Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-13
Daring French Bird Man As
cendS Over -Four thousand
Feet in FraiI Farnan BIZ
plane,
THRILLING AERIAL STUNTS
AT LOS ANGELES MEETING
Balloons, DirigibIes and Aero
planes Combined in Spectacle
Such as World Has Never
Before Witnessed


Aviation Camp. Los Angeles, Jan.
12-nouis paulhan, the French avi-
ator. broke all official and unofficial
records for altitude in a Farman BIZ
plane late today.
1t is estimated that he rose to a
height of more than 1000 feet AS
methods of measurement arc not exact
this may be questioned, but il is cer-
tain that he exceeded Hubert Latham S
record made at Mourmelon, France,
December /, 1909, which was given at
between 900 and t,S00 feet. The in
strument on Paulhan's machine made
his greatest height 1900 feet.
Cortlandt Field Bishop announced
late tonight that the Judges of the avi-
alton events had calculated the height
of Pauhan's flight today ut 4,146 feet
These figures now stand officially as
the record Pauihan's aneroid barom-
eter showed his highest altitude as
1900 feet. ana the judges at first fig
ured close TO 5000 feet. but tonight
after extensive calculations from the
results Of triangulations and the OBJ
servations taken with the trigonom-
eter. this was reduced to 4t46 feet
Paulhan is the idol y the mob to-
night. He made bis gfea, record
shortly after losing the speed record
of the course TO Glenn II. Gurtiss.
The Frenchman. using an engine
which had just arrived from Paris,
had been almost constantly in the
limelight All the afternoon. He had
circled the course again and again,
skidded and dipped and swung cor
ners in a daring fashion that made his
wife shiver
The sun was low toward the sea and
the shadows had begun to gather
when he made his decision to go high
er in the air than any man in heav-
Ter than air machine ever had at
tempted.
The wind bareiS stirred.
Cortland 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.
II never saw such perfect weather
for aviation he remarked I'VE
ought to have the altitude record
broken today minute later Paul
han rose in the air.
Curtss had felt the higher currents
ana come down.
Hamilton had landed tamely. Paul
han pointed north. went up q thousand
feet, passed over the center Of the
field again as though to take another
last look at the faces of human be-
ings, and then turned north and up
again
BY this time there was inst one
thing in all the universe Tor the
crowd, the Frenchman and his air
conquering machine, rapidly becoming
a speck in the gathering twilight.
AT the estimated height of 800 feet
Paulhan described % great circle. as
if feeling the currents. BY this time
he was mile ana a half from the
camp. When word had spread that
he bad beaten the worlds record the
vast throng was reused TO frenzy and
he was still climbing
Two thousand feet and still climb
ing. Sense OF distance almost lost
from the earth. No one would have
been surprised if the man and his
little wings had been swallowed up in
the void
At O'Clock the machine became
palmer Paulhan had begun TO de-
scend. lie came down easily in front
OF the grand stand. after being i'm the
air nearly fifty-one minutes As he
leaped from his machine, cheeks glow
ng and eyes flashing he was grabbed
by his friends and was carried to the
grand stand. where ne barred his head
amid the thunder of cheers ia his
honor
Paulhan gave the crowd another
treat earlier In the afternoon. The
balloon New York which had ascend
ed from Huntington park. came drift
ing toward Aviation camp. ln il was
Nine. Paulhan. among other guests,
ana when the Frcnohman caught sight
Of il he sprang to- his Farman ma-
chine. snapped ont instructions to his
helpers and ia % flash darted off At
that moment Beachev ana Knahen-
shue in their dnieibles had passed
over the grand stand and also started
toward the New York. But Paulhan.
rising In ii wide circle to "a height nf
500 feet. sailed mile or more over
the adjacent fields and the fringe of
trees that lined the camp ON the
north until he had approached close
enough To- gany hail his wife ia the
balloon and then. sweeping down.
paid his respects 90 Beache4 and Kna-
hcnshuc.
Low around "a fence post gopher
owl fluttcred in fright. nc the height