The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-15
AERIAL VISITOR
CAUSE|D|. BI|G| [: J. i ] |:
.lAll Washington, Including Better
Part Of Congress, Turned
Out to See Ship.
STOPPED AT WHITE HOUSE.
Sailor Bore Message from, Presi-
dent to icc-President-Great
Crowds Cheer Justify.
From our Regular correspondent.)

WASHINGTON d. c., June l4.-.Every-
body In Washington. from the President
of tho United States to the ncws.es on
the Avenue. has been looking upward
to-day. Muck-rakcs, which lave become
so numerous and go fashionable In all
walks OF life, were thrown aside, and eyes
were turned towards the heavens, not, 1t
must be said. to receive a crown from
angelic hands, but to look upon an ar
ship, navigating the ether with the ease
and accuracy OF q bird. III
Everybody knew the airship was COM
ing, and everybody was surprised whcn
1t arrived, or appeared to be so-a cha fl
acterIstic of United States people. by the
way. It was Roy knabenshue's aerial
car. which started from Luna PARK, a
pleasure resort SIX miles down the river,
on the Virginia side. IT appeared IN inc
heavens a few minutes before IL o'clock
this morning, Balling along over the
Potomac, and heading for the Waslllng.
ton Monument. The streets began 70 iii
with people, and in an incredibly short
q time Pennsylvania Avenue was thronged
as though the crowd we're waiting FOR
" the moving OF an inaugural day pageant
Every building that lifted Itself high
enough above tho world to ma It's ROOF
vantage Ir1int was soon crowded win
specta tors, their eyes glazed on the strange
vlsitant. n q
Visit to President.
Meanwhile the ship was flying iowa r I'd
the monument, at an elevation OF sew
eral hundred feet and proce edlng Win
the grace and ease of q bird tnougl
not SO quietly, the clucking OF the engine
in the bottom Of the chr peng pi pam
tirelyiirigible, the navigator va rylng ms
course repeatedly. and now RISING and
now swooping downward q 7 VIII. III s3s
When It became evident that the ship
was q anchor at the base OF the monu-5
ment absolutely. thousands OF men and and
women and boys and 81 rel resehtlhg
ali classes ages, conditions and races aces
known In this most rosnnopoilta an !. o, q
American cities, nd mad G II a. rus ~ for me
4 landing place. employing every form Or
& conyeya1,ce save 5.that which the were
going to sec from the humble yet emil
nentIys reliable Shanks's mares, 70 tine
snoring automobiles, overloaded win
men and women. "a 3, y FL
il Hundreds OF hands were npst retcheo 10
grasp the anchor rope. which the naSls =,
tor threw out as he approach a hea N ~. =,
landing place. and he ca me GOV y ll ,s
green sward as gently as q bird YOU'D
have nIIghted In a q,iarter$Sof an hour
4 not less than ave thousand people were
surrounding the ship, all eager TO OBTAIN i
3 !, close View There was a. walt OF TWEEN
i ~ minute In order to allow tne
tor 81 tie Eahi pI to com rnnrlicat Will tt1e
White House. and then he entere q the
car ana scared upward. ter g, clrcilns3
the monument twice. the last time nearly ca
at the top, the navigator set MS COURSE trt'
for the White House. over on the oppo-
site hill, and landed In the enclosure sur
rounding the Executive Mansion. Mr..
roosevelt was on the south balcony, OBJ
4 serving the3night. and, when the naviga-.
\ or@was brought up to the mansion. gave
him cordial greeting g, saying ina ina ny
was the first time he had ever received
a visitor who came In such novel
manner. s.
Congressman Stop Work.
After ten or fifteen minutes spent with
[, f1e President the aerial sailor re-entered
the ship. which was being held for MN
AT the foot OF the rise. and. after ne
had gone lip two hundred feet, steered
for the Capitol. OF course. the Avenue
was thronged again. and the approach OF
the airship came near to causing a sus-
pension OF business III nott, branches OF
ii Congress In the Senate Mr.. Bale as
making a constitutional argument on bank
charters. IN the House the sundry& civil
appropriation bill was being considered
Ordinarily Mr.. Bailey would have been
4 given closest attention by both sides OF
the Senate, and there are so many items
] in tho snndry civil bill which are per-
sonally interesting to different Repre-
sentatves that there has been no trouble
experienced in keeping a quorum present
since It has been under consideration
Five minutes after 1t had been whis.
pered about the two chambers that an
airship was about to arrive, each was
practically empted. In ten minutes Me-
Bailey was speaking to but elaven Sena-
tors, and less than twenty members Of
the House remained In their seats
Everybody hustled out to the windows
and balconies to see the sight
The ship passed over the Capitol. and
then the navigator settled down on the
plaza ut the east front. The vernndas
and the broad steps were damned with
spectators and the plaza was a mass OF
excited humanity. "A hundred men and
boys caught tho car as It came within
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