The Washington times., 1913-08-08
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he became lost. once drifting cut to
bearings and continue.
At Philadelphia he had regained an
altitude Of 6.ec0 feet. and at Hsyre de
Grace, Nd, he reached his greatest
height Of ia. but MS was below the
mark he bad planned 20 m&izkafn for
IKE entire distance.
A he nearsd Baltimore he had
dropped to a Level or 6.j00 feet. And he
WAS iost He knew from the smoIe that
he was passing over 4 city, buf he did
not learn until afterward when the
Itnle was compared, what time he had
Passed that place.
the POTOMAC river stretching below, and
he knew that he was on the right track.
IEA hopes rose as ne caught his nrst
efJmpse Of washington. and he Has
ana win the race, when his engine sud
oenly went dead he aiigtted without
trouble just behind the country resi-
asIIee OF q. b Diamond. q mile south
east OF Gaithersburg, ana then found
that he did not have enough gasolene
70 enable him to compIete the run 10
foFt AyeF.
He had carried enough sasoisne Tor
a trfp Of ~ miles. believing that SUI
ne s-n isDdss ass al aboui s' e g M miles f from ~1ss Ss
starting plaee. hin clock regfstered ~
miles, showing the distance lost as he
groped his way In fhe fog and Ra8ea-
yered hts machine when the eagins
aviator Wood. only twenty-ssx. who
har been licensed plot only since last
February. though disappointed AZ his
falIure 70 reach the Capital, was cheered
bv the knossieese that he had broken TIE
re9ord for nonstop flight made hy
Lisgt. Thomas DeNItt Milling. Of the
army aviation squadron, when he went
the distance Of - miles from San An
tonic to Texas City, Texas, a lew
months ago. IN a fraction more than
of setting up" and knocking down
ths msehne for transportation I'm ex-
press ears. and also raGke speed, cltu56-
inE and altstnde tests.
The pzxsengers on the special train
froEn New York were Alan H. Hzw1ey,
pr1nieent of the Aero Clab of Amer
icA: Mortimer Deiano. secretary Of
the club. Major CharieS Reber, treas
ufer; Count Carlo del Peilogro. for
eigu Representative OF the M0isznt
Of The Amerssan AFaneh; Barren Ives
De yi1lez. Capt Albert Gleaes. eom-
u19u4ant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard:
Clarence p. Wynne, pfesident Of the
Pennsyiyanis Aero clnh; Joseph Stein
mftz, . member OF that club; Sertyens
CORPS. and Count Aorfk de Beaufort
A crowd OF several hundred waited
at the Fort Myer parade ground until
after 0ct0ck, when The washington
Times received reports Of the descent
at Gsithersburg. and teleph0ned the
neNB 70 the waiting crowd Manager
J. b Hail. Of the noiSanf aviafion
camp. together with the army Officers,
assembled TO witness the finish Of the
Inght and Newspaper men and photog-
rapherH. motored at once 10 0althers-
burg. where the aviator was found
czlmly smoking a cigar and waiting
The passengers on the specfzl train
were notified OF Woods mishap On
their arrival a. the Union Station, ana
they alse mot0red 20 GaIthersburk 20
assist the fIIer complete his trip.
II WAS then learned that a special
brand OF Gasoiene was necessary for
the army feses, for which the trip was
planned, ard another delay was occa-
stoned. The hour Of 5 o'clock was set
for the tests &C Fort MyeT 60 suit the
convenience Of the army Officers who
wished to see the Moisant machine tried
ouf. Major Edgar Russell CHIEF of the
army avfators. and Lievtenauts Arnold
and Milling plan 20 represer the army,
and Assistant Secretary Of War Breck-
eEItdge also may be present. althoug h
m Was not certain when the request
Was made.