The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30

by adroit manipulation. restored the
equilibrium OF the machine
CurtlSS Was up before dawn today.
hesitant despite favorable weather
conditions. But with eyes and brain
cleared OF the cobwehs Of sleep, ho
went with his mecbaniclan and a
handful OF spectators to Van Rensse-
laer Island. In the Hudson. three
mics south OF Albany, where he WAS
10 start Waiting at the river hank
WAS special train chnrtcded by the
| New York Times for Mrs. Curtlss and
her party.
From the train they could not sec
inc actual start, but those on the ISL
and witnessed remarkable scene
CuruSs arose from the ground like
a rocket There wore not prelimin-
acy mancuvers. thoTc was no trial
Hight The aeroplanc ran hurriedly
over the surface of the land and dart
ed straight Tor its goal turning once
Tor moment 10 the west, so that Cur
tiss might comply with the terms OF
The competition under which he was
lying, and technically cross the Al
bany city line
When the aeroplane reached a
h'ihhl '6Alnld'rb DIT JVu lttAs IL hFtlu-
cd for a moment to hold that level
and then TO raise higher. CurtieS was
flying at height which he had never
attempted before in his lie. In seven
minutes he had been lost to vlcw
When the acroplane was wheeled
from beneath her canvac covering
shortly before clock, the sky was
perfectly clear and what little wind
OF No
direction favorable 10 Curtiss-at four
miles an hour.
With the signal that Curtiss WAS
of, the special trnin-fve cars and a
comotive-gathered impetus and
sought TO follow. But so quickly had
he flown the first twenty one miles,
the locomotive. though running near
ly mile minute. was unable TO
catch up.
At 1926. however. the train came
abreast of the aoroplane and thence
10 New York City. those on board
kept the aviator In sight. but as he
did not have to reckon with curves or
track, switches and reduced speed
through towns, the man above main.
tanned substantial lead.
Swiftly town and country side reel
'h hI tulohlll nd0 ldGo'u az - -
with the acroDane a thousand feet
above the Hudson.
AT SOS he was st!ll fylne high and
veering we'll toward the west bank
of the river.
At sos. Sixty-three minutes after
the start, he scared past Rhineclifi
Ferry. 81 miles from Albany Here
there is a bend in the river and Cur
tiss turned again TO the west. pass
ing over land 10 shorten his course.
StnatsburS marked the siXtieth mile
point and he had covered this dis
tance in CO minutes iWth Staatsburg
behind. the giant bridge spanning the
Hudson at PouGhkeepsie loomed
ahead The bridge Is 2l2 feet high.
but CurtiSs topped 1t by 200 feet. Then
he turned westward and with the pre-
clslon of bird. settled softly in the
field three miles south of Poughkecp-
sic at S:26 He had flown "A miles
from Albany in So minutes.
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Thought the landing place. known
as tho Gill Meadows, had previously
been selected, CurtisS was not eH-
pected this morning because Of last
weeks postponemcnt and there WAS
no gasoline and oil awaiting him. But
fortunately two automobile tourists
happened by and were eager TO supply
him.
His tanks had been filed with ten
gallons OF gasoline before he left Al
bany Examination showed three gal
Ions remained. enough To have car
ried him 10 West Point. CurtiSs was
taking no chances, however. and re-
filled his tanks.
Fire alarm bells wccr runG as the
aviator neared Poushkeepsie. but his
progress was so rapid that few people
had a chance to sec his pass. On the
gill Meadows a little group sighted
him coming and sent up a cheer Com
ing down gracefully. his machine
struck grassy knoll. trundled alon6
for thirty or forty feet. then came to
a stop.
The special train meanwhile brought
his wife, who rushed from the car and
hurried TO her husbands side, She
greeted him jubilantly while the crowd
chcered him With tanks rctillcd and
with every wire and screw tested,
Curtiss took his seat for the final dash
10 New York In moment moro the
craft was again over the Hudson and
Curtiss turned his course south and
was lost TO view.
Exactly one hour had been consum-
ed at PouGhkeepsic. for he arrived at
S:26 and departed at 9:26.
Curtiss passed the military academy
at West Point at 1902. O0icers and
cadets alike sent up a cheer after
the aviator.
At Storm King. the most sensational
incident of the trip occurred. CurlSS
was flying high at this point. thous-
and feet, when shifty wind caused
the machine TO drop and tilt. Mover
once losing control, he continued
southwark, passing Peekskill, Ossining
and Dobbs Ferry. Yonkers was pass
ed at 1890 at height of 500 TO 400
feet. Here Curtlss got his first
glimpse OF the metropolitan tower. 1t
doomed ahead like d giant needle and
Curtiss knew he was nearing the up
per limits of New York City.
Out OF the haze that lay In the bend
of the river at Yonkers. he shot into
view OF the thousands who were walt
ing him coming along the upper
reaches at Riverside drive and on the
roofs OF the big apartment houses IN