St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

Several
OF the members of the detachment have been working
around this same airship for more than year past
or throughout all the trial and test flights at Fort
yer put their participation then was very different
from their present responsibilities So long as the
aeropane was the of the Wright brothers all
the United States signal men were permitted to
DO was to wheel the machine from the shed to the
starting point of flight and to wheel it back to the
shelter after fight. The starting of the motor all
adjustments of the mechanism and such repairs
were necessary from time time attended to by
the Wrights in person by Charles Taylor, their
chanic.
Now, however, that the flying machine has been
turned to the government all this devolves upon
the of the aeropane detachment They look after
the weight tower ehaul up the weight and arrange the
starting rail with due reference to the direction of the
wind In addition to moving the machine from the
when flight is ordered they make the preliminary in
specon and tests of the working parts and the
Finally it falls the lot of this group young
procure the needed material and make all neces
sary repairs There is doubt that they will get plenty
of practice in tnkerng with the sky scout for is
expected that the army officers have the
hice themselves they will naugurate series ex
periments and introduce attachments designed
specially to adapt the aeropane to the exigencies of
military service.
The members of the aeropane detachment are de-
cidedy alert and take real interest in their noval
cupation Corporal H. Marcus who is in command halls
from Detroit and has been in the military service of the
country for ~ 10 although he has only been
in the signal corps about year and half Another
who has had considerable experience in the army is
B. T. Hyde of Washington, D. c., whereas E. o. Eldred
of Denver, member of the old balloon squad has
had two and half years of practically continuous
nautical work. Other members of the aerOplane detach
ment Bert Brown Of Brooklyn Roy j. Hart of Wash
ingtOn, D. c. Eulie P Gomeringer of Brooklyn, K. L.
KintZel Of Tamaqua, Pa. Bruce Pierce of Atlanta Ga
F. G. Clark of Goster, Mo, and S. j. Idzorek Of New
York City.
The boys have teir cook in the person of Will
liam A Aboln, who enlisted in the army from Jersey
City, and while the quarters which have been provided
at the new aviation field not perhaps quite COM
Portable the barracks at military post, they
the purpose very acceptaby and big Improvement
over camp with canvas tents. The frame building
which houses the aerOpane at College Park is about
twice as large the aeroplane shed which con-
structed at Fort Myer, Va. when the Wrights first
brought their machine there The portion of the
College Park structure is given for sleeping
tiers for the Just back of the building is double
tent, which kitchen and eating tent
good we'll has been provided close at hand The
plane shed is perhaps third of mile the av1a
ton field from the railroad station at College Park and
is several hundred yards farther distant from the trolley
line to Washington However, horses and automobiles