New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
FLIGHT OFF TO MONDAY
Hamilton HaItS in Face of Deter
ring Winds from Philadelphia.
WABBLY TRIP ON HIGHWAY
Gross Country Haul and Flat
boat Voyage to Governors
Island Made by Aviator.

Before Charles K. Hamilton. the
speedy, dashing aviator, had proceeded
further than merely to point his flying
machine toward Philadelphia the effect
was felt and last night he announced
postponement of forty-eight hours in
his intentions as to the start from Gov
ernor's Island He now expects TO leave
the island on his flying round trip at
o'clock Monday morning. The postpone
ment to Monday was caused by the fact
that the Philadelphia park where Ham
ilton was TO land has no license to con-
duct Sunday amusements.
If Mr.. Hamilton reaches Philadelphia
on Monday will the combination Of time
and place prevent his gathering to-
gether sufficient momentum to enable
him to be present in New York at the
Roosevelt demonstration? Experts in
this city last night would only express
hope but feared under the circumstances
to prophesy They say it all depends on
how much Of drag the Quaker City can
create.
delegation from Hamilton's home
town, New Britain, Conn, remained with
him at the Hotel Astor until early yes
terday morning, after beginning on
Thursday afternoon to try to tell him
how much they relished his success III
the air. 1t began to rain early Thursday
evening and when the aviator reached
Garden City the storm was really rag
ing.
Wabbing Along Country Roads.
1t was decided TO tow, push and haul
the flyer from the aviation camp to
Glenwood, Long Island, and there float
it down to Governors Island on a fiat
boat. Some one told Hamilton it was
five miles to Glenwood. The way he and
his party went 1t was eleven and a half.
Starting from Garden City at $40 a. m,
il was l o. m. when the aeroplane was
On the boat.
The 'cross-country tedium was re-
lieved by various focks of COWS and
pigs that were encountered going in an
opposite direction and which continued
to go in an opposite direction even when
the frailty of the humping, humping
sometimes air craft was strenuOusly ex-
planned. The pigs grunted their way be
meath the bamboo and silk of the lower
planes and the COWS were not Cowed by
the quiet engine nor the empty seat of
the operator. which they inspected in
sober and most embarrassing way.
The thirty-foot spread of wings of the
machine left much to be desired by driv-
ers of teams who aspired to more than
a four-mile pace. The 'cross-country
trip was filled with novel features. Ham,
llton, afraid the hatboat might drift
away without him. owing to the delay
caused by meeting the home town
friends of his boyhOod, cut the tie that
bound the trundling flying machine to
his automobile and sped on toward Glen
wood. His mechanicians and his press
agent. P L. Young. then pushed the
delicate wabbler until the mechanicians
became hungry and athirst, and de
manded that the flight" be suspended
until breakfast was served. Mr.. Young
told dairy maid that he would be glad
10 pay for ham for three. Some other
things he told her about dropping sud
denly from an altitude a little to the
eastward were received. Mr.. Young
said. by about seventy-five of her neigh
bors in a manner that deeply gratified
him.
An. honest plough horse was there
hired after breakfast and the rest OF the
first stage in the Philadelphia fight was
made bv it's conscientious attention TO
milling the machine at the end OF
forty foot rope.
Some Preliminary Flights To-day.
The aeroplane was delivered at Gov
ernor's Island by the fiatboat at 4:4O
n M. and Mr.. Hamilton arrived by
ferry at , o'clock. Several details will
he remedied. and preliminary flights are
nromised from Governors Island this
afternoon.
The New Britain party greeted Hamil-
ton when he stepped off the ferry to Gov
ernor's Island as they had greeted his
aeroplane half an hour before. and both
10 his face and behind his back they
were as lavish of their praise for him as
any one could be.
r VI. Johnston. the chairman OF the
delegation declared that when he was
seven or eight years old Charlie" Ham
iIton had tried 10 fly off the roof OF a
barn in New Britain with the aid or an
ordinary umbrella
Hes lust simply made for this new
snort" said Mr. Johnston; afraid OF
nothing. and has a sort OF sixth sense OF
equilibrium.