The Raymer enterprise., 1914-02-26

1t is therefore. gratifying ind that the water
aeroplane the hydro,aeroplane and the flying boat
seem destined to save life
The hydro-aeropane began lis career as life
saver in 1911 while still in the experimental
period II was during the famous Chicago meet
ar aviator lost control while flying over Lake
Michigan and fell into the water. Three-quarters
OF a mile away there WIS hydroaeroplane. the
early Gurus modei-the prototype of the flying
boat-cretHg around and occasionally settling on
the surface OF the water like big seagul The
pilot Of this craft, seeing the ayiators fall went
to the rescue. Flying At mile minute speed
he reached the spot, landed on the water by the
submerged aeropane and offered to take the
aviator to land AL in less than one minute
Some months later on March 6. 1912, two asia.
tors fell III San Diego bay while flying and their
machine eapsized IN aviator the shore saw
the accident, jumped his hydro with his
mechanic and flew to the rescue landing min.
ute later by the shpwrecked" two
The first demonstration of actually rescuing a
person not connected with aviation was given on
October 10, 1912. by Charles Wald, instructor in
the Wright school of water flying at the Glenwood
Country club A man named Walter Strohbach
fell into the harhor from rowboat in which he
was seeking diversion with friend The row
boat was half mile of the shore at Sea Cliff and
when. mscalculating his position, Mr. Strohbach
attempted to sit further on the stern of the boat
with the result that he fell overheard Although
his friend tried TO reach his companion, a strong
current carried them apart Shouts along the
shore told of the plight OF the young man. who
was exhausted in the chilly water Mr.. Charles
Wad, learning of the occurrence while at the
hangar preparing to make a flight jumped into
his machine and few TO the man in the water,
who could be seen from the club station.
Alighting in the hydro-aeroplane on the water
near Strohbach the aviator first threw life pre-
server TO the young man. who was scarcely able
to keep afoat then, bringing the machine along.
side, managed to get him aboard one of the floats
of the biplane and brought him safely to the
Wright station
Boats leaving the shore did not reach the
scene of the accident until the hydroaeroplane
was well on its way to shore with the rescued.
MIR. Glenn ii, Curtiss, the dean of water flyers
and creator OF both the hydro,aeropane and flying
boat, was the hero of a lifesayng act last June,
rescuing two occupants of a broken down motor
boat with the big four-passenger flying boat of Mr..
Harold +. Mccormick. Mr. Curtiss and Mr. C. C.
Wilmer were flying over Lake Keuka in the boat
to test 1t and were running for home ahead OF a
coming thunder shower when, mile from shore
they noticed motor boat In which two men
Curtlss brought the flying boat to the water and
stopped near the motor boat. The men said their
motor was broken and they wanted some one sent
out to row them ashore. Mr.. Wilmer crawed out
on the tail of the flying boat and took rope from
the motor boat which he held while Curtss drove
the flying boat mile to the shore.
The motor boat was left there and taking the
men aboard, Mr. Curtiss flew back to Hammonds-
port
The airboat and hydro-aeroplane may be said
to be the logical adjunct Of life-saving stations
and therefore. absolutely necessary As an es-
sential purpose OF life-saying station is to re.
lieve wrecks and save people from drowning,
speed In doing 1t is the essence of efficiency The
aeroplane-the water kinds revolutionary in
this respect 1t can fly to the spot where relief
Is needed at the rate of mile minute and the
aiman who sees every detail Of what goes on be-
low can either land by the object or rescue or Just