Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-27
New Flying Machine, In Pres
ence of Large Crowd, Be-
haved Beautifully.
OLD MACHINE WAS CRIPPLED.
Two Days More of Free Avia-
ton In Face of DiSap,
pOintment.

II the gods have anything to 6U
with flying machines and if it be
that whom they would destroy they
nrst make mad, they have certainly
been on their job at the Prowse azin-
ton grounds this week.
They first got in their work Tues
day afternoon when aviator Thonnu-
son was making descent from y
slight elevation attained while test
ing the little machine in which he
had scared thousands of feet above
and travelled twenty or thirty miles
on a round trip at speed of about
mile minute. The machine came
down less than hundred feet and
landed on a shock of wheat. This
fall was caused by the breaking of
the main shaft, and in no way can it.
be attributed to the machine, for it il,
absolutely perfect as to the princi-~
pie of construction.
This, of course, put the original
machine built by Judge Prowse out
OF commission, as the broken piece
could not be duplicated here. Bat
Judge Prowse was prepared for an
emergency. and, while he had M,
reason to believe that any part Of
the machine or the motor would give
way by the three days flying. he,
had larger machine in reserve. Rss
wanted, if possible. not to disap-
point the people who were coming
from far and near to witness the as
tensions which the business men had
so extensively advertised.
Thursday morning the new and 2
larger machine. built entirely on the
lines of the often used one, was
taken out to the grounds and the
work of assembling it was begun
the men working all day to be ready
for demonstration when the large
crowd gathered Thursday after
noon.
Patiently the expectant people
stood in the burning sun from 3
o'clock until after it had gone down,
waiting and hoping that the next
minute they would see man sailing
up among the fieecy clouds. 1t was
hard to tell which was most to be
admired. their patience and good
lumor or heroic fortitude.
Just one minute to z there was q.
Vhirr of the wings of the bipana.
Thompson took his seat and the ma
thine was skipping over the field at
rate exceeding an express train
AZ three minutes after seven it leftr
ne earth and sailed up above the
rec tops. the crowd yelling like mad.
The trial was made and the machine
vas ready to fly.
But after the crowd had about all
EFT Tor their homes, in making
urther tests OF the machine that had
made such successful debut. Mr..
thompson met with another misnap
Which put the new machine out o.
BUSINESS for awhile. The driving.
hart or the new machine, like THAI
the smaller one, was the Wealex
art or the machinery and it gave
'ay under the powerful strain mel
ent to Mr.. Thompson makinga veyy
Orupt curve while running on the
round.
When the news of the second mis-
ap was circulated around the city,
phone that night, and when il be-
me generally known Tuesday
orning there were more disapDoiDt.-
people in Hopkinsville than, has,
er been known,
By noon. howeve, a circular was
It out announcing that the damage
Is not as serious as feared and thar
large machine would be ready 10
by o'clock and that the original
ogrsm would be carried out.
A. 4 o'eiock yesterday people weres
eking to the grounds TO see Mn
ompson make bis flights in the
v machine. il having adver-
I'd that the damax4 ne day before
: sllghtand e9uld be easily repai