The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-02
RllRY hoxEY ToMoRRoW.


LOS Angeles. Cal, Jan There
we're fixing events at the aviation
field today, but they we're wholly dor
void Or spirit and daring The mem
Dry Of Arch Hoxsey's death hung Iise
i pall over ayiators and spectators
alike. The flyers We're SLOW and spirit
less, and they worked as cautiously
d. did the early pioneers In aerial OK
periments that brought men flights
within the realm Of an accomplished
science.
All the ayiators ascended but they
fiew only apparently because their
contracts called for daily flights and
because there were people In the
grand stafi,. who had paid money To
see them ay. The meet will end to-
moatow.
Tuesday Is gthe day set for the
funeral OF Hoxsey.
waiter Brookins, who coached Hox-
sey IN the art Of flying was pale and
nervous when he brought his aeso-
plane onto the field today, and in the
one DR. two short flights he made this
sss ssa ha4 nexeKs anee attempsed
The thrilling Spiral gride which ne
originated and which Hoxsey was
emulating when he was hurled in.o
the fatal fall,
Parmalee, the only other surviving
member Of the Wright team Of four
which started west a few weeks ago,
also kept close to the ground, aud
save for exhibition fights BY Eugene
| Ely and Chas. Willard, Of the Curtis
team, and by Latham, In the An
toinnette, and Rapley IN his Bleriot,
nothing was attempted but the qlass9
starts and landings
/ $4,000 For Hoxsey's Mother.
/ Mrs. Hoxsey mother Of the dead
aviator will receive approximately
| $4,000. II Is said from the aviation
committee AS the winnings OF her soh
during the meet.
The altitude prize OF $4,000 was
won BY Hoxsey last Monday. His
4 American endurance record OF
hours and III minutes, made the day
before his death undoubtedly VIII
stand and this will add $1,000 more
to the purse. Hoxsey's earnings for
daily flights beside the altitude ana
endurance prizes will amount to $l'ooV
according to the estimates made ny
the judges.
After being removed from the AVA
ton field yesterday afternoon hoS'
seys body was brought 20 this clts-
Today 1t was removed to Pasadena
I where ii viii lie In a mortuary cnapet
luntiI Roy Knabenschue, manager 81
the Wright team, completes bis plans
for the funeral. All funeral expenses
will be borne BY the Wright Brothers
, and competent sum will be given
10 Mrs Hoxsey. 1t was learned ias9
! night that every cent that Hoxses
) made during his aviation work mas
been given to his mother.
Mrs. Hoxsey Is a quiet little woman
| 60 years old. She has peen a WIDOW
' 70 years. caring which she has lSea
4 alone with her Roy.
Hoxsey Was Fatalist
Hoxsey was fataiist and he be
lieved that when his time came e
! die He would die, no matter where ne
7 was or what he was doing. He talkea
5 OF this SO much to his mother tina
she came to believe the same as "
did. This accounts for much ot Az
earlsssness and for the resignauo'
!, OF bis mother.
my neighbors always worried ~
and wanted me to have Arch stol
! lying she said, "but some how 4
! other had no fear. When Raipf
Johnstone was killed in Denver M
!. neighbors rushed In to see me ans
i 'oayed me to have Arch stop, But
: ould not because always rashe
M houaht he would not he hurt \
seems impossible but o. course =
u rue.
MI "Eloxsey's last effort seemed tn n
i. 20 adjust his machine and keep q
y ayins. said Phil Parmalee the sps y
aviator IF the wright camp aftsr n'
q had view the aeroplaue In which iox
y sey rode to his death, ...