Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-13

stepped out was a cigarette, and was
as cool as If he had just alighted from
an automobile ride.
Governor Stuart was on the field to
welcome Hamilton. To the Governor
he said that it was the best trip he
had ever made.
st had the machine in perfect con
troll all the way and could AVE stayed
up indefinitely if ! had desired. l
circled the field three times to show
the crowd that I was able to keep up
longer. The only drawback to the
journey was the dampness and the
chill. Most of the trip was misty and
at times I could not see the train and
seldom saw the people at the stations"
For a long time after he alighted
Hamilton could pay no attention to his
biplane, so enthusiastic was the recep-
ton he received, and the police had all
they could do to keep the crowd from
crushing his machine.
With about as much apparent con-
Germ as that displayed by a summer
vacationist on a Pullman car journey,
Hamilton scared away from Governors
Island, set upon accomplishing an
aerial flight of nearly two hundred
miles, from New York to Philadelphia
and return.
The young aeroplanist, absolutely I'M
known in the field of aviation a year
ago., was delayed at the start by the
smashing Of one of his propeller blades,
but a new propeller was quickly fitted
to the machine, and a second and final
start made at 1896 o'clock.
Hamilton, puffed out to obese proper
tons by a padding of inflated rubber
automobile tire tubes under his leather
Jacket, made one wide preliminary
circle over the army reservation before
setting out for his objective point.
He rose on an easy slant to an alti-
tude of 225 feet, and, the motor and
new propeller developing no balky ten
denotes, headed off towards the Jersey
shore, the river and harhor craft toot-
ing him a noisy Godspeed as he flew
over the waters of the upper bay and
rhe Kill Won Kull.
The young aviator carried letters
from Governor Hughes and Mayor
Gaynor, which he delivered to Governor
Stuart and Mayor Reyburn In Philadel-
phia, and a special message from the
New York Times to the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. The flight was under
taken under the auspices OF the Times
and the Ledger. The two papers con-
tributed a purse, which is to vary In
value according to what Hamilton Is
able to achieve. The total amount has
not been made public, but 1t Is known
that ever IL unsuccessful in accom-
plishing his full task of a New York
Philadelphia and return fight Hamil-
ton is to be handsomely rewarded for
the effort.
A feature of the wonderful achieve
ment of the modest young operator or
the machine was the ease with which
he picked up and followed a train on
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad, travelling
with almost lightning speed. According
10 his program he flew from Governors
Island to South Elizabeth, where the
train was awaiting his appearance.
From that point town after town along
the line reported the amazing fact that
the train had passed with Hamilton
flying directly over it," Occasionally,
with the probable desire to give variety
to his Quincy he diverged a little. At
Princeton, for instance, ho went up
near the old college town so that the
students and graduates gathered there
for mmencemen week might have a
chance to see him. Z
Grent Throng Awaits Him.
At the aviation field. four miles
northeast from the centre Of Philadel-
phia as the crow flies, a tremendous
crowd awaited the arrival of the daring
airman. An almost ideal landing cushion
composed of tall grass growing out OF
soft ground had been selected. The
field lies to the north of the Pennsyl-
vania tracks near North Penn juno
ton, and 1t was surrounded by 500
policemen to keep back the crowd. All
the mills in the neighborhood were shut
down and that section of Philadelphia
took a holiday.
The crowd began gathering at 8 a.
M, and patiently waited for news of
Hamilton's start. Finally the signal
flags erected en- a tall pole told OF
Hamilton's leaving Governors Island,
and other signals arranged by the New
York Times and the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger kept the crowd informed
of the aviator's progress.
Lands In safety.
1t was a misty morning, and the
range Of vision did not extend very
far. but the crowd patiently waited.
Then a report anne that Hamilton
had crossed into Pennsylvania. and it
did not seem long before a shout went
up from the eastern edge of the crowd
hat Hamilton was in sight. Sure
enough. there he was high In the air
directly over the special train. A mo-
meht later he was in plain view of all,
and then a tremendous cheer went up.
Flying steadily and true, Hamilton
rapidly approached, and when he was
within a few yards of the field he
swerved rapidly to the right and
crossed the field.
The daring aviator circled the field
several times and hen swooped down