The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13
REMARKABLE CAREER
AND TRAGIC DEATH
OF AVIATOR ROLLS

the CHASTITY DaleneGg u death. blood
OOzing slightly from nOse and mouth.
An ambulance party With q sfretcher
we're sOOn ~ the ayiatOTs side, and
willing hands. Jed and directed W
three medical men, we're promptly A.
work rendering such aid 40 was With.
IN their power.
Nr. Rolls footwear was removed,
and his limbs chafed. His body gar.
ments we're opened, and hfs chest
rubbed. Stimulating cOrdlsls we're
sent for, and artificial respiration was
tired, but al ln vain. The Hon. e. 8.
Rolls would never fly again.
OPINIONS or EXPERTS.
Experts DO not differ much as 70 the
cause Of the accident. One says. IN
this case II f. lnadyigeable % hold
either the machine " the aviator en-.
nTely responsible, Or 10 abgOIve either
" them fully from responsibility. The
machine had, undoubtedly, a weak
DOint-nOt, perhaps, that there was
and flaw IN lts material, any defect IN
its construction. Bot there was, as
events proved, one particular point In
which II required strength that # did
not DoSgess. IN ordinary clrcumstan.
ces no particular strain would have
been put upon II, and II might have
stood every fair test 10 which II was
subjected.
ION the other hand, there was no
lack Of knowledge or " skill in Char.
les Rolls, and his cOOIness and pluck
we're only too well known. VIVA pass,
ed through MS mind during the last
ten seconds Of his life must always
remain untold, but he did thing
that neither bis knowledge nor MS
skill could Justify, and, IN doing II, nc
brought an enormous strain upon this
ono point Of hlg acrODlanc that was
least capable u bearing #.
ITO explain this the story Of the
accident miHzt be retOld briefly. The
Wright machine, which was the one
Of his choice, Is taillegs, and, well as II
has performed, expert opinion has al.
ways regarded IT, lack Of tail ag a
serious drawback, deDriyiBg II Of some
Of the stabillty-Whlch means safety
that It would otherwise pOssesg. For
this particular machine a tail had
been made In France quite recently.
There is no reason 70 suppose that II
was not well made. and though II was
small and light. altering the design
Of the aerOplane as little as possible
H. had served its purpose effectively
But It was here, at the uncrOn Of the
tail with the body, that weakness wai
found at a moment when strength WI
most needed.
THE task that Mr.. Rolls had SET
himself was % rise into the afr and u
aiIght within a given circle, coming
10 rest as near 10 the center as he pOs-
gibly could, and IN doing this expert
ayiatOrs have a trick Of describing a
semicircular sWOOD % the ground,
doubling back IN the direction Of their
previous flight, by way Of neutralising
the momentum that they have ac-
quired. Mr.. Grahame-Wblte did not
attempt this Capt. Dickson I'D, and
damaged one Of his planes in the
landing.
IT Is a trick that must be performed
with perfect Judgement and with the
utmOst nicely n the machine Is 10 re-
main horizontal, and ~ touch the
ground first With lts wheels and run.
Bers that are designed 70 receive tho
shock.
"Nr. Rolls, ia bis turn, attempted n
90 IBIS, bat be began bls descent ~
40 angle that would have brought him
a. earth outside the limits Of the cir
cIe. 4 gradual change " angie
'yOt plane 90 a small scalo-Or an 80
cent again abandoning tho attempt foi
tbs BOmsnt--TOBld have been easj
enough. bat. for what reason VII
fstsr b. known, be raised bis eleyat
lDa plane suddenly. instead NJ Slowly
"rbe Machine. therefore. wa Do ne
position ~ diver b. mlGalr bead
1Ounuar1 when o. course was Dos
suddenly changed A. fbe wrench
caused something ~ rive liaif d
DO hsG say fsii ~ no ground. 81 an
indication that something Whs wrong.
400 ihs Dsxi instant ne beautiful ma
chine, siiii gliding aifh perfect race
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