The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-14


GsHDES err. l. { July ~ -Ihtrl~.
X tianiltpnls att~mpt - teach a nrW
horn bard m. trirk 20 fiyinE cnti.d wi'h q
disaster lsts THIS afternoon Hamilton
had Ahnnuncvd Yesterday that h.. wu'Id
try n'it a hiplans invented by Philip Vii
coH. a Columbia University student. and
a. good a. his word he was on hand
Al about g O'Clock the fiisr. or would 10
nier. was rollcd from IT. shed To the
aviation field Hamilton. followed Ivy a
crowd uf spectators. walked t~hind the
biR white canvas bird After It had been
settled he mounted the seat and with
young Wilcox standing at the side
posed for the photographers. This time
he was not smoking a cigarette. Then
the mechanlcians got busy and set the
eight foot propeller IN motion. The pro-
T'eIter apparently was doing good work
and tho gu gine ran well.
The mechanics pleased their gnp on
the frame and tn" machine took lively
run along the ground. II kept running
for a hundred yards. when the chassis
buckled and the hig bird collapsed before
Il had even toddled Hamilton was
thrown from the seat and everybody
ran in the direction Of tho wreck, ex-
pectink TO pick out a manRled body.
hut Hamilton was on his feet before as
sistanCe arrived The front control was
demolished and the planes were nat on
the ground
Well. the thirteenth Is my unlucky day
said Hamilton. 4 had nv accident in
Seattle on April Is
II was noticed that the left side OF the
machin" was bucklins under. but Ham
ilton didn't seem to know just what had
happened lie said he had elevated the
plane and attempted to rice but couldn't
get sufficient momentum
The first thing ] knew. he said the
machine turned and then COLLAPSED
don't know the exact cause
The plucky Young inventor after
viewing ia" wreCk declared that the aero
would soon h. repaired. and Hamilton
said he would be willing to give IL another
trial IL was found that the wheels were
too light Ia support the body. Mr. VIII
COX said that he had ordered a new ct OF
wheels. hut they had not arrived IN time.
capt Baldwin made several flights.
the longest Of which was five minutes
While Capt Baldwin was flying Frank
Van Anden and Steven Edwards were
trying out machines on the ground To-
morrow Hamilton will max. flight IN
the Baldwin machine and will take as a
passenger Leon SChinasi. who II il said
will buy a machine and join the colony
OF fii-rs Within the next two or three
days Hamilton will attempt To fly a bi-
plane invented by Fred Schneider He
expects TO have his aero. which ~ being
built. ready IN about three weeks. He
will give u a first test over the fields here.
e~ie S.rtng. tn" cntoTobtle racer.
took his B'e.r,o, monopiane out TO-DAY
1ut kept IN the ground Ne said he ~
not going 70 take any chances IN wrecking
Il and - going about learninR IL gradually
lie will take Il OUT again Tomorrow aud
u the conditions arr favorable he may
Try Il in the arr
Among the visitors TO-DAY was Willard
I l-hsnI the inventor Of Al explosive
% y der He SNid he will max" tests Of
IT, efficiency 60 destroy a baitlesh''' by
Dropping 2UO round .hsI geS on tl.a belt I
a-n.or OF an old "atile~hip durIng the !
summer AZ Indian load. the Government |
yroVink grounds NJ lshAm SAYS his |
explosive was demonstrated durIag the |
Russian -JApane-e war He believes that |
20o rounds ~ dynamite would Ne am |
cient % destroy a vessel He say~ turtIss !
has st.o~n that u ~ possible To drop
bomb on q battle-hip md tn" trial that |
he intends TO make y III be it, elective |
ness IL has been maintained by -on'e !
that even though an explosivs should
be dropped on a hattie shin u would 90 |
no great damage.