Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-13
ENGINE FAILS IN
SIGHT OF VICTORY
ON RETURN TRIP
Had Made First Flight From
New York to Philadelphia
Without a Stop.
MISHAP OCCURS WHEN
NEARING FINAL GOAL
Left Special Train Behind, and Was
Headed for Governors Island.
OVATION IN THE QUAKER CITY
Cheered by Immense Throng on Ar
rival Through Misty Clouds.
Lands on South Shore of Rari-
tan River, Near Perth
Amboy.
Left Special Train Behind, and Was
Headed for Governors Island.
OVATION IN THE QUAKER CITY

NEW 1ONh, june i3.-
Charles K. Hamilton, the aviator,
ended his sensational fight from
New York to Philadelphia and
return today when he landed on
the south shore of the Raritan
river, two miles from Perth Am
boy. N. ].
No direct reports have yet been
received from Hamilton, but it is
reported that his engine had
broken down and compelled him
to alight.
Spark Plugs Fail.
It was later learned that Ham
ilton landed because his motor
was working badly, largely, he
thought. because he omitted
cleaning the spark plugs during
his stop in Philadelphia. A Perth
Amboy garage furnished him
with new plugs, and he imme-
diately began preparations to re-
new his flight.
Hamilton left the line of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Metuch-
en- and was last seen by the avi-
ator's friends on the special train
flying low over Menlo Park. He
was sighted shortly after flying
down over the Raritan river by
pedestrians in Perth Amboy, N.
j., who reported that the aero
plane was lowering close to the
ground. Hamilton after sailing
short distance down the river
turned back and landed on a
stretch of meadows.
Apparently Missed His way.
The first air line express to Philadelphia
BY the upper route went through on
schedule time TO minute. but on his re-
turn trip Charles n. Hamilton seemed
Ia miss his way. and turned southeast
at Metuchen. ~ j., toward Princes bay
The special train that was following him
lost sight of him few minutes later at
MEMO Park. and there was further
news of him until the telegraph wires
brought the brief news. Hamilton stuck
I'm the sWamps at Perth Amboy.'
Fuller advices later established the fact
that Hamilton had landed on the south
shore of the Raritan river two miles
above Perth Amboy. His descent was
deliberate and he was not hurt, nor did
IT appear at first sight that his aero
plane was in any way damaged.
Only Seven Cylinders Working.
The fact is that Hamilton had made his
delphia with but seven cylinders working.
His eighth cylinder went out of cormis-
sicn when he was at height OF 1900
feet above the harbor. Nevertheless the
1rst leg of the trip was in every way a
saost remarkable success Hamilton trav-
cied the eighty-eight miles from Gov
ernors Island TO the aviation field at
North Penn Junction in one hour and
fifty minutes.
He left Governors Island at 1886 and
alighted at 3:2S. At Philadelphia he
stopped two hours and seven minutes for
food, gasoline and oil, and rising again
at IL ;33 hurried ahead of the special
train, which had become tangled In the
railway yards.
Hard Chase by Train.
For thirty-five miles the train chased
him at a speed sometimes reaching sew
enty-five miles an hour before it caught
up with him just after passing Lawrence,
and finally came abreast of him two miles
beyond Princeton Junction, forty miles
out.
1t was noticed then that his engine was
coughing irregularly, and when he turned
low over the tree tops, ii was feared
that he might have thought 1t necessary
TO seek landing place.
PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-HamitoD
started on his return fight to New York
at IL ID am. The crowd cheered him
until he was out of sight All the fac
tory whistles also gave MIN a farewell
blast.
After taking his biplane apart upon his
arrival here the aviator was brought into