New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
PLEASE KEEP OFF THE AIR
Stoyer Will Arrest Next aviator
Who InvadeS the Park.
BEATTY FLIES AWAY EARLY
Leaves Central Park Mall al
9:15 and Returns to Nassau
Boulevard.

In the future any aviator who lands IN
Central Park is TO be arrested and haeo
.to court by order Of Park Commissioned
stover II was in no uncertain terms that
the Park Commissioner made this, as wei
as a few more observations along similar
lines yesterday regarding the descent into
the park on Tuesday afternoon OF George
w. Beatty.
II never intended giving any places LOT
sirsbip isles Of safety in Central Park,
said Commissioner Stover, but the acton
of Mr.. Beatty ends the matter so far as
any parks under my jurisdiction are con-
oerned The flight was. like all fights over
the city, a play to the grandstand. But II
resulted in damage to the park, even
though It did not injure any one. In the
future the police will arrest any aviator
landing in the park. l will press the suit
end make it a test case"
The damage referred TO by the Commls-
s.oner was done by people crowding on the
field where Beatty's machine landed. IL
was the North Meadow. which has been IN
closed in a high fence pending the COM
Fiction Of the reclamation work there. Ihe
crowd tore down the fence
'If that had been summer time sald
Commissioner Slower. land thousands OF
persons on the grass. there is no telling
how many would have been injured in the
stampede TO get out of the way OF the
machine. The one real thing of value IN
that flight was the illustration OF what
foolhardy thing Il would be TO have isles
of safety in Central Park or any other park
Of the CITY, The Aero Club is against such
thing. and hope some action Is taken 10
prevent any more flights over the city.
Park Commissioner Higgins of The Bronx
has nlaced himself on record as absolutely
opposed to isles Of safety in his parks.
Beatty assembled from the North Meadow
shortly after o'clock yesterday morning.
half an hour before two moving picture
men applied for permits TO take pictures OF
him.
FLYING in a Wright biplane. George w.
Beatty. who on Tuesday had the honor OF
being the first aviator to fly over New YORK
CITY and make landing in Central PARK
returned to his hangar at Nassau Boule-
ward yesterday morning, where he was
heartily greeted by the other members OF
the aviation colony now gathering on Long
Island for the spring flying
Beatty left his biplane in Central PARK
under guard on Tuesday night but was
tuning 1t up at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Both motor and propeller worked
smoothly in their preliminary trial, ana as
the weather conditions were perfect. the
aviator rose from tho ground at 9:lo a. 1n''
turning the nose Of his machine skyWard al
about twenty degrees, ct which angle ne
few until his altitude was over 1900 feet
A fog was rising over the city as Beatty
rose in the air and made his course south
by southeast. He kept more than 5000 feet
IN the air for fifteen minutes after leaving
the Mall IN Central Park lie then ghded
down TO within 800 feet OF the ground as
the spire Of the cathedral at Garden CITY,
which ia near,the aviation field. gave him
his bearings,
Althouge Eeatty wore Arctic dress the
rreod at which he was travelling through
the 2 .- 81 thoroughly chilled him that When
re reached his hangar it was some time be-
fore he 'thawed out" Later IN the day he
made several flights. with friends as pas
sengers.