New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-13
Control Work by Curtlss
Saves Airboat from
Serious Damage.
REPRESENTATIVE OF
"DAILY MAIL" ON SPOT
Transatlantic Filler May Get a
Final Overhauling Any Day
Now. 1t IS Said.


Harmondsport. y. Y. July -. Rod
man Wanamaker's mammoth lying BOAT
Anorica inst missed being seriously
damaged when the machine STRUCK
floating loo during the trials on Lake
Kcuka to-day. While the America was
planing az a speed of forty-tive miles an
hour Glenn II. Curtiss. who was at the
wheel. discovered the log dead ahead
and sharply swerved the boat TO one
side barely in time to prevent its strlk-
ing the obstacle head on.
In spite Of all that Curtiss could DO,
however, the submerged plane on the
port side of the craft smashed into the
log and was ripped from the machine,
carving the struts and wires with II.
Tho boat careened badly. but by manlp-
ulation of the controls Curtiss brought
her back 10 an even keel and went
ashore under power. Besides Curtiss,
Lieutenant John II. Towers and Walter
Chase, motor boat expert, were
aboard the America at the time OF the
accident.
Prior to the accident Curtiss had the
machine in the air for fight OF sew
eral miles. Workmen struggled all day
70 prepare the machine for more eX-
periments. and this evening she was
rlanes, and much time was spent study
ing the acton Of water along the hull
Lieutenant Porte did not try the ma.
chine to-day. but contented himself
with observing her performances from
a motor boat.
4 POstpOnement Possible.
There is a possibility that the ship
ment of the America to Newfoundland
may be postponed until July 25, al
though Porte and Curtiss say that any
day may find her in shape and ready
for final overhaullng.
Greater crowds than ever visited the
aviation field to-day, and stood gazing
at the bic red machine for hours. In
spite of the fact that little Of spec
tacular nature can occur during the ex-
periments people come from hundreds
Of miles TO watch them.
Visiting Automobiles were wrathful
to-day when they were matted at the
gate and forced TO pay an admission
fec Of % or 30 cents. a sign was
placed on the gate giving the schedule
Of prices according to the size of the
car. Curtiss does not own the field. and
he Immediately placed a sign under
meath 10 that effect.
Curtiss does not profit by the gate
receipts, although the America is the
/ attraction that brings them in. Hence
the wrath Of the motorists. who al
ways have entered the field at will
The field is owned by Charles l.. Kings
ley, Of New York, who is reputed to be
wealthy. 1t is not known whether Mr..
Kingsley authorized the admission re-
quirement
Got S1.000,O00 to Quit Flying.
Harry Hardness. of New York. came
TO Hammondsport last night. driving
from the metropolis in a high power
car. Hardness, who gave up aviation
ever two years ago, is keenly interest
cd in water flying. and said to-day that
he might purchase flying boat. +
was said that the Hardness family paid
him Sl,0O0.0o0 to give up flying. He
owned four Antoinette monoplanes at
one time and had two bad falls. Later
he burned all his machines rather than
take a small price for them
W. Benton Crisp, of New York, who
was here TO discuss legal matters with
Glenn Curtiss, returned to the city to-
night. Before leaving Mr.. Crisp took
his first ride in the air as a passenger
with Francis Widman. Mr.. Crisp, who
gives his weight as $50 pounds. was
much pleased with the trip and said that
he hoped business would bring him to
Hammondsport frequently. Other pas
9cngers in flying boats to-day we're
Theodore Crisp. of New York; Harry
Hardness and J. Sloat Fassett, jr., Of
Elmira, son of the well known Repub
lican leader.
f. n. Hitler. Of London, representing
1.-THE Daily Mail" arrived in Ham
mondsport tonight and will remain
with Porte until the fight from New
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