The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
And Then Flying Machines.

And Then Flying Machines.
Even as they stood agape shadow
obscured the light Pickering through
the top of the canyon of skyscrapers,
and, looking up. they saw in majestic
flight a huge bird-like shape. They
easily could disceren in its center the
| figure of a man, and family came to
their ears the chug of painting en-
CINE.
THAT is the latest and most mar.
velous achievement of any in the TWEEN
tieth century" Father Knickerbocker
stated calmly. That is either the
Curtiss or Wright aeroplane flying
from Governors Island over Manhat.
tan and the Bronx. These bird ma
chimes have taken on the spirit
of the age, and man already has
flown at the rate of forty-nine miles
an hour He has been able thus far
to remain in the air in a heavier than
air machine more than three hours,
and dirigible balloons. lighter than
air, commonly travel from $50 to $50
miles. The possibilities of either form
of flying machine have not as yet be-
gun to be developed"
The shades of Hudson and Fulton
fell over in amazement and were run
over by a motorcycle.
What hit US, then?" they asked
impatiently.
"A
by the motor driven two-wheeled We
hicle was explained to them, aud they
were told of another recent world
smashing record in which motor
cycle carrying two men went a mile
| in AZ 3-5 seconds this year.
Il guess I'll go back home" OBJ
served Hudson This is too swift a
place for me-"
Lets wait a little longer" said
Fulton Il always was interested in
inventions"
Under Ocean in Submarine.
| They were taken to the bottom OF
the ocean in a submarine and shown
how a man may be shot from sunk
en- vessel at great depth. to tie sur
face of the water; how vessels may be
rammed below the water line; how
torpedoes may be projected against
them; how battles may be fought be-
meath the water or above the land and
sea.
1T looks to me-" observed Hudson
with decision. that, with these big
guns and ships, the uncertainty OF
submerged fighting and battles in the
air, this is no place for a fighting man
or warning nation"
Fright you are" agreed his three
companions.
At night they were treated t. more
surprises. Serpentine figures in va
rious colors leaped out of the darkness
of the overhead night.
Electricity again." Father Knick.
erbocker told them.
They expressed surprise that so
many candles and gas ligh,s should be
available in their honor. Again they
were assured that little of the illum.
ination was gas, and none of it can
Ldles, but again electricity. Fulton re-
called gas lights in London, but these
| were dim compared with the bril-
lance of the electric incandescents
and arcs. The prism colors Of the
lights he was assured were produced
by the perfection of glass manufac'
ture Everywhere the returned voy-
ayers were greeted with the possibili.
ties and modern uses of one manufac.
tured product with which they
thought they had been familiar In
their own times.
Electric Elevators
Mirrored electric elevators shot
them skyward with more rapidity
than their etherealized bodies were
accustomed to travel.
Perhaps we'd better stay and see
it out" said Hudson obviously.
las long as steam still is supreme
as a motive power l think / can afford
to remain" declared Fulton.
After all, if it hadn't been for me
and the Half Moon and my surly crew
this wonder country and its wonderful
achievements might not yet be 1.-The
vision of the world" said Hudson.
And Father Knickerbocker and
Father Dearborn chuckled with pride