Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-21

For my part, / have seen about
enough OF II, and when I get through
with this river fight, 1 am through.
/ This fall will see the last OF my fly
/ ing. l will remain with the Curtiss
people but win turn my attention to
something besides flying. / expect TO
| be identified with the army school OF
aviation and hydro-plane operation at
/ San Diego, Cal
NOT AFRAID OF 49,
Robinson spoke about the attention
attracted by the number -'13," which
appears in big figures on his machine
There is a good deal of superstition
about that number" said Robinson,
and people marvel at my defying fate
by carrying it. And yet ii has been
my lucky number all my life. l was
born on the 18th. and was Is years old
when 1 first went up in the air in a
balloon: the first aeroplane fight l
ever made lasted Is minutes, and my
share of the money was $1,313.13. And
when I entered in the Chicago meet
last August they gave me 49, and l
have carried il since. I am not afraid
of it. either
Al the conclusion of the repast, Vice
President G. R Nourse, on behalf of
the club, thanked Mr.. Robinson for
his talk and the committee of the club
on arrangements for Robinson's visit
to Rock Island went into session with
him and his associates. but no de-
cision having been reached as to the
exhibitions here. 1t was decided TO
NJ NIT
tee this morning.
HAS CORPS WITH HIM.
Robinson is accompanied by an ex-
tensive corps Of Curtiss representa-
tives. who either precede hi NOR follow
him TO the various cities at which he
stops. They include r. H. Young, man
ager; H. A. McGarvey, representative;
W. ]. Shackleford. head mechanic; J.
p. Murphy, Joe Stalker, c. E. Clark
and r. H. Burcorn, also mechanics.
Robinson's hydro-aeroplane was in
spected by thousands at the Rock Is
land levee after his arrival yesterday
and today. Chief of Police James
Brinn has detailed couple of police
men TO guard it during Robinson's stay
in the city.
SETS NEW RECORDS.
When Aviator Robinson stepped out
of his machine at the Rock
Island landing yesterday afternoon he
was cCgnizant of having established
two new records TO add TO the aerial
accomplishments of the year. In the
first place, he had made a mark for
rapid long distance travelling, having
Tf1naan0liS- nf
313 miles-in less than six hours of
actual flying. That gave him an aver
age of nearly so miles an hour. and at
times he attained speed of 60 miles
an hour
His second record lay in the fact
that he had taken Uncle Sans mail 70
height of 1000 feet. As he is a IL
ceused mail carrier, he carried with
him a pouch Of letters among which, /
incidentally, was the letter received
by The Argus yesterday from w. c. /
Eastland, city editor of the Clinton
Herald.
BOTHERED BY WIND.
Soon after leaving Clinton the avia- I.
tor ran into a strata of air which was
moving rapidly across the path of the
birdman. II bothered him considera- I
bly,. and TO escape it he went higher
and higher until he attained height /
of 1000 feet. There he was compare /
lively free from the adverse wind but /
the cold was intense
NEARLY STOPPED IN MOLINE.
When first sighted here he was about
five miles distant and was some 1000
feet in the air and flying at a speed of
20 miles an hour. At that time he was
a mere speck in the distance and only
people with good vision could see his
machine. AS he came close he was
pointed up until everyone could see
him.
AS Robinson neared Moline he saw
the bridge from that city to Rock Is
land arsenal, and for minute he was
puzzled as TO whether or not that was
the place at which he was 20 alight /
He had received Instructions as 10 the
geography of this vicinity, but was not
told of the Moline bridge He conclud- I
ed TO 60 on past before deciding. and /
when he had flown a little further he
saw The big Rock Island bridges and /
then knew where he was.
MAKES BEAUTIFUL STOP.
Two of his representative stationed I
themselves at the foot of Seventeenth /
street and waved big white flags as a
signal 10 the birdman He caught f.
sight of them when still over Rock I
Island arsenal and began describing a
semicircle off towards Davenport, Civ
ing many people the impression that
he was 10 alight over there
Ho caused z near panic on the ferry .
boat by sailing directly over it al an
altitude which caused Captain Hender-
son 70 think there was going TO be
collision. Signals TO stop. back. 90
ahead and stop again were sent 10 the /
engineer of the boat in rapid success /
sion. but they were needless, for Rob F..
inson had perfect control of his ma
chine. When near the Davenport
shore and a block or two below the .