The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-09
4 GREAT AIRSHIP
Makes Half Eour Excursion among
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LANDS FROM WEEREIT STARTED

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Thousands at the Exposition Witnes
the Ascent and Descent Of the
Ealdwin's Successful
Flying Mahine.
After hy'rg il every direction, with
the wind and against it at a height O
1000 feet above the Cascades, IN SIGHT
OF thousands Of cheering, enthusiastic
spectators on the Worlds Fair grounds
one Cay last week, A. Roy Knaoen-
shue. OF Tule6o, in command OF Thcs.
S. Baldwln's airshtp, the California
Arrow, brought it to anchor at the
place whe nee be started, as neatly ano
as accurately as tain runs into a
STATEN. In all be few 81 miles.
Kaabenshue start, from the Aero
nsu,ic Co, c,urse at 337 .. NJ, and
returned at 4.05 p. NJ. On the re,
turn trip the airship sailed GJowly
over tie exact spot from which it had
r.sen % minutes previously, and GID
ed ab.ut 100 fest fu1ther vest, where
it settled grace fully to the ground.
CARRIED OFF IN TRIUMPH.
The descent Of the Arrow was the
sigoal for a grsat demonstration
\ Hundreds Of eager hands were up
stretched to grasp the frame OF the
flying machine, which, with its taVi
gator, was carried around the con
course en- the shoulders Of shouting
men. Hats were thrown in the air,
and when Knabenshue called for three
cheers for bis home town they were
given with a will, and another round
followed for Knabenshue and Baldwin.
The successful fight followed a DAY
full OF Encouragement. Baldwin AND
knatenshue had worked for twenty
SIX hours, without sleep, to prepare
for the fight. The first attempt to
ascend with Baldwin in command,
ended disastrously. The Arrow fell
to the ground and broke blade Ct
the propeller.
FLIES LIKE A BIRD.
In half an hour that had been re-
paired, and with Kuabenshue in COM
mand the airship was ciSt loose. 1t
rise slowly and easily, It's Prov di-
rected toward the west. When, at a
height Of twenty five feet Knabenshue
turned the rudder and the aerial craft,
answering TO its helm, pointed south
and ct tntinued it's fight without inter
ruption.
Khabenshue at that time was not
high enough to clear the aeronautic
feuce, and as he rapidly approachec
it, the crowd held it's breath, fearing
that the craft would be dashed against
the barricade, and the aeronsut in
jured or killed. But Knabenshue
waving his cap to assure these who
were following his every move, moved
toward the rear Of the airShlp. The
Arrow pointed its Prov upward and,
answering the pull Of the propeller,
scared Igntly over the fence and rap
idly gained an altitude OF 1000 feet.
CHANGES COURSE AT WILL.
Kpabenshue again changed the di
rection OF the craft and passed over
the crowd In the course, amid, OF
rather far above, rousing cheers.
The ''cLug, chug, chug" Ct the motor
could be plainly heard and the rays
Of the sun glistened on the polished
blades cf the propeller, making halo
around the PROV Of the flying ma
chine. After procs eding about half
mile westward KnabenShue turned
the airship about and again passed
over the cIncourse, at the same time
increasing his altitude until be was
1000 feet above the earth.
Sailing first to the northeast and
then to the southeast, occasionally
making con- plete turns, Knabenshue
continued in generally easterly di
rec:ion until over the Cascades, the
centre OF the Worlds Fair grounds
and about mile an 8 half In d.
rect line from tee point Of starting.
GOES AGAINST EIGHT MILE WIND.
At about that time the barely per
ceptible bre> re that had been blow
ing from the west, increased to about
eight miles an hour, and veered to the
north. In order to return to the
starting point it was necessary foi
Knabenshue to breast this breeze. 1t
seemed that his first effort to turn the
airship from a course before TIE wind
was unsuccessful, but Kuabenshue,
after trying to turn to tie left, swung
the ru6der sharply in the other dl
ryction, and the Arrow came into the
wind, staggered a moment, and then
gaining power, sped toward the con-
course at speed that caused the spec
tatcrs to cheer and toss hats in the
air. The demonstration was obserV-
ed by knabenshue, who leaned far out
and waved an empty ballast bag in
reply.
without deviation, the California
Arrow continued On in the teeth OF
the bresze, gaining speed and rushing
toward the coz course IN an imposing
manner. When within few hundred
feet OF the concourse, Knabenshue
moved forward in the car, the Arrow
rolnted downward and sailed toward
the ground without any slackenlne
OF speed.
ALIGHTs GRACEFULLY.
Knabenshue entered the concourst
from the east at a height Of 200 feet
and slowing the speed Of the motor