The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10
GL|DES OVER CITY
5000 FEET IN AIR
Aviator, Engine Dead, Volplanes
Across Hudson and Clears
Palisades.

New York, July 9.-Ladis Luckowltz,
a French aviator. attempted to try out
new hfty-horse power motor on his
, Bleriot monoplane late yesterday af-
ternoon in flight that was TO take
MIN from Nassau Boulevard. Long
island, 10 the bail grounds In Central
Fark. Luckowitz reached New York
but while lowering over Harlem lost
MS bearings. and his motor, suddenly
stopping, he volpldned from a height
OIL 5000 feet across the Hudson River
anu landed in meadow at Leonia, y.
D., back OF the Palisades In allghtins
MS machine turned over and was dam
aged. The Frenchman was shaken up.
but not seriously hurt.
Inc Hight was arranged by the Aero
Club OF America, and the announce
ment was made that Luckow!tz would
land in the large open space AT the
southern end of Central Park. The
HiSnt was to be made. II was an
hounced. merely as a test of new
motor
RIA oofate ARRANGEMENTS were made
20 give the airman protection along
me route Three automobiles filled
with his friends We're stationed at diff
! lerent points along the Intended
/ course One party took up its stand
at the Long Island side Of the Queens
poro Bridge, another at the Manhat-
tan end of the structure. and a third
Hoat t!e naIl grounds in the park
foiice headquarters was notified. and
TWO sergeants and two patrolmen from
The arsenal kept large crowd from
the centre of the grounds Fully . 600
youngsters had congregated on the
diamond, and more than 5000 persons
MAD gathered near the mall to listen
TO a band concert.
The crowd soon heard that Tuslxo
WITT would begin his flight at s o'clock
and would probably cover the distance
from Mineola to the park. thirteen
miles. in about fifteen minutes, and Il
waited increasing in size every minute.
AS the time went by and no aeroplane
appeared the police had trouble keep
Ing the crowd in check
Bewildered High Above U.s.
Luskowitz made u good flight from
Nassau Boulevard, striking straight
across the sound and reaching New
York at Clason's Point, in the Bronx.
There he got confused as to the direc-
ton OF Central Park. He came down
town as far as Thirty-tifth Street and
ciroied about several times. trying hard
to get his bearings and furn shing food
for speculation TO crowds that thronred
every street in Harlem
He was UP about 800 feet when his
motor suddenly stopped. Below was
nothing but roofs OF houses and CITY
streets. There was not landing place
in sight.
Luskowitz did not lose his nerve.
From his great height he saw what
looked like smooth meadows stretching
to the west across the Hudson. and
pointing his monoplane at them the
trenchman made one OF the most
beaut full and successful aerial glides
In the history of aeroplaning. Like
flash he had passed over the city. out
above the river and was still about
5000 feet in the air when he reached
! the Palisades
ground. Luckowitz made a graceful
descent to earth. The machine landed
gently. but with considerable speed
and ran several yards. Just as IT was
coming TO stop the wheels and wings
got tangled in tall grass. the propeller
! struck hummock and the monoplane
turned turtle
wires, had no chance to escape. and he
rolled over with the machine 1t took
| MIN several minutes TO extr!cate him
self The heavy parts Of the machine
did not fall on him, and when he
scrambled to his feet he could scarce
~ believe that he was uninjured
Beyond few scratches and cuts and
a pretty general shaking up, he had
nothing to complain OF. One of the
wings of the machine was twisted out
of shape.
Here Come the ViIingers
me aviator set about at once 10
right his machine. and ne had been
nara at work about fifteen minutes
when the Inhabitants Of Leonia arrived
en- masse. The machine landed On the
Overpeck meadows about half a mis
from the village, and those who could
not get wagons or automobiles or
other conveyances came on foot.
Hundreds came from other towns
and soon the meadows were black with
| people They hampered Luckowitz in
/ his work, and he was about to give
| UP In despair when his wife and broth
er and six mechanicians arrived from
Mineola Some one in the crowd. more
maliciously Inclined than the others
deliberately applied a lighted match
TO the broken wing OF the machine
over which considerable gasoIene had
been a MI