The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27


asl hts head could be seen riic people
crowded closer and WATCHED him re-
yoivc slowly on tho turn. twice around
he swung, and then, st on estimated
altitude 81 600 feet, he turned his eyea
into tho east and calmly, nln.astically
sailed away. Gc climbed higher unit /
the inccssant buz1 Of hts powerful /
motor had died away. Then the aero.
plane was no longer pf.achine. III
was simply = new species OF bird
Steadily and onward Moisattt flew,
going ever higher, until nc was almost
lost TO Wow.
Gar down ana above tho city a I
group OF buaaards hung iazily In tile /
air. Moisant disappeared among them.
and tho gazing thousands sometimes |
lost him. only to pick him out again |
and again to lose I'm The flight Wa2 !
directed first into tho north
o9cr the Whitc-WaItcd Prison.
on the outer rim of tho city Molsai,t |
swung back to the south, appearing I
over Broad Street and then turned
the nose of his little machine towards
the white walled prison. tie was at
N altitude of 1,coo feet but lie shot
down tn n wide circle to within 500
feet of the upIifted eyZj OF the men
I'm stripcs He came down so close that
they could hear tho roar of his motor.
As they looked In wonderment he made
a half circle, and then swung east
ward down over the city From be-
tween the walls OF the silent prison
convicts watched him come and dis
appear
1t was the first time in the history
OF the world that a free show In the
mir had ever been afforded to prison
crs. and they were grateful for the
generosity OF the man who swung
aloft above them. He looked down
and saw that he was above the prison
for the white walls were his signal
The men In stripes he could not see
nor could he hear their gladstone
shouts. Only the housetops came With.
in his vision, and there was no noise
in his ears save the whir OF his motor
MI else was a sea OF utter space an
of utter silence save for that souna
which he created. The whole city
watched him. From every housetoi
people 1ookeE at the strange thing o.
tho sky. And others. too. scattered az
over the city. looked for ard found him
Circled Back again.
AS lie left the air road above tns
prison aloisant headed siill turtnel
into the northeast. swinging on n,s
backward turn about seventeen ~, 20,
From there he turned again In iohA
half circle and headed back to the pen
,tentiary. crossing Capitoi Square Z
1he south and racing by Tic IiHies
T)tspatch building close enough W "
caught by a cameras powerful lens
Tbc fir1rcs Il under his planes wer
easily read. Again he came low,
that all could sec, and over the VIM
walls of tho prison he dipped III s ttsn
acknowl edgement to the eyes oPiin..
+oward him and to the shouts ne hpe'
,hcn after last. lingering 1901
srr,Iur back to the north. He passe
oyer Main and Broad Streets and al
ncared above Barton Heights. Iro
,ytore he directed his course back
tho Fair Grounds. He had maae
compIete circuit over the city. ahu -
night was made in the form OF hsu'
eight. 90, 49,, s,,,
,,.,,,t smashing on his planes. he al
aa,red again In view of the Thousand
~ grounds. People roared III e.
,,,ation as they saw him sateis ~
.,,-r,i,,s. from his wonderful Night ~
,,ti,, over the long stable builuins
-,orthaast OF tho central held nc can
tu.o view and seemed as Ii 10 pSs'
and hover. ,,. ..,e ON
trrcr lie turned his nose downward
snrle of forty-fve degrees, an
not down through the empty apac'
70 the nomsns field. 1t vas PERI
aus looking angle, and the poop
watched breathlcasiy. As he can
re.rcr 60 the ground lever, he settl
ms a bird feels for tree perch. al
then dropped lightly down. tue mon
plane hopping and skipping uhut
camu finally to rest.
one Mighty Shout.
,hn.,cuu1S broke In
mighty shout. In high treble the "
men yelled, their voices ringing hi
above the heavy tones of the ms
rhey wanted 10 rush into the field a
welcome the aviator back to ear
but tho county and city police he