The Washington times., 1904-11-20
DESCRIBES
FLIGHT IN HARROW"
What Operator of Airshp Saw and His Experiences in
Test of Machine at ST. Louis

An interesting account of the expert
snces Of All areonaut is published in the
Independent" from the pen OF A. p
Kabeushue. who propelled the airship
Arrow at the 81. Louis Exposition:
4 have been a balioOnist for four
years but my frst ascent ia an air
ship was made with the California
ArroWs in the last week 10 October,
from the aerondutiC cOncouFse or the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Dirigi-
bility was. OF course, the property OF
the aiHship which / was 70 demonstrate
Simple floating above the housetops.
IN heavens blue, as the air currents
might send one hundreds or men had
found pleasant as well as possible. But
about Ike tender-mOuthed horse now
east. now west, as the rider might elect
10 any point OF the compass
Nature of the Ground.
ITO explain the readiness with which
the Arrow responded to my direction,
I will briefly describe the position OF tine
ground over which / SCARED and turned
again and again on October 81 and
November j, any most successful days
The tract may be roughly dtagFammed
as a recTaugle stretching from southeast
To north west. about Ihree-QuarteTs OF a
mile long, and 2,000 feet wide At one
corner, say. was the Philippine reSerVa-
ton, the Iarthest point 10 the south; a
little more than 4 mile away, horizontal
~ across the reetanglet lowered the
WOman's Magazine building, the north
eFnmOst point; while on the west was
the forest outside the Exposition
grounds. and down to the east ana south
lay the Floral Clock. visible a thousand
feet above. as l discerned in my flight.
a few yards beyond this was the floral
map of the United States. The aero
drome. from which the Arrow was let
SO, inside the aeronauttc concOurse, Is
well 10 the north of the outline which
have presented.
The drag-TOpe got on the ground. and
began Intellectually 10 try TO rise. The
trouble was, / was on an Incline ana
the propeller therefore was pulling me
down.
A Spectacular Flight.
"On Monday. October 81. the flight was
more spectacular, because l went out
I'm the face OF the wind. lowered for a
while over the Ferris wheel. and then
swooped down like great bird landing
within 900 feet of the spot from which
started but Tuesday, November 1, gave
the better test. because then went eA-
actly I'm the directions suggested 10 me
before starting by Mr.. Baldwin, who
made the airship. ana also because 1
fort y-seyen and a half minutes. Con-
hdehce too. comes more and more 20
the navigator with each successive voy-
age. ,.
course was an object OF apprehension 10
me no less than 10 MIR. Baldwin. We
knew that II any az the ropes should
catch in the pickets the Arrow would
come to earth at once. great deal more
RAPIDLY than We wanted II TO. l soon
learned that the weight OF my body one
vyav or the other would cause the air
ship 10 tilt. The next day, Wednesday.
/ had some trouble In mastering this
principle.
Firds Out Principle.
81 balanced in the other direction.
and threw out ballast-about ten hand
fuIs Of sandwich ! shot up 1000 feet,
on Tuesday, however, 1 was poised cor
reetly, and Vaulted the fence easily.
II went straight over 20 The Philip
pines, turned and went back over the
aerodrOme. Then 1 went over the Flor
al Clock. / could see the stime; II was
5 minutes past :. L sailed then over
the woods to the west, described an ale
over the Philippines. and went around
over the concourse again. second
trip TO the Floral Clock showed me II
was Is inmates past 3. i passed over
the map of the United States, went back
above the woods. and directed my course
above the tower of the "Woman's Mast.
zine" I lowered while above the
nerodrome, and l could have landed
where / rose within the Enclosure, but
Mr.. Baldwin had told me not 60 DO So,
On account OF the fence. SO l came O.
earth little outside. II the engine had
been working better SO that 1 might
have had more power, and II l had had
a better supply OF sasolene, could
| just as we'll have gone on TO the city
and made a long distance trip.
Calls Down Six Hundred Feet.
THE great thing IN managing this
| alrship Is 20 hold the rudder steady. II
| Il IL not held firm Ii will commence [,
/ turn on the instant. and unless I ac
| very quickly ! cannot recover my post
! ton without describing a complete cir