The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-03
MOVES IN THE AIR.
Baldwin's Machine Makes Second
Trip at Worlds Fair.
HEADWAY AGAINST 4 STIFF BREEZE
At Height Of 1000 Feet the AIrship
Was U5der Perfect Control and
Was Returned to Place from
which IL started.

st. Louis, Nov. AFTER circling
in every direction at height Of 1000
feet above the cascades, in sight OF
thousands of cheering. enthusiastic
spectators on the worlds fair grounds,
A. Roy Knabenshue, of Toledo, o., in
command of the Baldwin airship, yes
terday returned to the place from
which he had started over the same
course that he had come, covering
S1s miles of the round trip under his
own power and demonstrating the
claims of the inventor, Capt. Thomas
S. Baldwin, of San Francisco. that
the California Arrow" is not only
dirigible but that it can make head
way against moderate breeze.
Knabenshue started from the aero
nautic course at 1881 p. m, and re-
turned after his remarkable flight at
4:O5 p. m. On the return trip the air
ship sailed slowly over the exact spot
from which it had risen 2S minutes
previously and glided about 100 feet
further west, where it settled grace
fully to the ground.
The descent of the Arrow was the
signal of demonstration, the equal
of which has not been seen since the
wheels of the worlds fair started last
April in response to the pressure on
key by President Roosevelt. Dozens
of eager hands were upstretched to
grasp the frame of the airship and
the flying machine. with its daring
navigator. were carried around the
eoncourse upon the shoulders of shout
ing men. Hats were thrown in the
air and when Knabenshue called for
three cheers for his home town, they
were given with a will, and another
round followed for Knabuenshue and
Baldwin.
After Knabenshue had assisted in
housing the airship in the aerodrome
he was rendered an ovation. He was
introduced to President Francis, of the
exposition; Mayor Wells, of St Louis,
and many of the worlds fair and city
officials. Knabenshue's mother and
wife, who had arrived from Toledo
just In time to witness the flight were
present and added to the young aero
nauts happiness by joining their
praise to that of the distinguished
men. Although he had just completed
the most remarkable flight in the his,
tory of American aeronautics Knaben-
shue had only praise for the flying
machine he had directed. His own
share in the achievement was second
airy, in his eyes, to the manner in
which the California Arrow had sup
ported the claims of the inventor.
There was not a moment" said
Knabenshue, when | did not have
complete control of the airship. II
needed but the slightest pressure on
the helm to change the direction of
the vessel and the old Arrow respond
ed to every demand that | made upon
it."
Capt. Baldwin was extremely opti-
mistic regarding the future of his air
ship. 81 had about determined to
leave st. Louis" he said. "In fact,
we had taken the Arrow apart and had
1t packed ready for shipment when
arrangements were made with the
worlds fair company for additional
flights. Now I will not be content to
leave before | have had several trials
for that 100000 prize. The condi-
tions are rather severe, but | think
that the Arrow can make the required
distance within the time limit AS a
result of to-day's flight have unques-
tionably qualified for trial. Knaben-
shue went up with instructions not
to go far from the aeronautic con-
course and to bring the ship to the
ground after a trial of a half hour.
He came within two minutes of obey
ing my instructions to the letter. I
am now convinced and | really did not
need to-daY,s- trial to do sn,-that
have wonderful airship and we will
give daily exhibitions, Of varying
lengths. to convince the people Of the
world that | am right"