New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
.CURT|SS UP OVER OCEAN
Thrilling Flight Along the Coast
at Atlantic City.
SCARS HALF MILE AT SEA
Successful Trip in Bad Winds
After Slight Accident in Pre-
liminary Trial.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Atlantic City, July Glenn II. Curtiss
made his first real flight here to-day. It
did not take place until after o'clock II
/ the afternoon, when the wind had some
what died out, and many in the crowd got
tired of waiting and had gone home.
Curtiss glided up from the beach near
the Million Dollar Pier with the grace of
a giant bird, and scared out to sea half q
mile He swept up over the tops of the
piers and flew up toward the inlet, almost
TO the lighthouse. Then he turned shore
ward, circIed about, and flew down the
beach with the wind to Chelsea. He cir
cled again, few directly over the big wire
less telegraph station. up to YOung's ocean
pier. made another turn and dropped on the
beach light feather in almost the
same tracks he had made when he start@i
out.
Curtiss was in the air for little more
than eight minutes. and said when he land
ed that he could have stayed there for an
indefinite period.
Curtiss had some difficulty in getting start
ed to-day because of the fiuky wind There
was a strong breeze out of the northwest,
and it was puffy and unsteady. Because
OF the peculiar conditions. Curtiss evidently
has been q little apprehensive. He was not
sure just how his big plane would work in
the face of the choppy winds that he mas
found here But he felt a little better after
he had made the fight yesterday
Makes Trial Flight First
He made short trial flight between the
piers this afternoon before he went up for
his ocean trip. and when he found that he
could get along all right and that his ma
chine was not so easily affected after he
ba{p carried him
above the piers and relieved him 70 con-
siderable extent Of the eddies of air, le
was III high glee
When he dropped to the beach at the end
of his trial fight he splintered one of the
ribs of the big plane. but he was so pleased
at finding the big machine would behave
itself at q height of a few feet above the
piers he told his mechanics to hurry up
and patch up the damage, as he wanted to
try another trip. And il will be a real
one this time" said the smiling Curtiss-
When the damage had been repaired
Curtiss's own men and a number of life
guards who had been kept on duty assisted
IN pushing the plane down TO the Mlihoh
Dollar Pier There 1t was turned about
again into the face of the wind. and when
everything was IN readiness Curtlss started
the motor. and the chug-chugging of the
engine could be heard for a distance Of
half a mile.
The aviator gave the word. and those
holding the machine let go. He ran along
the beach for about a hundred feet and
then started into the air. The crowd yelled
itself hoarse when the plane scared grace
fully into the air He pointed first directly
into the wind and then he put his rudder
hard down and the big ship of the air
turned and sailed out over the ocean.
It was a pretty movement and nicely
done and none appreciated 1t more or was
more generous in applause than Charles
X. Hamilton, who arrived just little
while after Curtiss had made his first
flight and was waiting for the repairing Of
his machine. After Curtiss had gone out
about thousand yards he put his helm up
and turned to port and sailed UP the beach
toward The inlet.