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Reconstructs Airship; to Start Toward End of July

Paris, March 20- Santos-Dumont's aeroplane, Bird of Prey No. 2 which was injured by the breaking of a wing last Thursday, was smashed during a trial Wednesday. It was the final trial so far as this machine is concerned, for, after a preliminary run on 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 kilometers an hour. On the second trial, at five o'clock, the motor worked well and a speed superior to that of a 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, who escaped without injury, declared he was not altogether 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.

In the original airplane, Bird of Prey weighed twenty kilos less than the "Bird of Prey" No. 2. 

[[?]] was mounted on a single cycle wheel equipped with an automobile tire for the preliminary run before the aeroplane mounts. It was Santos-Dumont's intention after testing it with the fifty-horse-power motor to then use the one hundred horse-power motor of the same make which he had built recently. Like the former, this large motor is constructed of aluminum ver largely. Santos-Dumont considers that he would need a speed of eight kilometers (fifty miles) an hour so as to make the flyer sail up from the ground.  

EXPERIMENT WITH FREE BALLOONS 

Signal Corps of the United States Army to Make a Test about May 1

Washington, March 29-The Signal Corps of the United States Army will experiment with a free balloon in this city on or about May 1, the ascension to depend entirely upon the weather. Heretofore, the Army has only used captive balloons in observation and signal work, and this test will be the first of its kind. The ascension will probably be made by Captain Charles De F. Chandler, with two or three members of the Corps. The balloon is to be larger and of a different pattern from those which have been formerly used by Corps. It is being made by Leo Stevens, a well-known aeronaut, in New York, and will be shipped to Washington a few days before the ascension, accompanied by its maker, who will be in direct control of the aerial tour. Another feature of the balloon will be that the varnished silk will be inflated with coal gas instead of hydrogen, which is considered more efficient for a long trip. The ascension will be made at the gas works. The test is to train the officers in aerial navigation in case of an emergency, such as being cut loose from the rope which connects them with the earth. Brigadier General James Alger, head of the Signal Corps, will have general superintendence of the ascension.

TO NORTH POLE IN AIRSHIP
[[?]] Arrangments
for His Expedition-Trials at Spitz-bergen
Paris. March 29 - The members of the Wellman-Chicago Record-Herala 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. 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 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 28 - Major H.B. Hersey, inspector of the Weather Bureau, will sail for Paris on April 8, to assist in the arrangements for the Wellman aerial polar expedition to the north pole.

TO FLY BY GAS EXPLOSIONS

Original Plan by New York Inventor - His Ship to Weigh 250 Tons
New York, March 29 - Raphael J. Moses of 40 West Ninety-seventh street has an entirely new idea, both for lifting a steel-clad ship weighing 250 tons, which he believes can be carried through the air by means of the explosions of gas. According to plans he has drafted the airship will be equipped with 1000 or more air chambers, with trumpets attached. By turning all of the trumpets downward Mr. Mose expects, by means of explosions, to obtain a direct lifting force sufficient to elevate his ship, and, by turning the ____ to be raised from the earth and propelled through the air, controlling equilibrium and direction, at a rate of 100 miles an hour.

MANY AEROPLANES IN ENGLAND
Daily Mail Offer, It Is Thought, Will Bring Out Many Contestants

London, March 29 - A large amount of secret aeroplane building is going on in this country, due to the Daily Mail's offering of 10,000 pounds for the first flight between London and Manchester. It is estimated that there are over two hundred aeroplanes projected or in course of construction in England. "We have had over a hundred inquiries already for aeroplane motors," said Mr. R. R. Smith of the Adams Motor Manufacturing Company, yesterday to a Daily Mail representative. "The in___ who have made these inquiries range from a blacksmith to a wealthy society man. For the most part they are extremely anxious that no detail of their design shall become public property. One man, who opened negotiations for an Antoinette motor similar to that which we supplied to M. Santos Dumont, told me he had built a most successful model which had made some comparatively long flights. He was then starting upon his full-sized machine. Mr. F. R. Simms of the Simms Manufacturing Company said: "We have had numerous inquiries for aeroplane engines, but in no case am I permitted to mention names. There are three engines under construction now, ranging from 35 to 180 horse-power. The last will cost about 1200 pounds, and will drive a 7-foot propeller at 1200 to 1500 revolutions a minute. In a month or two my clients will be ready for practical flight, and I believe that one or two of them contemplate an__ [end of section]

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