The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-14
MADE GREAT FLIGHT
In TWELVE HOURS

NEW YORK. June 13.-Charles *.
Hamilton rose In his aeroplane from
Governors Island this morning and
sped without a break so miles TO Phil
adelphia In remarkable cross
country flight. under the auspices of
the New York Times and the Phlla-
delphia Public Ledger He made the
trip in / hour and 81 minutes, leav-
Ing Governors Island at 1885 and
landing at Philadelphia at 9;2G.
Alighting at Aviation field. he de-
liyered letters from Governor Hughes
and Mayor Gaynor TO Governor Stu
art and Mayor Reyburn accepted
messages OF congratulation from
them to bear in return aud started
for New York again with only brief
iDtermlssion for food, fuel and oil.
He had flown approximately 20 miles
OF his return journey when slug
glsh motor drove him 10 descend in
a swamp near South Annoy, n, j.,
at II so p. M
The propeller Was broken In land.
ing, but after repairs had been made
Hamilton resumed his flight at 620
and landed at Governors Island at
6 SO. Thus the return trip was made
In ] hour and SO minutes at an esti-
mated average speed OF 5I,96 miles
an hour, which breaks the record
made In the Curtiss flight from Al
bany to New York
That Hamilton did not make the
return as easily as the outgoing trip
was due only to haste In his hurry
to get away from Philadelphia. he
neglected 10 clean his spark plugs,
they fouled, the engine baked and
he was forced 10 come down on the
banks OF the river. two miles above
Annoy
Curtiss stlll holds the record for
speed. but Hamilton took all Amer
lean records for croSscountry dis
tance and duration and, using his own
figures for the return journey. his
average speed per mile established
new mark
The accident to the propeller in the
Jersey swamp was the second mis-
hap of the kind during the day. but
a telephone call to Governors Island
brought a new propeller by automo-
bile. With a new sci of spark plugs,
and the aviator was able TO finish
Within u hours although "a hours
were allowed in the terms OF his con-
tract
Carrying, as he did letters between
the two cities. Hamilton created the
first fast mall by the air route to
Philadelphia and return and demon
strated that an aoToplaDe cen deliver
mail from ono city 10 another with
the punctuality of government ser
vice. During the whole OF his first
lap he never varied more than two
minutes from his timecard. and
came down on the handkerchief laid
to mark his landing spot, with The
precision OF d pigeon.
1t ia AZ interesting coipcidcnt that
Hamilton won his honors today with
the same bipIane that won the in
tcrnalional speed trophy for Glenn II.
Curtiss al Rheims last year aud that
he Was driven by the same propeller
with which Curtiss recently made his
historic 1Ight from Albany 10 New
York. Curtiss few over a more pic
turesQue country, hut Hamilton to-
day oyercamc obstacles Of geography
and Sctbacks OF luck that no other
aviator has ever conquered. Curtiss
carried pontoons. Hamilton flew 80
miles over salt water. with no pro
lection except three inner tubes OF
bicycle tires wrapped around his
waist. He took chances on roof tops.
bridges and moving trains that have
never been thought OF before With
a missing engine and twice compelled
10 substitute propellers he kept go
ing and tonight his resolution brought
| It's reward.
The weather was ideal for flight.
| The dawn broke translucent and
pearly gray. with Just enough moIs-
ture In the air 20 give the propeller
| n good thrust
AS Hamilton wheeled his aeroplane
| from its tent on Governors Island a
special train. chartered by the New
York Times and tho PhIladelDhIa