New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
PAULHAN RECORDS
TRIP WITH HIS WIFE.
II Little Flight Out to Sea
Other Passengers.

Los Angeles. Jan 1e-Bv carving his
wife in his biplane on a twenty-five mile
'cross-country trip from Aviation Field 10
point half mile out over the ocean and
back, by taking another passenger on a
twelve-mile flight over the fields and by
taking three other passengers. one at a
time on short flights. Louis PaulAan to-
day established new worlds records for
heavier-than-air flying machines
No other aviator has taken up so many
passengers in one day. and no other aviator
mas taken woman for a high flight over
Aelds and woods and villages and surf for
more than twenty miles
kaufman few at an altitude of from 500 10
LOCO feet over Redondo Beach, Venice-by-
the-oea and other resorts toward Point
flrmin. There were no lifebuoys tied to
the machine TO save them from death in
case they fell. He made this trip and other
perilous flights with ease.
Inc passenger carrying record is held by
Orvllle Wright, who few with Captain
Englehardt for one hour and thirty-fve
minutes at Berlin last fall. but Wright did
not leave the course
Paulhan flew thirty-three minutes on his
twenty-five miles "Trip with his wife. His
CWelVe-nlle trip was made with Clifford B
Harmon, OF New York Besides these, he
TOOK up Mrs. COrtlandt r Bishop, wife Of
President Bishop Of the Aero Club of Amer
lca; Lieutenant Paul Beck. of the United
States army signal corps, and William
Randolph Hearst
The flights were made under perfect at
mospher.c conditions. Earlier in the after
noon the wind had been puffy" and the
other aviators had gone back TO their tents
after trying the course for a few laps.
While the crowd waited r19rieD+1v IN +na
sunshine, Paulhan went over the parts of
his machine. AT 2 :27 o'clock. after putting
on his yellow cloak and helping his wife 70
her high perch, PauIhan few out over the
grandstand 70 greet the crowd With their
cheers sounding family. he left the course on
his next lap and headed for the ocean.
Al $50 p. N Paulhan again came into
sight and at 5 p m. he landed directly in
front OF the grandstand. He was carried
down the narrow aisles Of people so that
all could get a good look at him AS he
vas in an amiable mood he was besiesed
with pleas TO take up friends. He returned
TO his machine and began 10 run an aerial
bus line.
Lieutenant Beck on his trip. took dummy
bombs and attempted to drop them from a
height to d measured place on the ground
This was q test made for the be1seft of the
army. While Lieutenant Beck was not sue
cessful in placing the bombs within the
square, they did not land far away
Paulhan's last fight, with Mr. Harmon.
was not made until o'clock He went in
the direction OF the ocean, but he did not
sc to the shore. He returned after cir
cling the fields in the west an approximate
distance of twelve miles. made in a little
more than twenty minutes.
The other aviators did not accomplish
much. Charles n Hamilton made three
starts in an attempt TO lower Paulhan's
altitude record of 4,1e5 feet. On his first
fight Hamilton rose 455 feet on his second
300 feet and on his third 700 feet.
Paulhan, on the seashore "trip. exceeded
this height for miles without any effort
at record breaking Eamilton's machine
was not working well enough 70 encourage
him 10 go higher.
The Giu-Dosch machine meJ with an ac-
cident that eliminates it from any work to-
morrow. This is an American machine
owned by H. ". GIL. OF Baltimore. It has
been tested several times, but each time it
has met with trouble. This time the trou-
BILE was serious At = height varying from
80 to 100 feet, il circled the field once and
then came down with 4 crash that wrecked
the left plane. Hillary Beachey. the driver,
was not injured.
Glenn H Curtiss made two fights. The
first time ne went around the course three
times. and the second time he tried for a
speed record. His zap was 2:19. seven sec
onds from the record
Tomorrow IS the last day Of The meet.
Curtiss will go 70 Hamnondsporr, N Y
to start work on a biplane heavier than he
has used here. He says that he will dem
onstrate with this new machine that he
can get along without the Wright patent
81 Petersburg. Jan. 6.-The Interna-
tio-aI Bureau of Peace al Brussels has
addressed 10 the governments Of all coun-
rrirs . proposition 10 readopt and extend
10 di-lgibIes and aeroplanes the provision
Of The first Hague peace conference, for
bidding L.le dropping OF explosives from
acrostats during war This expired by
limitation after five years.