The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-18
ACCIDENTS MAR
DAY Of FLYING
None are Fatal and No Aviator
Is Injured
SOME EVENTS CALLED OFF
Aviator Objected to Attempting
Flights In Wind That Was Nearly
a Gale. Hut Judges Insisted.
Lincoln BeacIey AIights From
5000 Feet After Engine stopped.

Chicago, Aug. l7.--Arthur Stone,
driver OF 4 Queen monopiane, was
snatched back from death at tile In
tcrnational aviation meet here yes
terday. after hopes for his life had
been given up.
Howard Gill. In baby Wright,
came almost as close TO death. but
escaped nnhurt from under the
wreck OF his machine.
Lincoln Reachey. after being
driven far to the south and fighting
his way back above the field. glided
5000 feet in safety 10 the earth.
after his engine had stopped sud-
denly.
James Ward had an equally hara
task 10 make his way from out over
Lake Michigan, but descended safely
In the field.
stones machine fell into the lake
Just az dusk lie leaped from the
falling plane and was rescued. at the
point OF exhaustion. by motorboat
enter he had supported himself In
the water for more than half an
hour. Ills machine was not re-
covered.
That Stone was rescued was at
tflbutcd largely 10 the insiEtence OF
his wife that he guard himself with
life preseryer. unnerscd by the
deaths Tuesday OF william D. Dad
ger and ST. croix tombstone and de-
TERED by high wind. many Of the
flyers here protested. against going
up and warned the contest commit
tee that the neroplanes could not be
controlled in the gale that prevailed.
The judges were insistent and lin-
ally hair a dozen flyers rose for a
cr0ss.wafcr race from the shore
around the Carter II. Harrison crib.
farce and a half miles out.
Thomas Sopwith had completed
the second Tap OF the race and been
declared winner. when cry arose
that stones rnacisne had fallen into
the water and that the aviator was
drowned. stones fate Was unknown
rniil Commodore James Pughs' mot
otboat. Disiurber II. reached the
Chicago Yacht Clubs landing with
Stone alive and well.
Howard Gill. OF the Wright team.
promised the FIRST feature OF = Ro-
nan holiday when bis machine. sud-
denly checked as Il skinned over
tEe ground after perfect iaading.
toppled over with terrific force. Gill
was pinloned for an instant twixt
tangled wires of the baby Wright.
Before startled spectators had reach
I'd him. he dug himself from the
ruins. lie declared afterwards that
be vas not hurt. but that his ma
chine was wgcked
The effect Of Tuesday's tragedies
was manifested. both upon avlatora
and spectators. There was a notice.
ably smaller attendance. Even zone
II the free seats we're nnoccupled.
ON the field and at the hangers. the
fsers grouped and presented obIec-
tiuns to further aying.
For tuo hours no other flyer at
tempted 10 rise. Several events had
been called On. and despite the APP
parent success Of Ward and Beachey
The pilots stlll expressed fear % air
conditions. Then Parmaiee tried o.
90 ap agaln Twice fitful gusts
forced him 10 descend.
Bcachey was an easy winner In
the Smile race around the pylonr.
HufzhInf IN minutes IS 90 Sec
onds; Earle o,ington second. ? min
niea 81 20 seconds: James Ward
third 10 minutes II seconds.
licaehey also was unofielally ae-
,urdcd the days altitude record.
reaching n height Of 1906 feet.
Thomas Sopwith won the ll-mlle
tfoss-valcr flighi IN IL minutes. 2
seconds: Rene Simon second. Is
fllnniea. &c 2-s seconds: Beachcy
tllrd. IL minutes. % seconds