The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04

o. SURPRISED he remarked to himself,
why This II the record -
Does he ny indeed? At hest he may
fly a few minutes from south to north
against the wind" was the remark
dropped by one of the would be eX-
perts who seek to command a momen-
AIRY influence by emonstratin the
whole stock Of his knowledge on avia-
ton.
At 2:eo the motor began to thunder.
A few seconds afterward his red winged
machine tcalled by Japanese las very
old and nearly In dotase") few ~. rock
ing and pitching. hardly able to make
any visible progress southwark. des-
perately struggling with the howling
storm that RACED to smash this little
revolutionist. haughtily challenging the
dignity of almighty nature. The mass
says the Asahi Morning Sun, observed
profound silence Of amaZement. forget
ting To utter cheers uf applause
When | eazed upon this resolute
aviator through my prison. oh. how
strongly | was impressed By the rnajes-
tic composure and the dignified AIR
that characterized his every motion. |
wae for "A time Transported into the
enchanted world Of rcverie, associat.
ms the chivalrous heroes of the days
u yore who sacrificed their lives to
the honor of the nations they represent.
! thought Of Napoleon IN the prime o!
his manhood. as he ventured the snowy
peak OF the Alps To maintain the honor
OF his motherland ~ the face u the
whole world Of young Hannibal. who.
surrounded by the overwhelming force
In the depth OF the land Of foes. scurned
the desperate attacks OF the sixteen
veteran warriors of Rome for a number
OF years
Crowd IL Uy%pnotis-d.
The effect ON the crowd was literally
hypnotizing Some behaved as gone
crazy under the intensity OF mo-
mentary impression. They cried to the
utmost of their voices through mega
phones readily made from the news.
papers they held In their hands. advis-
ing Mr.. smith 10 come down before any
nishap occurs.
Come down, Smith. we have got
enough of Your American soul, Don't
turn somersaults' Too dangerous, Come
down. come down. brave boy, We can't
snner 10 have such a bold fellow turned
to earth tkilled) in Japan"
The spectators We're totally overcome
by the acute sympathy with the posi-.
ton they ascribe to thts juvenile avia-
,or' Far from being an impression Of
happy amusement, We We're tortured by
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