The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-09-13
AVIATOR DUE HERE TODAY.
Meets With Accident And Is
Delayed. Should Be Here
This Afternoon.

ioriher state Senator r. l.. Douglass
Will II plans carry, enter Nevada TO-DAY
IN MS across.the-continent-hight in his
oo-norse power Wright bi-plane. lie
iett san Francisco Monday morning
alightlng at Auburn, on the other side
ol the oierras, where ne spent the
hight. Part of the distance negotiated
Monday was at the rate of a mile a
minute. Mr.. Douglass got in touch
with Fowler by wire Monday evening
and arranged to have him stop in Fal-
Ion, raising among the business men a
purse OF $500, which will be given the
aviator Tor swerying from his course,
which was originally planned to follow
the Central Pacific track across this
state. The purse raising was a for
mslity that occupied but little time. as
the majority of Fallon's business men
gave literally, recognizing in the move
rare advertising feature for Fallon.
incidentally, it shows the public spirit
OF our business personnel.
When it is considered that the ex-
penses of an aviator in making a cross
country fight is no less than 5000 day,
extravagant as the figure may seem,
the side trip 10 Fallon will be seen at
once to be no money-making innova.
tion.
Fowler End Former State Senator
Douglass are friends Of long standing.
They drove together in an auto race at
Del Monte several years ago, and both
have always been enthusiastic patrons
OF the automobiling sport and parti.
sans Of the gas engine, no matter
where used. Fowler's visit to Fallon
must be taken as being more in the ma
ture of visit to an old time friend
than for the purse that was subscribed,
for he is engaged in an attempt TO
cross the continent ahead OF several n
walls for $50. 900 cash prize offered by
w. X. Hearst, and while the visit to
Fallon does not materially increase his
travelling time, II might be sufficient to
lose him the race, for the contest is
being hotly waged.
In his messages to Fowler Monday
evening Mr.. Douglass requested the
privilege of accompanying the aviator
In bis flight from Reno to Fallon, but
yesterday morning he received wire
from Mr.. Fowler stating the latter had
taken the extra seat from his machine
before starting from San Francisco.
The ball grounds were put in shape
for alighting and starting, and the APP
spot for dropping to the
ground was marked yesterday by
long line of white bunting, discernible
for a long distance to one in the air.
Fowler left Auburn yesterday about
0 clock and proceeded to climb in the
air to conform in his voyage to the
rapidly raising altitude of the country
leading eastward. At Alta, Is miles
east Of Auburn, the steering apparatus
became unmanageable, and in alighting
his machine was further damaged.
Late wires to Mr.. Douglass conveyed
the information that every attempt
would be made to have the machine re-
paired and on its way eastward by this
and if Fowler succeeds
in getting across the high Sierras he
may be looked for in Fallon today at
about the same hour as the schedule
called for on yesterday. 1t was be-
lieyed that he would be in Fallon about
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. While
further accidents in continuing the
flight are probable, il would be a piece
of good fortune for Fowler if he were
to succeed in getting across this previ-
onsly insurmountable barrier, for it
would likely mean fame and fortune
to him.
A large number of people living IN
and around Fallon turned out yester-
dav TO see the scheduled entrance of
Fowler into the town. They took the
news of the accident good-naturedly,