Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-14

With the crowd surging about the
machine, the gasoline tank was
looked after and a general obserya-
tion was made to see that everything
was In proper working order. The
machine had been subject to some
handling by hundreds of curious
people during the afternoon. Many
wrote their names upon its planes
and many fingered its apparatus.
Thus there was possible chance
that something might be wrong.
Tie machineSis made of light wood,
bamboo rods and numerous wires.
There are many apparatus that need
to be looked after by the aviator
while in flight. The rudder in the
rear, the planes at both sides and In
front are manipulated by long slen-
der wires and any tampering might
cause them to work improperly.
Satisfied that the planes were in
good working order, the eight-cylin-
dered, sixty horsepower engine was
set In motion. The propeller famed
the wind SO hard that Hamilton had
all he could do to keep 1t from NOV
Ing during the test. Spectators in
the rear of the machine were COM
PEELED to move to one side.
Hamilton took especial care that
his engine was working properly.
Once satisfied that all was in readi-
ness, he started it going once more.
Requests were made to have the
roadway cleared. The aviator then
held on to the machine once more
and set the cylinders pounding fas-
Cl Ill.
the small seat in front of the. radia-
tor, grasped the stearing apparatus
with firm hands and looked ahead to
see If the road was clear. He
seemed vexed that there was such
apparent danger ahead. He had but
a few feet clearance on either side
and it was daring run up between
the people. He was determined to
try, however. Saying goodbye, he
pressed his foot against the rod con
trolling his commutator, the engine
pounded fast and tongues of fire
were spit from the tops of the eight
cylinders. He gave the churking en-.
gine bit more gas and the huge
machine shot forward towards Perth
Amboy 1t travelled a distance OF
about two hundred feet on the
ground, then he pulled the steering
apparatus toward him, the double
plane in front was pointed skyward
and the machine Obeyed. Its nose
began to soar and at a distance OF
about a hundred yards from the
starting point the machine was about
ten feet above the heads of specta.
tors. Once In the air the engine
was given added speed, so that the
separate cylinder explosions sounded
like a continuous explosion.
The death-defying aviator aimed
straight over the Raritan river
bridge and then turned gracefully
dFeds thought he had again missed
his course and was returning to
wards Philadelphia. But he calmly
turned his steering wheel 80 that the
machine scared high over the spot
where he had been stalled all after
noon. He aimed 1t straight for Tot
tenville, and as he passed over tn,
Raritan river bridge, the thousands
who watched him gave cheer. HI
was off and he landed at the starting
place twenty-five minutes later, win
ming the $4,000 prize offered b.
the New York Times
Thought Meadows q Field.
To a NEWS representative Hamil
ton related the following account o
how he came to descend on tn,
south shore meadows:
Il left Philadelphia on the return
trip Of my journey at 1885 o'cIocl
yesterday morning with q good stii
breeze at my hack. ! few high ant
my anometer registered over sixt,
miles an hour had trouble Ii
keeping sight OF the special trail
and when near Meturhen was wa,
Eherd of II. JWet before reaching
Hefmeltea two or tho ei&Ai eFl.msag