The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
French Aviator Makes Record
Flight While Thousands
Look On.
LANDING is PERFECT
ON RETURN TO FIELD
Aeronaut Arch Hoxsey Meets With
Accident While Taking Ma
chine Into Hangar.

AVIATION FIELD, IIALETHORPE,
No, Nov. Hubert Latham sailed over
the slSyscrapers Of Baltimore and over
the harbor this afternoon fn his An
toinette monOplane. winning a prize OF
$500 and giving Baltimore the greatest
thrill II has had since war times.
BY his flight he covered a distance
roughly estimated at twenty-five miles
In a round-trip flight from the aviation
neid here. and enrolled his name with
those OF the Americans, Noisant, Ham
ilton. and Curtiss for daring fights
over land and water
He covered the distance IN ~ minutes
and landed safely az 1851 O'Clock, while
a salvo Of cheers greeted him.
Runs Into Breeze.
Latham started out for the city from
the aviation field at I2.l6, darting up
wards with his monoplane. butting into
l1-mile breeze. which caused doubt as
TO the success and safety of the under
taking. The vast crowd which had
gathered upon aviation field gave the in
trepid cloud vOyager a roaring farewell
as he arose higher and higher, and sud
denly darted on the course toward the
city.
The noon day crowd stood stII. struck
with awe as the aviator flew over the
city. BY l2-24 Latham was well on his
way over the spires and sky scrapers Of
the city. He sailed so high, in order 70
avoid air pockets that IL was difficult
10 estimate mis- speed His machine was
under perfect control
Factory whistles blew q noisy vel
come, bells changed, and people cheered
and waved their hats, although the
F'renchman was too lofty 10 know much
Of what was going on beneath hin-
After traversing a section Of the city
Laiham swung his AntOinette toward the
ws.ter front and. with a wide and grace
tul sweep, Grove out over the harbOr
At l2,H O'CiOck the flyer WIS out over
the water while the tugs and other
craft almost cracked their sirens and
fog horns in shrieking out an excited
greeting.
After his aerial voyage over the bar-
Dor the Erenchman turned in shore, his
machine high in the air and still under
perfect control.
After arriving over terra drma Lath-
am hurried toward the northwestern
section OF the town. This was at 1872
o'clock and 10 began to be evident that
the flyer intended 20 neglect no Dor-
ton OF the town. Every section was 10
get Its thrill.
AS Latham swung over the residence
district the streets filed with people who
LEFT their dinner tables and ran into
the streets. SO high above them that
he looked Ike big. strange bird Lath-
am kept steadily on his way
Danger Is Over.
Having completely traversed the city
at 12-43, Latham headed back toward
the aviation field at Halethorpe He
had made a DeriIious journey success
fully, as the most dangerous part Of II
was over. As he swung toward the
open with its spaces for landing the
fear which attended the Journey was
lessened.
Word was quickly flashed 70 Hale
thorpe 10 look out for the machine, and
every one of the spectators strained
his eyes for the first glimpse Of a speck
in the Sky which would herald the con
CluSlOn OF one OF the greatest aeroplane
flights in America
Lauham's machine shot safely across
the starting tape rat 12.5S. Latham in
describing his flight said.
I was troubled at times by strong
cross winds but otherwise the fOurnev
was uneventful. During my flight I
was at a distance of from / 400 10 2G90
feet In the air. Only once or twice did
go below 1000 feet while over the
city"
one feature Of the flight was Iath-
ans flight over the home Of Edward
Winans. who offered 500 for the privi-
lege Of seeing the aviator.
Arch HoXey. in a Baby Wright"
biplane, met with an accident TO-DAY
while landing at the rear of the Amer
lean hangar at the aviation field, which
demolished the front plane and severe
" Jared the aviator. The machine
turned turtle.