Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-01
Captain Baldwin's California
Arrow" Rises to an Altitude
of Two Thousand Feet
cHEERED BY WATCHING CROWD
Tho Ship Was in Command of tho
Daring Young Aoronaut, Roy knab.
enshue, of Toledo, o. - First Trial
is disappointment - Baldwin viii
Try for tho 100000 Prize.


Roy Knabenshue Of Toledo. Ohio, In
command Of the Baldwin airship, Mon
day returned to the place from whence
he started over the same course that
he had come. covering the three miles
and a half of the round trip under his
own power and demonstrating the
claims of the inventor, Captain Thorn
as S. Bal win of san Francisco. that
the California Arrow" is not only dir
iglble, but that 1t can make Roadway
against moderate breeze.
knauenshue started from the aero
nuutic concourse at 1897 p M, ana re-
turned after his remarkable flight at
4:V5 p. m. On the return trip the air
ship sailed slowly over the exact spot
from which 1t had risen twenty-eight
minutes previously. and glided about
one hundred feet further west, where
1t settled gracefully to the ground.
The descent of the Arrow was the
signal for 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 a
key by President Roosevelt. Dozens of
eager hands were upstretched TO grasp
the frame of the airship and the flying
machine, with it's daring navigator,
were carried around the coilcourse up
on the shoulders of shouting men.
Hats were thrown In the air and
when Knabenshue called for three
cheers for his home town, they We're
given with a will. and another round
followed for Knabenshue and Baldwin.
The successful flight came as q CHI
max to day full of discouragement.
Baldwin and Knabenshue had worked
for twenty-six hours without sleep In
order to prepare for the flight, and the
first essa.. ut an ascent, with Baldwin,
himself in command Of the airship, had
ended disastrously, the Arrow falling
suddenly to the ground and breaking
one of the blades Of the propeller.
After hasty examination Baldwin
that the damage could be
at once and said that Knab-
enshue would attempt another flight in
a half hour. The crowd, which was be-
Ing momentarily augmented, cheered
the announcement and patiently await
ed while the repairs were being made.
At the time Baldwin had stated, the !
airshlp was again brought from the
aerodrome and hastily groomed for the
flight. At signal from Knabenshue
the airship was cast loose and the mo-
tor started. The Arrow rose slowly and
easily, its prov directed toward the
west. When at height of about TWEEN
ty-five feet Knabenshue turned the
rudder and the aerial craft, answering
to it's helm. pointed south and con-
tinued It's flight without interruption.
Knabenshue at that time was not
high enough to clear the aeronautic
fence, and, as he rapidly approached
It, the crowd held its breath, fearing
hat the craft would be dashed against
The barricade and the aeronaut badly
injured, or perhaps killed.
The young man who chung to the
rail support that affords the navigator
If the California Arrow precarious
'oothold, did not share the anxiety Of
he spectators. Waving his cap to as
sure those who were following his ev-
Try move, Knabenshue moved toward
he rear Of the airship. The Arrow
pointed Its Prov upward and answer
ng the pull of the propeller, scared
lightly above the fences and rapidly |
,ained an altitude OF about one thous-
md feet.
Knabenshue again changed the d.
cotton OF the craft and passed over
he crowd in the concourse, who, al /
no hoarse from cheering, did It's best
o encourage the daring youth in COM
nand of the swiftly moving ship.
The "chug- chug-chug' Of the motor
,ould be plainly heard and the rays
# the sun glistened upon the. silver
inted blades Of the propeller, making
! halo around the Prov Of the flying
Machine.
Two Thousand Feet In Air.
After proceeding about half to three
luarters of a mile westward, Knaben-
hue turned the airship about and
gain passed over the concourse, at
he same time increasing his altitude
lntil he was about two thousand feet
.bove the earth.
Sailing first to the northeast and
hen to the southeast, occasionally
making complete turns, Knabenshue
ontinued in a generally easterly direc-
ion until over the cascades, the center
( the worlds fair grounds. and about
mile and a half, In a direct line,
rom the point Of starting.
At about that time. the barely per-
eptible breeze that had been blowing
rom the northwest increased to about
light miles an hour and veered to the
orth.
In order to return to the starting
ONT 1t was necessary for Knabenshue
, breast this breeze. 1t could be seen
hat his first effort to turn the airship
rom a course before the wind was un-
uccessful and fears were expressed
nat Knabenshue could not complete
oncourse.
He attempted several times to turn
, the left. and then suddenly swung
lie rudder sharply in the other direc-
on and the Arrow came into the wind.
a moment, and then, gain
lg power, come toward the concourse Il
speed that caused the spectators
, cheer and toss their hats into the
IF. The demonstration was observed
Y Knabenshue, and he leaned far out
ad waved an empty ballast bag.
In the Teeth Of the Wind.
Without deviation the California Ar
Nv continued on in the teeth OF the
'eeze. gaining speed and rushing to-
ard the concourse In an imposing
amer.
When within few hundred yards of