Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-11-10
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AT END OF THE FLIGHT.

Calbraith P. Rodgers has completed his
ocean-to-Ocean trip in an airship. The
trip was a personal undertaking at a cost
of $4,000 in preparation.
Rogers set out from Sheepshead Bay
track, New York, on September II at 4;25
O'Clock in the afternoon.
In the States of New York and Pennsyl-
vania his machine sustained several mis-
haps. and he was thereby delayed a few
days. Finally he got start and landed
in Chicago on October s.
On October II Rodgers reach Marshall,
Mo-, transcontinentaly speaking. his half
way point. Then he had covered 1,483
miles and had beaten Atwoods record by
2l8 miles.
From Missouri he turned south across
Oklahoma and thus into Texas. From this
point began some Of the most spectacular
flights in his itinerary. The foothills of
the Rockies were before him. At Pecos
Canon, over which he passed at a height
of 1000 feet, the aviator was thrilled by
the grandeur of the mountain scenery
which stretched out below him.
81 was never so impressed in my life, -
said the air-man, las when looked down
at those juttine peaks and cavernous gul-
lies which lay in a myriad of fantastic
arrangements"
Venice, seaside resort of Los Angeles,
was his chosen landing place, there to end
the most remarkable and significant trans
continental journey yet undertaken by an
aviator.
The length of his course between New
York and Los Angeles is just $3.50 miles
The best previous cross-country record is
that made by Harry N. Atwood in his St
Louis to New York fight of 1865 miles
Thus Rodgers covered distance over two
and half times that traversed by any
other aviator in cross-country flight.
Although Rodgers ends his flight will
nominally the same machine which he be-
gan it. yet practically the whole plane hat
been rebuilt.
Rodgers is native of Zion Hill, Hartford
county. Md. and a cousin of Lieut. T. Johr
Rodgers, an army aviator. who has made
number of stirring fights.
The young flyer comes from family o.
fighting stock. Nearly all the male mem
bers were either in the army or navy. Hi
father was the late Capt. c. P. Rodgers
of the Fifth Regiment Cavalry, United
States Army, who was killed in 1878 by
lightning while in his tent at Fort Russell
Wyoming, Lieutenant Rodgers was borr
after his fathers death. His mother wal
Miss Chambers, of Pittsburg. She is nov
living with her daughter. Mrs. Albert Pease
on Long Island.
On his mothers side Mr.. Rodgers is
great-grandson of Commodore Perry, whit
opened the ports Of Japan. On his father
side he is the great-grandson of Commo
dore John F. Rodgers, who saved Baltimor,
in 1872. He has one brother, Mr.. PER-!
Rodgers who is at present in South Africa
where he has interests in mines.
Mr.. Rodgers airship is his own property
He studied aviation and learned to fly a
the Wright brothers plant in Dayton. Ohio
where he obtained his pilots license sew
eral months ago Although he has liveC
for the last 10 years in New York, his boy
hood and youth were spent at his histori
homestead near Havre de Grace. II wa
to this place that the people Of the tow
fled when Admiral Cockburn. of the Britisl
NAVY. set fire 10 HaYre de Grace in 1917