Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-26

cension from the aeronautic concourse
at the worlds fair late yesterday and
landed near Cahokia, ILL.,. a distance Of
nearly ten miles, after flight and at
tracted the attention of thousands of
persons who cheered a' ,ost continu-
ously as the big flying machine passed
over the exposition grounds, left the
residence section of st Louis far be-
meath it, and scared high above the
towering office buildings Of the bust
ness district.
Cllnglng to the frame work of the
car, his precarious foothold an iron
tube that forms one side OF the base
of the triangular network Of supports
and ribs of the airship's body. Knaben-
shue directed the movements OF ms
flying machine and Unanswered In cir
cles and against the wind high over
the monster exhibit palaces of the ex-
position, before the accident to his
motor which rendered the big fan-llke
propellers useless and curtailed his
command of the airship.
Notwithstanding the breaking Of the
motor. Knabenshue did not lose COM
plete control of the machine, but with
the momentum given by the wind ne
was enabled to steer the machine IN
course that varied several points In
each direction from the trend OF the
wind and land at point OF MS own
selecting. The trip from the starting
point to the main. part of the EXPOSE
ton grounds was unnoticed by the
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the exposition. In this manner, the APP.
pearance of the airship several hun
dred feet In the air, sailing over the
transportation building, came as sur
prise to the hundreds of sightseers, put
within ten minutes of its discovery,
thousands were watching with breath
less interest, as Knabenshue was plain
ly seen, causing the flying machine TO
turn this way and that, at his will
Arship Breasts the Wind.
Slowly the airship turned and,
breasting the wind, made progress IN
the direction which it hal come. In
attempting to make the second turn,
the accident to the motor occurred,
but almost instantly Knabenshue
gained control Of the machine, ana
steered a straight course, little EAST
Of southeast.
After he had landed, Knabenshue
stated that when he found he could
control the movements Of the a1rsnip
even after the motor was useless, ne
determined to make the test a fair one
and decided to effect landing on the
east side of the Mississippi river.
Steering his balloon so that he could
gain the best speed from the wind,
Knabenshue directed its course over
the southeastern residence district OF
st. Louis, where its presence was soon
discovered and it's progress marked
by thousands, who rushed from their
homes to see the first airship that mas
navigated the vicinity of St Louis.
Passing rapidly eastward, the Arrow
the name Baldwin has given his arr
ship, reached the down town dlstrlct,
where it's appearance was the slgnal
for the greatest excitement. Clerks
deserted their desks, street cars were
stopped, and practically all business
was SUSPENDED while the airship passed
over the city.
From its movements, the spectators
could not determine whether the pro-
pellers were working, as tHc oi5
seemed to respond to every demand
made by its navigators
Watch Daring Aeronaut.
Altho then nearly a mile nlsh'
Knabenshue could be seen occasionally
moving backward and forward on ms
dangerous standing place, keeping ms
ship under control and directing ms
movements either upward or GOWN
ward as ne desired
From the Missouri side he passed
to the Illinois side of the Mississippi
river and having completed his self
imposed task, he headed toward Co
holxia, and brought his airship to the
ground about half mile from that
little hamlet.
While the appearance Of the airship