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FIRST MAN TO FLY vited. Among them was the Queen EXPECTED ARRIVALS AN

BRAZIL CLAIMS HONOUR -

FOR A PRIEST.

TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD FEAT.

Bartholomeu de Cuma, u pricat born in Sautos, Brazil, is claimed- to have been the first man who over How,

What is regarded is nditional proof that he performed this fent in Lisbon in 1709 has been found in letters written by Isabella Cheis- tina, Quees of Spain..

The letters, yellow, and crumbled. with age,

written to the -Queen's, mother," the Duchess of Ottingen, and describe Ascents made by Cusmao in the huge squara courtyard of the Palace of India as Lisbon.

were

At an early age Batholomeu de † Cusmao began to draws of flying, and it is reported that as early as 1705 he ride ascents in Brazil, These reports are not eredited, but there are in the national archives

Isabella Cristina, whom letters have now come to light.

The Queen of Portugal has ja- vited me, who wrote to her mother, to pay a visit to Lisbon as soon as flying-ship is ready, because there livos a man who pretends to have power to navigate through the

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Another letter was written the day after the experiment. In the Queezi "described how she saw the lying-ship of

Lourenco go up. triumphantly in the air. Lourence Enp. of Asia duo from Vancouver was Chano's second name.

Two ascents were made, During the first, the "Passarola" went up as high as the third storey of the palace, travelled around, and then gracefully returned to land. The second ascent was disastrous, for the machine ascended as high as the second storey, then suddenly caught fire and crashed to the ground,, injuring Cusmao slightly.

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drawing plans for another

Kulmerland due from Europe Dec. Passarola," but King John grew

21. afraid and banned the experiment of Brazil and Portugu drawingsHe laid it down that the disaster of the flying machine ho made · in Portugal, to which country he

was a sign from God that such. nigrated after being ordained in daring experiments were against Brazil.

the laws of nature and religion,"

This machine was of a strange type, and was called by Cum

A Passarela" (the bird). It had a balloon-like body, and only vague- ly resembled a bird.

A Lisbon Tést.

After completing this strange contraction in 1709, Cusmao wrote long letter to King John of Portugal, declaring that he had "dimovered" an instrument with which men could travel through the aie is now they sailed over the sex and walked on Ind

He begged the King to be present at the frst experiment All the Court assembled in the courtyard, and many foreign visitors were in

declared that no further work on those lines should be carried th

King John further, decreed that no man should try under pain of death, to break the laws of nature and Christianity by inventing fly ing machines.

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