Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-24
FOR SALE.
AIR SHIPS TO Be
TESTED At ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. Jan. 1l.-An exhibition of
airships in operation has been deter
mined upon as one OF the great novel
ties for the Louisiana Purchase EN-
position of 1903. Messrs Charles w.
Knapp and Nathan Frank, members Of
the Executive Committee OF the
| Worlds Fair, were recently appointed
as a Subcommittee to consider the
question of an aerial tournament to be
feature of the Fair. These gentle
men have called into consultation Prof.
S. p. Langley. Secretary of the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington. d. c..
and Octave Chanute, of the Western
! Society OF Engineers of Chicago, two
distinguished scientists, VINO have CIV
on special attention to aerostation.
It is proposed to OFFER prizes of not
less than 100000. The matters to be
| determined by the subcommittee and
| those who have been called upon to
confer with them: the recommendation
of a chief Of the aerOstatic display: the
rules governing the tournament and
| the conditions under which the prizes
will be awarded. cablegram from
/ London says that Sir Hiram Maxim,
the American inventor, expresses much
interest in the proposed contest, and
is willing to spend 100000 as a partl-
cipant in the effort to win the prize.
| President David II. Francis of the
| Exposition Company says that Mr..
Maxim will be invited to participate as
Z gnpn Nc tho committee % ,nri,I 90.
! pcrts has crystaiized the plan for the
contest. In connection with the tour
nament there will also be held an
aerustatic congress in which the sub
jeCt will be extensively discussed by
/ those who have undertaken practical
| experiments In aerial navigation.
The Director Of Exhibits. Frederick
J. V. Skiff, in making up his Classinra-
ton for the exhibit departments Of the
/ Worlds Fair, some time ago. included
/ in the Department of Transportation.
In Group No. Il, provisions for aerial
navigation. The group is arranged in
I four classes. Glass 49, relates to hal
loon construction: fabrics. varnlsh,
cars. valves, netting, cOrdage: appl-
ances for stopping balloons. such as
anchors and grapnels; the generation
Of hydrogen and other light gases;
captive balloons. Glass 1882 relates to
aerial voyages; the use of balloons for
the study Of the atmosphere, air cur
rents. clouds. temperature at great
heights, optical phenomena, etc: draw
| ings. maps of journeys, diagrams,
| photographs. Glass 1873 relates to mil
itary ballooning military captive bal
looms and their accessories; winding
drums, transport wagons; apparatus
| for imitation. Class 4Si relates to
aerial navigation; dirigible balloons
and guiding apparatus; flying ma.
chimes; screw propellers; aeroplanes
and paraChutes.
The fourth class mentioned Is the
one having a particular public interest
at the present time.
| II was early recognized by officers Of
the Exposition that the navigation of
the air Is one of the great problems for
scientific solution, and that this Elk.
| position would not fulfill its duty to
the world unless II lent its encourage
ment and furnished an opportunity for
those who are skilled in this difficult
science to demonstrate the results Of
,heir endeavors.
The experiments of NJ. Santos-Du
mont at Paris last year, when he ac-
complshed the feat Of sailing in an air
ship around the Eiffel tower and back
TO the place of beginning. a trip Of
thirty minutes duration, all but solved
the problem of aerial navigation. Tho
magnificent prizes which the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition proposes to offer
makes the matter one of sensational in
terest, and the tournament will be one
of the most novel in history. Secretary
Walter b. Stevens OF the Worlds Fair
reports that there is now a prospect
of at least 100 entries representing not
less than ten countries.