The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-20
PAULHAN BREAKS
WORLDS RECORDS
Carries Passenger twenty-five
Miles, Returning TO Start
ing Point.
LIEUTENANT PAUL BECK
THROWS "DYNAMITE" BOMB
Meet Will Close Thursday;
PauIhan Will Travel Around
the Earth.

AVIATION FIELD. Los Angeles. Cal,
Jan. 1s.-By carrying ono passenger in
his bipane on a twenty-two-m cross
country trip from Aviation field TO a
point half a mile out over the ocesn
enG taking another passenger on
twelve-mlle nighJ over the fields, and
three other passengers. one at time.
on short fights. Louis Pau!han today
established q new worlds record for
hcnvier-rhan-aif machines.
No other aviator has taken up so
many passengers during one d5y, and no
other aviator has taken a woman for
high flight over fields and woods and
villages aud hungry surf FOR more Than
twenty miles. Pauhap sailed at an al
,itude OF from 500 TO 1000 feet over Re-
dondo beach. Venice by the-Sea, and 9th
~ resorts.
There were no life buoyS tied TO the
machine 10 save them from death in the
waves should they fall He made the
"Trip and the other pcrIlous flights OF the
afternoon with the case OF run In
tsSicab.
by orlille Wright. who flew with Captain
Engclhardt for ono hour and thrty-firc |
minutes at Berlin last fall. but Wright |
did not leave the course, where he could |
land at viii
Makes Quick Time.
Psulhsn wss gone th7ty-three minutes !
on his twenty-five trip Tle has as
passenger his wife. His tWclvc-mile trip /
was Yadc with Clifford Il, Harmon OF
New York, Besides these, he took up |.
dent Bishop of the Aero Club of Amcr- |
ca; Lieut. Paul Beck of the United |
States army signal corps; William i.
Hearst, toe newspaper publisher, and |
dnoInor newspaper
inc nights were mnde under perfect
atmospheric conditions. Earlier in the
afternoon The wind had been puffy and
the other aviaiors had gone back TO their
tents after trying the course for few
LAPS
While the crowd waited patiently in
the burning sunshine. Pauhap went over
the parts OF HIS machine. At 2:27 p. m.
lie put on his yellow cloak and helped his
out over the srandstand TO give the big
crowd greeting. With their cheers sound
Ing family, ne left the course on his next
zap and headed for the ocean.
just Blur.
In ten minutes he had become a blur
against the sun-lit clouds that curtaincd
The Pacific y few minutes later he dis
appeared behind a telegraph wire as 1t
appeared through the field glasses. He
WAS giving an exhibition of something
ior Which the world had waited for CEN
turies.
Tho dirislole balloons entertained the
4
pearance, Several times it was cried
chat he was coming, but IL was found
tnat II was only a bird, The Frenchman
WAS chasing the sea gUlls away from
their haunts.
At $50 p m. PauIhsn again came in
sight and at ; O'Clock he landed directly
Wiid consra tuiai!ons and was taken down
tho narrow aisl" OF frantic people SO that
all could get a look at him.
rs no was in an ania bic mood he was
nrstcCcu with 1lpGS n rake friends ny, Il. !
returned 10 his machine md began his
part OF the programme.
Beck Throws Bombs"
Lieutenant Beck on his trip. took dunn
my dynamite bombs to attempt TO throw
Them from Il height To measured place
on the ground. This was 2 test made for
The benefit OF the army.
While Lieutenant Beck was not success
iul in placing the bombs within the
square, ne did not land far away and
il was demonstrated that the aeroplane
could be used for such a purpose. and
ihat it was a matter OF practice only IN
placing the bombs where wanted.
Paulhans last flight with Mr. Harmon
was not made un;il . o'clock. Again ne
disappeared in the direction of the ocean.
but he did not $50; 60 TO the shors He re-
vest an approximate distance OF twelve i
miles. in little over twenty minutes.
ON Other c;,,ai,t ayiatorS ala not accomplish
starts In an attempt 10 lower Psulhan's
altitude record Of 4J66 feet. On his first ,
flight Hamilton rose 455 feet. on his see I
ond 200 ieet and on his third approx !
instcly 100 feet. Peaplhsn, on the sea
shore. exceeded this without any effort at :
record breaking. Hamilton's machine was r
not working wclt enough 10 encourage
him 10 so higher on the spiral IA tn {
way
Meets With Accident
The Gill Dosch machine met with an {
acciden! that eliminates IL from any !
work tomorrow. This is all American !
machine, owned by H. w. Gill OF Balti-
more.
II has been tested out several times
but each time IT has met with trouble
= height OF from thirty to one hundred 4
feet H. circcd tho field once and then
came down with 4 crash that wrecked ils
loft piano. Hillary Bcachcy the driver 9
WAS not injured :
Glenn II. Curtiss made two appear =
anccs. the first time he went round the
course three times and the second time n
no tried for speed record His lap was I
2.l9. seven seconds from the record &
Tomorrow is the last day OF the meet
curtiss. Immediately after the meet ,
VIII go TO Hammondsport. n. Y. To start :
work on a new model bplane. a heavic I
ono than he has used here. He claims
machine that he can get along without
tho Wright patents. :,
After tho meet. Paulhan. IL WAS given !
out By his manager tonight will 20 Ia
san Francisco He Will make several h
fights there ii the weather permits. .
EIom there no will start on trtr :
around INC world; Hamilton may attempt
san Diego business mon have offered a !
prize nf s120D !