New-York tribune., 1902-01-29
A TALK WITH NJ. SANTOS-DUMONT.
HIS PLANS IN DETAIL FOR EXPERIMENTS
AT NICE AND ST. LOUIS.

Nice correspondence of The London Standard.
NJ. Santos -Dumont who has now been at Monte
Carlo for over week. was good enough TO SHOW
Boulevard de la Condamine, at Monaco. yesterday
ments which he is completing on the Santos
Dumont No; s. in view of his coming attempt to
cross the Mediterranean to Corsica. NJ. Santos
1umGnt who is staying va as the guest OF the Due t
hls above Monte carlo received me most cour-
teo9sly and expressed his qualification at the eX-
lie has followed his aerial experiments up to the
present.
The great aerodrome is wonderful piece OF
work; II is built OF powerful iron frame gtrders
upon solid stone and brick foundation; IL is
lined with pine boards strongly coated with sheet
iron, while facing the ocean are two immense slid
nicely adjusted on their rollers that they can be
6 1 and sba Gossd sd By Duke e9 m n9sed
e sSoSS was u able n. to SRsn them h TIIed
and the pipes run through from one TO the other.
while large storehouse is already filled with
Upon entering the aerodrome itself. the first
6ons 40 S ro e II ef oo s9ea ana S
asked. NJ. Santos -Dumont If this his new air
No t'e said Sf NJ Dumont. although did at one
time contemplate building new machine for my
the airship and motor that had served so well
prz ShS WIZ Wa M aS %S IN aoIs sss 20 bt WIN 1ns
then I have added many great improvements and.
way alter the Santos -Dumont No 6 for the better
large propeier and one air bag haVe lo0q @ade one
few slight improvements TO the machinery. but the
steering apparatus, propeller frame ana nXlngS
practically unchanged
In reply to question as to whether he would
make any trials inland or along the coast. NJ Du-
mont said he had decided 10 make only a few pre-
lminary trial trips over the Bay of Monaco as soon
as the motor was in perfect working order and the
weather favorable. After that he will proceed ar
once with the great trial from Monaco TO Calvi on
the north coast of Corsica. The trim he added
should take about three hours, while at present
the steamers are twelve hours the Journey the
distance being about hundred and twenty
miles. >N'
Asked as 70 the probable date of the attempt NJ
Durnont told me that II was impossible for him 10
give any date, as all would depend upon the pre-
lmlnary trials the first of which is 10 take place
on Monday % next If the weather prove favorable
i snail nave small steam launch TO aid my
start ana shall be attended by quite a fleet of
yachts, said Nj. Dumont, Though beyond the
PrinceSs Alice. OF the Prince of Monaco and the
Calanthe OF Mr.. Arthur Hickley. / cannot give Won
all their names. Several of them, / NAV add how
ever belong to Well known Americans. and in case
OF an accident, 1 shall be Well looked after: and
or course, IT fall into the Mediterranean nv bal
loon VIII 9at for 1t is incased in oiled silk Gov
erIlhs, which is absolutely waterproof"
be1ore pidding M Dumont goodby asked him II
Re INTENDED to compete at the coming Louisiana
piueky little Brazilian and by that time hope 10
nave my new atrship ready. which will be lighter
ahd also more powerful than the present one and
least trouble ''