The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-13
new HIGH MARK.
Paulhan Breaks All Previous
Records for Altitude
In Heavier Than Air Machine
at Los Angeles.
NEARLY 5000 FEET.
Comes Down Easily After Alb
sence of Nearly an Hour.
Daring Frenchman Becomes
Idol of the Crowd.

Los Angeles. Jan. 13.-Louis Paulhan
tEe French aviator. has broken all Off
clal ana unofficial records for altitude
IN Farman biplane. He rose to a
Eelght of more than 1000 feet. AS meth
DDS of measurement are not exact, this
may be questioned. but it is certain
that he exceeded Hubert Latham's rec
ora made at Mourmelon, France. De-
cemper 1. 1909. which was given at be-
tween l.600 and 1900 feet. The in
S!rQment on Paulhan's machine made
ms greatest height 1900 feet.
Inc judges record of Paulhan's al
eiouae 6oo was l.524 meters. approximately
o,Voo Ieet The time in the air was so
minutes 46 1-5 seconds. The time of
descent was minutes 80 seconds.
Faulnan is the idol of the mob. He
mace MS great record shortly after
losing the speed record of the course
10 Glenn H. Curtiss. who covered the
course in 2:13 3-5, flying at the rate of
431a miles an hour
Ihe Frenchman, using an engine
which had just arrived from Paris, had
DTen almost constantly in the limelight
all the afternoon. He had circled the
course gain and again, skidded and
clpped and swung corners in daring
fashion.
Ihe sun was low toward the sea and
the shadows had begun to gather when
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the air than any man in a heavier
tnan-a1r machine had ever attempted
Inc wind barely stirred. Cortlandt
+. Bishop, president of the Aero club of
America stood in front of the judges
stand enthusiastic over the beautiful
scene that stretched out before him.
never saw such perfect weather for
aviation" he remarked. I'VE ought to
have the altitude record broken today"
A minute later Paulhan rose in the
air. He bent low his gray capped head
and smiled smile of promise as he
made short circle over the mass of
spectators
Curtiss had previously felt the higher
current and come down, Hamilton had
landed tamely. Paulhan pointed north
went up thousand feet, passed over
the center of the field again as though
to take another last look at the crowd
Inen turned north and up again.
At the estimated height of 1900 feet
feeling the current. BY this time he
was a mile and a half from camp When
worlds record, the vast throng was
reused to frenzy and he still was elm
Two thousand feet and still climbing,
sense of distance almost lost from the
earth No one would have been surprised
If the man and his little. wings had been
the machine became palmer. Paulhan be-
gan to descend. He came down easily in
iioul oI lHe SrdHustdnd aIter Delng IN
the air nearly 81 minutes. AS he leaped
from his machine, cheeks glowing and
eyes flashing, he was carried by his
friends to the grandstand where he barred
his head amid the thunder of cheers in
his honor.
Paulhan gave the crowds another treat
earlier in the afternoon. The balloon New
York, which had ascended from Hunting
ton park, came drifting toward Aviation
camp. In it was Nine. Paulhan and when
the Frenchman caught sight of it, he
sprang to his Farman machine, snapped
out instructions to his helpers and in a
flash darted off. At that moment Beachey
and Knabenshue in their dirigibles had
passed over the grandstand and also start
ed toward the New York But Paulhan.
rising in wide circle to height. of 600
jacent fields and the fringe of trees that
lines the camp on the north until he had
approached close enough to gaily speak
to mis- wife in the balloon and then sweep
ing down paid his respects to Beachey and
Knabenshue.