The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-19
AERO CRASHES into A FENCE
DREAMS lITOS LAMP AND
GIVES AITOISTS 4 SCARE.
Alternative on LANDING after
nreezy Flight AerOpsane and nat
leon Pass on .. 600 Feet Level Par.
Achute Race o. Put over . Day.

AsBrRT PARK. " J Aug is-Sky
Skipper Ralph Johns'ones biplane
smashed through the automobile parking
ground fenCe at the north end Of the
Interlaken aviation field this afternoon
while trying To make a landing after n
short spin through what Hudson Maxim
al the same moment was referring tn a.
the celestial conoave The Wright
machine suffered u crImphng Of its front
controls. some broken rkids. braces and
plane !bs and partly disrupted some 81
the muslin covering 81 tho planes and
almost all ~ the aviators good temper
The wind trends which the fresh breeze
spilled slant,ngly down from the Ireetops
onto the field all afternoon gave the sky
pilots troubles OF their own IA trying tn
make their hlplanss rise 10 upper avenues
HoNsey and Brooklns. who flew to-day for
the first time sino. his fall Of last week.
told after they ahGhicd of IN" way IN
which until they were high above the
trees the air seemed to press their ma
chimes 10 earth
tombstone had made but one turn Of the
field and had been able To rise only about
. fifty feet when he headed north In
addition To general atmospheric condi-
tons that were unsatisfactory he was
now running before the wind. which
always makes rapid climbing next To i'm.
possible As the north field with its fence
Of trees back of the parked autorIobIles
, came toward HIM Johnston had his
choICs Of irving Ia leap the tr 49, doubt
ful feat under the condition.. or of swing !
ing toward the crowd al hls night and
attempting his climb To safety just above !
their collar buttons
The only thing 10 do was tn shut of the |
motor He dipped and landsd gently on |
the grass. and his wheels rolled along the
field easily but with so much momentum |
that the asroplane and the wooden fence /
came together. There were autos Ia the
right OF him. autos Ia the left Of him.
autos IN front Of him and those in front
tried to Rack out Of the way but hadut
time The plane broke the fence and IT.
self and the left wing broke q lamp on a
touring car belonging To- II u HackmAn
~ Womelsdorf Pa
Johnston. stepped out ~ the aeroplane
unInjured and the bunged up machine
was tnIndled back 10 the Wright camp !
To To- patched up There - "A supply of
neW parts If the camp. and the machine
II u said. will H. repaired IN time for TO
morrOws flights The mishap shows
why the drivers prefer 10 land on skid-
rather than wheels Skids would have
brou ghi the a-roplane To- a stop before ~
reached the fence
THIS was the only mishAp ~ the day
for a time u looked 10 ia" blR
crowd 81 Spectators that there was
danger headed toward Jimmy Fl-mmrug
the parachute jumper who assembled last
Friday with Benny PrInI when PrinZ was
Killed bv falling n mile or more Fl-m-
ming went up han ing from one uf .Iohnnv
Mack's hot air balloons 10 make the first ,
parachute jump since Prinl vas killed ,
On 20 the northwest aud more than "U
feet IA the air Arch HoN--y ~h- Du"kInE
~. wind in a Wright machine and heading
lack HON. A. the balloon pulled Fl-m-
ming tn the sky rhs Wind blew " up aud
ont toward HoHs-y
Johnny Mack hr-d h- pistol a. a sigma
FOR Fl-mmiug 10 JUMP Flsmmlng was '
also about UU feet up when th. pistol :
shot cracked and directly over the north e
wet corner of the Held From the :
grand stand Flrmming could H.. seen J \
Juggling a. the rope that runs up TO TIA. I
short knife fixed jus, beneath ia. bal !
oon which --v-rs the rope that holds =
balloon and parachute together over {
hi, shoulder h- wa- watching the on Z
'oming asroplan-
Either the knife would not cut the !
parachute rope or Flsmming had de g
',ded 10 hug close 10 hi- balloon until '
Arch Hox-.y and himself had got by all 4
Iang-r 81 shaking hands CA a grade -
90 feet up Al any rate Arch
md Jimmy passed each other AZ the an
DOT level. HoSsey 20 sail on toward the q
Ky roof ~ m" field and Jimmy 20 drift
nto the haze Of the northwest They
we're a comfortable distance apart whiIa
passing ~
Flemming made no attempt after that 4,
O cut away from the balloon The n
lack bag rose and roe. until IN. air n
within the balloon began 10 cool on RI
he balloon and Jimmy landed gently a.
4 Oakhurst. four miles from the avia- e,
ION field. and Jimmy stepped out upon ~
omebody or others lawn right side =
10 Johnny Macks sorrel mare LINE
iaude by name. to whom life IL just b,
ne trip after another started sadly W
,It TO find Jimmy and the balloon and O.
rought them back 20 Johnny NJ
Hoxsey had begun the flights 81 the CT
ay by getting on from wheels at tis "a
clock in a breeze that might have been
etter behaved. Al times the breeze NJ
nd the aeroplane hirted in a way that VI
threatened 10 result in scandal before o.
1ey were parted. hut Hoxsey looped he ir
,wer half 81 loops and cut his name in 20
70 sky for sixteen minutes and landed n
ithout the AID Of net His first fight NJ
arTied ham up about 80 feet az times az
tombstone slid into the air shortly ma
tier Hoxsey's landing and made the ~
ne turn and met with IN" atmospheric ~
,ntrarinesa that resulted in his plane a.
nd the parking fence getting tied NJ H.
a true lovers knot Johnston" was
In trying 20 climb IN bi- an
ane equipped with orl,' one eleyatinR 70
ane His glide to the grass ~hen dan u
r. threatened was perfect hut wheels tT'
ID a wind behind To- blow him along the un
a too fast sent him into the fence an
Brookins went w in a rollicking zephyr ne
q k.e fnniiah whan Ill A..