Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-13
EXPRESS
APPRECIATION TO
AVIATOR WALSH
Unique Letter Written 10
Birdman. Who Flew Over
shortle and St. Joseph San
itariums Yesterday.

\ patient az ShoJtl.s >anAtorum
last uight wrote to htflsS , walsh.
the turtiss aviator here AT the tair
a. letter expressing appreciation tot
Mr. Walsh's thnuEhttuIurrs iu tiSine
over the sanaturiuu, Yesterday alter
noon Ia order that the guests go The
institution might witness an mrship
10 itiEht Nj Walsh ALSO flew with.
30 three blocks ot the - Joseph hos
pitai and the patients there had the
pleasure Of seeinR th' nirdman and
biplanc IN action.
Speaking today of the receipt OF the
letter of appreciation Mt Walsh said
that hls mother dicd ct tuberculosis
when he vas year and a half old
ana h" always has warm spoS Ia
his heart for people thus afflicted.
Il never saw my mother said the
birdman, with the trace nf tears IN
his eyes.
Walsh " one OF the most success
fat aviators In the country Eight
years ago he fired On santa Re en-
CINE on the coast lines from WINSTON
10 Srlisman Then he played profess
sioBal ball Hith Oakland. cal, for
one year. he became Interested in
aviation. Two years aEn ne built him
self an arship. vent to l.oa Angeles
and TOOK All the cups offered for am
at'urs, establishing several records.
ii' has been Tying steadily for year
and q half siA weeks ago he went
with the curtis people and now has
one of the best hiplanes In existence.
Walsh Is member 80 ! IN the cali
totnia Nero club and the club Ia cvr.
tainly proud Of him.
Even 70 I were % retire from bro-
fcssional work. said walsh today. n
would have an acroplane % my own
aud make u flght or two every day.
There h something terribly mscinat-
ing about IT,"
Ne he said, IN answer 30 a quos
ton - never went up in balloon
iu my Ute. don't know what Il is
like. lust jumped into straight
a"roplauo work"
liut here n the letter written by
th" Shortlc patient. witch Mr.. Walsh
declared ho would keep and treasure
ns souvenir Read A. It's unique
OctoD-t te. 1911
Mr. Charles + Walsh.
Alhulu,rque, New Mexico.
paring Sir
We, tho puncturcd patients OF ~.
Shottl''s sanatorium for tuberculosis,
one mile east of the metropolis " a..
nupueruur, wish 10 extend 10 you our
hlnE tor congratulations on Your sue.
c"Ssiul flights of yesterday. and AS
sur" you ihnt bunch Of llsilesg
'lnnE"rs lifted mp their coughs with
loy as your bi-plabe arose from ~
green hiding place aud SCARED over
The distant hlils
However as for the adage Distance
lends onchantmCnt." we are thorough
~ convinced that It WAS written hefor.
the age ~ the Heroplune. and tear
fully report that from our grand
stand on the mesa your ah shin an.
pearrd Of the consistency 80 the after.
noon shadow of a hat pin, or u can
celled postage stamp. Like an 90 this
worlds attractions. Il failed 10 come
our way and needless To nay We
could not 60 TO H. For NJ the state
Fair ~ New Mexico IN one Of those
forbidden delights on which We feast
only through the columns of the
Morning Journal" aud Evening Her.
nld," and though the majority Of NJ
are furnished with n rising temper
ntnre. not one eheishes the vain hope
~ ascending from the earth IN an
airship. We 10. however, resi- IN the
hope that We shall ~ least see an
aeroplane at close range before We