The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-17
AERO FLIGHTS IN half A GALE
HONSEI AND TOMBSTONE BJF-
FETED m WINDS Up iLOFT.
SHOW small Respect for turttss's Ruie
as 90 BreeIy Weather Edison Didn't
See Them Rocked IN the Cradle of
the AIR Altitude TRIAL This week.

WANING 10 $50 aN lhlAifN hallN VolhstthN
and Arch HoHsey made into a Roman
holiday most of the few spectators who
bra,ei winds storm clouds and occa-
sioual patterug ~ ram turned to look
come other way at tho In'crlaken aviation
field to-day when the hiplane operators
mad. turns aud figures II eight m a vicious
wind that was galloplnR IN from the SEA
Tho Wright machines, cavorting about
N wha, wasn't far from sure enough
gale rem nded ono nI dried autumn leaves
huttering across road The nearest To
an srcldent happened along when a horse
attached ~ a trap passed near the fenc".
nistooA Mr HoN~"y's machine for a horse
hawk and tired to clmh ia" faint rainbow
that arch"d tho ram clouds m the eastern
szv Also during IN" VI III" flights an
Aeruplan. driver Will" flying about $50
feel up IN tho wind lost a plush amber
Colured hat but hi~ nam" was mo- learned
Mr. HoNsnv feels conf .l"n' that new ha'
huil' ru 't" ~aTr lines c1n b' forwarded
from the DAYTON factories IN very short
Eot.,"
Glenn uurtl.~ has motto Whom kites
stav rr ~rtv down With thus IN mind
on., had doghts ~ so'ug flights to-day
when .:rrrt"d upon entering Ihs field with
the = KIT %! a SargaS>o NrI Of h,tsss that
frcckl"d the storm clouds Fr"d"rIcS
Hgu.ylf"y- West Point naughtv-siN.
40 w4- IN" first army office tn receive
fvrrE instructions from wilbur Wright
am who r",'u'lN resigned from the army
when t-an-i"rr'st from IN" aeroplln"
SQUAD hack To- ih" eng Iu"r-S after learning
70 Hy shook his head d"Spoudeutly when
no arrived ru IA" hed and noted the way
tho clouds w"r" svuudlug across IN" gray
low SKY Vow and then two If the highest
kites wnul, dl>app"ar ~ the low clouds
al'n~e'h". Tom Brown sent mp his
rr-noplau" Aita with dummy man
STR rpri bet w''en ia" wings seventy
~" :'"' was enough TO. the dummy yer
ron AMI h" appealed TO eartu
B'It m" moment th. kites had leen
Irrr~h"d ~ tho SKY Mr. HoXsry. assisted
hy Two S'u"gamhian footm"u. trIndled
Wright machine OUT on the field and the
aviator announced thar he knew no fear
from hl~ plush ha' To pIstachio socks
1ic wird vas flowing AZ a rate Of only
aInut ~ mlLss an hour IN some parts
Of It's runs and -diies. h,r AZ frequent
moments ~ would work itself mp into
t~.n'y-iiv- mllaS enthusiasm or even
more.
Gown. John.tone. srookins and Acha-
Iel!e who had teen suparintsndIng the
Assembling Of the new hiplane that has
just arrived. held their breaths a tit a.
HoXsey took the air. Down beneath the
rocking aeroplane the spectators were
having trouble enough trying TO keep
their umbrellas aloft when scattered ram
dTous splattered a bit.
NV idea % no place 10 take an aero
Jlans To on a day like this commented
Mr. Humphreys. - any place outdoors
Mr. Humphreys who has flown more
Tins than he can r-memb-r. SAID that
Hoxsey was flying higher than he ever
had seen an aeroplane soar before. Hox-
sey made a beautiful descent in the centre
Of the field, whereupon a spectator re-
marked with a sigh Of relief
The test part Of a flight in wind like
tins u to know that us all over
Mr. Hoxsey Cranksi up again. however.
within few minutes and proC~eded to
cut up more preieniInlI- high INKS Tn"
asroplAne rocked and swooi-d aIott in
just ~ crazy wav a. n had done during
the frst fiiRh' IN" aviator when h" few
C - enough to N" grass 10 h" seen NOR
clearly waved has hand Kavly 10 the spec
ia'Or-. and then he finished with several
figures ~ eight the length of TN" field.
ds--csnded prettIly and took a gir to a
dance AZ The Ross Fenton farm.
'alrh JoEustnre rsalIn.'i ihen n az ,
ur !ess he also ma - a AiEh, Tor the crowd
Mr. HrNssy mi sht register the kick that
Iartia'Ii" wa. lei shown bv tn. teacher
! making hoN-"v do work when John
Stone ought 10 30 some 81 " also
Nv his iIme mo wind na Ircr"aSed
{ perfectly Gpp' i0f"rmittert blast
WIT a cEror ic Crouch While not blasting
I' y -frt Tp>" from the monOTall ard
4 "ist oui for soft cloud IA the north
visE all N" STABILITY and perfect poise
{. q" i"" wagon falling into the Grand
tai . 81 the i"llowEtone an the north
-. CoWpIr IL Ur something got on the
ra"t ~ JOhrstoue's aerOI a"e aimed
i-'n ~ Monmouth county. but missed.
~" !aIt wa-p 81 the lower plaro missed
the D. "a by n few riches a. the machine
double down the field When lower
VIZ 'iTs the ground on q turn like
TIA - c,me~ 20 deal stop, hut the
T",t ~ ~" machI~c still remains IN the
vuh N" exception Of the upper plane.
t'- "i"Na'IrE gla""@. the rudder anu
hii "'rF. Bv cra,pIrC III" engine, how
ever me operator ca rcarnin aloft Tor
s"sersl f.. But Iohnstore few lorG
. ouxh 20 show HoSsey ard the wind
tat h" iitn't give darr.
Whom h" steppei out on the erase r.
'a'e.T hoW"yer. ore ga'heret from his
r'rnarh- that fyirg IN a gale u far from
"IrG IN" King Of outdoor sports. HoI-
ssy'- flights lasiei Ave and eight minutes
respectively Johrstone's flight laSted
a ~ A. bong ~ 10 Nsev = first spin.
Ihoma- 4. Edison had been invitef
g. \" a guest - honor to-day. hut the
local weather fell down so on the job
u AT Mr. f1Ison took II for granted that
Their" would. be- no flights William J
Hammer brought the news that Mr. Edi-
-"r would delay his visit until ID was
.eSs cpcky. MIR. Hammer ~ a leading
authority on wind currents. He also
brought even "a i1ar Information thai
The hand II death had visited Hudson
MaXim'- ounce trees i shall see Mr.
Edison Il =. Is here said Mr.. Hammer
hui ! know h. has not come ! worked
with him when h. was inventing the
b. cande sCani light also expected Hud-
sor Maxim hut he would not come upon
barring that several Of his q'Iinos trees
hal dIed 81 Japa".x-e blight. | also
rspre-entet Mr. Ellison in Europe and
have lone much work m his laboratory
Then you know Mr. Edison personality
Mr. Hammer was asked
Mr. Hammer replied that he not only
- friend ~ Mr. Edison hut knew him
well enough 10 point him out 10 the press
tent IN ease Mr. Edison changed his mind
and slipped into the hleacher. Jim
lsham who Introduces himself a. The
Man naer