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Show GERMAN TO FLY OVER OCEAN Dr. Paul Gans. Will Attempt to Cross Atlantic In Dirigible f.arly In Month of March. New York. Dr. Paul Gans, who Is to attempt to cross the Atlantic in a dirigible, has sailed for Europe to make ready for his start from Ten-eriffe Ten-eriffe early in March. The distinguished distin-guished German aeronaut departed in high spirits. He has succeeded in making arrangements whereby his route to the Florida coast will be marked by the warships of two or three nations. "Mr. Beckman, the agsslstant secretary secre-tary of the navy, told me in Washing Dr. Paul Gans. ton last week that there can be no objection ob-jection to having a fleet of American warships come out to me," said Dr. Gans, "provided, of course, nothing arises in the meantime to call for the presence of the warships elsewhere. else-where. Admiral Osterhaus of the North Atlantic fleet told me yesterday that his fleet will be off Guantanamc, Cuba, until March 1G, which will be just the right time for the trip. "Arrangements have been made already al-ready with Germany, and perhaps with Spain, that Insure a line of ships across the Atlantic. The Idea Is not to have them stationed out on the sea, but to have them sailing In relays. For Instance, from the other side a ship will start, say, twenty hours ahead of me, another sixteen, and so on nntil one starts with me. At the same time the American warships will start out in a similar manner, so that when we pass the last of the European Eu-ropean warships the first of the Americans Amer-icans will be wfthin call." Dr. Gans goes first to Paris, and from there to Munich, where he is to be decorated by the prince regent. He received a cablegram to that effect the other day. From Munich he goes to Berlin, where his airship is, and in the latter part of this month he goes to Teneriffe for the final preparations. King Alfonso has placed a cliff-protected beach on Teneriffe, largest of the Canary islands, at the doctor's disposal dis-posal and. has issued orders to admit the balloon free of duty when it is shipped from Berlin, where it now is, to Teneriffe for the start. Dr. Gans hopes to reach the Florida coast. |