Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-06-16
HAMILTON FAILS
70 MAKE RETURN
new YORK FLIGHT
Propeller Blade Broken in Start.
ing-Accident on Return
Caused by Failure to Clean
Spark Plugs.

express to Philadelphia by the upne,
route went through on schedule time
but on his return trip Charles X. Ham,
tlton had motor trouble. and turned
southeast at Metuchen toward Prin-
cess bay. The special train that was
following him lost sight of him a few
minutes later at Menlopark and thers
was no further news of him until thu
telegraph wires brought the brief news
Hamilton stuck in the swamps al
Perth Amboy."
Fuller advices established the fact
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
1t appear at first sight that his aero
plane was damaged.
The fact is that Hamilton had mazda
his Journey from Governors island to
Philadelphia. with but seven cylinders
working. His eighth cylinder went out
Of commission when he was at height
theless, the first leg Of the trip was
in every way a remarkable success,
Hamilton travelled the SO miles from
Governors island to the aviation field
at North Penn Junction in / hour and
so minutes. He left Governors island
at 1885 and alighted at 1925. At Phila-
delphia he stopped hours and min
ing again at 1888, hurried ahead Of
the special train.
For IS miles the train chased him at
a speed sometimes reaching rs miles an
hour, before 1t caught up with him
Just after passing Lawrence it finally
came abreast Of him two miles beyond
Princeton Junction, As miles out. 1t
was noticed that his engine was cough
ing irregularly and when he turned of
from the tracks at Metuchen, sailing
low over the tree tops, 1t was feared he
might have thought 1t necessary to
seek a landing place.
Philadelphia. Pa, June 15.-Under a
leaden sky Charles K. Hamilton. the
world wide fame in less than a year
today made the most daring flight Of
his career, travelling in his biplane
from Governors island, New York. to
q point in the outskirts of Philadelphia,
| a distance Of SO miles, in 113 minutes,
unofficial time.
A feature Of the achievement of the
| young operator was the ease with which
he picked up and followed a special
train on the Pennsylvania railroad.
| According to his program, he flew from
| Governors island to south Elizabeth,
| N. j., where the train was awaiting his
appearance. From that point town
after town along the line reporting the
fact that the train had passed, with
| Hamilton flying directly over it."
| Occasionally, with the probable de-
sire to give variety to his Journey he
diverged q little. At Princeton, for
| instance, he went up near the old col.
| lege town so that the students and
graduates gathered there for COM
| mencement week might have chance
| TO see him.
At the aviation field. four niles
northeast from the center Of the city,
a tremendous crowd awaited the ar.
| rival of the daring airman. An almost
ideal landing cushion composed OF tau
grass growing out of soft ground had
been selected.
The field lies to the north Of the
Pennsylvania tracks near North Penn
| Junction and 1t was surrounded BY
! 500 policemen to keep back the crowd
All the mills in the neighborhood were
shut down and that section of the city
took q holiday.
The crowd began gathering at 800
| q. m. and waiting for news of Ham
| ilton's start. Finally the signal flags
erected on a tall pole told Of Hamii,,
toms leaving Governors island and
other signals arranged by the New
York Times and the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger. under whose auspices Ham,
| ilton made the journey, kept the CROWD
| informed Of the aviator's progress.
A report came that Hamilton nag
| crossed into Pennsylvania and it dc
not seem long before shout went ul
| from the eastern edge Of the croWo
that Hamilton was in sight. There he
| special train. A moment later he was
In plain view Of all and then ire
| mendous cheer went up. Flying stead,
| lily. Hamilton rapidly approached aha
when he was within q few yards o.
the feld he swerved rapidly to thu
right and crossed the field.
The aviator circled several times ana
then swooped down. He landed easily
and before he could get out of ms
| machine the crowd broke through the
police lines and rushed at Hamilton
| The aviator was, however, quickly sur
rounded by Gordon Of police.
| Welcomed by Governor.
Governor Stuart welcomed Hamilton
who said It was the best trip he ha 70
| perfect control all the way and couio
have stayed up much longer. The ony
| drawback to the journey was tne
| dampness and the chill. Most OF the
| trip was misty and at times could not
see the train and seldom saw the peo'
i pie at the stations"
i For q long time after he allgn!eo
( Hamilton could pay no attention to MS
| biplane, so enthusiastic was the re,
| ception he received. The police had an
! they could do to keep the crowd from
| crushing his machine. Finally ne was
| able to turn his attention to 1t anu
| then he announced after an tnspectio,n
| that he would attempt to return "
| New York within an hour. the weathei,
| conditions being, in his opinion, ldea'
for flying. ~
| The speed OF the flight was at an
| average per mile Of one minute, IL sec-
| onds. or about 46 miles an hour.
Hamilton carried severa! nunursu
| small. round. fiat cellulofd disks KNOW .
i a. ..peace bombs" which were intenuss =.
i to be dropped at designated places =.
| hia fii~ht as an illustration OF the po~
j sibiities Of the aeroplane In war. -.
After taking his biplane aparht rn,pht
/ arrival here the aviator was "a Pr ;.
into the city for luncheon anu r,,are
| mediately returned to the nelu, VIZ -
/ Ia s,snerintended the filing OF .ne sasoo
Ina tenk After spending nltie tline
= euninr mn his engine. he said ne was
rysriIton started on his return d,
IA n The crowd cheered nln
mt, Ia was out Of sight.
v,,-. before 7:10 o'clock Hamiltoo,h
800 himself In his machine anu W.
| : s-ss.sei,nainary whirl Of the propenslss
- r,achine was let loose. It traveie !.
80 IL along the ground but perore y