Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-08

ue oItu'dtSiy i'dS riSHty Vi money u OIdt-
ify His Ambition - He Will Contest for
Aerial honors at the St. Louis Exposition
To FLY Over Continents and Oceans Is
His eliminating Object, When lie Will Rest
Upon His honors and Establish School of
AerOnautics.
Brown Book.
We talk across continents, we pro.
ject messages through space, though
seas and mountains intervene, and
now We are looking forward to an EN-.
pyrean Limited with the same taken.
for-granted manner that We have ac-
cepted these other msrvels. This time,
young Brazilian, Alberto Santos .Du.
mont, has completed the conquest of
air by means of flying machine. He
has built machine that he can drive
in any direction, at any speed, and
which he can bring to earth when and
where he will.
A languid air, a very high collar, a
part down the middle of long, straight
hair, slim, wiry body packed full of
pluck, and you have the man who is
the first to gain the battle OF aerial
navigation. Such mad adventures he
has had in mid.air before this was &C.
complished. A dozen times in the
last four years he has had hair-breadth
escapes. Once his balloon refused to
fly further, aud took a dip into the
sea. Fortunately it was near the
shore and Monsieur Dumont calmly
waded to the land. Six wrecks, each
costing a matter of four or five thous-
and dollars, besides great personal
danger in no wise dismayed this young
aeronaut. The elder Dumont was one
OF those coffee kings OF South America
with fabulous wealth. Alberto was
the youngest of ten children. His
father died leaving millions TO each of
the children. When child OF twelve,
Alberto astounded everyone on the
plantation by launching feet of air.
balloons manned by dolls begged from
his sisters, having been refused their
pet kittens. The air seemed to be his
element, and when he went to Paris,
it seemed in the natural course OF
events that he should choose the high
way Of the sky as the road to travel.
He says OF himself: al do not run
any risks, because l take into account
ever risk before 1 say: Let GOT
Then, once in the air when l have
seen to every possible preparation,
know everyth ing depends upon myself.
That gives confidence. l tell myself
that the motor may etop. the rudder
break, something happen-then 1 re-
member fathers: Nobody else will
help you-take care Of yourself"
When NJ. Santos. Dumont won the
prize of $4,000 for . fight from st.
Cloud to the Eiffel Tower in half an
hour. he gave tho money to the poor
OF the parish. As soon as he finishes
. machine that will fly over continents
he intends to establish a school OF
aeronautics in order to perpetuate his
fathers name.
Ths managers Of the coming St.
Louis exposition have offered liberal
prize for successful flying machine.
Santos. Dumont is in this country now
on that errand. It is rumored that a
woman will be among the flyers in the
air at the exposition. FancyI added
to the other terrors OF life the danger
OF having a flying machine come
plumping down on one without warn
ing. The automobile and cable cars
dwindle into insignificance. The COM
mercial American mind has not alto
gether become enthusiastic over this
mode of travel. Although eminently
exclusive, the great drawback in Cross
ing the Atlantic is the danger OF being
dropped suddenly into the water. II
all Mr.. Morgan's ocean liners were
withdrawn and not one boat to ferry
one across to the other side, it is doubt
full If the brave Brazilian would have
one companion en- voyage. 1t is said
that all the big newspapers have q
standing obituary about this airy
v0unp M. Santos. Dnmont.