Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-01


ton, thirteen miles from Chicago
at 1856 and at 9:45 sped over
Harvey, 10 miles distant. Matte
son was passed at 9:59. The
aviator was flying 1000 feet high
and about fifty miles an hour.
Brookins passed over Monee at
1910, flying sixty miles an hour
The special train was eighteen
miles behind him.
Brookins went over Peotone at
1922, Manteno at 1854, Tucker at
1o:42, averaging thirty-three miles
an hour. He passed kankakee at
1858 and Otto at II a. M. The
special train had not yet sighted
the machine. Brookins may not
reash Springfield before 3:25.
Hrookins passed Askeem, 70
miles distant, at 1923 and
dropped to 1000 feet. Danforth
was passed at 1881. Brookins
decended to a height Of 500 feet.
Brookins stopped at Gilman for
his flight from Gilman at 12:47.
Brookins passed Weedman, 1926
miles from Chicago, two thirds Of
the way to Springfield, at 2:07.
Brookins passed Birbeck, 14s
miles from Chicago, at 1888.
Chicago, Sept. 29.-Aviator Walter
Brookins started from here at 1928
this morning in an attempt to break
the American long distance sustained
flight records and fly to Springfield,
ILL.,, 1877 miles in air line without land
ing. Brookins declared that despite
the unfavorable wind which blew
directly across his course, he ex-
pected to make the complete trip in
six hours. Far beneath him the ILL
nois Central ran special train which
was to endeavor to beat the sky
mariner into the state capital. Will
bur Wright. the biplane inventor and
maker and tutor of Brookins, followed
his pupil today on the train below,
which was crowded with newspaper
men and aeronauts.
The race against distance today Is
under the direction Of the Chicago
Record Herald, which offers q prize OF
SO 900 for continuous flight to the
state fair.
Can't Break Record.
The stop at Gilman precludes max
ing record for a sustained flight as
Gilman is but 81 miles from Chicago
o$o VI nt
OF flight.
The descent of Brookins at Gilman,
will not prevent his winning Of the
Record Herald prize, as Kohlsaat
stated today he would award the prize
should the fight to Springfield be COM
pleted before next Sunday.
Brookins descended easily in field
200 wards from the Illinois Central
station at Gilman, where he awaited
the arrival of Wright. Brookins was
not in the least fatigued., He antici-
pated no difficulty in reaching Spring
field without further descent. The
train and aeroplane left Gilman to-
gether. At Guthrie, Brookins was two
miles ahead of the train.
The present record for continuous
trip is 141 miles, made In the recent
trip from Albany to New York.
The worlds record for sustained
flight, which Brookins also is seeking
TO break, is 100 miles.
Airship Beats Train.
Kankakee, Sept. 29.-(On board
aeroplane specia)l-In the f1fty-four
mile run, Chicago to Kankakee, on the
Illinois Central special following
Brookins, no trace has been seen Of
the aviator. AS the train passed the
stations bulletins telling OF the flight
were thrown in the windows. Wilbur
Wright expressed the opinion that
Brookins descended at Gilman and
from there would attempt to reach
Springfield without descending.
kankakee Goes Wild.
Kankakee, Sept. 29.-The shrieking
OF whistles and the changing of bells
announced the approach Of the
Brookins biplane. The schools were
dismissed and practically the entire
populace was in the streets to- wit
ness the flight.