The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-20
DirigibIes in Flight.

The dirigible balloons entertained
the crowd while waiting for Paulhan's
temperance. Several times it was
cried that he was coming but it was
found that it was only a bird. The
Frenchman was chasing the sea gulls
away from their haunts.
At $50 o'clock Paulhan again came
into sight and at o'clock he landed
directly in front of the grandstand. He
received wild applause and was taken
down the narrow aisle of frantic peO-
pie so that they could get a good
look at him.
AS he was in an amiable mood he
was beseiged with pleas to take friends
up. He returned to his machine and
began this part of the program.
Lieutenant Beck on his trip, took
dummy dynamite bombs to attempt
to throw them from a height to a
measured place on the ground. This
was test made for the benefit of
the army. The result is that gun
pits may have to be covered to pro-
tect them from aerial enemies in a
time of war.
While Lieutenant Beck was not sue
cessful in placing the bombs within
the square, they did not land far
away ard it was demonstrated that
the aeroplane could be used for this
purpose and that it was only lack of
practice to place bombs where wanted.
Harmon Flies With Paulhan.
Paulhan's last flight with Mr.. Har-
mon, was not made until 5 o'clock.
Again he disappeared in the direc-
ton of the ocean and he did go to
the shore. He returned after circling
the fields in the west, an approximate
distance of II miles, made in a little
over 20 minutes.
The other aviatOrs did not accom-
plish much. Charles K. Hamilton
made three starts in an attempt to
break Paulhan's altitude record of A.
165 f6et. On his first trial Hamilton
rose ass feet, on his second 800 feet
and on his third approximately 700
feet. Paulhan on the sea shore eX-
ceeded this without any effort at rec
ord breaking. Hamiltons machine
was not working we'll enough to en-
courage him to go higher on the spiral
pathway.
The Gill-Dosch machine met with
an accident that eliminates it from
any work tomorrow. This is an Am
erican machine owned by H. w. Gill
of Baltimore. 1t has been tested out
several times, but each time it has
met with trouble. This time the trou-
BILE was serious. AT a height Of from
80 to 100 feet it circled the field once
and then came down with a crash
that wrecked it's left plane. Hillary
Beachey, the driver, was not injured.
Glenn H. Curtiss made two appear
ances. The first time he went round
the course three times and the second
time he tried for a speed record. His
lap was 2:19, seven seconds from the
record.
Tomorrow is the last day of the
meet. Curtiss will go to HammOnds-
port, N. Y, to start work on a new
model biplane, a heavier one than he
has used here. He claims that he
will demonstrate with this new ma
chine that he can get along without
the. Wright patents.
After the meet Paulan, it was given
out by his manager tonight, will go
to San Francisco. He will make sew
eral flights there if the weather per-
mits.
Hamilton may attempt the flight
from here to San Diego for which
San Diego business men have offered
prize of $4,000.
The plans of the French syndicate
controlling Paulhan, to take the avia-
tor on a trip around the world have
not been decided. Negotiations are
now on with several cities, partic-
ularly Salt Lake City, st. Louis and
New Orleans. If terms are reached,
the world trip will be postponed until
exhibitions have been given in these