The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-27
MORAK'S AERO HITS A HOUSE
WRECk HELD m LANDLORD
TIiL DAN AGES ARE ram.
Made Coed start From Old Guiteuburg
Trans. Missed Mrs. Msyian's saloon
Nicely aud Tried to go through . win
dsw-Three stitches On Morak q scalp.


dsw-Three stitches On Merak 3 scalp.
Charles Frank Aorak. an aviator who
appeared at the Hampstead Plains meet
In the summer. started Yesterday in his
aeroplans from the old Gutenberg race
track at North Bergen. y. J.. with the in
tention Of crossing the Hudson aud max
ing landing somew here in the n-lghhor-
hood Of Columbus Circle after doing some
stunts up and down Broadway.
Morak made tine half mil. light over
tho racetrack enclosure. but came 10
grief just outside the park when his ma
chine struck the corner oI two story
frame house owned by James II wynne
at 1904 Bergenline avenue. North bergen.
tried TAI ram its way through IA bedroom
window and was wrecked Morak took
header and fell to the ground. receiving
painful hut not serious wounds
About go inhabitants IL North BERGEN
and tn. surrounding towns sa~ Mnrak
begin the trip ia hi- biplans from the
north end az the track at lao o'clock
and ch-ered him as h. headed he machine
IN a snutherlv direction from the back Of
the home stretch All agreed that the
start was good one. and many shouted |
their " ishes FOR the success III the .xcIr- !
sion. Morak climbed 10 a height of sixty !
feet and continued over the, field "A quarter !
oi mile when he shifted his machine To
the southe asst sand poin'ed her n"s- To- !;
ward the front gs'. oT IN. park
~ he n-ared the fenc. II was noticed
that although going ON "A straight line
MoTak was having some difficulty with
hl- motor n. sailed OUT ii the park AT a
good clip about thirty feet from The
ground. and Mrs Moylan. whose saloon
Il located two houses from the racetrack
gate IN IN. west side of Bergenline ave-
iiyr, saw him coming a. she stood ia her
back door
Charlie. Charlie -h- yelled "a Charles
NIacsin her bartender. who was inst M
ing stein Here comes the flying ma.
hin- man just a. pretty a. you please
i Thought. explained Mrs Movlan later
in the dav. that he " az gong io hump our
house. hu' he few over the street A. nic,. {
A. ANYTHING and. goliv, he went kerpIump |
against the corner Of Mr. WINES place {
The b'plan. hit IN. CorniCc II th.. build I
ng about twcnty-four feet from the /
ground and goug~d oUt ev.raI bits Of
zine Then II slammed up against the n
middle - three bedroom windows. rippad 4
~ 'he blinds and carried away the sash q
he machine dropped like a piec" of lead
nio the rear ward the ioSs or planes resting u
N shed over IN. back door and at III. I
Oof of "A low stable ~
Much al the wnOd~or Was spiinI.r.,i
ut The three cvliud.r motor was s,I--
'sn'fed from the main str1Ic,nr. and an ,
'ar-ntly was not da msg-d Murak waS
'l'ched from his sea- ss the biplan- tried
" enter The window and ~as pitched over
h- south fence landing in IA heap lust
IA side the ward
NachIn. The bart-nd~r who reached =
Hrs Moylan bacs door j,i-i IN tim. 10 .
-" The smash. pics the half stunned :.
y iator up and stood him on his feet
lrraS was bleeding from a cash On IN. 4,
ighi side Of his forehead. WHICH ran M :.
nin his HAIR. and his right knee " as Also
az HIS hands were slightly cut ana -,
n,is..d
-Don'r WORRY ahnu, me he sail: I'm
" right
\ Salia "in-. a Fourth street Union :.
Ill. saloon keeper. who had been watch.
* the Hight An h- came down her genlin, A.
Venue ia his automobile. offered 10 TAX. n
he injured birdman 10 The North Hudson T.
hospital ~ W-ehawksn Heights. and the n
-ip was made without any thou ght a. to
collation. % speed regulations 4.
In the meantime fi.. |
cross The park a. speed which eqIalIed W
is pace Of some u the Gutenberg ss a,.s +,
, the olden davr when IN. track wa. %
inning full bias, and -ychang .,i their q.
Jews ~ 10 the cause Of the accident O.,
One man with a red hose expressed tn.
elief that Morsk's machine SHE'D at tn.
hosts of old Guitsnburg horses haunting -.
,e air lines abOv. the one mil. track and
'h"rs figured that the motor was alone at
Init. Morak WAS too dazed 10 talk and
ie curious ones were unable to get any
forma ton out of him
Three stitches were put in the ayiator.. W
alp wound at tn. hospital and he was al
mt 10 bed 10 rest up. III. remained M
IL institution five hours and then left with ~
- manager and several friends. saying =.
at he was going TO the Empire Hotel in -
Miss Annie Potter. a cousin Of wynna ..
I'd Just left the bedroom window when :"
}. machine struck the house She was ="
III IN the room AT the time Of the smash -h
'd was badly scared ~ bits ~ glass
ere strevn about the floor Mrs Annie he
ynn.. wynne'- seventy -one- year-old a.,
other. saw the flying machine gliding -
ward the house a. she was sitting AZ a 90
ar window downstairs. Parts 81 tn. We
reck fell in front Of her in the ward and ma
u suffered from shock. but soon re- {"
vered.
Wynne VAS among the crowd Of Der
ns in the park who saw the star, ~ the
ght and he thought at first that h.. ma
inc had coilidsd with Mrs. Boylan'- ss
On. ~. was greatly surprised 10 fino
Mt the wreck rested in his own back ward =
gave orders that the machine should a..
{ he removed from his property until all -,
mag.- had been satisfied. Mechanic, 49,.
Dk the un-mashed sections of tho biplane