The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-13
AVIATOR HAMILTON FLIES
 WITH EXPRESS TRAIN SPEED
 NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA

pairs there if necessary. and Glenn H. | Curtiss had placed his staff at Hamil- | tons disposal. Together they went
 over the biplane. testing every wire and bolt. The engine was thoroughly | oiled and allowed to run for several | minutes to test it's working capacity. l Hamilton expressed himself as thor | oughly satisfied. He was jubilant over | the weather conditions. The govern
 ment tug General Hancock and an is | land boat reached the island shortly | after 6 o'clock, bringing about 400 vls- | itors.
 Hamilton, while tinkering with his
 machine, was joined by Curtiss and
 his business manager. Curtlss took | off his coat and examined the machine carefully. Hamilton donned a life
 preserver before starting. This was | the only precaution taken against fall 1 ing into the bay. Over the preserver ! he wore a rubber coat. His legs were encased in a pair of riding putt1es. He wore no hat and his shock of red
 hair fairly glistened in the sunshine. There was no preliminary 'fussing" before the start. Hamilton merely started his propeller to whirling at 7:O5, only five minutes after the time scheduled for the start.
 We've got it down to a fine point when we can arrange our program
 week in advance" he said to Curtiss, and the famous inventor agreed. dllOWCu HIS cuSIu0 LO for several minutes. Then he took his place in the drivers seat and called, Let Ter go.' The flyer sped along for 100 yards, it's wheels cutting deep into the soft wet sand. Just as he turned his inclining planes upward for the flight. the machine passed over log branch of tree buried in the sand. The wood flew up and struck the flying propeller. breaking a large chip from one blade. Hamilton evil dently didn't notice the mishap. but spectators sprang in front of the ma chine and waved him down. The aviator shut off his power and flut- tered to the ground.
 Hamilton hurr:edly examined the broken blade and called Curtiss. In a twinkIing a mechanic was speeding across the sand to the tent. .Oh Hell!' was Hamilton's only audible comment as he began unscrewing the broken propeller with the assistance of Curtiss. They had it removed by the time the mechanic returned with an- ether propeller. It was a wonderfully contrived blade of ten pieces of wood, splendidly glued together. the same propeller that had driven Curtiss' ma chine when he flew from Albany to New York last month.
 In just 20 minutes after the accident the new blade was in place. HamH- ton spent the time smoking a cigar cite and laughing with Curtiss.
 Promptly at 7:32 the engine was humming again while willing hands 'held the machine. Hamilton took his seat and bent his ear toward the en- zine to catch any possible miss in the cylinders. Everything worked per- fectly and at 7:35:30 he called out. Let her go'' again. Like a flash the little machine sped across the sand for a half minute and then at 7:36 it took to the air. Hamilton ascended about 900 feet and dashed out toward the turned south, returning over the But termilk Channels, back over the heads | of the spectators. climbing higher all the time.
 At 7:3S he headed over the seawall | again, waving his hand to those gath | cred below on the island. The trip | to Philadelphia was begun. From | hundreds of craft in the river there boomed a salute of sirens. A tramp | freighter, heading up the bay, seemed | to go out of it's course as the helms man dropped his steering wheel to gaze at the man-bird. High over the big vessel he sped. When he reached | 8 line with the Statue of Liberty, | Hamilton headed further to the south east and over the Kill Won Kull. which | separate Staten Island from the Jersey shore. Curtiss estimated his speed at 38 miles an hour. Down the Kill Won Kull the machine fled. gliding smooth ly.
 At Elizabethport. Hamilton turned inland and passed over the town in the direction of South Elizabeth. Near the latter town, the special train of | the New York Times and the Philadel- phia Ledger, under whose auspices Hamilton made the flight, was in wait engineer onened his throttle and the train dashed away on it's 'no-stop'' run to Philadelphia. with Hamilton 800 feet in the air and going at a terrific rate of speed directly over it.
 Philadelphia, June 13.-Aviator Ham, ilton began his return flight at II 35 a. m. amidst the widest enthusiasm of the assembled multitudes.
 Trenton, N. J., June 1a.-Hamilton. in his Curtiss biplane, is making an even more wonderful flight on his re- turn trip from Philadelphia to New York than on the first leg. He passed over Bristol, Pa. 23 miles from Phil adelphia, at 12:O3 D. m. going at train accompanying Hamilton was five miles behind at Trenton.
 He passed Princeton at 12:1S
 New Brunswick, N. J., June 13.- Hamilton passed over here at 12:34 D. m.
 Metuchen, N. T., June 13.-Hamilton flew over Metuchen at 12:42 p. m.
 Elizabeth, N. J., June 13. Hamilton passed over Elizabeth at 12:5S D. m.
 South Amboy, June 13.-Hamilton alighted about one o'clock owing to the fact that his engine was missing badly. At Metuchen Hamilton noticed that the engine was baking He thought he could make a short cut Anoh | nor's Island without alighting. Dirty spark plugs caused the engine to miss fire.
 Hamilton came down in the marshes, and it will be necessary for him to have his aeroplane hauled out before he can re-ascend. He expected to continue his flight about three o'clock HONORS HEATED ON
 BRIDGEPORT COLLIE
 Bridgeport Professor" the collie