The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
MANY M|SHAPS
TO THE A|RMEN
Thrilling Escapes Add to the
Excitement of the Chicago
Aviation Meet.
ONE MACHINE BURNED;
TWO LOST IN THE LAKE
Brindley and Beatty Try for the
Altitude Record for
the Day.

CHICAGO Aug IA series OF acci'
dents, any OF which might easily have
proven fatal, kept the spectators at the
third day of the International aviation
meet here on tiptoe Of excitement all the
afternoon. Two machines swooped into
Lake MICHIGAN whence their drivers,
Rene Simon and Lee Hammond were res
c,,ed by motorhoats. calm and collected,
but mourning the loss Of their machines.
Earle Ovington driving a new biplane,
grazed too close TO one of the pylons
marking the end of the course one PIaK
of his machine was wrecked and the plane
started to fall. BY sticking to the car,
however, ovington managed to force the
engine into action and the btplane glided
to the ground. Ovington was uninjured,
but II was necessary to add a new plane
TO his machine.
Biplane on Fire.
j. A. d. McCurdy. flying near the
ground, approached too near the clno
house OF the Chicago Yacht club. The
planes OF his car struck number OF hSgh
voltage electric wires running TO the CLUB
house and In a minute the canvas and OIL
covered woodwork of the planes we're on
fire. McCurdy leaped out and reached the
feet further. but too late for the Are TO
be extingushed. and the aeroplane was
consumed.
the free seats in which were 10000 per-
sons. The dangling wires we're surround
ed by Gordon OF police and guarded un-
I'll electricians could repair the damage
Simon Ahghts In Lake.
simon's escape In the water, was more
s1a tsan Mccurdys SiTh The French French aviator had
had trouble most Of the afternoon, the
engine OF his big biplane working, badly.
while Tying over The si water, ia mile M isom rom
slided Into the lake 1t remained up,
right, the broad planes holding all but
the lower wheels out ,s Of the water.
inflated automobile tire. was In no imme-
diate danger, and when offered aid from
the hydro-aeroplane which had been fly
ing near, refused to leave his machine.
With the aid of the hydro -aeroplane ST.
mons plane was. started and left the
water quickly, minute later 1t fen
a motorboat. who rushed to rescue Simon
found him perched on the remains of his
plane, cheerfully smoking. He was taken
ashore In the motorboat and the aeroplane
was towed In.
Hammond's High Dive.
Loe Hammond fell nearly 500 feet In his
biplane. made a nigh dive As the ma
chine reached the water and swan for
half a mile to meet the rescuing motor
boat. The plane ffoated few minutes
and then sank Ia 100 feet OF water.
Divers and tugs with grappling hooks
have been unable TO recover 1t.
The rlotorboat WIS more than a mile
away when Hammond engine stopped,
aud ne dove into the lake.
Both Oscar Brindlev and Walter Beatty
went after the attitude record for the day
and remained almost out of sight most
of the afternoon When the meet closed
Rrindley could he seen high In the CLOUDS.
VI. did not descend until It was so dark ii
became necessary ID build bonfires to
mark the way,
Results.
Following were the results In the third
days events at the international aviation
meet here:
Earle Ovington, twelve mile speed con-
test for monoplanes. Time. 1891. Rene
Simon, second. 1898 1-5. Thomas Sop
with, 1884 25. third. Fastest lap In
.monoplane race. one mile and a third.
made by Earle Ovington in 1,27.44
Starting event. John j. Frisbie. first
Left the earth In S6 feet inches. An
drew Drew second. 91 feet; ]. c, Turpin.
third 81 feet inches.
Fourteen mile cross water event for
monoplanes and bipanes-Thomas Sop
with: first, 17:0S.31.
Duration-James Ward unofficial,
$4,000 said to have travelled 200 miles,