Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29
Louis PauIhan Arrives With Didier
Mason and Eduard
Miscarol.
IDEAL WEATHER PREVAILS
lviators Sanguine of a Success
full Flight Upon Their In
spection of Skies.
Immense Sale of Tickets md Big
Crowds Handled by the Railroads
Assure the Success of the Meet.

An immense crowd which numbered
into many thousands gathered at the
fair grounds this afternoon TO witness
the aviation feats of Louis Pauhan
the distinguished French flyer. and his
cohorts. represented by Madame Paul
han. Didier Mason and Eduard Mis-
carol. The grounds showed one vast
concouTse OF people. representing con-
tingcnts from all over the intermoun-
tain west
Paulhan was scheduled to make an
ascent at 2:30 o'clock and was at the
grounds on time Delay In minor me-
chanical arrangements of the great BIZ
plane caused postponement of the at
tempt until after the press time OF The
News.
The French flyer and his party ar
rived this morning from San Francisco
over the Oregon Snort Line shortly be-
fore o o'clock. The great machines
came over the Denver & Rio Grande
from Ogden short time aftcrward in
two express cars They were switched
10 the fair grounds and rapidly un-
loaded under the espionage of the
skilled mechanicians of the aviation
party.
Paulhan and mis- "entourage" were
driven to the Knutsford hotel to the
apartments which had been provided
for them by Secy. Caine of the Com
merclal club. Paulhan Immediately
proceeded to take o rest in preparn-
ton for the nerve wracking events in
which he Is to be the principal figure
at the fair grounds. Both ne and the
madame seemed to be in the best OF
health and spirits. condition which
also characterized all of the party.
HEAVY TICKET SALE.
During the morning and early in the
afternoon the sale OF downtown tickets
was something tremendous All OF the
depots established for their disposal
were crowded and the newspaper cou-
pons were sought eagerly everywhere
The arrangements were perfection and
there was not a hitch any place along
the line. James E. Jennings, VINO is a
sort OF a clearing house for the event.
had force of men carly at work and
handled the situation with a mastery
grasp.
Friday. the hotels were deluged for
reservations and this morning but few
rooms were obtainablc. The rooming
houses are filing up rapidly and be-
the greatest the city has seen since
the great gatherings OF last summer
and fail. The trains arriving in the
city this morning and early afternoon
have borne capacity cars and the rail-
road officials anticipate still heavier
traffic this afternoon. Where the con-
ditons warrant IT the railroads have
put on extra cars and have handled
the crowds splendidly.
The sole topic about the streets all
day long has been flying machines.
There is a marked cranlng OF nccks to-
ward the heavens and there is an evi-
dent expectation to see Paulhan circl-
ing about in the air In the ncighbor-
hood of the Boston and Newhouse sky
scrapers. This afternoon many of the
business offices closed early in order
10 enable employers and employees to
attend the great even at the falr-
grounds. The service of the Utah Light
< Railway company was close to per-
fectlon, an almost minute service being
established which made First South
and Main street a busy corner.
IDEAL WEATHER PREVAILS.
With just suspicion of air stirring,
the sun shining brightly, the tempera-
turc rising 10 the emergency. and the
pleasant tang of winter shifting the
cheek the day was an Ideal seasonal
production. A. II. Thiessen. tho wealth
CT direter. made good his promise that
there would be no adverse weather
conditions other than little snow
and cold, neither of which intcrfered
particle with the exhibition.
The arrangement at the fairgrounds
which Charles A. Quigley OF the Com
merclal club committee OF arrange
rnents had much to do with, met with
the appreciation of the aviation party.
A huge tent had been provided for the
90 h. q nd
had been blocked out and perfected ac-
cording to the desires OF L. A. Mont
Grey. assistant manager of the aviation
party. who came to the city several
days In advance to make the neces-
sary ground and other arrangements
SENSATION or FLYING.
"Thls matter OF flying through the
air is a peculiar thing" said Psulhan.
through Mr.. Goulet, the Interpreter.
THE atmosphere is just like body OF
water which Is constantly In motion
There are all sorts OF currents. eddles.
whirlpools, and every one of them has
an effect upon a machine. A steady
wind does not have so much effect for
We can combat II and II Is not treach-
erouP. or course. very strong wind
is hard to buck against
Ma fol- and he shrugged his shoul-
ders. 1T is not the air of the open
country which is so bad. but when you
get flying above 4 city, with the myriad
hot air tunnels which are bored up
ward by chimney currents. the nun
dred and one disturbances which make
the air veritahle maclstrom, then 1t
Is that the aviator must watch every
movement OF his machine. II is I'M
measurably harder to navigate above
city. particularly II the height is not
very great. That Is why so few flights
are made over the great cities"
Paulhan said he thought that one OF
the greatest flights that have been
made In the history OF aviation was
that OF Wilbur Wright at New York
when he circled the battery went up
the Hudson. returned md inspected
the statue OF Liberty and then descend
ed safely Nobody but man who
has been in the air In one OF these ma
chimes can appreciate that feat" said
Paulhan. "All of the buoyancy Of the
cold currents was slashcd by an inter
mixture OF warm air, there were eddics