The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-14

faint against the gray skies He pit
on more speed and the sense OF pui
suit seemed to communicate slsel
GEOGRAPHICALLY to Hamtiton's wife, an
TO his mother Mrs, ". Beaudctte. Mti
Hamilton was peoring OUT tho window
her hair tluttering III the wind "Of
Mr. Ludlow she cried to n frient
"wo found him. He's with u.s." Blu
the mother could not speak at al
She walked up and down tho aisle O
the parlor car, wrnging her hands
her face flushed, her eyes moist AM
shiny.
Won't you sit down. entreate,
one of the party, Offering an arm.
II can't" she almost sobbed. while
the tears OF pleasure streamed dowr
her checks.
BcautifnI sight.
And truly 1t was a beautiful sight
enough to bring the tears. -Four nun
dred feet above the earth, Swimming
directly above the railroad tracks and
straight ahead of the rushing locomo-
tive, glided the aeroplane. The mo-
ton wa some of continual oscillation
tiitlng gently first to one side and
then the other, and rising and falling
over aerial Kills and into valleys the
eye could not see.
Hamilton was moving with admira-
bic steadinoss at an average OF slight
ly less than fifty miles an hour.
The first point of critical interest
was New Brunswick. where there was
the Raritan River to cross. roofs and
factory ctlimneys. Hamilton rose a
little, but held his unslackened pace
straight across the heart Of the town
In passing through the city the engi-
neer had slowed down a little. and the
aeropane began to gain.
Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Beaudette
ran TO the forward coach for better
view. An ambitious photographer
climbed onto the tender. Mrs. Ham
iiton scrambled after him. Not to be
outdone, Mrs. Beaudette started to join
her unaSsisted. dozen hands We're
stretched in assistance. and In mo-
ment the delicate old woman was
seated beside her daug hter-in- law, in
the dust and CRIME, waving happily to-
a 9s, s Time Wsvs saw oas Sr a bred 6o ss
during the trip they exchanged sig
nails
Hamilton himself was barely visible
alott When the train ran ahead of
him and then slowed down to let him
catch up, the incessant mnsketry fire
Of his motct could be heard family.
IT seemed q little Irregular, but nobody
guessed tbs truth until Hamilton told
Cylinder rails.
waters of the XIII Won Kull--so high
that he could not see the Jersey shores |
through the fos--one of his eight cS
finders went back on him, and never
picked up again for his whole Journey.
All along the limo crowds We're gath |
cred at every station and crossing.
Gangs of section me Maid down their
picks and shovels Engineers of
ton deserted their seats and piled over
Tho flremen's side of the cab. Brake
men on freight trains waved their
mats. IA ssenEers crowded the plat
lorns ana crampled the windows OF
their cars. Then. as the territory grew
more popuions. factory whistles began
70 dow su5scss'on of short nervous
,}l sis while mill hands swarmed from
the d"nrS like ants.
Anilnnls were no less amazed than
Horses kicked up their heels
and ian for TIE far corners OF the pas
lures. Cows stared In slow. boVine
4 flock of chickens. overshadcNs,ol nv
this huge ha.vk. with tho terrible voice.
beufrled sauswklng TO cover. fight
:, n nise eo,3 aroSs Tor the trees In tho
hawk. with a sparrow in his taions. |
dropped mis- Prey al the threat of this |
gigantic .ifai and SO nix to the grass
like bullet.
Nobody saw an these things with
more pleasure 't-an Isaac Ludlow n
New York lawyer. who was crippled
for life when aviation was In its in /
fancy. in eNperimenting with a gliding
machine of his own Invention, which he
had towed Ivy an automoble. n was
N Ludlow's glider that Hamilton made
MS irst sstent In q. heavier-tllan-air
Wathine when ne WAS only boy
yindirTrs His Faith.
This vindiro.es my faith" said Mr.
ludlow Il am gl:d | lived to see II
ny own injuries we're worth the cost
II ! could inspire another to such sue
cessiul achicvcGenl.'
me train was nearing Trenton. and
,nlatll!ton began TO mount higher and |
hlSher. Here was the woyst spot nf
ms ms tourney Here was the wide Della
, y. 81, h hlVer TO cross with steep banks
az either side, here was a broad CITY
Win no path dividing ii but the rail.
way tracks. and here was the possibie
danger of those cratic air currents
, t ma ,a often follow river. Moreover,
a deep cut and spanned by frequent
bridges Hamilton planned TO 90 m
1000 feet in crossing Trenton IN fact '
pc rose only to some 500 feet. when I ]
,esah TO climb he said later. Il found
he wind blowing head-on and blow
hg much harder, too. Throuphout my
RIP I was the same way That is
" WY newsa1 nearly uniform level ;
!, Now th,e. train was beginning TO nft
trough the suburbs of Philadelphia
ne crowds increased until they hid +
re niIiSldes and fringed the roofs
IKE black netting. Hamilton left the
ram TO go to the Aviation Field In
tead of alighting he circled the f,eld T,
our times slowly to give the peonle
fun chance to soc him, and then
ettled with dive that made the
rowd catch its breath j.
Men, women and children rushedl
or him. II required police to protect
i'm and his machine.
Hamilton stepped to earth, boyish
nd difhdent Mayor Reyburn and
governor Stuart were there to ex-
h fil congratulations for those car
led by Hamilton from Governors
hughes and Mayor Gaynor. Hamilton
hen hurried away in an autom obilei
or cup of coffee
'.T0O Beautiful"
Pretty women rush ed up to the car
suffering and eager to shake his
land cure wonderful. Nothing like
Y has ever been seen. 1t was TOO
beautiful. were some of the phrases. II
Hamilton ate only a slice of cake
ana swallowed cup of coffee Then Il
ne was back to the field and off again
before the special train could he dis II
from the ward where 1T was,
ide-tracked, In his hurry Hamilton i
overlooked precaution that later II
cost him an unwilling descent. He for II
got TO clean his spark plug. There was II
no sign of anything wrong, however !
q ne SCARED straight into the distance, Il
the haze
no i.l