The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-08
BEACHEY REACHES THE
$500 FOOT ALTITUDE

I man. yesterday afternoon thrilled
/ the 4U.""n or more persons who at
tended the big state iair upon two
different occasions by flirting with
death IN his monstrous racing Cur
tiss hipane. EClipsing any OF his
former efforts 10 furnish tho attend
ants of the state fair the most sen
sational flights Of the age. Aviator
BcaChcy put his pet through Just the
kind of spectacular mancuyers that
has resulted in the untimely death at
many OF the worlds most skillful OPP
orators With his mind concentrated
upon that one jhing-tO give Wheel
/ ing people the best there IL in aero
| planning 10 Tho present day-the bird
| man yesterday sfecred his machine
into death dcfying dips and circles
WITH little concern as To what the re
suit would be n anything should
happen to go wrong Gifted by Prov
idcnCc with q thorough and complete
knowledge of the air currents. Mr.
/ BCaChcy goes about his work with
little or no concern as to his welfare
AMI scemiu@iy his sole purpose * TO
provide excitement OF the most sen
sational nature To his spectators
Aviator B"achcy. known the coun-
try over as one of tho fcw birdmen
who nave never disappointed an au.
dicnce. kept his promise yesterday To
give To the lair patrons. two OF the
most thrilling flights during his stay
here. and ne certainly fulfilled his
promise. Promptly az = O'Clock. Mir.
/ Bcachey arrived on the grounds and
Immediately started the work of tun.
ing up his machine. when the bird
Was taken from the hanger in the
quarter stretch. the crowd started
SURFING on the field anxious to catch
/ a glimpse OF the strange machine
, and its operator.
] Ia order TO allow the spectators
B to accomplish their desire. the avi-
ator and hiss assistants rolled the ma.
chin" 10 The upper side of the hanger
where he spent some little time IN
/ Inspecting IT, LeiSurely laying down
"A half consumed cigar. Mr.. Beachcy
started ID" engine. jumped into his
seat aud after bidding his little wife
goodbye shot into the air with great
speed. lie skinned from the course
at n. and remained in the arr
eleven minutes returning at 2.2l.
First Flight.
! Arising 10 a height of about 900
feet. Do" CircirI tho grounds and be
/ for" starting on long trip down the
river kept th" crowd in good spirits
/ by putting mis- machine through
graceful dip directly ia front OF the
srtnc~'aut. Then taking course
upward against the wind he reached
a. hei-ht of something over TWO thous.
and feet and followed The river 20 a
point below West Wheeling He then
turned rho nose, oi his craft north
Ndrd aHi started on return trip 10
tl' grounds just over the top OF the
hiN back OF West Wheeling For
som" zine his machine was lost 20
Wow hIt suddenly he shot out from
behind the hin and started on "a dir
rct lin" 10 tho grounds ar sixty
'niic aI hour rate. The Whirr OF the
puWCr'I. motor could be- heard quite
distance and before the crowd real
i2"d u. tho aviator was again fyiug
over The grounds Taking an upward
course Dee crossed the river and cir
cl'd over Wheeling and when he
mad" ID" turn for the grounds he
started 90 climb IN order to thrill the
crowd with a couple OF dips With
'h" owes of 10000 people fixed on
Hm IN" daring aviator took a sud
den drop, then roS" aEain and while
OBJ" crowd stood spccchicss started
,oipiauius.
Many weak hearted persons drol-
T'I their eyes expecting to see rho
hrdman dashed to death. bur after
completing four spiral~ h. gracefully
li!"a down into 10" stretch 20 De
greeted hy doafoUiur applause
Aights and Smokes.
About th, first thing me pIurky
generator aid after alich''nr was 20
r..k 1870 hi- CHAR. light 20 and after
80 '.H uItt- took his little vfr. it