The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
HAMILTON PLANS
FLIGHT TO CHICAGO
New York to Philadelphia
Hero to Try 960-Mile
Journey.

NEW YORK. June 14-'Tm going to
! fly TO Chicago in the near future
Charles X Hamilton. the little red
headed daredevil who yesterday per-
/ formed the most remarkable aviation
| feat yet accomplished when he flew
( from New York to Philadelphia and
back following a time table. today made
( this statement when he appeared from
his room at the Hotel Astor.
! Save for a stiffness in his Joints and
burning skin as a result OF exposure
Ito the wind all day. he gave no signs
yesterday.
Il don't feel any distress at ALL he
said.
At the same time that he announced
his intention OF essaying the 960-mile
New York-Chicago Digit. it was made
known that Hamilton will soon make an
exhibition flight for the benefit Of the
people OF New York Hundreds OF -hoU-
sands Of persons lined the Hudson and
crowded skyscraper windows yesterday
in the hope of seeing him hy I'D the
Hudson on his return from Philadel-
phia. but the mishap which sent him
into the swamp alcng the Rarftan river
prevented him from making the record
long-distance fight ne had intended.
The man who startled the world with
what was declared by his fellow-avia-
totrs to be the finest flight ever made,
paid little heed 10 the compliments he
received today. save for those from the
few birdmen who knew the difficulties
Of his flight, especially as compared
with the easy but longer LOndcn-to-
Manchester trip of Louis Paulhan.
Hamilton. said one aviator today, sur
mounted more difficulties in half Of his
172-mile trip than did Paulhan in the
whole OF his 1s6-mile flight for $50. 600.
Mrs. Hamilton, however, could not re-
strain her enthusiasm.
L knew he'd 90 it. but isn't IL won
derful2' she said. I don't think I'm
prejudiced when l say that this latest
fight Of my husband is the most mag
nifcent thing that has been done in the
air in America since the pioneer flights
of the Wright brothers.
Mr.. Hamilton was thoroughly pre-
rared for the flight, and he knows all
there is TO know about the machine and
probably more about air conditions than
most Of the aviators- So II was to have
been expected. But it is mighty fine.
sdrs. 3. J. Beaudette. the aviator's
mother, is no less enthusiastic than his
wife.
They can't get ahead Of my boy"
said she today, beaming with pride. i
never doubted his success. but I'm aw-
/ fully proud just the same
Hamilton was smoking his cigarette
when found today. He was not anxious
70 talk, out finally consented 10 discuss
/ the fight
"One Of the chief lessons in this flight
/ is its proving the possibility Of flying
[ over cities he declared I flew over
| Trenton yesterday as safely as II 1 were
/ over desert, and Trenton is a Sad
place for an aviator TO linger over as
/ there Is no landing space
First Figh; Over City.
Yesterday was the irss time mad
. ever flown over a city, and the first
/ time any aviator had. except for a trip
I made over FL Paso. Tex.
Another tiCklish job that l had, and
was mighty glad TO get il ove- with,
was starting after l had gotten the
machine out Of the bog in New Jersey.
On one side OF the road were tele-
graph poles and on the other heavy
tollaSed trees. They didn't give me a
+ foot Of leeway all told. and the auto
parties that came up refused 10 get out
/ OF the way 10 help my start.
1t took some delicate steering and
. lodging between branches TO get away
from there, but l was rather proud of
. the job when 1 finally did get up.
( I had 4 clear score to Philadelphia
I and I think that l had one as good, con
sidertng all things, on the return. I was
4 compelled TO aliSht by the breaking Of
{ the pcrc, IAN In j. spark plug, and il
I wouldn't have been a fiVe minutes de-
! lay if l hadn't hit i beg insocad or a
/ field, and broken my propeller in get
B ting away.
when over Jersey City two Uf my
/ G,inders stopped, leaving nc going on
SIX u''i CROUCH TO keep a constant ele-
Vatian, much less Il rise. / looked down
at the house tops and ChimuryS Va
! feet or so below me. and thea sccCted
3 - Tie open bay. 1t was i.s.,y .tuG I
/ had ScIuc trOubIr finding Governors
I Island, but when ! picked up the Statue
! Of Llb=IIg and fOuLd yhat il T..;..N MeS
/ MT Il Ma, haitian Skrscrap@T, I got my
l"asings ali right and went = - with
I'll Any fills"