The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-10
Flight Was Failure
Wrecked The Airship
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Because he forced the engine of
his flying machine beyond its normal
speed, George Carlstrom, the Can
adam aviator, fell with his appara.
tus TO the ground at the fair grounds
Sunday afternoon, smashing the top
shade of an automobile, demolish.
ing his airship and himself sprawl
ing headlong on the road.
The bird-man had Just commenced
his fight. He started with his ship
at the north end of the grounds, run
ming over the turf for about an eighth
Of a mile, when he turned the rud-
ders to guide the apparatus upwards
and rose slowly. II seems that he
had not his usual speed, though eye
witnesses say that he was high
enough to clear d fence before him
and also the automobiles next to II,
had he kept on Just as he was go
ing. But he feared he was not ris.
ing fast enough, and, in his alarm,
tried to throw an extra speed into
his engine. which was already turn
ing the paddle wheel at its supposed
maximum Of 1000 revolutions per
minute. BY forcing the engine he
killed 1t, and the airship fell to the
ground
Struck An Automobile.
A fence was struck and smashed
and an automobile. standing by the
fence, and containing George c. Pet.
It's, the Rapidan buttermaker, his
wife and their child, was also hit
by one OF the WINS OF the monstrous
artificial bird. II was well that Mr.
Pettis had not put down the top, as
he had intended to do. for that was
all that saved the occupants from
serious injury, IL not death. AS II
was. no one was hurt. The machine
fell only a few feet. At first II was
thought that Mr.. Carlstrom had suf
fered injury, but was quickly on his
feet. directing his assistants to take
the machine apart.
Mr.. Pettis estimates the damage 10
his automobile at SIS, and he expects
Mr.. Carlstrom to pay for this. Mr.
Carlstrom said It would cost at least
500, in addition to considerable
amount of time and labor to get the
airship repaired. "will the Mankatc
baseball association Sc pay you fol
this afternoons flights" he was asked
II think they had BETTER" he re
piled. Mr.. Carlstrom said the rough
ness of the ground had much to dc
with his failure to attain the neces
sary speed for a successful ascent.
Can Secure Refund.
Il had been promised that IL fol-
any reason the fight did not take
place every person who bought ar
admission ticket would receive a re
fund OF half the price, the hal
amounting TO twenty-five cents. II
was understood yesterday that ar
rangements would be made to pa,
this refund ut a downtown store, I,
those who would present their tick
cts There were some, however, ant
perhaps q great many, who did no
have the caution TO retain their tick
cts, not expecting anything to- g
wrong with the program.
The baseball game, which tool
place earlier in the afternoon. wa
extremely one-sided. Mankato wa
the winner. That is getting to be al
old story. The score was something
langhable, twenty-one to four. Their
was very good attendance. paid ad
Missions numbering nine hundred AM
fifty.
| There was something OF a senss
tion when G. Nicholson drove thre
scores on a home run hunt in tn
fourth inning and got in then him
self. 4se