Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-28
HARRY BALDWIN
WOULD INITIATE
LITTLE BIRDS
Senator Makes Flight and Be.
comes Enthusiastic Altman !
May Buy Machine

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est recruit to the ranks of aviation
enthusiasts, according to a report
brought TO Honolulu from Maui by NJ.
III. Newman, who successfully man
aged The flights of the Chinese ayia-
tor Tom Gum on that island yester-
day. Senator Baldwin made a flight
with Tom, so did the senator's little
daughter Frances, and likewise did
&c. d. Lufkn of the First Ma tional
bank OF Wailuku, and Mrs n. II.
Newman However, of all the pas
sengers carried by the Chinese, Sen.
ator Baldwin proved the only dysd-in-
the wool candidate for honors above
the clouds.
According to Newman the senator
now is dickering with Tom for the
purchase of a hydroaeroplane and it
Is probable that he may attend the
next session OF the legislature In his
own air-and-water motor-car. Like
a duck takes to the water, the sena-
tor takes to the air" is the way New
man expresses it sand, provided he
does not change his mind, ii is GER
tainty that he will arrange with Tom
to build him a machine, similar to
the one the aviator now has under
construction for himself.
THE flights made by Tom were the
most successful he has made since
coming to the islands. On altitude he
reached heighth of 100 feet"
Following the success of the Maui
flights. Manager Newman announces
that he anticipates a. repetition of
splendid aerial exhibitions at the
next meet, which takes place on
Kauai.
WAILUKU, Maui, Oct. 27.-That
Tom Gun made big success of his
airship yesterday. on Maui there can
be no possible doubt. Long before
the time for his flight people in auto
mobiles and on foot and in every kind
of vehicle were lined up near Kahala
Pond, on the road from fKahului to
Paia. BY little after 10 o'clock in
the morning, when he made his first
ascent, the machines we're present
by the hundreds and the crowd the
largest ever seen en- Maui at one big
event, at least the largest in many
years. Kahului was literally swarm
ing with people. Other parts of CEN
trail Maui were practically deserted,
the streets Of Wailuku seemed empty,
and every machine in sight was head
ed towards Kahului Very few peo-
pie were conscientious enough to at
tend church services, and in some one
or two cases services had to be aban.
doned Where services were held In
Waikiki and Kahului, the people had
been to witness the first flight of the
aviator and returned in time for wor-
ship. The first flight was made a
short distance around Kahului above
the heads of the awestricken crowds
The second flight, which took place
about ILLS. was a little more extern
siye. During one morning flight. Har
~ A. Baldwin and his daughter,
Frances, were passengers. The third
flight in the moIning was made par
TALLY over the Kahului harbor. This
was watched with keenest interest.
1t was not expected that Gum
would fly in the afternoon, but the
crowds seemed to increase rather than
diminish by IL, and it was decided
that the interest in the first Maui
nights of any kind CT airship was SO
great that the exhibition would be
continued in the afternoon Three
mere flights were made, all over or.
around Kahului. The attempt to fly
to Waikiki was not undertaken.
Frank F. Baldwin was a passenger In
the afternoon. 1t was not until half
past 4 or o'clock that the people
began to leave Kahului Many of
them waited until the very last posi-
bility Of q flight. Fortunately the
wind had not interfered. SO the crowd
was not disappointed by their waiting
in the afternoon.
Altogether the event was one of
the biggest ever seen on Maui, and
Tom Gum and Manager Newman are
to be heartily congratulated upon their
remarkably. successful performances
Of the biplane.
A large crowd came over from La,
haina and people from Paia and Ma
kawao were present by the hundreds
Other parts of Maui were also repre-
sented. It is estimated that at one
time nearly 1000 people were specta-
tors. The financial returns for the
day are said to be very good. Maui,
as usual, was generous in the matter
CT support for such big undertaking.