Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-14

had flashed over the telephone wires
10 the Pennsylvania terminal In Jcr-
ey City and the special train was
after him. Hamilton's route 20 Eliz-
abeth. where 1t was hoped the train
would meet him, lny for sixteen miles
owe the waters Of the lower harbor
and tho XIII Won Kun behind Staten
Island. two miles farther than the
distance to Elizabeth from Jersey
City by rail. No sight Of an a%croplauc
nj Elizabeth No sign OF one az south
Elizabeth. But at Railway, 1914 miles
out by rail. the engineer Rlimpsed
something like "a hugo dragon fly far
ahead OF him and far above him. faint
Against the skies. He put on more
speed and the sense Of pursuit seemed
TO communicate itself 70 Hamliton's
wife and to his mother.
"Oh, Mr.. Ludlow she cried TO a
friend, We found him. He ~ with
us" But the mother could not speak
at all. She walked up and down the
swaying aisle Of the parlor car,
wringing her hands, her face nashed,
her eyes moist and shiny.
Won't you sit down." e%ntreated
one Of the party. offering an arm
II can't" she almost sohbcd while
tears OF pleasure strcamed down her
cheeks.
what little wind was stirring
seemed so%utheasterly. Hamilton said
afterward that the wind was of little
hindrance. but Of no aid TO him. He
was moving with admirable stcadlness
ri an average Of slightly less than fifty
miles an hour. There was no ques-
tion Of a race with the train when
ever the engineer wished ne easily
drew ahead. but the instant he
Stacked up the %aeroplanc WAS over his
head again.
The first point of critical interest
was New Brunswick. where there was
the Raritan river TO cross, roofs. fac
tory chimneys. All OF q city to fiy over,
with the possibilities OF instant death
To the aviator who must make an un-
expected descent. Hamilton rose a
little. but held his unslackened pace
straight across the heart Of the "
In passing through the city the en-
ginecr had slowed down a little and
the %aeropiane began to gain. Mrs.
Hamilton and his mother ran to the
forward coach for a better view. An
ambitious photographer climbed on
tho tender. Mrs. Hamilton scrambled
after him. Not TO be outdone. Mrs. ,
Beaudette. his mother, Joined her.
when the train ran ahead Of him
and then slowed down TO let him
catch up, the incessant musketry fire
OF his motor could be heard family II
see med q little Irregular, but nobody
guessed the truth until Hamilton told
II to his mechanic.
When he was t,a00 feet above the
waters Of the KIN Von Kun, 80 high
that he could not see the Jersey
through the fog, one Of his
right eight cylinders went back on
him and never picked up again for
his whole journey.
The train was then nearing Trcn-
ton and Hamilton began to mount
higher and higher. Here was the
worst spot OF his Journey. Here was
the wide Delaware river 60 cross with
steep banks at either sidei here wax
a broad city with no path dividing IL
but the railway tracks; ana here was
possible danger OF those cratic mir
that often follow a river.
Moreover, the railroad racks were de-
pressed IN a deep cut and spanned by
frequent bridges.
Hamilton planned to so up 1000
feet in crossing Trenton In fact, he
only 10 500.
when | began to climb he said,
I found the wind blowing head-on,
and blowing much harder, too
throughout my trip 1t was The same
Hay, That Is why I flew at a nearly
uniform level OF $50 feet
The theory or these aAcents over
IN obstacle of vide area, but OF IN
'%iEnificant height, h that, In a prop
,rly executed glide, the aviator can
forward three and one-half feet
or every foot he dcseends, SO that II
ie only goes up high enough he can
be- sure OF clearing his danger
latch, even should his motor sudden
Y fail.
Now, the train vas beginning to tit
through the suburbs Of Philadelphia
rhe crowds increased until they hid
hillsides ma fringed the roofs Ike
lack netting. Hamilton LEFT the train
o 60 60 the Aviation field, Instead
Il alighting. he circled the field four
lines slowly, to give the people a fun
nance TO see him, and then settled