The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-12
|TEDDY TOOK
real JOY RIDE
cruIsed Around In tho Air at st.
Lavis In AeropIane and En-
Joyed the Trip
Very Much.
| WAS NOT FRIGHTENED
pisobeyed Orders and Waved to the
Crowd Below While Spinning
Through The
Ozone.
WAS NOT FRIGHTENED

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12.-Former Pres
ident Roosevelt made an aeroplane |
flight. He said it was the finest ex-
perience he ever had. He travelled
two times around the field in Kinloch |
park in 3 minutes and 20 seconds. He
waved his hand at the crowd below,
most of whom were too dumbfound-
ed to move. When the machine alight-
ed mighty shout of applause and re-
lief went up.
Arch Hoxsey, the Wright aviator,
with whom Roosevelt made the flight
said his passenger made a good fel
low voyager except that, instead Of
being afraid, he was having such a
good time that Hoxsey was afraid he
would fall or interfere with the en-
CINE at his side. The colonel waved
his hands to the crowd SO vigorously
that Hoxsey called out to him:
Keep your hands on the rail, col
onel.'
Roosevelt then obeyed orders. The
colonel's flight was a complete SUI
prise, although he had been invited
to go, but no one had the least idea
that he would do SO.
Roosevelt reached the aviation field
at the head of long procession of
motor cars. Roosevelt walked up to
Hoxseys machine and shook hands
with the aviator.
I'D like to have you for passen-
GER said Hoxsey. The colonel began
taking off his coat.
Gov. Hadley stepped up quickly,
with a scared look and said:
Are you really going UP, colonel?"
"Of course am said the colonel.
Without another word he took his
seat behind the engine. Hadley saw it
would do no good to protest. He adj
mitted afterwards he was nervous.
This is my district and it extends
up into the air suppose, and l feel
scense of responsibility while the
colonel is in my territory he said
Roosevelt removed his slouch hat
and borrowed gray cap. After two
trials the motor started. The nation
al guardsmen and photographers had
barely time to get out of the way.
The machine bounded forward ant
then rose easily Members Of the par
ty which accompanied Roosevelt frcn
st. Louis, missing him, began to make
search. They were astounded whe1
the militiamen said:
Hes up there pointing to thu
airship. The aeroplane sped quic1l.
around the field at height of les
than 100 feet. 1t made the first lap o
mile and half before the crow
was convinced it was really Roose
Welt who was Hoxsey's passenger
When the colonel swept past TIL
grandstand he waved his hands. TIL
spectators were too frightened to cal
back. The machine sped by and mad
the turn for the second lap. Hoxse
was seen to bend over and shou
something in the colonel's ear Til
engine cracked and sputtered, hur
ing the aeroplane forward at spec
Oh nearly a mile minute
At the end of the second lap Hol
sey dipped the plane and the aero
plane descended easily. Roosevelt
smiling most expansive smile, clim'
ed out backwards.
When the people were convince
mat he had landed safely they chez
cd the colonel wildly.
Roosevelt shook Hoxsey's hand wi
orously He declared: 1T was frs
class. 1t was the finest experience
ever had. ! wish could stay up fl
an hour. but / haven't time this a
ternoon."
Did it feel scary?" he was aske
Not bit, not a Bit
What were your sensations?"
Oh, 1t was perfectly fine, / enjo
ed e,f