The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
WHITE IN FLIGHT
OVER THE CAPITAL
Daring Aviator Goes From
Benning TO the White
House.
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That he would go back at ITO O'Clock
~ news was given out by mega
prone man and through the newspaper
The tidings were carried as if by
magic through the City's streets and
beIore the time for the ascent Execu-
tive avenue was thronged with per-
sons WHO wanted to see the start The
roof OF the Municipal Building vas a
1aVoritc grandstand and there and on
most OF. the other taller buildings
gathered hundreds 10 watch the re-
turn fight
First Descent In Street.
The descent today marks the first
time in Washington that an aviator
has attempted the daring and danger
GUS feat Of alighting in a street.
Even the venturesome Wrights care
fully chose an open field for their de-
scents. The PROOF that an aeroPIane
can be made 70 descend in an appointed
spot with a reasonable degree of Ger
tainty, experts said today. marks dis
unct step in the rapid evolution Of
fIlng machines.
Before he started for the Metropolitan
Club Mr.. White posed with a group OF
the reception committee, for newspaper
photographers.
Il mustn't slight the newspapers
was his reply TO the request made by
newspaper man for "A picture.
While White was having his pictures
taken, meChaniCians were inspecting the
machine. They stated the flight had
been made without the slightest damage
to or arrangement of any part. The
tires of the wheels were slightly fiat
tened, but this was 10 be expected. it
was said, from the weight of the ma
chine.
Fun For Small Boy.
The ever-present small boy was on the
Job. He rushed In In large numbers the
minute the aviator turned his back. and
the police also were there" Major Syi-
vester detailed an extra squad to The
scene of the descent as soon as he
learned where the aviator was TO land,
and the squad had All il could do 70
keep the curious from tampering with
the machine.
I almost touched it, anyway" yelled
one youngster as a policeman dragged
him away by the collar, and this seemed
to be the main ambition of a lot OF
grownups who thronged around the ma
chine. Half an hour after the aviator
had aIighted the squad was augmented.
on the steps OF the State. War, and
Navy Department to receive the aviator
were: General Oliver, Assistant Secre-
tary of War; Maj Gen. Leonard Wood
Chief of Staff o. the Army. Brig. Gen.
States Army Artillery Corps, Brig
Gen. James Aller, chief signal officer
Of the army; Major George o. SOuier
signal officer Ulited States Army: Ad-
miral George Dewey. ana Gen. John A.
Johnson, Commissioner OF the bis
trict.
John Barry Ryan, promoter Of the
aeronauticaI reserve corps: Clifford 3
nautical Reserve Corps, and Sydney
Macdonald. friend and pupil Of era
hame-White-
Flies In Face of Wind.
The flights were made today in the
face of a light and fitfuI southeasterly
breeze. The aeroplane did not seem 20
be affected in the least by the wind and
TO all appearances no account was tax
en- Of the wind by the aviator He flew
directly into the face Of the breeze at
the Capitol and did the same in turning
from the Potomac flats section on his
return trip
The route which Claude Grahanne-
White will take tomorrow morning in
his attempt to break the record OF IOI
miles continuous flight held by Aviator
HOxsey. will be from Benning TO the
Army War College. thence 10 the Wash
ingtOn Monument, 10 Jones Point Light
below Alexandria, and return to Ben
ming.
This makes a course Of q Is miles.
and the aviator will attempt to make
four laps of the course TO complete the
l07 miles necessary TO win the $4,000
DFlLe- II Lue weather De favorable, Lne
fight will be started shortly after 9
O'Clock in the morning, and Will be an
nounced by a flag on the wireless sta
ton on the Evans building
The opening Of the matinee yester-
day afternoon was delayed by tine
failure of the Farman machine to ar-
rive at the grounds on schedule time
and Grahame-WhiUe first flight din
not take place until 1874 O'Clock He
lid not use the biplane, but made his
first ascension in the Rleriot machine
MonOplane Brought Out.
Then the little mOnODiane. resembling
a huge Egyptian scarab, was hauled
into the middle of the infieId, and there
prepared for the work Of the English
aviator After inspecting carefully all
the wires. bolts, and machinery Ora
hame-White climbed into the little scat
directly behind the propeller and gave
the word TO start.
That the initial momentum OF the
machine might be sufficient to carry
IL INFO the air at once. six mechanicians
held the BleriOt back and dug their
feet into the soft sod until the Let
her GO Of the aviator was heard
As the assistants released their hold