The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-13

ttnkering with hts engine.
Hamilton aIighted about
O'Clock owing to the fact that his
engine was missing badly. Al
Metuchen Hamilton noticed fllaE
the engine was baking. He
thought he could make o sIsOrt
cut over South AnlbOy and reach s
Governors Island without alighk~ s
ing. Dirty spark plugs caused t1se
engine to miss fire. Hamilton
came down In the marshes and r.
will be necessary for him To hnN0 %
his aeroplanc hauled out befOrU s
he can reaseend. He expected -
continue his flight ut about
O'Clock.
PHILADELPHIA, June f3.--Tr1v~
cling at a speed greater than that ~ 81
the fastest express trains between the
two cities, Charles X. Hamilton.
a -Gurtiss .biplaae. completed the fiKSe
half or his fight from New York to-
and return at s:28 To-
day. He covered the distance, Ap-
proximately 81 miles in one hour
and nifty minutes. about so miles -
hour.
Hamilton appeared above the avf~
alton field. a quarter Of mills north
west of Front street and Eric ave
nue. at $50 O'Clock. He circIad the
big lot three times. tearing to tho
earth on the fourth circle at . point
several squares distant from where
a crowd of zo.ooo had expected him
to descend.
A policeman was the first to eFsek
The daring aviator. When ~ kxssJ
v newspaper zen swas1ne &
him Hamilton. n y!
Easn4red a6osss thss nsid III
about him. al strt ing to gr2Se
hands and all cheering him fnadi
Shouts were made for speac11s
but Hamilton turned TO his aerial
craft. plainly embarrassed by the Tea
ception given him. s
1T was a beautiful flight said
Hamilton, the most beautiful ! have
ever had The weather was great
couldn't have been better"
:. ~ this Esstst tfuf StuSfss wft0
was an Interested spectators Of thNa
flight, was presented to the aviaeox.
II want to congratulate you. If
Hamilton" the governor said. ssoA
your remarkably beautiful Night.
Thank you. governor" returned
Hamilton. II guess it's time -
delivering the goods.
Ready for start.
NEW YORK. June 13~--Staxt2kM.
on what is declared by expert ANx%
ators to be one OF the most amh4~sE
tious aeroplane trips every attempto&2s
Charles NJ Hamilton. most daring o.
American air men. left Gorsxnoe4M
Island, In upper New York. for E1A
adslphia and return at 1:38 oNctoz
this morning AS he few acro4s a
upper bay and headed straight ON&4
the New Jersey meadows which 1l[
arate Now York and Elizabeth. @
was flying about 500 feet in the
and running very nearly mile r
minute, sss2
Hamilton made his fsrst eaBAy
his Curtiss aeroplane ut 7.11s
before he could get into tho air
propeller struck big log hid414M
the sand on Governors Island
was shattered. The mishap did H.
bother Hamilton much. as no
his damaged apparatus on ASsd
cnee attached the propeller Wnl
Curtiss used in his flight from ALL
20 New York. At 1873 he cut
engine for a test, and at 7s3e
took the air for a circiing trial MI
finally heading southwestward
sea wall at the island at an aftak
between $50 and 500 feet. end
he took the Wind at the bay he h1N
ed IL up In the air
Fine Weather. ssssM
The start of the flight Wa A4M43
under the most prupitious wNn4
conditions possible, Not q nrAn4I i
air was stirring and the SnM &
hidden under the overhanging n
which. however did not seem f& y
sage rain.
Hamilton spent the night 0n% ~
errors Island as the guest az W
tenant v. NJ. Eimore. aide hi g af
Walter Howe. commander * ~
partment OF the east He ri &
daybreak and went to his
which his little curtiss ~
t,ouEstf Hamilton had penS n ~
machinists to Philadelphia to -
To rush repairs there u u <S
and Glenn HI. CurtiEs haNsA
his stan at Hamilton's dior& ~
gether they went over thu SSzs
testing every wire and bon Is
CINE was thoroughly otled
lowed to run for several H1x
test it's working capacity. A.
expressed himself az thoroN
isfed. IN
He was juhilant over ~
( conditions. Sss3S&
The first beat from New In
tug General Hancock, re-
Island at 6;55. bringtn9 0G
/ 400 persons to witness -
OF the flight When thsy NJ w.
I great sand dune from w1t6
was TO START. Hamilton WkG6&
| at his machine. He Waa
| Joined by Glenn Curtfm G5