The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-02
Baldwin Airship Takes Another
 Half Hours Flight
CUTS SOME FANCY FIGURES
Today He Will Make Trip of Fifteen Miles, the Course to Be Sug- gested By Attending
 Newspaper Men.

St. Louis, November IA second suc- cessful flight of the Baldwin airship was made at the Worlds fair grounds today under the guidance of A. B. Knaben- shue of Toledo. who maneuvered the California Arrow at will. high above the western portion of the exposition grounds. and descended in the stadium adjoining the aerial concourse. amid the cheering of thousands after a flight Of thirty-slx minutes
 Yesterday knabenshue took the airshp up to an altitude of 2OOO feet and circlng around, descended in the aerial concourse within 100 feet of his starting point. To- day he went up to an altitude of about 16Oo feet, and after directing the course of his aerial vessel at will. descended on the exact spot upon which he had de- cided to land
 Satisfied with the demonstrations of the airship over short courses during these two trials. Inventor Baldwin announced | at the conclusion of the flight that Kna- 1 benshue will tomorrow undertake a ff- l teen mile dight over a designated course. the choice of the course to be left to newspaper men, and the flight to be made regardless of the wind conditions.
 Light Breeze Was Blowing.
 A light breeze of probably three miles an hour was. blowing from the south | when the Arrow was brought out of the aerodrome today. The airship with Kna- benshue standing in the rigging hoated buoyantly and obedietly after Baldwin who held the anchor rope and made his way through the crowd to a point where two supports had been placed on which to rest the Arrow, Then everything was given final and close inspection.
 Everybody let go," said Baldwin, and lightly as a bird the airship rose above the heads of the cheering spectators. gracefully cleared the high fence and pro- ceeded due north, mounting higher and higher each instant After reaching an altitude of about 300 feet Knabenshue swept his rudder to veer the Arrow to the south. Almost before the rudder had com pleted the turn the Arrow began respond Ing, and slowly swung around in circle until the prov pointed to the southwest against the wind. Then Knabenshue tilted the prov upward and began ascending. His course was directly across the con course, and his movements were plainly discernable.
 Gained Renewed Energy.
 He peered closely into the motor, which seemed to have suddenly died down, and began working at the controlling lever. After a moment the propeller seemed to gain renewed energy and the propeller revolved with speed. The young aeronaut then threw some ballast and sand out and stood toward the rear of the framework, tilting the prov upward at a greater angle. Like a bird the Arrow shot toward ! he an a1t of ohab h lv 1900 feet had been reached.
 Then KnabenShue headed directly for the southwest breasting the wind. Then he made a complete turn and came di- rectly back over the concourse. For some minutes the airship was maneuvered obeying the rudder perfectly and making good headway, matter from what quarter the wind was blowing. turn was made within a radius of . l presumably 10 feet, and while over the concourse. Knabenshue performed ries of maneuvers, shooting in one direc- ton for short distance, turning quickly and shooting off the opposite directions traversed a letter 'S course, dipped and l | came down several hundred feet, tilted the prov and ascended again to the orig 1 inal altitude and completed the series by 1 turning the air ship in such short space 8 that 1t seemed the vessel swung around 1 on pivot
 Starts on Downward Trip. 7 Knabenshue finally pulled the rope that releases the gas. Then he turned the
 prov downward anu slowly began ms
 descent all the time proceeding to the = stadium to the southeast When above n the stadium he was probably 800 feet - high This caused him to make a short a circle during which the ship descended q to within 100 feet O. the ground. knaben- - shue was then immediately west of the e stadium and pointing the prov down.
 lad ffF4ts l the frame work was seized by the shout
 ing spectators who had hurriedly throng- } ed the stadium enclosure.
 3 Inventor Baldwin instructed Knaben- shue to stay In the rigging while the l air ship was being lowed back Into the aeronautic concourse. When the gate or , | the concourse was reached an attempt was made to prevent the crowd from entering unless tickets were purchased With a rush the crowd threw itself en masse against the gate and with a rip l and a crush 1t went down, tumbling Bald 1 win and his men. together with many or the spectators into heap.
 Baldwin Hangs to Rope.
 Baldwin hung to the rope of his airship during the scramble, while Knabenshue from above laughed and admonished the crowd not to trample Baldwin to death. The scramble was over in a moment and Baldwin led the way back through the concourse enclosure to the starting point. When the starting point had been reached Inventor Baldwin climbed into the rigging of the airship and said:
 For the third time 1 want to introduce to you MT. A. R. Knabenshue, who has been up in this airship on three trips, the last two of which were eminently sue cessfui To land here, afraid some body might be hurt the ship injured He chose to land in the stadium, thereby demonstrating again that he had com plete control over the ship. Tomorrow afternoon MT. Knabenshue will start on trip of fifteen miles, It makes no dif ference whether the wind is blowing : there is a calm. he will make the flight, , and feel assured 1t will be successful. The airship was then taken into the l .drnr