Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-02
FirSt Woman to Win Ayiator's
License and Manager of Bos-
ton Meet Plunge 700 Feet
Into Ocean,
MON0PLANE BECOMES
UNMANAGEABLE IN WIND
While VoIpIaning, Sharp Gust
Catches Tail Of Machine,
Throwing 1t Up Pefpendicu-
lar Drops Like PIummet.

! tBy Morning Journal spct-hl Irnscd wirc)
Ruston. July 1.-Miss Harriet
I QuimbN Of New york the first wom-
Lam 10 win au aviator's license in
America and the first woman to cross
the English channel in an aoroplane,
WAS instantly killed with her passen-
ger W. A. Willard. manager Of the
Boston avinton meet, at Atlantic to-
iuieat when her Bleriot monoplane fell
into Dorchester bay from a height of
I 900 feet.
The accident happened when Miss
Quimby and willard were returning
from trip over Boston harhor To
Boston light distance of twenty
milcs in all
The flight was made in twenty min
utes The Beriot. one OF the latest
models Of military aeroplanes circled
the aviation field and soared out over
the savin Hin Yacht club, Just out
side the aviation grounds.
Heading back into the eight-mle
gusty wind. Miss Quimby started to
volplane. The wind was too sharp
and one Of the gusts caught the tail
iof the mouoplane. throwing the ma
chine an perpendichmr.
Fur an instant il poised there. Then,
sharply outlined against the setting
sun willard was thrown clear OF the
chassis, followed almost Immediately
by Miss Quimhy Hurting over and
over. the two fieures shot downward.
striking the water twenty feet from
shore,
Thcy spashcd out of sight a second
before the monoplane plunged down
fifteen feet away
II was low tide ana the water was
only five feet deep
Men from the Yacht club in motor
boats were on the spot quickly ana
drnerpd the bodies ont of the mud.
into which they had sunk deeply
Death was probably instantaneous.
Both bodies were badly crushed. Seve-
RAJ Of Mics Quinbys bones were
broken and there were many largo
bruises. Willard who weighed 100
pounds, hi the water face first and
over one eye therc was q cash from
which the blood was flowing. He too.
sustained several factures ana bruises.
The clothing Of both flyers was torn
and their bodies covered with mud.
A troop Of state cavary held the
crowd back while Dr. George Sheanan.
the hed surgeon, with his staff and
"a nurse made hasty examinations
The bodies We're taken to the
Quiney hospital
l'iNing hisn overhead at the time
Of the fan was Miss blanche stuart
Scott another aNiatrice taking part in
the meet when had entered upon its
second day. From her high altitude
Miss scott watched Miss Qumbys
splcndid flight ana was nearby when
the gust upset the monoplane. In the
settlement of me moment no one no
lerd tNe lonN aNlatiler put when Miss
9ulnlhS p"dS was brought ashore
I y eyes W'I" nliegteh al"lt ana MISS
7eoit was seen making sweeping en-
les ever ne iieid az % height of about
I'VE huhdrfd igel lWlee she started
/" deS''hd put ''eh Time was seen to
"li"r. ln anpther moment, summon
hg ali hcr nerve she turned the nose
p hv machine downward and landed
H'i'iN 'ellApslps IN her seat before
'ns one couid reach her.
a Leo stevens. af New York. man
lpar fer Miss 0utnhv and Miss ouinn-
KS friend. Mrs uei.n vanderbilt
5, he wer. both witnesses of The acci-