The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-07
FLIGHT Ger TAIN.
THIS AT TERN00:|A
Aeroplane Scheduled to Perform,
Damage Having Been Re
paired.
BIG STREET CAR CRUSH
Twe,1ty4four Thousand People
Come Back on Trolley
Line.
BIG STREET CAR CRUSH.

Aviator Ralph Johnstore, OF the
Wright Company. reported to General
Manager Mark r. Lloyd, of the State
Fair last night, just before midnight,
that the regular exhibition flight
called for by the contract would be
given this afternoon about O'CLOCK
weather permitting. After taking the
aeroplane apart yesterday, machinists
for the Wright Company found the
giant bird more seriously crippled than
had been at first thought, tho two
main cross rods on which the ma
chinery rests having snapped In the
middle. In the fall OF tombstone and
Mayor Richardson on "Wednesday
afternoon.
Late last night the head machinist
announced that he had put In new
rods, and had replaced the fourteen
broken ribs. The motor was put back
in place and tested, and found in per-
feet order. All the woodworking is
now finished. the only work remain
ing being to repair the front control
plane, which is only slightly injured,
and the general tuning up OF all wires.
which must be done under Johnstone's
personal supervision. tombstone re-
ported to Manager Lloyd that 1t would
be the work OF but an hour or two,
and that II weather conditions per-
uitted, there was no reason why the
flight should not go on to-day az
scheduled Tomorrow there is pro.
jected five-,nile race between the
aeroplane and a racing automobile
around the the mile track.
May Have Extra Flight.
There Is possibility of an e&trS
flight being given o-morrow 10
oil
terday. With the complete success OF
the aeroplane flights up to Wednesday,
and the great interest taken IN tne
race when w. F. Gordon. in a motor
stone, 1t is probable that Wednesday.
wonderful records for attendance VIII
be broken tomorrow, and that the faif
will close with brilliant climax to-
morrow night.
Yesterday afternoon between 5 and {
O'Clock a sudden squall Of wind and
rain swept over the grounds. making
the crowds scurry to shelter. Ther.
was but minute or Two OF rain
hardly enough TO lay the dust, much
less, in fact, than fell IN the central
part OF the city and on Church Hill,
where there was heavy storm. Tbs
ample, aisles and open spaces of the
giant industrial building ca!ne,in well.
housing all the people until the gust
wind, but little or no damage was
done and with the air cleared and
freshened the night performance was
even more enjoyable than on any pre-
ceding night though many people
did not venture back for the fireworks
and evening on the Midway.
Estimate Crowd ut 10000.
Street car records show 2iu62 peo-
pie hauled nack from the grounds. a
decrease Of 1887 from the correspond.
ing day of last years fair when 2o.-
aes people came through the turn
81,
the crowd came from the country was
shown by the number of railway ticket
coupons presented for entrance. which
greatly increased over previous days,
while cash entrance payments lessened
Another patrol wagon load OF cash
was hauled to the American National
Bank vaults early this mo al,in5s,
conservative figures is that there were
10000 people in the grounds YESTERDAY,
and taking the car company's hgures
the Hermitage Road rather then get
into the crush. the estimate seems rea--
sonable. Both during the races and
during the iirawerss last m, night there
lack. OF crowd on the Midway.
The fireworks We're regardei as the
The crowd was orderly. and bat few
arrests We're made, all of the author!-
trouble than in former years. II:
Matthews one OF the artists in Wild
West Show. shot himself in the hand.
When an ambulance surgeon examined
it he was surprised to find that the
bullet Embedded in the flesh was made
l. 3. Lynn was arrested on the
seaFSs n s snt Ronin
son. colored, being held as an Access
sery Both were. sent to the Ifen-
rico Jail. and will have hearing
Magistrate w. II. H. Kidwell heard
the case of W. Fl. Vaughan. coun-
tryman. charged with carrying con-
The Then man had loaded revolver, which
was confiscated He said he lived on
lonely road. but could show no
permit to 90 armed Masistrate Eur
drunkenness and disorder, most of tho
prisoners being held until able to take
cane Of themselves. and then let go
- Two Midway Show. Closed.
Sheriff Kemp; Of Henrico county ln,t
yesterday closed Midway show, "The
Limit" which h. considered q beyond
charge cha was made against the man
ager, who was later allowed to open
another. show OF different character
riace was also closed lest night on
Complaint of number of people Of
short change. there being 1o-cent
sign in front. while the alleged GYPSY
usually kept whatever money was
paid in without giving any change:
There were rumors that charges would
be brought Of gambling devices IN
stated at midnight that no such charges
had been brought to him. No com
plant has been made to General !. Con.
cesionnaire Morgan r. Mills. and Sheriff
of such gambling devices Of an illegal
character. The police and street car
arrangements for handling the crowd
ton, save in the furry after the rain.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses were issued In the