The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-12
uI,ToR ~ ,cH> CIo>E CiLL
Dr,, ~ Leap Irsn Hts ~-at ~ NsnsPlAne
t.ar> 60 ~ PrerIplre.

RRtr.troEr Duun IulN II stanley
\ B-ach s-ruuaut,g -iitor ot the Se'sSfi-
Sc tu,.f .. -,ap-si from his bleriot
p,onuf,'An- near m. "igs ~ a my foot
chr >Nl-iln. Long Island SO,Ind ia Lori
mn PARK A. u sn--d slonG tn ground
Eve n I..> aAsr ot herr. late this afternoon
Beach .Srat--i with a te~ brlIss-s. bat
hrs fving ma.hlu~ was carried home IN
me-, - -. before ~ tnIShap h. had
-,sai- . Hrcht u 49, the lIoru-i.ir golf
co,lr-s demonstrating the capabilities OF
a.. ma, O. lur and b. expected L. make a
-hort flsht over the SOUND to prove to
his friends that h- - able To reach the goal
OF his ambition. a filCht To Long lSlAnc
I'm sS,. aft-vuooa Bach cho~~ level
spof o., the golf course from which 10
made a successful hight satisfying hun .
--lf that he al the machine under cot p
troll Then h.. started the machine across
20 the meadow lands which brInS ur al
. cllh overlooking a ru.N str~wn shore
fifty feet below
He plannsd 10 run the machine along
the ground until he came near the chm
then 20 ascend a. h. drew near he Pr~cipl-
to,ls Shor- HI- plans mi-CarrIed owing
10 th. uneven surface - the meadow
Though ih. propeller responded a. he
threw op.n the throttle the machine failed
20 speed IA prnport1on and the mono
plane hug ~i the ground
Bach stuck 10 hI- seal. hoping To At
the desired result before the edge wa
reached. out Wh-n h. saw Il MAS hOl-
le~- ~ wa too late 10 even shut ~ the
engine he threw himself free ~ the
machlu" and went rolling along the edE.
Of the steep d.-c~ni Vhhs hrs machine
launched forth into space.
SUDDENLY rcliaV.d Il his weight the
devic, shot forward unsteadllv then
topuI.,d over N mIi air and landed With
a crash upon the rocks.
R..ach had eft lehInd IN the golf links
about hundred spectators. They saw
the machine disappear over the Gin
hear! IN, CRASH and feared ne had been
sllei
Thtudor, IuuSpu. keeper Of the STRAIT
ford lighthouse IN the ext rene end OF
Iordship Iark ran - his window ~ he
heart the a"rpplaIs smash GA the rocks
and not -.a.lng Beach Who was nurrlEg
hIz hri.r s.s IN the edge of the elm. he
t-lephr0sd frr an ambulance.
! h" report - R.aCh's death spread far
and wid. h-frr.. tha facts became known
beach soon r~appear-d in STAFFORD
driving has automobile into the town with
rarts II Ms " r,cA..d machine in the car
Rsa.h .'pr">s-d himself a. highly
rl.a-.d With the nutCom" ~ his eNperi-
meu' and credited the disaster TO the
unfavorarl" ground conditions that he had
NOT tak"n into consideration uhen he
planued io soar M the CliT He said
with l''l- attention the approach 10
Tho chs should ~ made an IDEAL starting
plsC. TOT Nights over the water.
Beach = fra"hIn" - "gulpp~d with a
gyro-"Op+ when w"Ighs less than nfty
pounds bu' which r-NulVed with great
rapidi'N and thai - calculated 20 inpart
STABILITY o. m. machine Reach - the
fr-' g. mas" v-.- % this principl" IN aero
plane construction H. oppressed HIM
s.aif a. granted wl'i ~" demonstration
NJ tho r. .a'lNu - the gyrnz"pr-' 20 th'
asroulau' fbis afternoon aud added
thar N.'hru Tow DAYS N" hoT-d To- have
the uawhlu. N.arhAVl.d and m shape
Inls--- more ----uu- harm had come ~
ms sucIr" 'Nar = rasiIai 'n-Ta"tiNn dts
clo~ar ~ engine mas ~ hor-.'- mower
Bach - q rn"rnter ~ 'h~ Nero thr
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