The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13

l lion ~ the actual manOeuyTe that bis
hand had undertaken. and this lack
n concentration, lasting perhaps for
the fraction u a second, proved fatal
~ may be that the great flying men,
finding tnemgeiyeg now ~ thoroughly
masters Of their machines, are becOm-
ing less careful than they used 10 be;
and n this f. the Gaze the fate " Mr.
Rolls may prove 10 BE- a valuable les
son 70 them.
The other point that the accident
suggests ~ that the extreme lightness
which constructors seek IN the build.
ling " aerOplsnes may not BE- alto
gether necessary, Any weight at al
u cOurge, IS a handicap, and By ~.
Ing stays Of bOned bamboo, Or Of
seasoned and carefully selected wood,
and wires that have borne severe
tests, they save, 10 most, a few
pounds IN the total weight " bi,
plane. Bot these few pounds, even
though they reduce the speed Or the
lifting capacity Of the aerODlaUe
little-Or even lot--are not worth
saving II the life Of q man may de-
pend upon them.
Altogether II Is impossible To re-
slgt the thought that n Nr. Rolls had
had q slightly more clumsy machine,
and had been little less expert In
the handling Of n, he might have been
spGred 90 70 on discovering and
teaching US more and more Of the
secrets Of flight for many years 20
come"
Nr. George COckburn, who rs the
veteran Of thOse present on the flying
ground, describes the cause Of the
accident as loss Of speed-giving
stability caused by eleyatlng his for
ward planes too suddenly, 80 that he
pitched down Ike stone"
ADVENTUROUS CAREER.
The dead aviator was a bachelor,
the third son Of Lord and Lady Liam
gattOck, and next month would have
celebrated his thirty-thlrd birthday.
4 man Of quiet, unassuming manner,
q teetOtaler, and nOn,smOker, he
was keen sportsman, whose Interest
centered on all matters connected
With mechanical locOmotion.
lie began as a small child by TAX.
ing forbidden rides on a trolley that
vas being used for the construction
Of road on his fathers estate. The
two great joys Of his early days we're
an Old bath,chalr and high bicycle.
lie used 10 haul the bath-chair to the
top If long and tOrtuOus drive, and
then let II run down hill. Then he
would jump in and delight in the wild,
crrauc ride. ~ a boy, too, he drove
a rOad-roIler one Sunday, and was
caught By his father on returning
from church.
While still an EtOn boy he set up
. an electric light installation in his
! MOnmOuthsblre home, and when he
! EoOk his pegee at Cambridge he
!, choose, a special examination IN me
chanlsm and applred sciences. Practi
2 cal 10 the core he was never content
) until he had mastered the workings
Of every kind Of engine he could gain
access to.
t He graduated in engineering in
, 1898, and took his VI. a. at Cam
, bridge four years later. During one
. Of his vacations he actually went on
. q voyage to Russia Il. his fathers
steam yacht, the Santa Maria, as
third engineer. the duties Of which
Office he discharged 10 the letter.
!, At Cambridge ne gave his first IN
dIcatlOn Of his love Of speedy travel,
. winning his bali BIue iqr cycling.
and captalning the University team
~ 1897, when It beat oxford and
Dublin Universities and the United
Hospitals
FIRM cycling 10 motoring was but
q step, and IL Was taken through the
, stage Of mOtOr-cycllDg while Sir. Rolls
was stu a graduate. That was in
the days when a mOtOr-car Was class.
"a as q stcamrOller, and II Was an
offence against the law 10 travel with
Out a red flag IN front.
SIR Rolls delied the Law, for he had
q racing Panhard which WAS capable
81 thirty miles an hour. and the con.
sequence was summons. which he
framed and hung In bis rooms IN
iKBlRhtsbrldge.
Motoring became BIS passion. and
be ardent youth not only converted
bis father boz was the FIRST ~ instil
bose fOr lnS pastme into the iato
. King. whom b. took r. daily rides
uheH liis Majesty was on a visit %
flOrd and Lady LiaugattOCk.
Mr. Rolls tOOk 80 motor engineer
INK definitely 81 q DrfesalOn. carry
inK % business ~ large premises On
ibe Paiham slds n Eafi's Court. aud
DO rafaRe or ffccaGlIy. BHi
'If aaF ths adventurous side
~ moOiifOrlnE which especially
{ appealed ~ hlm 80 Once
fofd fas Automobile Ci8b that b. had