The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-05
STORM SHASHES aBROPLAEES
CANVAS HANGARS ON BAGTf-
MORE FIELD BLOWN DOWN.
gurtsss Machines wrecked Reyead Repair
Dvexei's Bieries and nadley's Fiier
Oamaxed-De l.essepa& ssoaepiane's
wings Drek en- the Meet Postponed.

BALrIMoBE. Nov THE storm which
swept over Baltimore and vicinity last
night played havoc with the machines Of
the aviators on the Halethorpe field.
The wind blew q gale across the broad
field (which had been laid out for the
flights. Striking the great canvas tents
It threatened to sweep them away.
Presently q rope snapped and hen a dozen
more guy lines parted. and the foreign
hangar went down. the great mass Of rain
soaked canvas settling upon the aero
planes beneath.
Soon after this the American hangar.
in which were only the Curtiss machines.
went over. and the other tents followed
! The extent Of the damage TO the aero
planes and the aviation field could not he
determined until daybreak. but with the
first streaks Of dawn i. was easy - SEQ
thai the storm had PLAYED havoc.
/ The field presan, cd SCENE cf utter DESC
latIon. The huge American hangar was
fiat ON the ground. In the American han :
gar were two Curtiss biplanrs. which were
here for the Use of Ely and Wi!lani the
C'irtiss pupils.
The European hangar hogan to fall
about iia5 O'Clock last night. and Will.
rhe members Of the ST gnal Corps and the
hospital stat tried to- save the tent. tho
supports snapped, throwing the big can
vas IN the two Bleriot monoplanes Of
Count Jacques de fesseps. the Blrrio' Of
James Rad!ey. the English aviator. the
Bler,ot off, Armstrong Drexel. the Bleriot
ofW McArdle and he Antoine,te mono
plane OF Huber Latham. The canva,
hutferng and tapping m the brisk breeze
thar swept the field all dav was oil thatr o.
NAMED OF the for ign hangar
SChaeaer. chief mechanic 20, J
Armstrong Drexel and ". r.. McArolle.
the English aviator arrived at Tie aeld
early with som" Of his aOrkmen He
craw'ad under the ErIopean hangar 20
examine TIA. Dr"xel BlSript machine
which Drexel used IA MS firh,s IN
Wednesday Il was pretty badly dam
aged. and Mr. SchaegIer said thar At would
take AT least thre" days 20 get II III trim
for flying The McArtil" rnonopIanr.
which was not entire" SET up vas not
injured
Radey's naChin. according 20 Rldl.v
himself. ~ NOR. damage than any OF
IN. others The wings and wooden frame
ar. broken, br' ~" engine Was little
damaged. Rndl"y got truck To hav-
his machine haui.d ~ the CITY. wb-r.
for flight in n few dav.
Ia" Blario' monculana II Count de
i.esI.pS. which had t.'.n nsad for racing
purposes sustained hroaen wings hur
will b. got into Trim for nving IN a short
tim" Ia" chassis Of rhr yIIs-cn gar car
rying BiArIoi ~ ID" Lessons was set an.
hut IN" wings We're -tllirncls".i IN a boy.
and consequently thus machine can he
got into snap" At short notice
lathlm'- AnfOinattn fnonoplGnC was
a.
tn" hig tent whom u collapsed, but were
still ~ boa. In" chassis was ser !p last
III Zhi, hu' was not injured
IN" turtIss hIplanes are almost irrep-
arahlv damaged and cannot lie used a.
this meet
AVIATOR Willard this afternoon wired
To NorfoIk for n CurtisS bIplane and Ely
wired 10 IN. CIrtiss factory n, Ham
nond=port - y for a machine All
the other seropllnes her" will be re-
paired.
col Joyce. president of the Aero Club.
said the meet would not be aba ndoned.
We have too much money aho'Ir $40 90
invested III this field TO call Il ~ or
course this storm - very unfortunate al d
will tend 10 dampen the enthusiasm OF
the aviation enthusiasts Of Baltimore but
We will come out all right with as fine
meet as had been planned
The meet will nave 10 b. postponed
for a few days; perhaps IL won't begin
again until Monday. Bat II IL going 9"
come Oft According Co the plans mapped
out by the national council Of the Aero
club 81 America our time expires on next
Thursday: but Mr.. Dollinger. assistant
secretary of ttA national council i IN
Baltimore and this matte will he fixed
up and We will have the time extended
| am also "A member Of tho executive
council and a member Of the executive
committee. and | see M difficulty at all
IN getting an extension Of time.
/ think all the other avIstors will he
ready in a few days To make flights. in
Guiding Hoxsey. the Wright pupil who
held by Johnstons. another Wright pupil.
i cannot say at present when the meet
will he resumed. hut probably IN few
days. as soon IA the storm breaks and the
men he gin 10 throw mp the tents.
Lat" This afternoon J arms, rong
Drexel received The following telegram
from The Aero luh "f Philadelphia
-PHILADELPHIA. Nov. II.
II ARMSTRONG Drsr,i. baltimore
w. have JuT' elected y"'i honorary
vice president ot the Aero hub 81 Penn
sylvana as evidence. Of our faith in yUI
n q gent leman and n sport snan and We
assure Won If our sympa' nv and support
AERO tLrB OF PHILADELPHIA.
- Nealy. Secretary
Il regard this NJ an Enforcement 81
INV post ion with the Aero club 81 Amer
lea said Mr. Drexel 4 am pleased
to receive such a kindly message from so
represent alive a club as rhe Philadelphia
organization ~.
Besides the foregoing telegram Mr..
Drexei has received hundreds OF lctte
from all parts Of the country indorsing
the stand he has taken against the Aero
Club ~ America.