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PARIS, March 27,- The members of the Wellman North Pole Expedition are completing the preparation of the balloon America and will leave soon for Tromsone, Norway, whence they will depart June 1. The airship has been entirely reconstructed, has new motors and possesses a lifting power of 19,500 pounds.
Walter Wellman, leader of the expedition, will in the meantime pay a visit to the United States. He went on board the Kaiser Wilhelm II at Cherbourg to-day. Replying to criticism to the effect that his airship had not been tried, Mr. Wellman said that the America was built for Arctic conditions and would undergo thorough trials at Spitzbergen. In the event of these being satisfactory, the expedition would start for the Pole at the end of July or the beginning of August.
Milwaukee, March 27.- Major H.B. Hersey inspector of the Weather Bureau, will sail for Paris on April 3, to assist in the arrangements for the Wellman expedition to the North Pole. Major Hersey received a letter from Walter Wellman to-day in which Mr. Wellman said he would reach New York on Saturday of this week.
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Herald New York
28 Mar. 1907.
"BIRD OF PREY"
No.2 SMASHED
M. Santos-Dumont's latest Aeroplane Breaks in two Under Trial.
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Inventor Not Injured
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Motor Worked Well, but Speed Not Sufficient to Lift the Machine from the Ground
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One Wing Complete Wreck
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Aeronaut Says He Is Not Sorry as He Intended to Construct a New Airship Anyway
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(Special Cable to the Herald.)
Herald Bureau, No.49 Avenue De L'Opera. Paris Thursday
In presence of a large number of spectators, among whom were many prominent French aeronauts, M. Santos-Dumont made further experiments at Saint Cyr yesterday with his Bird of Prey No. 2.
It was the final trial so far as this machine is concerned, for, after a preliminary run in the parade ground, an accident occurred and the aeroplane was completely wrecked.
When the propeller was set in motion, the Bird of Prey went off at a speed estimated to be twenty kilometres an hour. On the second trial, at five o'clock, the motor worked well and a speed superior to that of the previous trial was quickly attained. It was, however, insufficient for flight.
After covering about half the length of the field, the machine swerved, bounced into a hole, and was smashed in two. One of the wings was hopelessly destroyed.
M. Santos-Dumont escaped without injury. A saw was procured and the apparatus cut into two pieces and taken back to the shed.
Speaking to a Herald correspondent, M. Santos-Dumont declared he was not algether sorry the machine was smashed, as he was disappointed with the quality of the wood, which was much too brittle.
He added that he had ordered fresh material and that he would have begun a third machine in any case. During the next few days he will remove the motor and propeller from the broken machine, and fix them to the original Bird of Prey, with which he will make further experiments.
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BY BALLOON TO THE POLE
Mr. Wellman Answers Criticism and Prepares for His Trip.
Paris, Wednesday,- The members of the Wellman North Pole expedition are completing the preparation of the balloon America and will leave shortly for Tromsoe, Norway, whence they will depart June 1. The balloon, or airship, has been entirely reconstructed, has new motors and possesses a lifting power of 19,500 pounds.
Walter Wellman, leader of the expedition, will in the meantime pay a visit to the United States. He went on board the Kaiser Wilhelm II at Cherbourg to-day. Replying to criticism to the effect that his airship had not been tried, Mr. Wellman declared that the America was built for Arctic conditions and would undergo through trials at Spitzbergen. In the event of these being satisfactory the expedition would start for the Pole at the end of July or the beginning of August.
Paris, March 27. - The
Wellman-Chicago Record-
Pole expedition are complete
preparation of the balloon Am
leave shortly for Tromsoe
whence they will depart Ju
The balloon or airship, entirely reconstructed, has new
possesses a lifting power of 19,500 pounds.
Walter Wellman, leader of the expedition, will in the meantime pay a visit to the United States. He went on board the Kaier Wilhelm II. at Cherbourg today.
Replying to criticism to the effect that his airship has not been tried. Mr. Well-
Globe Democrat - St. Louis
Mar 28-1907
An airship inventor in Baltimore is also deep in a scheme for color photography. This combination may be nothing to an inventor, but the public would prefer one demonstration at a time.
Hoboken Observer
28 Mar 1907
IMPROVER WOULD BUILD AN AIRSHIP
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At Least He Says He Would if He Had His Way to Get Over Trolley Difficulties.
Better trolley facilities for the west side of the Greenville section and the necessity for a waiting room at the Jackson avenue station of the Newark and New York Railroad, were principal matters discussed at last night's
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er, Haywood and [[?]], now illegally incarcerated in the State of Idaho: and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be immediately transmitted to the President of the United States, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the governors of the States of Idaho and Colorado.
James Reilly, the first speaker called on the police to substantiate his statement that if it was not for the laboring man there would be no respect for law and order. He recalled the murder of Governor Steunenberg and the arrest of the alleged accomplices in the crime two leaders of the labor movement Moyer and Haywood, who were in another State, he declared at the time it was actually committed. Because they stood by labor he said, they were charged with the offense, coaxed and bulldozed and cajoled to betray their fellow workmen and because they failed to sell out, they were charged with the murder. The sole object in the proseTranscription Notes:
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