The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06

iefU pfhGHc1uN lmpeNsiafe LOT MN II.
raise his hand to hts face or head
without encountering the string. When
the fight was started tie was In
strueted not TO touch anything and
the mechanic advised him To hold the
frame with his right maud and TO Keep
his left hand in grasp on one of the
hig straps arnlind his haaH
The Mayor. however. is positive in
his assertion that he did not touch
the string. Saying that he had no
occasion to raise his hand. He says
that Johnstone asked him If he
touched the string and he answered
in the negative.
" the machine mad been ffty feet
in the air" satd the aviator Il could
have brought 1t safely to earth with
out any trouble. but we were only
thirty five or forty feet up and this
Was not sufficient 10 glide down prop
erly. / had choice Of poking the
nose of the machine In the ground or
else falling fiat and thought it best
to do the latter FOR safetyss sake
The Mayor stated that he felt
practically no shock AT all, this WAS
broken by the plane beneath them.
The big timber beneath the Mayor was
completely shattered and others near
him were in a Ike condition. The ma
chine seemed completely wrecked
several Of the principal horizontal and
vertical tim beers were torn asunder
and many smaller timbers We're broken
in small pieces
Had An Excellent Start.
Mayor Richardson and tombstone
took their seats In the machine al
B so o. clock and the eyes of nearly one
hundred thousand persons were cen
tered ION them from every point In
the immense fair grounds enclos4rr.
Several photographers secured pir.
| lures Of the two men before the an
CINE was started and tombstone then
gave the word to his mechanics to gel
ready
lie started the engine and graSped
/ the levers while the thousands looked
on in wonder and admiration both Of
the daring and skin Of the aviator and
OF the cool nerve of the citv's chief
-Nee.'. l,. VIZ ss''iiea .hii,oNea ny inc
/ hiea' ea.ss' ne "as h'es'at ~ 'h'oth-
yer
he MAYOR WAS tightly strapped In
/ oS 3ohhstones mechanics one strap
gong around the Waisf ana TWO others
crossing ms shoulders, pinhins MIN
secnreiS III MS seat, tombstone grasp
ed the levers ana released the spring
that holds the machine In leash II
sprhhe Forward with bound and
sfeNe ttsift feet fit-ttte mfr IN rapid
ascent Inc machine appeared heaN-
NY weighed down and from the point
or starting Il appeared that John
stone had found that he could not
! ascend with the passenger and had
| decided 10 alishi. Not nntil the rep
/ resenta'iVes OF the press mad rushed
Z" 'ht seen" Ga t'e sudden descent
was ~ Ieai thar all was not as
~ shonIa ne ne mass 81 ~rerkage
'ha' confronted theIh was astounding.
W say tue iehst.
thtohsh II an tombstone maintain
GU tooi N"IhP"sure ana TAXED quiet
!. aoout the ACCIDENT ana It's proba-
we "a haa faeher nave tost
800" VI ~! OWL money IMAM 'hat
e,'s snou,o ma, happened ne eA-
oiast'so, not 'h"N say mat an nap
pens i"i t"e pess'
Mayor Addresses The Crowd.
MAYOR Richardson WAS escorted
from the wrecked machiu. bv Mrs
Richardson. his aauyntar ana a largo
crowd which cheerad him at every
step. After he crossed The rack track
and was passing the Judges stand. the
cheers became louder and louder vim
hts every step, and many cries of
Speech Speech" went up
The mayor, lookin sorneWha sad
and long Of countenanee. reIurtan,ly
climbed the stairs to the stand stem
ped forward and said In husky
voice
My friends could cry this min
ute, and cry hard The accident which
has Just befailen Mr.. Johnstone is "A
most lsmentable one. and am sure
each and every one of Won regret ~
as deeply as do Mr. 1ohnstone has
my highest esteem. Tor he IL the mos,
daring ayiator-kinp ~ the a,r---J
have ever seen. and n most estimate
gentleman withal
From what can learn OF the no.
cideut and its Gang. Mr. Iohnst,r,,a
dipped his machine in front of the
h,..s p,epa'a.ois 10 soaring 10
'.' s: a'.i."ue' as ne aia on ms
'"os i,en's "eiore you, nay weight
paopap,s more 'nah ne hao cal
N"'"'e'' 'nu s"e machine refused TO
~ "t"ppe" 10 the GROUND.
"H" '"e ie"'eh,ap'e result "hich yen
NV ", So -. pe,pie YOU
,s,.. Wv pia'se TOT MI
's''ne, ~" "ouio trust my NE
-; 80 us a, an. "lo'leh'' TOT ne
.ns " we Greatest confidence
any man eoulu place III MIN.
eh1o!ea my pfl~i rae immense
- wouiu inns minute get IN an
1.her ihhehins Iike inns one with Mr.,
tombstone ana rlae from here to Nor
~ ua nA, f a'u tlo. seek ,his Trip. II
NY Ao' Persohai siatillSauofl or
When the invitation came / accan,ad