The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30

New York, May 3O.-GlSnn Ii. Cur.
tiss' marvellous feat Of aviation In fly.
ing from Albany TO New York yestcr.
day-137 miles In 152 minutes-com-
PEELED the attention of the entire
world today. The flight from the
state capitol to Governors Island just
of the battery breaks all speed rec
ords In aviation distance contests.
Mr.. Curtiss rested quietly at his ho-
tel today and received the congratu-
latlons that were showcrcd on him.
He made it clear that he believed
still greater feats in flying would be
accomplished and these in near
future.
The flight began nj 1903 a m, yes
tcrday. and only two stops were made
before the blplane glIded on the
reaches OF Governors Island
The first stop was made at Pough-
lIeepsie, whore an hour was spent by
Curtiss going over his engine and re-
filling his oil tank The second stop
was made at Inwood. where he made
his official landing
The aviator remained at Inwood an
hour and seven minutes and then pro-
ceeded 10 Governor island.
Between Albany and Tnwood the BIZ
plane, which is the smallest that has
ever figured In the greater aviation
contests. made nm average speed of
5406 miles an hour. For minutes al Il
time. CurtIss' machine skinned
through the afr nj 50 miles an hour
and the special train. which was fol-
lowing the flight was hard put to
keep abreast OF the machine.
There were times during the flight
when the machine scared close to 700
feet above the winding river.
CurtiSs' feat wins for him the s10.-
OO1 cash prize OF the New York
World, The latest revised figures, OF
the flight arc:
Start from Albany 7:3O a. III. Ar
rived Governors Island. -, noon.
Total time of trip, four hours. 81
minutes.
Elapsed time of the two stops en-
route. = hours. IL minutes
Actual time of flight, hours. &C
minutes.
Distance covered, 80 miles.
Average speed per mile, about l
minute. seconds
This record Is for the flight as Il
whole The prize flight ended as stat
ed. at Inwood the record for 137
miles TO the point as previously givcn
A clear day with light wind gave
some hope TO aviation enthusiasts Of
seeing another spectacular flight but
nothing In that line Is announced a
present Curtiss' aeroplane remain
ed al Governors Island awaiting final
orders as to whether 1t would be kept
intact OF dismounted and returned to
the CurtIss establishment
New York. MAY 30-Glenu H Cur
tlss' own story Of his flight from Al
bany to New York, is as follows;
MY feelings at tho start? All u
wanted or thought OF al tho moment,
was to get started at the most favor
able time. We had taken every DOS
sible prccaution. and once started. 7
found myself going we'll and flying
high and strong. | rose immediately
10 height about Of 700 feet and
kept at that average most OF the way.
rs a hard thing TO tell just what
height YOU arc travelling al. | could
tell much better from the ground
than up above.
Presently found wire vibrating.
IT was supporting one of the controls
and If II had broken in two as might
well have happened through friction in
vibration. the consequences might |
have been disastrous. However. | /
watched il closely and II held out
My sensations in flying so high
and over the water? We'll. ! don't
know just what my sensations were.
Was too busy TO have any. At
PoIghkeepsie was little afraid
That In landing might misjudgc my
distance Landing from such a height
is quite a stunt and remember that
] Was going at nifty miles an hour. |
had To get very close 10 tho ground
before shutting off the power. when
q nasty bump might bc disastrous
aud II wcrc TO shut off The power too
high up ] might get a nasty drop and
ruin the machine. So 1t is a ticklish
matter that takes up all a mans en-
ergy and attention.
"One thing / noticed particularly.
The machine / have has no muffler
and il makes SO much noise that
conld not hear whistles blowing.
though could see the smoke.
"When ! landed at Poughkoepsie, 7
was deaf or nearly so for awhile and
bad 2 great hummlng aud buzziDg In
my ears.
"At Storm King mountain. where I
had been warned of treacherous air
currents. was nearly upset With
out warning. my machine took sud
den plunge downward and sideward,
! dropyed with her thirty or forty feet
and assure you It is not pleasant
sensation. It's just like dropping that
isr In an elevator shaft. By quick
chorts I managed to regain my equl'
librium and dropped TO lower level.
About the time I passed West
Point BEGAN TO experience some anX-
iety about my supply of lubrleaung
OIL. My Indicator showed the oil TO
DC falling in the lank and. as / pro
oceded. the gauge sank lower and
lower, with astonishing rapidity.
BY the time | reached Yonker5, my
oil tank was practically empty The
automatic engine pump that supplies
Il seemed TO be working overtime
and ! had found 1t unnecessary TO use
the footpump for little while. l had
hcpcd to go right on to Governors Is
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