New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

~ rIDWINTER reads in some re-
MI spects as summer in the daily
A'A press. The aeroplane is no
,longer a bird of only few weeks use
fulness during the moments when sum-
mer breezes softly blow. Each week Of
the winter season records the accom-
plishment of some new kind of aeronau-
tic advance. If the coming summer is
TO be gagged by the wonderful RECORDS
being made all over the world in the
time of SHOWS and hurricanes, where
Twill the men of air not have been by the
stime that leaves begin again 10 IAN!
Cows have been herded by the flying
cowboy in Texas; Curtiss rises from the
,Pacifc Ocean in his aerOplane, allghts
again on the same strange element, ana
lust 10 show how self-possessed he can
be about t.. again rises from the ocean
and flies away 10 San Francisco. Eu-
gene b. Ely, another operator OF the
Curtiss machine, chose the same popular
ocean for the scene of another historic
flight. He left the coast of California
and. with the directness Of steam
launch, shot through fog and mist
straight toward the United States gov
ernment cruiser Pennsylvania ana
elighted on her deck as prettly as
gull. 1t is needless TO say that Gene
Ely was the pet Of the officers and crew
land that he did not leave the Pennsyi-
Nania hungry nor thirsty nor in need
of a word of encouragement and good
cheer. After an hour that was set aside
Tor luncheon he flew from the deck to
shore. over the city Of san Francisco.
Cross the continent now on the wings
of imagination that no telling how soon
may be too slow TO keep up with the
airmen. but at present are respected FOR
their ability to move. Florida's east
coast in an instant becomes renowned
IN midwinter for something else than It's
high priced hospitality to the sleet
stunning wealthy. J. A. D. McCurdy,
,lyet another Curtiss flyer says he VIII
fly from Key West 10 Havana. more
than one hundred miles Gcross the
straits. Early in the morning he starts.
Before noon he comes down, not for lack
of control or because he has changed
his mind. nor because the water is
fine" He comes down because his oil
tank leaks or some other trifiing feature
of the mechanism goes back on him, ten
or fifteen miles from the concourse OF
Cubans who are waiting at the dock
He comes down sad but safe, and pom
ders over the bad luck that should
snatch from his very ears the shouts of
Cuba S sons and daughters.
As it is he has made new worlds
mark for over water fight. And when
the boat picked him up and put his aero
plane on board the Canadian he cut some
plug tobacco rolled it between his palms
and smoked his trusty pipe. The Cuban
cheers came no less sweety when the
l. at came in and every one told Mr.,
McCurdy that he was a hero and there
can be no doubt expressed in any quar-
ter that the Cubans were right the very
first time. But there is no time to lose.
Not to miss merely the startling in
aeronautic goings on one must do the
Cubanola glide 10 Europe.
over there they are leaving the Allan
tic and Pacific oceans for American avi-
ators to bring into prominent and favor
able notice. There is enough glory to go
around They are carrying many pas
sengers many times in flying machines