The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-08
CIRCLES LIBERTY IN
AIR AND WATER SHIP
Frank Coffyn Performs Feat Twice.
Once With Pho ographcr
as Passenger.
\LIGHTS EASILY on WATER
Takes Passenger On From Rowboat and
Sors Again-A plaudcd by
Many Whistles.

Frank CoHvn made two flights from
the ice rimmed water of the hay Yesterday
afternoon in his shimmering hydroaoro-
plane while a throng of folks lined tn"
Battery we'll and assisted river and
bay steam vessels in applauding. The
aviators first soar was about 800 feet.
circling the space far above the tiara of
the bronze girl on the pedestal The
second climb etherward was with a pas
s.nger. Adrian c. Dun. photographer
who has the dist lnCtion of heing The first
passenger who has ever navlgated above
the waters Of this neighborhood IN an air
craft
The granite walled Yacht hasin near
PierA. North River was used 10y the await or
H. n hangar. He navigatcd his ship ont
through the narrow entrance with the
help of volunteers in n rowsoa'. AZ the
wings Of the ship from tip to tip are wider
than the entrance to the basin he had TO
get her out sldewisc. the slushv iC" making
much trouble for him There was no;
yard of space frlnging the Battery wall
that was not occupied when tpTvn 80 I
his silvery twin propellcrs whirrinG
The upcurNing bows of the ship turned
up two glistening burrows of spray for
n few seconds and then she starr cd mount
ing. heading toward Governors Island
thin minute she was more than one
hundred feet above the surface of the
bay Tug whistles screamed and the
municipal ferryhoat Manhattan. bound
for Staten Island and filled with passcn-
gers. roared salute Hats and hand
kerchiefs agita,ei for a moment the
skirt of people on the Battery wall and
cheers went after the high glider
tofyn said he was going to circle III"
air above Liberty. and tn" multitude
fastened heir ewes on his ship a. II walked
up the sky. The sun. bronze blur
through the mist seemod he his d"stina-
ton for time The ship outSpaodod
a few gulls that might have mistaken
her for a bigger sister. and within five
minutes from the moment she left tn"
water. ~ ilj O'Clock, she was beyond
the statue. toward the Jersey shore
looking no bigger to spectators az th"
Battery than "A gull. CofTvn looped tine
space that Miss Liberty might have oC.
cIplcd if she had grown upa hit and then
sailed back toward tn" Battery
When hc got in plain view ot the people
who could hear the buzz Of the ship
prOpcler> he did "A few cirCllng and
dipping stunts The ship was less cranky
than some that ply the bounding main.
She Obey"d every suggestion Of her helms
man. He scemedto To manruvre hv mental
science. When h" plan"d down To- th"
point off the Battery whsnr" hr had sailed
h' had been away Just ~ minute, and 10
seConds II was thought H." wH- going tO
TAX. tn" phOtOgrapner aboard. hllt IN"
decided To make another flight and was
qul"SCrnt on tn" water only tear ~, oud-
Then he rod" th" air again muun - If h"
w"r" going up an inNl-lbl" toboggan slide
and whistle, and voices CAV, hlm en-
Co'iragslnent He cut ,urlvuu"- within
easy range of the spectators for minutes
and SECONDS and cam" down with appar
en- precipitation. but gracefully, "arnin <
more NapurOuS and vocal hurrahS.
The photographer was rOw.d ont To the
ship and got aboard ~ Il hurry with the
help of the skipper With the additional
weight she made tho ascent this time
lath": slowly and a. Longer angle head
ing toward Governors Island \ few
seconds later sh. changed nor Co'Tsa and
rising rapidly 10 more than 1n fecl rnsd"
for the Jersey shore south of Liberty.
d~lndllnC io a mere -parrowllkc -peCk
IN m" gray air Sn" Clrcled .bertv
again tins time less than ln foot above
the level of tn" bay
Cofyn was altogether II minutes ,7 -
seconds IN the air and took the water
just outside the Yacht basin. approaching
II IN long. gradual descent a. h" con
sldored " unwlse to cut up caper- with a
passenger sboard He sand VI wac very
cold aloft and that he had h"en made
partly deaf because of the gal. tho ship
created and the frigldltv of the upper air.
That Is why he postponed taking up
another photographer VINO Was equipped
for the trip. Dur got "A fin" look AZ tn"
features Of the bronze girl To-day #
the weather is favorable trFvn will g.
aloft again, taking passenger