The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-17
AVIATOR STONE
SAVED BY WIFE
Air Navigator Holds Self Above
Water With Life preserser. Pro.
yided by Helpmeet,

NHASnSNt nA.H aft t-ssAI r.
sensations parked ths- fifthsdayy %
the International aviation meet
wednesday, Arthur Stone, ma mon
oplsne, fell Into Lake Michigan OIL
the oyer.water speed race. Lincoln
Beachey's engine died on him wher
he was 5000 feet in the afr, but h'
glldec safely to earth. Howard Gil
fell when rounding death curve" al
the north end OF the field. His bi
plane turned -completely over, but he
escaped iniury, = Another aviator fell
into death hold the sunken pit in
the center Of the field in Jwhich, vii
liam Badger was dashed to death yes
terdGy, but ,bQth ayiator andNmaebins
escaped inJuByys~|>g 49, - Z
The honors Uf-rhe day felr to the
Curifss aeroplane and to Lincoln
Beacheyss who again walked away
with the largest money prizes. The
results of the day were:
Speed race. six laps around the
course, distance. eight miles, Won. py
Beachey in 8 minutes and 20 80 sec
on1s. prize St.60a.-- - T. -. E. :
Second. Earle L. Ovington. time
9.29.04; prize $500. Third Jimmie
Ward, time II.49- prize $500, ...
Cross the lake, around the three
and haIf.mile crip and the flying
field, two ians, about 10 miles. First.
Thomas Sopwith, time 1907; prize
18:cG.52, prize $780, third, LincolIt
BeGchey, tine 1S:2S;0l,, prize $500;
fourth. Jimmie Ward, time 20:6.S2,
prize $500. .,.r,
Stones machine fell into the lake
just at dusk. He leaped from the
falling plane and was rescued at
the point of exhaustion by motor
boat after he had supported himself
in the watsl for more, than half an
hour His machine was not recover
ed. .s4ec f1#e
That Stone was rescued was at.
tributed largely to the insistence of
his wife that he guard himself with
q life preserver. In spite OF the or
der that all flyers should wear life
preservers Stone, with others. start
cd for their machines unguarded
Mrs. Stone ran from the hangar just
before the flight and Insisted that her
husband wait while she tied an IN
aated automobile tire about his
shoulders
Thomas ,Sopwith had % completed
the second lap or the race and been
declared winner, when a cry arose
that Stones machine had fallen into
the water and that the aviator was
drowned Later II was reported that
Stone was afioat, and then rumor
that tug was bringing his body 70
shore. None of these could be yerl
fed. and Stones fate was unknown
until Commodore James Pugh's mo-
tor boat, Disturber H., reached the
Chicago Yacht clubs landing with
Stone alive and we'll,
Reports that Stone had been
drowned were flashed to the hangers.
Almost the jArst 10 hear of his dis
appearahca was his wife, Mrs. Irene
Stone. VINO, with her baby, awaited
Stones return from the race far over
the lake. ;'g tt ~ ~ &
Then Robinson, hydroplane pilot of
curtiss team darted in, and told that.
he had. been unable TO find any trace
CT the missing aviator.
At this Airs. Stone began to weep.
She turned over the child TO friend
Here, take the baby she exclaim-
ed. I'm going out TO the lake 10
hello find Arthur"
As Mrs Stone darted out from q
group of friends who sought to have
her return TO the hotel, an automo-
bile came In from the lake front and
assured Mrs. Stone that her husband
had been picked up. alive and mere
~ tie victim OF duekings ~
.Tm mighty Ehd 4 made Arthur
put on that life preseryer," Mrs
Stone exclaimed, her tears quickly
G-ythg I'm Sdre it.ssayed bis life :
Howard Gill or the Wright team
promised the first feature Off Ro.
man holiday when his machine, sud
denly checked as II Skinned over
the ground after b nerfecE landing.
toppied over with terrific force. gin
was pinioned for an instant 'twixt
tangled wireS And taut canvas of thu
baby Wright Before, startled spec
tators had sfecaned- nm, he dug nm.
self from the ruins. III ..-G. .asT
The FIRST. man, TO, the wreck grasp
ed Gilf's hand. 'e"S'We thougft you
were kiIled,Heexclaimsdt, the specta.i
tor. !. s,aa 80. "a 80. 49,.
Nav, I'm not even hurt, replied
Gill. digging the dirt from his eyes
"bnt look at this machine; it's
wreck" , 49, -a. vi.
Gill really had narrow escape
He probably owes his life to the new
feature of constructors. employed in
the baby Wright biplane. The en-
CINE, instead sof resting tnTthe rear
OF the .aviatoEG seal - hSsd To- ona.
side. t....
Gill had made a perfect landing
and was Swimming over the turf at
q forty miles an.-hour speed. Tho
wheels Of his mao hine. sffhek fuf.
The skid supports snapped and the
machine toppled over head foremost
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