The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-04
HIGH POINTS GALA Day

MOtn eIUHu W Tue IOming sIty OF
the South---lncideats and Things
That We're Not Even Incidents, but
bied a-Borsin'---Side Lights.
Saturday Miss High Point put on
her best frock and bonnet and play
ed the gracious host to a multitude
OF people. In the early part Of the
morning it looked like her ffock
would be soiled by the rain but even
Nature smiled graciously with Miss
High Point and the clouds disap--
peared ,the.sun came forth, it was hot
enough TO make the perspiration peel
off without much effort. The wind
even laid perfectly still, not a ripple,
because it was understood that the
bird man could not fly as we'll with
strong current of wind. that the
treacherous currents lowering in
space Chat the layman knows
nothing about however) were liable
to prove treacherous but later it was
learned that this was against the
bird man, that there wasn't enough
air. A pity this wasn't known in
time so things could have been-made
more ideal! But, anyway. We think
it was about as perfect day as one
could expect, could even ask for
but we forgot, the wire to the motor
got wrong and of course that caused
the trouble, and then there were
stumps and grass, and, oh! so many
people that it was enough to cause
the big electrical bird to git scarf"
sure enough. Why even the whipp-
erwill rebelled against such a gigantic
artificial creature ploughlng its way
through their atmospheric territory
and cut up great capers and it is a
question in our minds if a big male
whipperwill did not bite The wire
into and cause the hurry descent of
kaminski. But however that NAV
be a great many of the people did
rot see the flight, which lasted
exactly 81 minutes, according to the
register of a 27 jewel Hamilton watch.
Seriously, through some unseen
force our greatest attraction fell flat.
The people came to see the air ship
fly, that was the main stunt, the
speaking and el erything else was
! secondary, as was proven by the
fact that no one tarried at the speak
ers stand erected at the end Of the
English street car line bu. Wended
their way to the location cf the big
attra ction, the air ship with its great
white planes outstretched and the
wooden propeller cleaning in the
sunlight. Here was the bulk of the
crowd from early morning until noon
when a fluke flight was made and
it should be Said that a great major
ity Of the people were sorely disap-
pointed and it was rumored among
the crowd that doubtless no flight
would be made at all. The exCur-
sion trains carried part of the big
] crowd back long before the success
full flight was made at six O'Clock,
after two vain attempts.
THE ATTEMPTS AND FLIGHT
At about II O'Clock the juice was
turned on the horse power engine
and loud buzzing sound came forth,
then TIE gasoline was cut down and
soft whirl. Three men were tug
ging at the ends of the planes and
+ at the rear. Kaminski took his seat
sidewise and all was expectancy
Suddenly he whirled around straight
in his seat, raised his hands along.
side of the steering wheel and the
holders" of the machine let hei
20. She went but kept on the grounc
too long and struck stump ane
landed among many more stumps
with plane broken, the undergea1
wooden rod smashed, front mair
wooden rod shivered and various
and sundry wires out of place. 20
few minutes the machinst and the
aviator looked upon the big bire
with its broken pinions and breas
plate and while they were looking
gentlemen from the car factory
vouchsafed the information that here
in High Point they had the very
stuff to fix 'er and sure he could fly
again by 3 p m. And, they wen
to work and assisted the two blrt
men to do the work and the people
looked on and sighed a sigh of relic
because they wanted to see 'er fly
! At 4::3O O'Clock she was in shape
again and few minutes before :.
O'Clock another start was made
Again the big propeller Whlrred ane
stirred up wind and a dash was made
and this time about 200 yards was
made beyond any stumps before the
machine settled. Pushing the mach
I inc again back to the place to star
and examining here Vital parts, an