Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
Journey Most Remarkable One in
American Aeronautics.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED MILES
Travels Eighty-Six Miles in One
Hundred Thirteen Minutes.
CROWDS CHEER ON HIS RETURN
uotor Fails when. within Few Miles
of Finish and He is Forced to
Make Landing at Perth
e AmbOy, N. }.

NEW YORK, June 13.-Charles K. Ham
ilton landed at Governors Island in his
aeroplane at Gal p. m, finishing the last
leg of his return trip to Philadelphia He
left Philadelphia at 1880 a. m. and South
Amboy N. j.. at 6;10.
The first airline express to Philadelphia
by the upper route went through on sched-
ule time, but on his return trip Hamilton
had motor trouble and turned southeast at
Metuchen toward Princess bay. The special
train that was following him lost sight of
him few minutes later at Menlo Park and
there was no further news of him until
the telegraph wires brought the brief news:
Hamilton stuck in the swamps at Perth
Amboy."
Fuller advices established the fact that
Hamilton had landed on the south shore
of the Raritan river two miles above Perth
Amboy. His descent was deliberate and he
was not hurt nor id 1t appear at first
sight that his aeropiane was damaged.
The fact is that Hamilton had made his
journey from Governors island to Philadel-
phia with but seven cylinders working. His
eighth cylinder went out Of commission
when he was at height OF 1900 feet
above the harbor. Nevertheless, the first
leg of the trip was in every way a remark
able success. Hamilton travelled the eighty
eight miles, from Governors island to the
aviation field at Penn Junction in l hous
and 50 minutes. He left Governors island
at 7:S6 and alighted at 1926. At Philadelphia
he stopped two hours and seven minutes
for food, gasoline and oil, and rising again
at IL l3S, hurried ahead OF the special train.
For thirty-flve miles the train chased him
at a speed sometimes reaching seventy-five
miles an hour, before II caught up with him.
just after passing Lawrence and finally
came abreast OF him two niles beyond
Princeton Junction, forty miles out. 1t was
noticed then that his engine was coughing
irregularly and when he turned off from
the tracks at Metuchen. sailing low over
the tree tops, it was feared he might have
thought 1t necessary to seek landing
place.
Trim to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-Under a
leaden sky Charles X. Hamilton. the young
aviator who achieved worldwide fame in
less than q year, today made the most
daring flight OF his career travelling in
his biplane from Governors island, N. Y,
10 a point in the outskirts of Philadelphia.
a distance of eighty-six miles, In 1l3 min
Ites. unofficial time.
A feature OF the achievement of the young
opefAtor was the ease with which he picked
up and followed a special train on the
Pennsylvania railroad. According to his
program he flew from Governors island
90 South Elizabeth. N. j., where the train
was awaiting his approach. From that
point, town after town along the line re-
porting the fact that the train had passed
with Hamilton flying directly over it.
Occasionally, with the probable desire to
give variety TO his journey, he diverged
a little At Princeton, for instance, he
went up near the old college town so that
the students and graduates gathered there
for oommeLcen ent week might have a
chance TO see him.
At the aviation field four miles northeast
from the center of the city a tremendous
,&rowd awaited the arrival of the daring
airman. An almost ideal landing cushion
composed OF tall grass growing out of soft
Vround had been selected.
~ holiday in Philadelphia.
D The field lies to the north of the Penn
'syivania tracks near North Penn junction
and It was surrounded by 500 policemen tC
keep back the crowd. All the mills in tn,
neighborhood were shut down and the city
took a holiday.
ghe crowd began gathering at a. m
and waited for news OF Hamilton's start
Finally the signal flags erected on tai
pole told Of Hamiltons leaving Governor
Island and other signals arranged by tn
New York Times and the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger. under whose auspices Hamilton
made the journey, kept the crowd in
feemed of the aviators progress.
A. haE
into Pennsylvania and it did not seer
long before a shout went up from tn
eastern edge OF the crowd that Hamilton
was In sight. There he was high in tn
air, directly over the special tram. A me
nient later he was in plain view of a
ana then a tremendous cheer went vi
Flying steadily. Hamilton rapidly az
preached and when he was within a fe,
yards OF the field he swerved rapidly I
the right and crossed the field.
\ Crowd Breaks Through Lines.
The aviator cireled the field several time
and then swooped down.
He landed easily and before he could &,
out ot his machine the crowd broke throug
the police lines and rushed at Hamilton
The aviator was, however, quickly SUI
rounded by Gordon of police.
Governor stuart welcomed Hamilton, VIII
said II was the best trip he had ever mad
s'l. had the machine in perfect contr
q the way and could have stayed u
tbueh longer
'rhe only drawback to the Journey wa
the dampness and the chill. Most OF III
trip was misty and at times | could M
see the train and seldom saw the peopl
at the stations"
For long time after he alighted. Han
ilton could pay no attention to his biplan
20 enthusiastic was the reception he T
eeived. The police had ali they could d
Yto keep the crowd from crushing his mi
chine. Finally he was able TO turn h
attention 70 1t, and then announced aft
an ikspe en that he would attempt TO r.
tpNA % Now York within an hour. n
WeRther conditions being In mis- OplniO