Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-15


which Miss Sheaffer's father is the
general uperintendent The flight
lasted about twenty minutes, during
which time the machine-bird Travelled
distance of nearly twenty miles
Senior Fiqueroa, the Chilean aviator
has been making a series of flights
from the Jockey Club for the enter
tainment of party of distinguished
Ecuadorians and another party of
Americans, who are guests at the club
this week. In honor of the celebra-
ton great part of Guayaduil has
taken on a holiday appearance and
a great part OF the population is
observing a fete.
Miss SheafFer Takes the Dare
To-days flight is the third success
ful air voyage made by the dare-devil
Chilean but the first upon which he
carried a passenger. Il was while
slipping tea on the veranda of the
Jockey Club that the gallant aviator
bantered group of admirers to have
one of their number fly with him. of
the group of a score or more Miss
Sheaffer was the first to volunteer.
With the characteristic gallantry of
the South American, Senor Fiuueroa
at once accepted the pretty American
girls offer and began to prepare for
the flight.
When the aviator began to unbolt|
the single seat from his machine and
placed double seat in it's place the
thousands of spectators who had lined
the green slopes of the club grounds
saw that passenger was to accom-
pany the daring Chilean.
10000 Cheer Flight
ASS Miss Sheaffer came down the
steps from the clubhouse and began
to button up her heavy sweater for
the flight, the big crowd recognized
her as the beautiful American" and
they cheered wildly. While the
aviator was tuning up his machine the
news that the American girl was TO
fly son spread through the city and
inside half an hour more than 10000
cheering Ecuadorians lined the club
grounds and the roofs OF the build
ings, between the Jockey Club and the
National Shoe Factory on the outskirts
of the city.
When the reports of the splitting en-
gine of the aeroplane had reached a
sharp staccato and the whirring pro-
peller threw a current of air back
wards that bent the grass low and
made the light machine tug at it's re-
straining ropes, the pretty American
lass stepped forward and took her
seat beside the Chilean who helped her
fasten the straps which held her into
the seat
The Two Shoot SkyWard
AS soon as Miss Sheaffer was safely
in place the Chilean gave the signal
to release the ropes. In long grace
full swoop the light machine ran few
yards along the ground and then shot
skyward in a longe graceful curve.
While the thousands of Ecuadorians
cheered madly and threw their hats
into the air to vent their enthusiasm,
the daredevil Chilean and the pluckv
American girl in their machine bird
rose higher and higher. High above
the shoe factory more than a mile
away the machine sailed, growing
smaller and smaller to the sight of the
Jockey Club crowds.
Then the machine curved, headed
back towards the city and landed with
a graceful sweep in a big field near
the National Shoe Factory on the edge
of the city. AS the daring aviator and
his pretty passenger stepped from the
machine they were cheered madly
and hundreds rushed up to the Am
erican girl to extend congratulations
Miss Sheaffer is the daughter of
Jacob Sheaffer, general superintend-
ent of the National Shoe Factory who
came to Guayaquil from Harrisburg
Pa, six years ago. Miss SheafTer was
born in Harrisburg and her brother
is now a student at the Academy OF
Harrisburg.
The Americans are we'll known in
Guayaquil and the young heroine has
increased the love OF the Ecuadorians
for the Americans.