Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
But by Friends in Honor
Of a Wonderful Feat,
Flies al IL Miles With and
Against Wind in So Minutes.
One Of the Greatest Cross Country
Flights on Record.

Aviation Field, los. Angeles, Cal.
Jan. 1S.-Louis Paulhan. in his Farman
bipIane today made what aviation ex-
perts regard as the most remarkable
cross country flight in history. On the
wings of a wind that other aviators
hesitated to face. the Frenchman
dromed from Aviation field to 'Tucky"
Baldwins rance, 90 miles away, cir
cled the old Santa Anatta race track
and bucked his way to his tena.
In all, he covered an estimated dis
lance CT Az miles in l hour, minutes.
AZ AS seconds. He flew to RaldWin's
with the wind in. 80 minutes and came
back against it in So minutes. When
ne finished he said that the motor was
as cool as when he started and that he
could repeat the trip at once. The only
test approaching Paulhan'S feat was
that made by one of the Wrights last
fall in a flight with an army officer
from Washington to Alexandria and
back.
Bleriot, Latham. Farman and Cody
have made flights nearly as long, but
they Gid not return. Cody tloW 10 mics
at Aldcrshot in e. minutes, last fan.
II ITtl1dl! (boh a -V-iiliiN NiiI 49, ''''i'' =
day shooting with Il friend, bat he
landed at one end of the trip.
1t Is probable that the prize of So
900 will go to Paulhan. but there will
be much official pondering and cabling
before now worlds record Is recorded
in his favor.
Paulhan maintained an altitude OF
from 1000 to 1000 feet on his way over
the valley. His highest point was
2ll3 feet Under him speeding over
roads were automobiles and motor cy-
Giles, trying to be near the machine
should Paulhan fall or have to de-
scend. Mrs. Paulhan was in one of the
pursuing automobiles, praying and
crying.
When Paulhan reached the grand
stand On his return he was mobbcd.
The crowd broke through the barriers.
The aviator was borne over the field.
His countrymen kissed him and Wept
in JOY.
This event was the only one of i'm
portancc in the days meet. Curtiss did
not go into the air until after Paulhan
had been away for half an hour. Then
he gave a pretty exhibition Of fancy
starting and retired.
The wind came up suddenly and for
a time it looked as though the pro-
gram would he spoiled. AT O'Clock
nothing had happened except few !
skids over the field and the crowd be-
gan to howl Paulhan rose to the occa- |
sion. Without any announcement his |
machine appeared at the far west
course, beating against the wind, then |
it came around with the wind at CT |
miles an hour.
Paulhan came down as though he |
had decided against further flying, but |
.betore the crowd had time to forget |
their first wonder he rose over their
heads again and pointed the flat nose
of the big white plane toward the
mountains. 1t was 800 o'clock.
Hes off for the cross-country rec
ord OF the world" announced the neg
aphones.
For 10 minutes the machine flew on
ward and upward straight tcwaro .ne
snow line of the Sierra Madre rahse.
Old Badly peak was the
point. Ii lay in shining whlte reile1
against the sky. Through tne
Paulhan could be seen risihs "'oNe
the haze and taking a trail as II sen
ed. 10 the summit. Soon he disappear
ed from sight of the field.
-. bulletins were posted on niaek-
hoard as the machine passed over
small towns on the way to the Bald
win race track.
At 4 o'clock there was a,great shout.
Some one had seen the aeroplane Soon
A came into sight. blown from It's out
ward course and on a line with Mount
Wilson. The machine doomed more and
more distinctly and even the experts
watching and timing, were surprised
at the speed with which it returned,
Mr.. Eishop figured tina, It would take
,Panlnan twice as lcng to cot,o hacS
AGAINST the wind as it had to go With
At, bat tho ayiator had struck mlder