Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
Needle Marked
 9,97O Feet
INK IN BARoGRAPH RAN OUT AT
 THAT HEIGHT.
ALTITUDE RECORDS BROKEN
At Point Breeze Aviation Field by J. Armstrong DrexeI-very Cold Up There, Said DrexeI.

Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-J. Armstrong Drexel broke all aeroplane altitude rec ords here today when he climbed above this city until his Bleriot monoplane was unable to make further progress in the rarif1ed atmosphere. The ink in the needle of his paragraph ran out al 9,910 feet, which was accepted as a new worlds record tonight by Clifford E. Harmon, chairman of the national council, Associated Aero clubs of that body. The instrument is the same one which Johnstone carried when he made the former record of 9,714 feet at Belmont Park on Oct. 31 It was bSought to this city today under the seal by MT. Duffy in order that the record made would be official.
 Rapid Descent Made Aviator Seasick.
 Mir. Drexel left the aviation field at Point Breeze, in the extreme southern part of this city, at BPS. He landed at Oreland, about twenty miles north of the spot where he had started, at 4.46. In his climb he travelled at least thirty miles to the northward for when he started to descend after trying for fif- teen minutes to force the machine higher he glided down for distance which he estimated tonight at about six miles. So swiftly did the mono plane descend that the aviator was nauseated. However, he reached an open neld ana brought h1S macnfne 10 the ground without injury.
 He, at once notified the officials at the aviation field of his landing.
 MT. Harmon and Gral1ame-Wh at once left for Oreland n an automo- bile and brought. the aviator and the paragraph, still under seal, to this city. Disappointed at Not Making an Even
 10000 Feet.
 MT. Drexel announced tonight that he is going to fly back to the aviation field tomorrow He was greatly dis ,barograph had failed to record an even 10000 feet. .eThe air was so light it was impossible to make the machine ascend another foot,' he said. The engine would not carry it any further and I was up at the extreme altitude for more than fifteen minutes jumping the machine in an effort to secure a greater height"
 Dressed for Below Zero Weather.
 MT Drexel tonight said that while it was very cold he did not suffer as he did when he made his previous rec ords of 6,150 feet at Lanark, Scotland and 8,370 feet at Belmont Park, be- cause he was more warmly clad. He wore a specially Constructed canvas suit over lambs wool underwear and three sweaters. His hands were en- cased in fur-lined gloves and he wore a wooden cap and a mask with goggles to protect his head and face.
 Only a sreck in the Sky.
 When Drexel began his flight there was a light breeze. As the manbird rose in the air the aviator pointed it's nose toward the north and in less than five minutes the monoplane was only a speck in the heavy sky.
 Drexel made circle after circle until it almost made one dizzy to watch the fast disappearing craft. When the monoplane finally disappeared from view on the northern horizon the curl osity of the crowd was at fever pitch and for more than an hour the one topic was Drexel.
 Finally, when word reached the track that the daring aviator had landed safely at Oreland, twenty miles to the north, a mighty shout went up from the anxious crowd and later, when it was announced that new worlds alti- tude record had probably been made. the cheering was renewed with more vigor.