The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-21
CANS EXPECTS WARSHIP AID
OIIRSEiS FLTER SAYS tart
iND UEyER VIII am.
Has Promise to send Naval ships out
90 Look After Him as He Flies From
rrncrirc IN the Snchard sure Hell
succeed when lie Tries In March.

DR.. Paul +. Cans who purposes to fly
across the Atlantic in his dirigihle balloon
the Suchard. returned Yesterday from
Washington wher" he went to enlist the
assistance Of American war vessels to
patrol tn" latter part Of his route Dr
Cans -avs that he was assured bv rrosi-
dent Taft and Secretary Meyer Of the
Navy department of the Governments =
support in tn" matter If the vessels are
ayaiiahl" AZ the time.
pr. Cans says President Taft l. much
Interested in the project and has faith in
III accomplishment While in Washing
ton DR. Cans also conferred with Post.
master-General Hitchcock in reference
to the us" of "A special stamp for mail TO
y. carried in the SuChard DR.. Cans
-aid lcttcrs from America will be sent TO
T"n"rif,s. Canary Islands, from whore
the start will be- made. They will be
enclosed in double envelopes. so that
they may bear the postmark from that
place.
Dr. Cans will soc officers of the yacht
clubs TODAY TO arrange for vessels to bo
sent out ~ scouts The first one to sight
the Suchard will win cup. He is conf
dent that he can make his air voyage in
five DAYS The route chosen il that of tn,
t"u le winds. which blow steadily from
thp northeast TO the southwest and viii
carry the airship to the Wes, Indies. 1t
j. proposed To terminate the flight a,
tn" Barbados. If necessary. hut If posi-
hle il will be continued to tn" coas: oi
Florida.
The promise has been made said DR.
Cans. that il conditions are favorable
warships will i've designated to carry
ia" airship and its equipment from Ger
manv - Tcneriffe and act as escort tc
80 Tho Suchard upward its westward
'our-c. On account of the great speed OF
the airShlp one of three war vessels vii
start twelve hours in advance and 4
,"cond one six hours later. The third
one will stHrt with the Suchard and bv
this means we hope To keep within rescue
distance of at least one of the vessels
BY the time we have passed these vessels
we will be in sight of those of America"
DIR. Cans will sail for Europe January {
and expects to start in his air voyage
early in March He has been assured by
meteorological authorities that this is
the safest month for his trip. and the
trade wind Is pra ctIcally und,sturbed by
any storm and is unmarked by adverse
currents at this period.
The Suchard will sail under the flags of
America and Germany. The crew will
consist Of DIR. Cans in command, Capt.
Willy Joercien, pilot, "A naval officer us
Meteorological Institute; Joseph Brucker
the father of the idea. and an engineer
from the Parseval company.
The boat is furnished with n cabin
containing two beds. The reserve pro-
vision, documents and records will he
stored in alright chambers. The Suchard
is $50 feet long, with "A diameter of 80 feet
at the point of greatest expansion.
Il am as sure of crossing the ocean IN
my airship," said DR.. Cans. "as am that
| am sitting in this chair" The doctor
certainly had the chair weighed down with
about two hundred and fifty pounds OF
avoirdupois.