Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-14
Charles K, Hamilton Success
fully NegotiateS Dangerous
Flight from New York to
Philadelphia and Return
SLUGGISH MOTOR FORCES
DESCENT ON RETURN TRIP
From Governors Island to the
Quaker City IN Hour and Fif-
ty Minutes Sets New Marx for
Aerial Fast Mail Route,
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New York. Juno t3.--Charles Is
Hamilton rose Ia his aeroplanc from
Governors island this morning and
sped without break eighty eight
miles 10 Philadelphia In remark
able cross-country flight under the
auspices of the New York Times and
the Philadelphia Public Ledger Tie
nude the trip IN one hour ana fifty
ole minutes, leaving Governors island
at s.S5 ana landing ~ Philadelphia 1T
g %
Alghung at Aviation field he de-
AVered letters from Governor Hughes
ANA Mayor GaYnnr TO Governor stuart
and Mayor Reyburr accepted con-
cratulations from them 70 bear in re-
iuru. and started tor New York again
W,tlt only brief iniernission for food
and fuel lie had flown Approximately
seventy miles of hts return journey
v hen "a sluggish motor drove him to
dest end In "A swamp near South Am
boy. y j.. at ieia6 .. IA.
The propeller was broken Ia land
ins, but after Repairs had been made
Hamilton resumed his flight at 6.2O
and landed at Governors island "a
s;sa Thus the return trip was made
in ono hour and thirty-threc minutes
AZ sn estimated average speed OF
5A.g6 miles an hour which breaks the
record made in the Cartiss flight from
Albany 10 New Npist
That Hamilton did mot make the re-
turn trip as easily as the outgoing
nip was due only to haste. In his
hurry % get away on his return trip
ho tailed to clean Ills spark plugs
tley fouled the engine baked. ana
ne had to come down on the banks
of the river two miles above South
AmhoA
Curtis still holds the record for
speed but Hamilton took an Amerl-
can records for cross-country distance
and Duration and using his own fig
ures for the return journey his aver
age speed per mile established q new
figure,
The accident to the propeller IN the
Jersey swamp was the second. mlshap
oi The kind during the day but a tele-
phone rall to Governors island
brought new one BY automobile.
with neW set OF spark plugs, and
the aviator Was able to finish within
twelve hours. although twenty-four
hours were allowed IA the terms Of his
contract
Carrying letters between the two
cities Hamilton created the first fast
mail hN the air route to Philadelphia
and return and demonstrated that an
etoplane can deliver mail from one
city to another with the punctuality
ot government service. During the
whole Of his tirst lap ne never varied
more than two minutes from his time
card. and came down on the hand
kerchief laid 20 mark his landing
spot with the precision OF q homin2
pigeon
1t is an interesting coincidence thar
Hamilton won his honors today with
Tie samo hiplane that won the inter-
national speed trophy for Glenn II.
Curtigs 40 Rheims lust year. and that
lac was driven hy tue same propeller
with which curtisH recently made his
historic flight from Albany to New
york,
curiiss fleV, over more picturesque
country. but Hamilton overcome to-
day obstacles of geography ana set
l4tcka nf luck thar no other aviator
has ever conquered Cuttlss carried
poutoons Hamilton fieW thirty-two
miles over salt water with no protec-
ton but three inner tubes ol bicycle
tires wrapped around his waist lie
look chances on roof tops, bridges
ana moving trains that have never
been even thought Of before, With
a missing engine and twice compelled
.o substitute propollcrs he kept going
md tonight his resolution brought us
pwn reward.
The weather was ideal FOR a flight.
rhf dawn broke translucent ana
,carlN grey. with Just enough moisture
"a the air to give the propeller good
hrGst
As Hamilton wheeled his aeroplane
rom its tent on Governor island a
a.oelnl train chartered 10y the New
forb Times and the Philadelphia Pub
ic ledger and carrying his mother'
iis wife his chief mechanic. Albert
3 Dotv and Mrs. Doty. stood on 2
iding OF the PENNSYLVANIA terminal
u Jersey CITY awaiting for the word.
Hamilton attempted 10 arise. ana
.fter % brief run over the sands or
ioNernors island. had abruptly hat-
IA. much to the mystliication OF his
.ullery.
The sands we're soft from the rains
nd The biplane. n running on narrow
ires sank deep. Ina sinking one OF
lac wheels Kicked mp the end OF
hidden stick which came into violent
nlllsion with the whirring propeller
/, ionc splinter -four inches wide was
oru out OF one OF the blades and the
viator had to shut off his engine
hen followed necessary delay while
he propeller used by Curtiss IN
lis flight from Albany to New York
VAS fitted. Fortunately the Curtiss
Machine was still on the island where
had landed.
At 1.35 Hamilton was off again.
his time without a nishap. one MINI
~. and "a half later word of his start