New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
NARROW NARROW ESCAPES FOR
ATWOOD AND HAMILTON
00',%Ty nsriI Their Lives and Stop
washington Trip,
MAD DASH KILLS ANIMAL
:. n;dn't Like Buzz Of Propellers,
and Hits One with Terrific
Force-Drop in the
Ocean Follows,

rRv telegraph 70 The Tribune
,,o,tic Cjty. July 7.--Harry \. At
od The Young aviator who made the
..,so,;onal trip from Boston II New
york breaking all records for carrying a
nossenger in long distance flight, and
CHARLES X. Hamilton, narrowly escaped
,,iprv. II not death, when they started
o., washington this afternoon. A bull
dor's antics first put their lives in jeop-
,rdv and then the biplane baked right
over the ocean.
The machine, which had been on eX-
b,bition at Young's Pier, was taken down
the incline shortly after p. m. and
dragged up the beach by dozens OF en-
,busisstic people, who stood ready to as
sis, the daring young aviator In settlng
svav on the last leg Of his 5lo-miIe
,curnev. Hamilton, who came down
esrlv to-day, and who was up with At
wood this morning in a couple OF test
Aiehts superintended the work OF prep
sration.
Atwood. who had gone down the Board
W9lE IN q IONltI ClldA4 oc Afhi 90 VIZ
horourb- -Blenheim in company with Miss
rdna NJ Steck. who few with him the
otbe- dav. soon appeared. He looked
over the machine carefully with Hamil-
.on. saw that everything was all right
and gave the word 10 get the crowd
hack
As soon as the people had fallen far
enough back to give him room he waved
his hand in farewell and started his en-
rines.
There was a bis, white bulldog running
m the beach. He did not like the buzz
Of the propellers. and darted underneath
the planes. The left propeller clouted
The animal on the head with such force
that he was sent spinning into crowd
Of bathers and sightseers. The force Of
the blow split the propeller for about
six or seven inches and knocked one
corner Of il loose. The dog was instantly
killed.
II took about fifteen minutes 20 repair
the damage. and then Atwood started
the engines again. Hamilton climbed on
the seat alongside him. The power was
turned on and the machine went up the
beach for distance Of seventy-fve
Yards. Then the planes were dipped and
the aeroplane took TO the air route.
Atwood was seen 10 come down bit
soon afterward. and it was evident some
thing was wrong. The aviator worked
with all his might. but could not prevent
the machine from dropping into the
ocean. about a hundred feet or more
from shore. Atwood never lost his head.
He maneuvred so that the back Of his
plane struck the water first 1t settled
down easily. but before il could be
dragged ashore by the bathers and lie
guards the waves, which were running
high. had crumpled it up as though IT
had been made Of cheesecloth. The en-
gines had ,balked." Atwood said he did
not know what caused them TO stop.
Hamilton and Atwood, wading N water
up 10 their waists. helped drag the ma
chine up on the beach. They were both
laughing when they emerged from their
involuntary bath.
Well. Charley / guess ven have 10
box her up and go TO Washington on the
train"
Z guess We can't 20 i'm this machine,
anyhow" said Hamilton, looking rue
fully al the water soaked flying craft.
Atwood may have another machine
shipped to him here. II he finally de-
cides 10 order one the two aviators viii
continue their flight TO Washington.
During the early afternoon Atwood
had arranged to go TO Baltimore, where
d big reception for him had been pre-
pared
The aviator was not at oil depressed
by the accident. He was. OF course, dis
appointed, but took the whole affair in
me nature of a. huge joke.
Washington. July There VAS deep dis
appointment here when word was received
that Harry y Atwood the Boston aviator.
had abandoned for the day the attempt TO
sy 70 Washington from Atlantic city
Army and navy ofBccrs and the people Of
the capital generally were on tho lookout
Tor the acropl3nc throughout the late af-
'srnoon It was expected, for earlier In the
Cay Atwood had telegraphod that he would
surely start. The arrangements for his
recepuon are completed and merely have
leen postponed