The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-06
AERO FLIES TWO NILES AT SEA
CURTISS SCARS our OVER THE
OCEAN Ar ATLANTIC CRY.
AFTER Risky start and PesilOus Landing
lie Tries AEaln ami Makes . Coed
Flight Says Oversee Currents Put
No Embargo on Oushsre Aviation.

ATLANTIC NIIr, July D -olenu NuItAnS
made the first asroplane trip over the
Atlantic Ocean just before shutdown
tonight whom he guided his biplans in
an eight minute fight along the front
OF the city. going about two miles to sea.
The trip extended from the million dollar
pier 10 the Inlet and back TO the Chelsea
limits Of the resort with final dash to
the starting place Although the high
tide left a starting place in soft sand
hardly fifty yards wide and only twice
a. long the aviator secured a start from
there that cleared hir machine from the
breakers in front OF him and that landed
with hardly a jar within few feet Of tho
tracks made "a he started
The Night was made immediately after
the first try OF the day. which nearly
ended in disaster and smashed stay
Of the rirr Just as Curtiss had deftly
eluded a breaker and driven his machine
20 the bsach after an air eddy dropped
him from n height OF 100 yards to less
than ten feet OF the surf Cheers from
a crowd OF thousands that packed the
beach greeted both attempts. and n great
yell went mp when the daring man bird
ended his real over the sea journey
4 am perfectly satisfied now that we
have proved the ability Of the biplane
10 manpuvrs over the ocean a. we'll as
over the land with Anything like good
weather conditions. said Curtiss a.
he was being congratulated after his
successful flight -Onos ! wBs clear
of the sharp air currents that swept the
beach had perfect control OF the ma
chine and could have remained mp much
longer had been sure that the tide would
not entirely blot out my landing place
on the reach while I was in the air
The accident that married the first riRhl
was caused 10y a gust 81 air that struck
the plane a. u was passing Kentucky
avenue and was about to swing ont tn
sea CurtTss had cleared the soft sand
and ~as rising hut the high tide had forced
him ia almost over the lines " spec tAtors
and directly IN the heavy air eddies
Cheers over the rising were still going up
from the crowd when the Whirl of air
dropped the machine like a shot. almost
starting Curtise from his set He re-.
himself while life guards rushed
their boats through the surf toward
ham and he made q sharp turn that just
him TO the beach where he struck
" it'll terrific force One Of the wooden
posts snapped on but the wire supports
held and CIEiisS was only partly tumbl~d
from his seat The crowd Were silent
until they were assured 81 the aviator's
-sfeiy ami then they broke into ApplsuS"
Manager, ~ the meet were abou; tai
announce that the attempts to hy were
over for th. day when Curtis- grimly
~aid he was going to repair III" plane
and make another attempt
Thousands had waited all day when
Iurtis- decided that air conditions were
RI least fairly safe for an Ascent Ropes
had hsen stretched outside the Boardwal,
and I0D police and firemen aided by th,.
4 tlan,ic city Troop Of Cavalry cleared the
strand and drove back the people Life
guard. even went into the surf and drove
out the hather- To give the machine and
- driver clear field for starting and
landing
IN" wind IN the morning wA- = brisk |
bra"za that veered from northeast to |
southeast with a rapidity that made !
fying pra0' icallv impossible" While mem |
hers OF IN" city Troop stood on guar q |
ready tn clear the beach AZ a moments |
notice Curtiss and his assistants tuned |
up the fier and paced the pier and beach |
hoping for a change of wind or steadying |
tina. would insure getting clear ~ the |
beach and piers for an ocean iight
At SIS CuTtiss decided To chance !
n ght and trundled his machine down |
the beach to the selected starting spot !
His last flight was started at GA and he I
landed az ga
The hIght created q sensation all over |
the citv when the machine rose high |
enough tn ~ seem from the main business
and residence avenues The air had
.tlllsd until the explosions Of his exhaust
could be heard all over the resort and |
thousands rushed into the street and on |
10 roofs to watch the machine pass
There was never a waver IN the flight. and
Satching experts declared their belief |
hat the much feared currVts Of air over
he ocean will not in any way interfere
With Sights for altitude and speed records
% be attempted later in the week
C. X. Hamilton. dne 10 make further
lights in the Curti-S machine during the
week. was among those who heard the
machine and reached the beach in time
% congratulate his mentor. Mrs. Curtis-.
vino had occupied a beach chair during
most of the day. also watched the fight
ana added her congratulations to those
q IN" experts.
Hamilton was To lave arrived here
his morning in time 10 attempt a flight
his afternoon. but was delayed by his
enlistment AZ a volunteer fireman at
y. j.. where he hitched
lis automobile to a FIRE engine and drew II
o the scene Of a conhagrAtion. Along
Nth =. l.. Young and Hamilton Roberts.
Eho were with him in the car. Hamilton
ragged buckets 81 water and assisted in
hs finally successful fight against the fire
With Curtiss having demonstrated his
'bility Co ny over the ocean local snthu-
iia-ts are anxiolIsly awaiting the arrival
Il BroOkins Cofyn and other aviators
uttered for the contests later in the week.
Weather sharps predict a soft south wind
o. morrow and Curtiss IL preparing to-
light to GO after the Is 600 prize offered
" { he best time over q fifty mile course
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