The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

tented itself with settling down 10 q
vigil Of WatChfulness fOy the OncOmiug
asn and anxiety relieved were given full
play when al last he descended, Smuiuz
and triumphant
Promise of Success.
After aIiChting on the aviation field al
Philadelphia AT S:26 O'Clock in the morn
inS. Han. 'lton delivered letters to Gov
ernor Stuart and Mayor Reyburn fro2
Governor Hughes and Mayor Gaynor.
T. = win only a brief intermissiOn for
food for himself and oil for his machiu,
he started on his return. Thus far his
trip had been d magnificent triumph:
there was every promise thar II would
continue 10 be So
But Hamilton had flown hardly sew
entv miles OF his return trim when the
the salt marshes near Perth Amboy
II vas a biz after noon Yesterday
when several fishermen who CHANGED 10
be near the scene saw what appeared
10 them 10 be q huge bird DESCENDING
to earth. II was Hamilton.
After passing over Netuchen. the avi-
atOr had experienced so much trouble
with his sparkinE plugs that he had de-
lid see what appeared to be smooth
/ green i'clds surrounding Perth AmbOY.
I but In reality they were eteptive and
( treacherous. They held forth a marshy
I landing for him and his machine wLich.
/ II he could have but known. he would
have avoided.
Several times he circled about with
his elders set, gradually drawing nearer
the earth. AS Hamilton neared the
ground two OF MS sparkling plugs re
fused 10 work AT all With one last
sweep the aviator made across the Rari-
tan river, turned sharply inland and a
Z Los Al
upon the marsh.
Y was then that Hamilton met with
his surprise. Instead Of finding a firm
turf he saw that he had alighted in
aerOplane had landed at lust the edge
OF a small pond and its wheels were
sinking 70 the hubs.
Further Accidents.
But Hamilton got Immediately TO work
He obtained spark plugs from an auto
mobile and tried to rise from the swamp.
an unprecedented feat His attempt
( failed and a propeller was smashed on
a log He had to wait until a patched
/ up propeller. the only one available, was
rushed to him by automobile from Gov
ernOr's Island.
Working almost knee deep in the mud
of the swamp. the aviator and his as
sistants placed the new propeller in
. place p Then willing hands carried the
light biplane into the road while Ham
ilton's macninists begged him not TO
make the ascent from there Along q
narrow road which gave him only three
feet leeway, Hamilton sCed his machine
for a hundred yards and then took the
air, missing the tree tops by only
few inches as he mounted.
was Just 6.17 when he went into the
0
/ ing a 1.50O-fOot level before he came TO
an even keel He explained later that
in case Of accident TO his propeller, he
wanted to try 10 glide TO New York
But there was no further trouble. Like
an arrow the little machine sped over
I the land to the Kill Won Kull, and up
ne river to the New ork bay. where
hundreds Of crafts gave him a roaring
whistle salute. On toward Governor
Island he fed.
Sighted By Watchers.
/ II was at 6:39 that a man with field
! glasses. peering toward Jersey, suddenly
! dropped his binoculars.
Here he comes" Re cried. here he
comes"
The cry was quickly passed along
"Hamilton's coming" was the yell,
"Hamilton's coming"
Ard so he was. The aviator was now
/ in sight Of his goal. A few seconds now
I only separated him from his destination
and from victory. Within a few mo-
ments Hamilton was directly above the
point at which he wished to land The
machine gradually sIackened in speed
and with several huge circles he glided
! gently 70 the earth
It was 6.40-less than twelve hours
from the time Of his start. that he
alighted the spot from which he had
/ assembled.
The frs to reach him was his wife
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton kissed each
other affectionately Then Hamilton
mother. who stood close by came UP
/ for a greeting too.
( The crowd was in a rare good humor.
SO was Hamilton. II was getting dark
but that didn't prevent the aviator from
/ Of them he grasped by the hand
Quickly Left Field.
There was a buzz Of conversation. but
I Hamilton, stiH smiling, evidently want
/ ed to be with those who were nearest
and dearest TO him At any rate he
quickly withdrew, allowing his machine
J 10 rest where it had landed. but under
] care. 1t had been a great day for Ham
| ilton, and Ii had been an exciting one
4 The triumph was his So he left the
crowd and disappeared 10 enjoy il
Hamilton made the fight under the
auspices OF the New York Times and