The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-06


a1aAy ana Ass Symphonic and the
satire police force seemed 10 be wiped
ont It existence.
Fully y1.eee people rushed madIy for
~ machine. The policemen got to
their feet and with club aud punches
tried their best to hold US back. But
The crowd was resistless- Men Stun
bled and went down and we're care
lNesiy trcdden as the wave OF hu-
mainly swept on.
After We reached the machine and
rot Rodgers out. the fight hack TO the
gfAndstand was even more strenuous.
Tho foregssard surrounded Rodgers,
sustaining MN on either side. But
the big chief OF police. who had lost
more efiicacious. blaxed the path for
them.
Gets to orandsaand.
Half q dozen times | felt my feet
sQuish sickeningly into some nahby
person beneath on the ground, but
there was no stopping and proba bly, In
= twenty minutes transit OF a couple
of hundred yards. we landed Mr. Rod
gers In front Of the grand stand.
In the midst OF all this turmoil
motor car containing Mrs Davis. wife
Of theepresident OF the Pasadena Board
OF Trade. and Miss Irene Crosse, had
been kept tn readiness at the grand
stand
Rodgers was hoisted up on the
footboard of the car and the two ladies'
presented him with magnificent
posey on the part OF the city.
had noted when Rodgers aiish.ed
he had cigar sticking in his mouth
and all through the skirmish he man.
fully held on 10 this. but at the sight
OF the ladies he threw II away, and
thought. turned q bit pale. Rodgers
had been described to me as a woman
hater. bat ii seems hs was simply
woman fearer, for this hero OF a nation
allowed visible embarrassment while
be was listening to the gracious wsrds
of the ladies' and the sentiments OF
tion.
Parade Of Triumph.
Then began triumpha parade
around the track, followed by wild
mob with the reporters fighting their
srs5 s.set,,+ -t,,t,r ~r.r.,.,,
Rodgers had been flung out OF the
hands OF the crowds. He made the
circuit twice with no cessation or tns
panoemonium OF greetings and on the
Eecond round the car stopped at the
POLO club house, and here occurred an
incident expressive OF the coinrade-
chip OF those concerned in travelling
the skies.
IN the club house were Mrs. uox-
sey. Inc mother Of the aviator who
lost his life at Dominique field. and
ciF. ana Mrs Roy knabenshue. In
inc intensity of this moment tbose
present lost ali sense OF the tumu,t
outside as Mrs. Hoxsey grasped Rod
gers by the hand and in trempI,nr
tones gave him her congratulattons
Ana then Rodgers was rushed to the
Hotel Maryland.
Mob Sesns Rspsatsu.
As the car approached the hotel a
scene similar In noise and exci.enent
nd only less In numbers took place
automobiles had followed
mat OF Rodgers. and the people had
learned of his coming. These with
.no many guests OF the hotel focked
70 ,he entrance and he was cheered
and welcomed with even greater r,,,
Than II he had been the president
Now what can We do FOR vo,, Mr.
lsoogers' asked Mr.. Linnard, and the
nero or the day. who all alonr had
eeen the only really sane person in
f,asedena. still putting away at the
siSAr that had cheered his drive from,
POMONA, said with o serenity that
seemed to calm all the excited men
bout him:
i would like glass OF cream and
J cracker"
NO sooner had he spoken than all
mo Dell boys In the place made a mad
.ush Tor the dining room. but Rodgers
lid not wait and was taken to his
Dom. where he stripped down and en-
Dyed hasty wash
Rodgers Painfully Modest.
we had been warned that Rodgers
'tter . hight. like all aviators. on the /!
cessation OF their strain, was apt to
'e bit peevish. But we found him
arnlable. although painfully
modest
He admitted the reporters and the
before he had COM
,ieted his toilet and talk cd freely and
posed with dociiity. One OF the re- |
'orters who had been slightly injured
n the melee at the park attracted his |
Intention and his. pro1lse ynpathy
mo II was decided to get back to talk |
ng sbout himself
l have never seen any one 80 popu. |
Ariy lauded "a Rodgers on this oc- |
aston. During that fearful mfx-up |
N the inheid. mon who were franti- !
ally fghting to get near him, would !
each out a hand and touch RodRers'
houider drawing back saying proud |
y: Well. ! have touched him. any
low
The hotel lobby was throneed with
'eopie hoping to get a glimpse of |
rodgers.
Aiikhfs At Ranch.
Rodgers left Banning at 1898 this
;. NJ. without mishap. After five mile
light. however, he was forced to de-
cend at Stewards ranch and await
is Vim Fiz special for the mechani-
ians 70 repaid a disconnected gas
eak. Rodgers took the air again at
:02 p NJ. and was down a second
ma At Pom oha at s:0s--where he re-
lenished his oil and gasoline supply.
lodgers made a perilous landing ia
rought field. but escaped without
73ury. He arose at 32f and landed
n Pasadena Tournament Park At
.04 F. NJ
Rodgers total flying time for the
miles from Banning was Ill min
teS Hts Vim Fix special left Ban
ing seven minutes behind him and
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