The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14

81 liberty. 900 fsst above thu bay. In
another fash Of time you made OUT the
clean lines II the planes and you could
80 Hamilton CrouChed over his steering
vleel
With yells exploding all around him
The aviator droppsd his hiplane 20 the
sands In a long sweep ~ a gull comes
down The bicycle whesls thumped
tho ground. tbs asroplane bounced q
loot l'erhErs and then ran along without
jar Tor less than fifty fest Curtiss.
watching ike a hawk threw up bic hands
81 BY God. that was good he said.
AL GEINY BUr HARRY
Tho crowd rngulfei the little man and
rave him no chance 20 climb out of the
mAohire ard stretch biz Crampei limbs
Ne was sight II ever IN the world
there vas soilei aviator, Hamilton wa
that tird His rel hair was matted with
sweat and grease His face vas streaked
and patched with CRIME and oil His
eyes we're ret from the winds the wore
no goggles and dirt hal settled in the
hres Of his face The mud Of the Jersey
swamp clur z 70 his legs and was spaiteret
on his iingy leather coat
Happy, Ne VAS about the most cheerful
thing. for all OF the dirt. thar you would
want 10 see lie leanei hack with a sigh
n comfort twisted hard into his pocket.
brought ont a package Of cigarettes amt
stuck one in his mouth.
Has anybody here got match'-
said Hamilton
Hal they There we're enough matches
hose. bOXei and cardsi offered 20 him
Tor the rest Of his life A. he struck light.
be saw his mother and his wife struggling
through tho crowd. They hat been wait-
ing with tho rest ~ the folk on the Island
and part e the wait hal beel a pretty
nervuIH session There were times when
the telephones and telegraph neglected
70 say whether Hamilton was dead or
alvs-merely stuck in a swamp.
there was very little kissing His
wife and HE mother attended briskiy 10
Whist Was Necessary in that respect and
hey gave the h,tle man a hug apiece for
good measure some of his makeup
came on on their gowns but they didn't
care there were people over on the
island that would have paid money for
a patch IT his CRIME He had 10 laugh
himself.
4 girl came hurting through the crowd
around the aerOplane elbOWing folks
asids. She had strong arms Before
Hamilton could dodge she had a card out
Of her pocket and was rubbing Il over his
cheek.
= guess that'sa little souvenir that will
hold them for a while. Chirped this young
person. and away she went
BoNBAEbED WITH QUESTIONS.
The little man was tired and cold and
somewhat overwrought by the strain Of
ne experience in the AmbOy swamp.
but he was a most amiable birdlet Every
body wanted 20 shake hands with him.
soldiers. a few sailors and all the hundreds
of people men. women and children.
who were affected by the hysteria Of the
moment And they were iabbering all
EoTts Of questions
Glenn Curtiss who had taken a pro
Isller to HIM az south Amhoy aud had
returned was inquiring what the dickens
g0t into the motor Augustus Post 81
she Aero Club was accommodating time
rUcOrds and scientific details Little
boys and girls were squirting and crawl
ing under the haring planes and getting
themselves muzsed up by the greasy ma
Chinery photographers were swapping
ard clicking and believing requests from
all ,ides Wouldn't he shake hands with
Nm. Hamilton, Please take Curtiss's
hard There Hold that please. for
moment Give "a the look you had on