Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-30
Day Of Air Trips in Connection with the Hud-
 son-FuItOn Celebration
WILBUR WRIGHTS SENSATIONAL FLIGHTS
Curtiss Made One Brief Though Successful TestSapt Baldwin, with His Dirisibe, Came to Grief, Falling Into the Hudson by Sailors from the Battle ships-Raldwin Went Up 800 Feet.

New York, Sept. 29.-wilbur Wright circled the great Statue of Liberty at the entrance of New York harbor in his aeroulane today, while in the upper part of the city two huge dirigible ball looms fell vigorously to earth. So this the first day of flight of the Hudson Fulton celebration, was a victory for the heavier -than-ai machine.
 Wright, curtiss, Baldwin and Tomlin-
 son Made Flights.
 Both Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss scared successfully from the aerodrome on Governors Island in their motor propelled biplanes; both great dirigible balloons, manned by Captain Thomas Baldwin and George l.. Tomlinson, re- spectively, and entered in the New York Worlds s10.O00 New York to AL bany race. were forced to- descend be- cause of mechanical difficulties before they were well under way
 Baldwin Landed in the Hudson.
 Wilbur Wright made three sensation- j al flights and Curtiss made one brief though successful test flight of thirty seconds duration. Baldwin with his dfrigible landed in the Hudson river less than an hour after the start, while Tomlinton, after remaining in the air from 11.S6 a. m. until 130 D. Tn.. came u cal LII nCdi w iiilC IldIllSt. IN. lS miles from. his starting point. Neither of the dirfgIble pilots was injured, nor avs either craft seriously damaged
 Curtiss was the firBt to leave the earth when dawn had hardly broken. Having spent the night on Governors Island, he prepared his craft for an early attempt, and at 2 o'clock rose from the island for 8 brief flight. Wrieht's Spectacular Feat circIins the
 
 Statue of Liberty. !
 Two hours later Wright made his first ascent. completely encircling Gov ernors Island and remaining in the air for seven minutes. After an hours rest Wright again went aloft this time remaining in the air for six minutes and 30 seconds. and attaining a speed estimated at fifty miles an hour With glorious sweep out over the bay he passed entirely around the big emblem of liberty on Bedloe's Island to the northwest.
 feat. the Dayton aviator made a third flight at 5-20 o'clock this afternoon. He did not attempt to fly over the water TOT did he go to any great height but executed two complete circles in the air then made an excellent landing, while the crowd, including his rival Curtiss, commented ,on the ease with HAALA AAr AAl1lnMH1 IAAH VI 6Al |. H - Challenge to curtiss.
 wriEfts action in circIing the Stat us of Liberty today is taken as a ehal- ienge, for Curtiss, 1t will be recalled, WIS the first to mention such flight From now on 1t is expected that each aviator will strive to outdo the other though neither will do anything reck- lesz. -s
 Both aviators. hope to fly up North river as far as Grants tomb, using a warsfip for a stakeboat.
 pirslbIe BsIleen Race to Albany "a
 Fiasco.
 The beginning of the dirigdble bal- loon race to AlbAny was considerable of a nasco, but it is announced the bal joons will be ready for another at tempt at the first opportunity.
 Tomifnson was the first to start on the trip which he hoped would end ct Albany. Surrounded by a great cheering crowd. he got away at 3S and headed north on the easterly side of the Huds0n. Baldwin arose at 11.52, shot out directly over the Hudson and began travelling toward the state cap 3tal almost over the middle of the riv- CT. In a few moments he was lost to view in the slight mist which hung over the river, but In his elevated seat he was belng bothered by cross air currents. A puff of wind snapped one of his tudder ropes and he was fore de to begin his descent on the water 25o feet from the New Jersey shore and opposite i0sth street. The balloon came down easily. Captain Baldwin threw out drag nets and sailors from the baktleships Rhode Island, New Jer- xey and North Carolina, who saw hfs plight. swarmed to his rescue in the launches. They seized the dragnets and managed to hold up the balloon so that only the motor was wet Bald ,%in swung himself Into a boat without getting wet. A gang of sailors then pushed the big bag ashore, where it was baded in wagon and returned to the starting point.
 Baldwin's maximum height was 800
 Missed s1aeo Trophy.
 Tomlinson in the meantime had been going northward over land at height of about 300 feet when both his gasolene and oil tanks began leaking. Fearing an explosion, he was forced to come to earth on a country estate near White Plains. This descent he accomplished without ntshap. He was found sitting calmly in his seat trying 10 stop the How of oil and gasolene from their tanks He was uninjured, but greatly put out that the leaks should have Sarsed him to abandon such ' good start toward a $1o.o0e trophy.