The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-19
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built a hydroplane to keep the aero.
plane from diving
At 10:5s the lookout on the Penn
| sylvania sighted the flyer through the
haze and the ships siren roared a
blast OF welcome. He came on at q
terrific speed and a moment later cir
cled around the fleet, dipping IN sa-
lutte to each ship. and came up in the
wind for the stern Of the Pennsylvania.
He was flying low as he neared the ship
and dropped down as lightly as gull,
| striking the platform about forty feet
from the end.
Stops in Twenty five Feet.
The hooks which had been arranged
III the center piece of tho aeroplane
did their work perfectly and the ma
chine was brought to stop within
twenty five feet.
When Ely touched the deck he was
going at the rate of about thirty five
miles an hour, but so gradually was
the speed checked by the dragging of
the sandbags as they were picked up
in succession that he cams TO stand
still without disarranging any part of
the machine,
There was great outburst of cheers
when 1T was seen that the landing had
been successful and rush of officers,
visitors and sailors to greet the aviator
One of the first to reach Ely was his
wife, who had been given a point Of
view on the bridge by Captain Pond
After submitting to the ordeal of be
ing snapshotted by numerous pho
tographers Ely was taken below to the
captain S cabin where he was the guest
at luncheon.
In the meantime his machine had
been turned around, the hooks on the
bottom of the center piece removed,
and the gasoline rcplenished in the
tank.
IN Just exactly one hour of the time
he landed Ely took his seat in the ma
chine and gave the word to let 90. The
aeroplane swept down the 125-foot plat
form at high speed. dropped off the
stern with gentle dip and then rose
rapidly over the ships in the harbor.
Flies Back Again.
The start was as perfect as the land
Ing had been. Rising to a height of
1000 feet Ely circled over the extreme
headed straight to the aviation field.
He landed there at 1918.
The cruiser wireless had advised
the field officials of his departure and
they were ready for him, A full com
pany of the Thirtieth infantry swooped
down on him as he dismounted and
bore him In triumph on their shoulders
to Major O'Nelll S tent There other
troops were lined up to cheer the ayia-
tor.
An informal reception in the major IS
tent followed Toasts were drunk and
Ely was made member of the mess,
Major O'Neill in proposing health
to the young aviator said:
"Once before Mr. Ely sailed in an
aeroplane from the deck of a war yes.
sci, the first time that feat ever was
accomplished. Today he landed on the
deck of war vessel and not only did
he land successfully, but he repeated
his former achievement by flying into
the air again. This day will mark an
epoch in naval history. We cannot
say how it will affect the army, but
here we pledge him. Howl"
Ely Describes Flights,
After the toast was drunk the off.
GERS crowded about the young aviator
and heard his account of the trip.
The flight to the ship was made |
under almost perfect weather condi- |
tions," he said, Though I encoun. |
tered difficulties in approaching the
Pennsylvania
"The wind was on the cruisers star.
board side and to effect a safe landing |
saw that 1T would be unwlse to alipht |
5quarely on the platform So, after
circling the ship, / came down. quar-
tering the platform and with my planes
pressed as fully into the wind as DOS,
sible. | missed the first of the ropes
stretched to check my momentum but |
my graphing hooks caught the other
strands and ] was brought UP gently
about sixty feet from where / first
,ouched the boards
"Though / did not require the full
surface of the 130 foot platform. I do
not think smaller one would be en-.
Ilrely safe for such an experiment.
am convinced, however, that had the
ship been in motion and directly into
he wind that my landing on the after
leck would have been made consider.
ably easier
ION my return trip | had no trou.
Die leaving the boat-that is very sim.
ole matter
Ely had intended to land while the
cruiser was under way, but Captain
Pond Of the Pennsylvania deemed il
IN wise to attempt maneuvers in the
larbor.
Noted Guests Present.
Among the guests on board the cruis.
II were Rear Admiras Milton and
Reese, both retired, and each of them
aid that Ely's feat demonstrated be.
'ond doubt the utility of the aeroplane
n naval affairs.
This was Nataional Defenders day
1T the aviation field and the military
lad prominent part on the programme.
General Tasker III Bliss, commanding
he department of California, attended
With his staff in full dress uniform
Several foreign copsuls general sta
toned in San Francisco also were pres.
mt.
Another interesting military problem
INVOLVING the use Of the aeroplane for
cout service was worked out. A sham
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