system:
Il bow TO the greatest country in the
world"
The inventor was met at the pier by the
Brazilian consul in this city, the vice
consul and the whole consular stan. He
will remain In this city Eve days, after
which he will &c 40 St Louis TO consult
with the commissioners in regard TO the
races for the S2OOCOo prize for a dirigi0le
balloon. which he expects to win He
will then return to New York on his way
TO England. where, during the corOna.Ion.
he win compete for the Pearson prize and
yet another prize which viii be offered
in few days for aerial navigation. July
or August will see him back again in
this country, and at tina, time he may
make parctical test of his airship in this
city, should a suitable prize be offered
Il am twenty-eight years of age" he
said, and within my lifetime. POSSIBLY
within ten years. l expect to see aerial
navigation an accomplished fact. and
passengers carried across the ocean be-
tween Paris and New York, by airship.
The Greatest Airport.
Il hope New York will be the greatest
airport in the world" he said a little
later in the interview. with sweeping
gesture OF his hand, which was compre-
hensive enough to embrace the entire
harbor Of the greatest city in the West
ern world.
NJ. SantOs-DUmont has great hopes Of
receiving support for his invention in tins
country. Your great country" he said.
with its unlimited wealth, its great en-
terprise, and its public spirited men.
would be more prone TO give me that sup
port than any other country in the world
once have been able to convince the
people OF the practicability and CONNER
eial possibilities OF aerial navigation
Brings Newest Airship.
". Santos-Dumont brings with him part
Of the machinery of his newest airship.
the seventh one he has built When he
declared his effects to the customs officer.
he said the parts he brought with him on
the Deutschland were a crank and a Av-
wheel Of $1,000 value. other parts OF the
air vessel arrived on L'Aquitaine last
Sunday. These we're the motor and few
other pieces. The rest will arrive on La
Champagne, which is due here Eext sun
day
Santos-Dumont's airship Nc will re-
main in this country when the inventor
sails for England. where he is going 10
use the model known as Santos Dumont
VI He brings with him his CHEF me
chanic. Albert Chaplin. who viii take care
Cf his machine and put IL together If cir
cumsJanceS should demand AS a travel
ing companion and manager he brought
with him II Manuel Anne, a former sec
rotary OF The Aero Club. in Paris. under
whose auspices the aerial navigator IN
dCrtCck the races at the French capital.
NJ Aime wi!l go with him to St. Louis.
10 Fear Of Competitors.
When asked whether he did not think
there would be many dangerous competi-
tors for the prize at ST. Louis, he laughed
merriIy
Have their been any airships con-
structed while I have been on the trip
across?" he asked. The question was
answered in the negative. but the inven-
tor was informed that there were rumors
that some people were engaged in build
ing ma-h-z-s that fly through the air.
We'll. have you seen any machine hy?''
he next asked.
This question was answered in the neg
alive ard NJ Santos-DumOnt then laugh
fngly remarked that the more competitors
there we're for the prize at ST. Louis the
better satisfied he would be. AS an after
thought he added that n the Exposition
took place next year he would probably
be alone. but that II il was postponed
there would + m-re.
Incidents Of His Experiments
In speaking Of the disastrous results Of
his ascents al Monte Carlo and Paris, the
inventor described the adventure al the
French capital as by far The worse. i
was dashed ~ against a tall building,
said NJ Santos Dumont. not so tail as
these buildings, though with a gesture
toward the Manhattan shore. where the
skyserapers stood out in bold relief
Incidentally 81 Santos Dumout said
that be was not ar all pleased az the
treatment be had received from the Aero
Club In Paris They had tried 10 With
hold from him the prize offered b.
Deutsch. and had paid only after con-
siderable controversy. The prize amount
I'd 20 129 600 francs which the aerial
navigator promptly gave 20 charity.
This far ". Santos-Dumont has always
Iade his accents alone. His new ship
however. tfs one he brings 10 America
Will accommodate three or four passeu-
gers. II has 45-horsepower motor, and
can lift considerably more than a ton
weight. The motor weighs six pounds 70
each horsepower. II IS much stronger 10
Il r-HE a
els.