Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-25
kv|ATOnS THROW
bombs OF FLOUR
Mock Aero-NayaI Battle Is Held
in Chicago.
Motor Boat Patrol to Aid Aviators in
Case They Fall into Lake-Re-
ward for Lost Biplane-Fu-
nerals of Aviators.

A mock aero-naval battle gave Chi
cago her first opportunity to judge the
aerop.ane's usefulness in war.
Soaring high in the air the aviators
hurled projectiles at the diagram of a
battleship marked out, turrets and all.
upon the ground at the aviation field
The bombs thrown, instead of being
filed with explosives, contained -four
Striking the ground, they burst in a
white cloud that resembed an explo-
sion and also marked the spot of con-
tact IN this way the percentage of
accuracy which can be attained at va
rous heights was gauged.
In order to add to the safety of avi
ators forced to descend to the lake,
or who might fell into the water, a
motor boat patrol was placed on duty
by Captain J. C. Cantwell of the Unit.
ed States rev enre cutter Tuscarora.
Captain Cantwell was assigned to pa
troll the lake to aid any aviator who
might meet with an accident.
Fast power boats from the fleet OF
the Columbia Yacht club were placed
at his service, and the stretch be-
tween the Van Buren, street gap and
the four-mile crib will be carefully
guarded.
A reward Of $50 was offered by the
meet association for anyone who dis
covers the location of Lee Hammond's
Baldwin biplane, which plunged into
the lake and sank on Monday. Ham,
mond escaped uninjured, but has been
unable to find a trace Of his missing
machine The meet association will
raise it, providing it can be found
and offers the reward in the hope that
fishermen and power boat men will be
induced to search for it.
A committee composed of Charles
E. Barley, Frank E. Scott and ID. B.
Griffith was appointed by the meet as
sociation to atterd the funeral Of st.
Croix JohnstoIe, the aviator who was
killed on Tuesday. The association
also sent electorate floral pieces, and
flowers were also sent to Pittsburg,
where the funeral of William Badger
was held,
Tile previous days aviation meet
was full of thrills.
Arthur Stone in a Queen mono
plane, fell into the lake on the over
water speed race. Lincoln Beachey's
engine died on him, when he was
5000 feet in the air and he volpano
the distance down, landing the Curtiss
biplane~directly in front of the judges
stand.
Howard Hill, fell when rounding
death curve at the north end OF
the field. His Wright bip'ane tu ned
completely over but he escaped in
jury Another aviator fell into
death hole" in the sunkon pit in the
center Of the field, in which William
Badger was dashed to death; but both
aviator and machine escaped injury.
The honors of the day fell to the Cur
tiss aeroplane and to Lincoln Beachcy,
who walked away with the largest
money prizes.
1t was a heavy day, with the wind
blowing fitfully, and at the three
O'Clock gun the aviators eyeing the
sly, shook their he.as. They felt
there were various ~ pockets, holes
and cross currents, that would twist
and jerk the aerop anes around very
quickly and they thought flying would
be dangerous. In addition there was
suppressed dread as the result Of the
two fatal accidents Of the day before,
though all of the flyers insisted that
their nerve mad not been affected by
the deaths of Badger and st. Croix
Johnstone. The contest committee
shortly after 8 O'Clock notified the ayi-
ators that fleet of motor and tug
boats had been provided, to patrol the
lake between the shore and the crib
during the time whom the overwater
race was in progress. James e. Plcw's
hydroplane motolhoat, destroyer V"
was on Guty, and il was promised that
the Curtiss hydroplane, Triad"
would be flying along the course at
the same time ready to go to the as
sistance of any aviator who might
fall in the lake.