Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-14

New York, June 13-Charles K
 Hamilton arose from Governors is land in an aeropIane this morning and
 sped without a break eighty eight miles to Philadelphia in a remarkable cross-country flight under the aus plces of the New York Times and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. He made the trip in one hour and hfty-one min Utes. leaving Governors island at 7.35 and landing at Philadelphia at 9.26.
 Sluggish Motor on Return Trip.
 Anghting at Aviation field. he de- iivered letters from Governor Hughes and Mayor Gaynor to Governor Stuart and Mayor Reyburn, accepted mes sages Of congratulation from them to bear in return, and started for New York again. with only brief intermis- zion for food. fuel and oil He had flown approximately seventy miles of his return journey when a sluggish motor forced him to descend in a swamp near South Amboy N. J., at 12-5s D. m The propeller was broken shere in landing. but after repairs had been made Hamilton resumed his flight st 6-20 and landed at Governors island at s-SS- Thus the return trip was an estimated average speed of 54.9e miles hour which breaks the rec ord made by Curtiss' flight from AL bzny to New York
 That Hamilton did not make the re- turn trip as easily the outgoing trip. was due only to an omission due Go haste In his hurry to get away he neglected to clean his spark plugs; they fouled: the engine baked: and he had to come down on the banks of the Raritan river, two miles above Eoucn Arnboy-
 All American Records for Cross -Coun-
 try Distance Broken.
 Curtiss still holds the official record Tor speed. but Hamilton today took all American records for cross-coun- try distance and duration, and, using his own figures for the return journey, his average speed per mile established R reE figure The accident to the pro- peller in the New Jersey swamp was hhe second nnishap of the kind during Fhe day but a telephone call to Gov Ernors island brought new one by Automobile. with a new set of spark plugs. and the aviator was able to f1n- fventy-four hours was allowed in the aernis oF the contract
 Mail Delivery by AeropIane.
 Carrying as he did letters between Rhe two cities, HaEniiton created the Erst fast mail by the overlanl route 10 Philadelphia and return, and dem Dnstrated that an aeroplane can de- liver mail from one city to another with the punctuality of government service During the whole of his first lap he never varied more than two Rafnutes from his time card and came down on the handkerchief laid to mark his landing spot. with the precision of a homing pigeon settling on it's prech-
 An Interesting Coincidence.
 T. is a ninterestfng coincidence that Hamilton won his honors today with the same biplane that won the inter EationaI speed trophy for Glenn H. Curtiss. at Rheims, last year, and that he was driven bv the same propeller with which Curttss recently made his Historic flight from Albany to New TorFz-
 Hamilton Took Many Chances.
 curtiss flew over 9 more picturesque kcuntry. but Hamilton overcame obeta- cles Of geogTaphy and set1acks Of luck fnzt noother aviator has ever con- Euered- Curtiss carried pontoons. Arater with no protection but three in her tubes of bicycle tires spread ground his waist He took changes on foof tops. bridges and moving trains, fEzt have never been even thought of Before let alone attempted With 8 fnissinz engine and twice compelled Dc substitute propellers. he still kept Eoing. and tonight, his resolution Brought its own reward
 The Start from Governors Island.
 The weather was ideal for flight Hhe dawn broke translucent and NsIre Tn ths air to give the propeller a Eood thrust As Hamilton wheeled his seroplane from it's tent on Govern iers island. a special train chartered 5bv the New York Times and the Phil Rdeiphia Public Ledger, and carrying kis mother, his wife. his chief me- q nenics. Albert c. Doty and Mrs. Doty. stood on a siding of the Pennsylvania Terminal in Jersey City. waiting for the word
 "An Aboard!"
 "An aooard," cried the conductor, and at T-1z sharp the special stirred gently and came to a sudden stop Cen had attempted to rise and after a brief run over the sands of Governors island had abruptly halted. much to the rnystihcation of his gallery. What had happened was this: The sands were soft from the rains and the bi- plnne. running on narrow tires sank Keep Tn sinking one Of the wheels picked up the end of a hidden stick. svhich came into violent collision with <he Ehirling propeller. A long splin- ger four inches wide, was torn out of one of the bla des and the aviator lowed necessary delay in fitting the propeller used by Curtiss in his flight from Albany to New York. Fortunate fv the Curtiss machine was still on the island where 1t had landed
 Special Train Follows.
 Al 755 Hamilton was off again, this lime without mishap- One minute and . half later the word of his start had Flashed over the telephone wires to the Pennsylvania terminal in Jersey City and the special train was after him. EaInilton-s route to Elizabeth where ft was hoped the train would meet him lay for sixteen miles over the waters of the lower harbor and the XIII Won Kuli. behind Staten Island Two miles farther than the distance to Frlizs beth from Jersey City by rail Engineer Sees Huge Dragon in Sky.
 No sight of an aeropiane at Eliza eefh. No sight of one at South Eliza beth But at Railway, 1s-4 miles out ey rail. the engineer glfmpsed some thing in sha pc like a huge dragon f1v far ahead of him and far above him. faint against the grey sky He nut on more speed and the sense of rorDuit seemed to communicate itself ~ I1n Ho< knr~ 1TDa. N RAa1id effe. Mra