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the unfortunate engineers, who were absolutely on the 

 alert, and used all the means with which they were 

 supplied for avoiding collision. 



My experience in a car in the rear of the train . . 412 

 The condition of the train after the accident . . 413 

 The rear half of the train undamaged being 



adequately braked. 



Ideal distribution of brake-power in a train. 



The accident was due to the absence of sufficient 



brake-power on the engines . . . .414 



The postscript contains matter of less technical 



kind which formed part of my letter to The Times of 



5 October, 1894 ........ 415 



Xo. 31. Tin: WKKCK OF " SANTOS DUMONT No. 6 " A i MONACO, 

 14 FEBRUARY, 1902. [From The Times, February 



II, 1002] . 416 



M. Santos Dumont's ascent and accident on i4th 

 February, 1902, marks an epoch in the history of the 

 development of the air-ship . . . . .416 



Owing to the kindness of H.S.H. the Prince of 

 Monaco, I was able to observe and follow the flight 

 of the balloon from start to finish, in the steam launch 



the yacht " Princesse Alice" and to get an instructive 

 series of photographs of it. 



Previous excursion of the balloon over the waters 

 round Monaco . . . . . . . .417 



Ease and certainty with which the air-ship was 

 taken into and out of its hangar. 



Speed attained by the air shijio\ n 15 knots perhour. 



On February i.jth M. Dmmmt started about 



2.30 I M 418 



Plate I, Fig. i. The Balloon leaving the hangar. 

 Fig. 2. Tin- Balloon pass; head, the -uide- 



rope trailing in the sea. 



Daiigerottt pitching began immediately . 



Plat-- II, I !: i I i,< Balloon pitch; al 



lation. 



\Vln-n ihrratrmiu: i" turn over, gas was released 



1>H< klrd. 



Fig. . Balkxmbucki lie escape of gas. 



M' l>y the crew >t th- 



e . . . . . . . . 420 



