The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-30

seemingly bent on investigating IL. Mr.
Curtias had them driven away and then
looked around for the man he expected
10 meet him there with a fresh supply
Of Easolsne and Oil He had left Albany
with ten and a half gallons Of gasolene
and all but three gallons had been used
10. Also a little oil was needed. The
man WASH Z there 20 Curtiss sent an assist
ant TO ask Bill Wettereau for Easolene.
He can have any darn thing | got.
said Bill. I amt got tims 20 dress or I'd
come down to see him
Mr.. Wettereau. not possessing an auto
mobile owned no gasolene. and for few
minutes Il looked az II Curtiss wouldn
b. able to proceed for hours Hs was
perfectly cool and easy, but be was a little
worried
This is too bad he said. I'm rather
sorry ! stopped here. ! could have gone
on 70 Wsst Point II I'd known that. or
even made New York
oAsOLENE FRoM Arros
Automobiles on the ground told Curtiss
they would give him ell the gasolens no
wanted and 10 proud TO dot From 4. n.
Rahman and X. D. Bailey Of summit.
n. j.. he got al he needed
Mrs. Cur;iss, Mr. Post and others from
the special tram got n the farm about
that time and congra tuiatcd him. There
was some talk A. 20 how FAR he was above
the Poughl cepsie Bridge when he vent
over IL. Curtiss figured hs was about
go fest above the cantilever lts 30
foot structure
He spent half an hour carefully going
over the aeroplane The only thing hs
found out 81 place was wire guy that
had loosened trife The cylinder
bolts were tapped over and az points
where the wire guys chafed little tape
was used. He was ready 20 start ~
s:5t, but he delayed TO inspect a colony
Of ieatheTy clouds that were moving
up from the southeast. There vas hardly
any breeze though, and reports from
weather observers down the river which
had been received at the special train
convinced Curtis that has chances we're
still good He took a swig of water
from a tin pail. tested the propeller and
the steering gear. waved his hands and
turned on the power The aeroplane
rolled swiftly over 900 feet of grass. tax
ing a down grade. cauEht'the air IN 10
wings and SCARED away Il was a2s
when he started lie had rested just an
hour
just before he left people came by the
hundreds from Poughkeepsie The town
had been greatly excited when Curtiss
flashed over IL. Bells rang and Whistles
shrisked and excursions we're made up
IN a hurry. Not many got a chance
to see Curtiss az close range
EXPECTED At NEwBUR0H
Ne disappeared in a long. ascending
sweep riding 500 feet above the river
the special huTyinR 20 catch up New
burgh had the news Of his cDming IN
plenty Of time. and there was a big crowd
in Downing Park and along the river
front 20 salute him. Curtiss was using
the other side Of the river Just then. bat
the Newburgh folk 60, a good look at him
a. he sailed over Fishkill Landing At s.t2
Curiiss knew when he was approaching
West Point He had wanted 20 stop
a. the Military Academy AZ Col Scott
Invitation, but he found that IL was not
advisable. lie looked down and saw
Officers and cadets waving him a salute
from th- PARADE ground and tHu uiuffs.
He took line directly over Constitution
Island and was about 80 fee, up ~ he
WENT ~ West Point
A. Cold Spring, whicf h. reached AZ
On. he began 70 GET a taste n the uncsr-
,arn Highland ar currents Hitherto
the biplane had been Fving smoothly
and steadily but 81 Cold Spring. running
between mountains. tho machine began
n pitch and shake sideways. Occasion