Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Curtiss biplane, completed the first
half of his flight from New York to
Philadelphia and return at 1928 today.
He covered the distance OF approx
mately eighty-six miles in one hour
fifty minutes, about forty miles an
at 1855. Hamilton appeared above
the aviation field, a quarter of a mile
northwest of Front and Erie avenue
ut 9:20. He circled the big lot three
circle at point several squares dis.
tant from where a crowd of 20, 900 had
expected him to descend. When a
group of newspaper men swarmed
about him Hamilton's first request was
for cigarette. A moment later "A
vast throng gathered on the field and
surged in about him, striving to grasp
his hands, cheering madly Shouts
were made for speech, but Hamilton
turned to his aerial craft. plainly en-
barrassed by the reception.
1T was a beautiful flight" said Ham.
ilton, the most beautiful ever had
The weather was great; couldn't have
been greater"
AT this point Governor Stuart who
was an interested spectator, was pre-.
scented TO the aviator. Il want TO con-
graduate you, Mr. Hamilton" said the
governor, "on your remarkable flight"
Thank you, governor" returned
Hamilton. Il guess it's time l was
delivering the goods" and drawing a
packet from an inside pocket he gave
the governor letter from Governor
Hughes OF New York.
NEW YORK, June 3-Hamilton
made his first start in his Curtiss
aeroplane at 7:11:30, but before he
could get into the air his propeller
struck a big log hidden in the sand
on Governors island and was shatter
ed. The mishap did not bother Ham
ilton much. as he took his damaged
apparatus off and at once attached
the propeller which Curtiss used In his
flight from Albany to New York, and
at 1882 he cut his engine in for the
test and at 1886 he took the air for a
circling trial flight, finally heading
southwark two minutes later. Hamil-
ton crossed the seawall at the island
at an altitude OF 500 feet and then
headed his machine up into the air
The start of the flight WAS made under
most propitious weather conditions
possible. Not a breath of air was
stirring and the sun was hidden under
overhanging clouds. which, however,
did not seem to presage rain.
NEW YORK. June Hamilton
failed on his return journey.
PERTH AMBOY. N. j., June ia.
Charles X. Hamilton's aeroplane de.
scended on the north shore of the
Raritan river between here and Fair
vile. Hamilton alighted at / o'clock
on account of the fact that his engine
was missing badly. At Metushen Ham.
ilton noticed the engine baking. so
he thought he could make short cut
over Perth Amboy, and reach Gov
ernor's island without alighting. Dirty
spark plugs caused the engine to miss
fire and Hamilton came down in a
marsh. 1t will be necessary to have
his aeroplane hauled out before he
reascends He expected to continue
his flight at o'clock.
nI(T TTrrU T,,.
wild automobile drive in the midnight
hours the seat OF the state of Okla
homa was brought from Guthrie to Ok.
lahoma City. following the announce.
ment that Oklahoma City had won In
the state capitol fight by majority of
more than 10000 votes over Guthrie
and Shawnee. The seal was surrep-
titiously removed from the secretary
of states office and is now declared
to be in the rooms of Gov. c. N. Has
kell, in Lee Huckin's hotel.
MONTREAL. June 13.-The Herald
building was destroyed by fire today.
1t is reported fifteen or twenty per.
sons are dead in the ruins. The loss
on the buildinb is $3.50, 600.
MONTREAL June 13-Latest re-
ports are that lhirty-five people are
dead in the fire swept ruins of the
Herald building. which burned this
morning. Many were carried to death
by the water tank which crashed
through the building when the fire
started. Bindery girls and linotype
men fell through the huge gap in the
floors of the building and were buried
under the machinery and timbers.
About fifty were injured.
CHICAGO, June 13.-An unidentified
man was killed and four men stabbed,
one of whom will probably die. and a
3-year-old. girl wounded by stray bull.
let lass night in vendetta, which took
place in Vernon Park place and Nor
gan street, the heart of the west side
Italian district. The fight was Sc.
quel to fued which began in Italy.
NEW YORK, June 13.-The latest
reform document of Pope Plus X, as
interpreted by the Ecclesiastical Re.
view. the official organ of the clergy