The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 19, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME XCIV—NO. 141. SAN' FRANCISCO, MONDAY, OO’I‘OBER 19, 1903. PRIOE FIVE OENTS., DR. AUGUST GRETH SAILS OUER CITY IN AIRSHIP, STARTLING THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS, WWHO GAZE IN WONDER AT SPECTACLE SHAW OLSTS ) BROTHER | OF GORMAN Secretary of Treas-| ury Angers a Senator. Cause of Democratic| Leader’s Attack on || President, w ial Employe” Suddenly | ed From Depart- | ment Payroll [ | facts Sen- because | n was oust. e attack, ans whe to t No fur- ident is v merly on the roll ASKED AND ARMED MEN | ROB AN OGDEN SALOON ons of the Place to Face | | le They Rifle eir Pockets. One of the boi e head in a ere wounds ght the nt ob- time ot | | f the sa- ————— | 1 NEW REVENUE CUTTER 1 Is SENT TO CLEVELAND Take Pa rt in Settlement of In-‘ | 1 Dispute Over Fish- g on L&ke Erie. | EE, 18.—The Tuscarora, | < '//( 7 \" «// Q).flyjyf OVER Uym'afc'o ATERISHP S 7 BEFORE /Jef’/ »/ef[’if]’ef/a/‘!f Jf TITE e S RRHET S TRELELTS —oo [ A R e was then compelled to let the R. AUGUST GRETH, Francisco, ascended in a dirigible balloon yesterday to a height of 2000 feet and sailed over the city, controll- ing his machine perfectly until his motor broke down. He and descended in the waters of the straits near Fort Point. A crew from the life-saving station rescued him and his air- ship. He claims that if equipped with a proper motor his crafi will be subject entively to his control at any altitude and can be driven in any desired direction at a high rate of speed. an amateur aeronaut of San gas escape from the balloon, Ex Motor Breaks Down and in Descending Balloon and Car Land in Bay. P ST —— were financially interested in the Ameri- can Aerial Navigation Company, which owns the dirigible balloon. A lease for one year is held on the apparatus by Mr. Brubaker. The balloon, elliptical in shape, was filled with gas and soon was swinging be- tween the guy ropes. The envelope was not fully distended and sagged somewhat on top, as it was necessary to leave room for the expansion of the gas as higher al- titudes were attained. Below the balloon and lashed to it by cordage swung two parallel iron bars, tapering to triangles at each end. POWER TO DRIVE SHIP. Across these were strengthening bars ————— — ‘ L] + “I am going to lle down for a little while,” he sald as he alighted from the car,~“and then I will make a free ascent and sail around The Call building.” The airship was secured with lines and | the navigator sought repose in a room fitted up for him on the grounds. Within an hour he appeared again, much re- freshed, and mounted the car again. This time no rope dangled from the airship. When the moorings were cast loose the bulky envelope rose rapidly in the air, dragging the car after it, and ascended to a height of 2000 feet. VOYAGER IS CHEERED. A large crowd gathered outside of the grounds and cheered the plucky voyager, who stood leaning over the side of the car waving his hand to the people below him. The ascent was made at 19:50 o'clock. An American flag attached to the car floated lazily in the still air. At 2000 feet Dr. Greth started the motor, and the craft answered to the motions of its pro- pellers by descending several hundred feet and turning In a semicircle, first to the north and then to the south. After maneuvering a little the navigator point- ed the nose of the craft toward the north- west, set the propellers to steer ahead and the airship shot forward in the direc- tion of the Presidio. Across the city it made its way, the + - STRANGE CRAFT AT ANCHOR WHICH STARTLED THE CITY IN ITS FLIGHT AND UIEW OF IT IN THE AIR. — —Collector | t it would zfldl t Ash- fisher- to avold 'u"‘mr‘ fishermen GEYSERS SHOOT UP IN CRATER OF MAUNALOA |2nchors and sailed ault of heaven. | Party of Excursionists Reaches Sum- | r Difficult Trip. Oct. 15.—An exploring | the first to reach Mo- of the crater of able detalils of the frered severely | { the crate ¢ moiten lava fiery gey- | completely under his control up to the height of [ made t there was no over- | operator, » the other, A t in the Dewey crater | slacked until to his confid day Volcano After a o~ morning were to rise and fall at the will of me\ turned first to one side, speeded at a high rate and The | little group of men in the vacant lot at < the possibility of an | hand that guided the wanderings of the | Market and Eleventh streets watched auea remains normal. | marvelous craft was master of the atmos- | with beating hearts the ascent and jour- ts are visiting Mauna- | phere and had solved the vexed probleml of aerlal navigation, ITHOUT taking the public 1n-1 The airship took its flight from Market nce through an- and Eleventh streets, across the western portion of the cit sometimes attaining h climbed in- | @ height of 2000 feet, and descending at in- nip peatais [ tervals to a hel stays and | nearly an hour it floated about, curveting into- the blue |in the sunshine like a colt in a pasture, residents of San who turned their eyes skyward | sidio. beautiful Sabbath | startled to see an elliptical | which was attached a car, careening 2000 | 8allant skipper of the air who directed et above their heads. Rushes were made | its movements. Scarcely one of the for field and opera glasses and half the | population of the city watched the amaz. | 20d its inventor. It ‘burst on the city ing spectacle, They | It was evident at once that whoever was | active. | directing the strange conveyance had it | ht of about 1000 feet. For and then sank from sight behind the Pre- Speculation was rife regarding the char- to | acter of the strange conveyance and the watchers had ever heard of the airship without the ieast warning and many men who had tarried with the Wurzburger late Saturday night doubted the evidence | of thelr eyes. They thought they were seeing things. then PROMOTERS JUBILANT. hile the whole city was wondering a ney of the craft, and when it was evi- dent that it was going to be a success | v e | SAscension Is Made Without Notice and Navigator Seems to Have Complete Control of His Craft. they fairly hugged themselves in their delight. It was these men who, from their scanty means, had furnished the capital for the construction of the airship and had studied and toiled for many long months in the accomplishment of their design. Time and again they had made arrangements for the test, only to be dis- appointed by some breakdown or other in the machinery. Funds had run low and friends of the project, discouraged by the repeated failures, had refused to contrib- ute further. By dint of the hardest per- suasion Dr. Greth and his partner, J. |Ozr0 Brubaker, the artist, secured suffi- clent money to complete arrangements for the trial trip. It was agreed among the promoters that an ascent would be made at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning from the lot at Eleventh and Market streets, At the time mentioned thirty or forty interested people gathered in the rear of the premises at 1517 Market street. Among them were Dr. Greth and his family, J. Ozro Brubaker, several mechanics who had contributed their services in the con- struction of the airship, and a few who lashing them together. In the center was swung the car, in which was located a Brennan gasoline ten horsepower motor. On each side of the car at the top was a propeller, connected with each other by a shaft and operated by a sprocket attached to the motor. The motor weighed 500 pounds, and the car supports another 500 pounds. With the weight of the navi- gator the total load was 1200 pounds, 600 pounds below the carrying capacity of the baljoon. When all arrangements were concluded Dr. Greth climbed into the car and the apparatus ascended into the air, but was Leld by a cable from below. It was an- nounced that the navigator would do some maneuvering while anchored. The airship ascended to a helght of 400 feet, where he held it stationary for a time. Then he turned repeatedly within the length of his machine, rose and fell at will, started and stopped, the bulky craft apparently answering to the lightest touch. Al- though anchored the maneuvering was practically a free ascent, as the rope was never taut and did not assist the balloon in any way in its movements. After half an hour of this the airship descended, the descent being aided by willing hands on the rope. Dr. Greth was worn out by his work with the motor, which gave him much trouble. —$ navigator sailing along as he pleased, ducking about in the air with freedom. Occasionally he would lean over the side of the car and wave his hat to the curious | would not be | and, moreover, we have b watchers below him. As he neared a point over the Presidio he could be seen work- ing in the cordage, and the balloon was noticed to ascend rapidly. Suddenly it commenced to sink, rapidly at first and then more slowly. The motor, which could be heard working, stopped suddenly and the balloon, still sinking, drifted over the-Presidio and out over the waters of the straits. Slowly it descended into the water. Dr. Gerth, apparently as cool as it alighting from a street car, swung from his statlon into the rigging of the bal- loon, which floated along on top of the water. The life-saving crew from the station at Fort Point put out a boat to the rescue. Dr. Greth refused to leave the balloon and the apparatus was towed to the beach, where the navigator climbed out. Some soldiers who had followed the flight of the airship caught the balloon and pulled it ashore, where the gas soon escaped from it and allowed it to collapse. The balloon and the car were subsequent- ly loaded on a wagon by Dr. Greth and i Continued on Page 3, Cloumn 3. JOHN BULL IN ROLE OF MEDIATOR Steps In Between the Czar and the Mikado. Obtains Japan’s Con- sent to Series of Proposals. British Diplomat ¥ aw Nego- tiating With the Russian Government. ST. PETERSBURG paper published at Po: ity for the report t ter to Japan, Sir Cl undertaken to and Japan, and consent to certa tiating with Rus that Russia China a; towns be opened to Russia withdraw all Manchuria, with the exception railway guards: that she remour forestr s on b falu River, as w concession, and that south of the Yalu be admitted as belong- ing to the sphere of Japan A special com dency of the consider affair cludes the Ministers of the I pance, Foreign Affairs, War and Viceroy Alexieff. Other my be nominated by the Czar. The sion will consider budget proposals, meas- ures to develop trade and industry and proposed alterations in the laws. LONDON, Oct. 19.—Cabling from Tien- tsim the correspondent of the Standard says the Chinese Governor of Shanshi province reports that General Tunse Fu Stang is attacking the Russians in Mon- golla. The correspond ns that this probably ers to some rence with Russian parties on the Urga-Kalgan railway PARIS, Oct. 18 nt Cassini, the Rus- stan Embassador to the United Sta has been interviewed on the Far Eas situation. The Emba r said th danger of a conflict, which was real a few days ago, seemed to have been avert- ed, and that If ev by yn= tinuing Count Ca: “Our rights able. We made the coun quite recently was a me dits. We now have a vigilant police t road. This does not mean th to annex Manchuria, but enormous expenditures mense interests there we be safeguarded, and we expect to our legitimate benefits. The derstand this so well that n possibly Japan, seriously contempl insisting that the evacuation be effecte ed on October 8. ——— NEBRASEA DETECTIVE CONVICTED OF MURDER Must Suffer Imprisonment for Kill- ing a Prisoner Who Resisted Arrest. AINSWORTH, Neb., Oct. 18—The } in the Hans-Luse murder being out seven hours, brought in a ver- dict of gullty of murder in the second degree. A motion was made for a new trial and was set for November § for sist that argument. David O. Luse was shot and killed April 9, 1901, by Fred M. Ha a railroad d on a wa tective, for res g ar charging him with killing a horse be- longing to a neighbor. The Coroner's quest was held the day of the shoo and the jury exonerated Hans. In May, 198 the Grand Jury found an indictment charging the defendant with murder. It was claimed on Dbpehaif of Hans, who is one of the best known of- ficers of the Nebraska range country, that Luse was a desperado. Friends of Luse allege that his killing by the de- tective was unnecesary and not justified. —_———————— MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO MAKE INVESTIGATION & ‘Will Look Into Affairs of the Defunct International Bank and Trust ing Company. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 18.—The failure of the International Bank and Trust Com- pany of America, which had its main in- stitute in this city, bas caused a big stir in the business and financial circles of Mexico. It is reported that the Mexican Government will conduct an official in- vestigation of the affairs of the concern. W. H. Hunt, president of the company, was a few years ago a clerk in a store at San Antonio, Tex., and he is a new ac- quisition to the financial world. The fail- ure was not unexpected by the conserva. tive banking element of Mexico, but it has caught many prominent American business concerns that had faith in the solidity of the institution. The failure will cause the native business and financial element of Mexico to look with more or less distrust upon American investments and enterprises in this country,