Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-03
DAY OF SORROW
On New Orleans and Los Angeles
Aviation Fields.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. There Were
fNing erents at Aviation field SUNDAY,
bat The, memory of ArcN Hoxscys
death hung like a pail over ayiators
aud spectators. The hiers worked as
cautiously a did the early pioneers i'll
their aerial experiments that brought
flight within the realm of accomplished
sciences, as the wind was almost as
troacherous as ii was Saturday. When
it caught Hoxsey and tossed him 70
death
All the aviators ascended, but they
flew apparently only because their con-
tracts called for daily flights and be-
cause there were people in the grand
stands who had paid money to see
them fly. None of them remained i'll
the air more than a few minutes and
long before the program was complet-
ed, the committee dismissed the spec
tators with the announcement that the
meet which was to close TUESDAY
would end Monday
Tuesday is tie day SGT for the funeral
OF HoNsey.
Walter Brookns. who coached Hox-
sey III the art of dying, was pale and
nervous Sunday when he brought his
hi-plane on the field and in the shcrt
fight he made, he never Cnce attempt
cd tee thrilling spiral dives which he
originated and which HoxseY was emit
,ating when he fell
Parmalee, the only other surviving
member of the Wright team that start
eG West a few weeks ago. also kept
close to the ground.
.r,,t1ars 4 o<l,.n, ,,.as ,b. nIl,. ,x.i1
to keep IFS machine i'm the air more
than half an hour. Radley for time
refused to attempt flight at all. II
was only when the wind lnlled lit
tie that he consented to ascend After
rising he encountered gusts that
threatened his control over his ma
chine. and he promptly descended,
That is the last for me in winds like
this. 1 am taking no chances" he said.
While Eugene Ely was making u
flight, a guy wire parted and becom-
ing entangled il his propeller broke
a piece off from one Of the blades. Ely
pointed his machine downward, taking
t sharp angle to get to earth as quick
ly as possible \ shout of apprehen-
sicn rose from the spectators, but
Ely landed safely with a jolt that
only Jared him.
HoXsey,s body was removed to
Pasadena Sunday, where is Will lie in
Il mortuary chapel until Roy knagen-
shue, manager of the Wright team.
completes plans for the funeral.
All funeral expenses will be borne
by the Wright brothers and a COM
petent sum will be given to Mrs. Hox-
sey. 1t was learned Sunday night that
every cent which Hoxsey made during
his entire aviation work will be given
to his mother. Mrs. Hoxsey, mother OF
the dead aviator. will also receive
approximately SO 900. it is said from
the aviation committee as the WIN
nings of her son during the meet.
The altitude prize Of $4,000 was won
by Hoxsey last Monday. His Amer
lean endurance record of hours ana
Il minutes, made the day before his
death. undoubtedly will stand and
this will add $4,000 more to the purse.
| HoXsey's winnings of dailv altitude
and endurance prizes Will amount to
| $4,000 additional.
Mrs. Hoxsey is a quiet little woman.
81 years old. She has been a widow
~ years, curing Nilich "ie '"' ~
with her son.
| Hoxsey was a fatalist. He believed
that when his time came TO die ne
would die, no matter where he was or
what he was doing. He talked of this
| so much to his mother that she came To
believe the same as he did. This ac~
counts much for his fearlessnes and
the reignation of his mother.
"Hoxsey's last effort seemed to be to
| adjust his machine and to keep on ny
ing." said Phil Parmalet, the speed
aviator of the Wright camp, after he
had viewed the aeroplane In which
Hoxsey fell to death.
1.-THE indications from the way the
aeroplane fell are that Hoxsey used
a mighty effort to right himself. II he
had had 50 feet more between himself
and the ground he might have Sue
cecded. The machine struck almost on
its bottom. That indicates that ii was
righting even while the aviator was
whirled in a series of somersaults.
"Hoxsey worked with a cool head to
the very last second of his life. He new
or lost his nerve for an instant. When
he went up light wind was blowing.
In the hour and Is minutes he was
aloft this increased to gusty. decep-
tive gale. Hoxsey was unaware of thu.
end he glidcd down from an altitude Of
1000 Feet with his, motor shut off and
anticipating no danger"