The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-12
Sails Through the Air at Avia'
ton Field at st. Louis With
Former Salt IIaker.
ARCHIE HOXSEY GUIDES
CRAFT ABOUT COURSE
Former President Expresses
Great Delight at His First
Journey Through Space.

ST. LOUIS oct. 11.-Theodoro Eoose-
welt made an aeroplane flight today, and
said il WAS the finest experience he ever
had had lie Travelled twice around the
aviation field at Kinloch, eighteen miles
west OF st, Louis, in three minutes and
twenty seconds. He waved his hand at
the crowd OF thousands on the field be-
low. most OF whom were too dumbfounded
and frightened TO move When the ma
chine alighted easily, few feet from the
starting place. A mighty shout OF ap-
plausc and relief went up.
Archie Hoxsey, a former Salt Lake boy,
now d Wright aviator with whom Colonel
Roosevelt made his fight, said that his
passenger made a good fellow voyager for
such trip, except that. instead of being
afraid, he was having such good time
that Hoxsey was afraid he would fall out
on interfere with the engine which was
roaring at his side.
The colonel waved his hands at the
crowd below so vigorously that HoXsey
called out to him;
Keep your hands on the ra, colonel. "
Colonel Roosevelt. who had forgotten
10 hold himself in. waved his hands once
more and then obeyed orders.
Roosevelt Surprises.
The colonels hight was complete sur
prise TO everybody. Although he had
been invited to so, 10 one had the least
Idea that he would do so and he himself
before he stepped into the machine.
The trip to the aviation field 10 watch
The flights there, was on the afternoon g
programme for the colonels day In st.
Louis. EIc went to kinloch in an auto
mobile al the head OF procession OF
motor cars that was half a mile long,
The cars were filed with members OF the
Republican state and city committees and
business men.
The ride was fast and dusty one,
and much OF the way the cars were en-
vcloped in such clouds that it was i'm
possible To sec more than a few feet
cred with a thick coating OF dirt when
hs arrived al the field.
Colonel Roosevelt's car was driven di-
rcctly on the aviation field instead o.
TO the parking place for automobiles.
Around the rim of the fields were hun
dreds OF cars. which footed their horns in
noisy chorus as the colonel appeared,
The spectators we're massed In throngs
on every hand ard A company OF militia
men kept them back.
Makes Up Mind Quickly.
IIoxsey's machine. a Wright bplane
was standing directly in front of the
Srandstand Colonel Roosevelt stepped
from his automobile. with Governor
Hadlcy al his side, and walked over 10
il. He inspected the broad brown planes
and the huge shiny engine and shook
hands with the aviator.
'Td like to have you for passenger,
said HoXsey.
The colonel looked az him without a
word. Then he began to take off his
coat. II WAS the first intimation that
any one had that he would make the
trip.
Governor Hadlcy stepped up quickly
With scared look on his face, and said
Are you really going up. colonel?"
''Of course ! am" said the colonel, and
without another word he took his seal
at HoXseys direction beside the engine
Governor uadley stepped back. He ad-
United afterwards that he was nervous
This Is my district. and it extends liz
into the air. l suppose. l feel d sense oi
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