The Washington times., 1911-08-21
AWATORS IN FLIGHT
TO CAMP ORDNAy,
KEYED FOR RETURN
Army Flyers Make Break
fast Call on Officers of
District Guard.

Forty-two miles of mountainous coun-
try, until this morning uncrossed by
aeroplane, were swept beneath the Unit
ed States army's old Wright machine
today, whisking Capt. c. de F. Chandler
and Lieut. H. H. Arnold from College
Park to Camp .Ordway, Frederick, Nd,
in forty-nine minutes.
Unofticially, the flight was a record
one for Washington. For the first time
a long over-mountain flight was essayed
in this locality. 1t justified every be-
lief in the army models Of flying ma
chimes.
Captain Chandler and Lieutenant Ar
mold did not wait until they came to
the mountains to plan what method
they should use to cross them. They
went up fifteen hundred feet at the
start, and when they crossed the top
of the Blue Ridge range, just to the
west Of them lay Sugar Loaf Peak, the
highest point in this locality. Although
they did not pass directly above 1t, they
could see that they cleared 1t well.
Lieutenant Kirkland and Lieutenant
Milling, both of the army aviation
school, who also started to make the
cross-country trip, spent the morn
ing out near Kensington. After
fight of twenty miles the aviators
were forced to come down to make
minor adjustments, and in attempt
ing to ascend, the machine was so
badly damaged as to preclude thelr
flight at least for the morning
Ready for Flight Home.
In the belief that the other machine,
carrying Kirkland and Milling, may be
repaired in time to be worked today,
the aviators are postponing their home
ward flight until late this afternoon
An examination of the machine at ?
o'clock showed that the only thing nee
essary to prepare for the return trip
will be the replenishing OF the gasolehe
supply. a,-h.
made by Captain Chandler and Lieu
tenant Arnold takes rank with the
most Important aviation flights of the
year. The two left College Park this
an altitude Of about 1000 feet, they
headed for distant Frederick, and
while the whistles of the Maryland
mountain city shrieked their well
come. and while the National Guard
camp stirred and moved beneath them,
they settled gracefully on the big
white mark which had been put in the
center of the green between the First
and Second Regiment quarters, at ex-
actly 1928 o'clock, to be welcomed by
Brig. Gen. George H. Harries, and
his stan.
or the flight Captain Chandler said
little. r,-
breskfastless, until they landed at the
National Guard encampment, the avia-
tors experienced some discomfort from
the extreme cold, although both were
clothed heavily, wore leather aviators'
20 he
Of wrapping cotton waste about their
necks and ears.
Didn't Know of the Delay.
When the start was made by Captain |
Chandler and his passenger from Col |
lege Park this morning. the new
Wright-Burgess biplane, which later
came to grief in the Kensington field, |
had already taken to the air. and was
circling about the field preparatory to
making start. The old machine, win
the captain, however, was soon out of
fHght, fag and he did not know that de-
Isy on the. field held the new machfna
start H0 hdo made his |
So. when $50 o'clock had coma or1
SOne' SapIaln Chandler. still ignorant
an accident, began to worry abo,,." WIN
IelloW-officers, especially as stiw |
preeze sprung up, and began teIenhon-
ts ss DLoaqcast along the line of flight TO |
nCnicauon with the officers. o0-
A. the camp preparations were mads
early this morning for the recention NJ |
th me .S aviators. A large TX" was marked |
Two regiments. To folks in the camn
this appeared to be rather dim and IN
oIsunct, and most of them wondered |
whether It would serve its purpose as a |
e1ide to the aviators in landing.
Train Field Glasses on FLYER.
On knoll in front of brigade bead-
quarters. and not far from the landing.
General Harries and his staff had been
drawn up. With their field glasses thew
could deScry the aeroplane as il lifted
above the peaks Of the Blue Ridge, hung
moment against the sky, and then
began the long dip which carried IT over
the Frederick boundarieg, to the east
OF the camp and finally dropped on the
much-mooted mark of landing.
AS the aviators approached the field
they described a circle, hoverinT over
the tented mushroom city for moment
until they selected the point where thew
were to make their final descent The
machine landed without culver.
In q moment it was surrounded bv a
cheering, enthusiastic mass of khaki
clad soldiery, and 1t took Captain Chan
dler and the lieutenant some minutes
TO anchor their machine. put a TuarS
over it, and make their way, with an
escort of officers, TO where General Har-
rtes and his staff were standing.
Captain Chandler declared he had been
able to see the landing mark from the
moment the machine crossed the Fred
eric boundary.
AS soon as the two officers stepped
from the aeroplane they were met by
commissioned officers Of the guard and
escorted to where the general and his
staff waited to receive them.
Captain Chandler and Lieutenant
Arnold hardly waited for the guard
officers to hear the details of the trip,