The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
ITALIAN WRECKED
ON RECORD FLIGHT
Seaplane Hits the Rocks in
Bay After Trip from
Newport News, Va.
MADE CHANGE IN
COURSE ARRANGED
Tried to Reach Governor S Island =
Lieut. Adamti and Mechanician Es-
cape Unhurt-Time for the Distance
2 Hours and SO Minutes.

NEW YORK. Nov. , After break !
ing the American seaplane record. Lieu
tenant Adamti OF the Italian flying corps |
wa. forced to land near Governors Island
last night. He made the landing in safe
.tv, but there was no launch to meet him.
and in mancuvcring III toward shore his
BIC Italian machine struck on the rock.
near the west side Of the island 1t was
so badly damaged that Lieutenant
Adamti was unable to continue on to
NIneola. a. hc had intended
Official figures on the flight were not
obtainabIe last night. but il was said
| that the seaplane had covered the $50
miles from Langley field, Newport News.
to Governors Island in two hours and
| fifty minutes.
| The lieutenant tried for the fight last
week but was unable to get away on ac-
count of engine trouble. Early yesterday
morning his engine was tuned up TO the
satisfaction al his meehanician and him
self. and after several short preliminary
flight, he took To the air. getting away
about 1890 O'Clock.
Lieutenant Adamti and his mcchani-
lcion followed practically the same route
a. that taken by the big Caproni biplanc
(which made the trip from Langley field
ito Miueola on Oct -, carving nine pas
sengers.
Leaving the water the seapIane began
Icircling about a ii climbed steadily up
ward 1t reached an altitude of 5000
feet, when the pilot Strengthened the
plane out on her course Tor New York
]
extent. AT times the >eaplanc got up t.
above 5000 feet. Ii was excessively cold
there wa, a Keen wind blowing in from
the sea Their heads covered in fleece
: lined caps. their hands covered and THEN
heads buried in their coat collars the TIVE
men did not suffer much with the cold
At Asbury Park the machine which
was well over the sea- was crowded near
| Ter the coast line and il continued keep
ing inehore until point was reached
I where the lieutenant could keep on All
: water route and head straight a. til,
i IcroW flies TOR the extreme end 81 Man
F haitian. 1t was his intention to cut owe
the edge OF New York City and then Ia,
a course toward Jamaica Bay. and iron
there head in toward the | nited State
: aviation camp near Garden City.
Instead OF following this course til
!, lieutenant decided To come To earth a
! Governors Island. He made circle O
:: the island and then descended taking TIA
! water some distance oil shore and with
" sight of the field at Governors Island
" 1t was said that while waiting for
l. boat To come ont to him the lieutenant
II Iseaplane. caught III the tide. drifted o
f the rock, and wa, damaged. Last nigh
= all information was refused ON Govern
ors Island. 1t was said that all informG
- ton regarding flights must come frol
IS the Mineola aviation station.
f The unofficial report is that the ses
= plane was foundering about in the wat,
p of the island when a tug came along an
8. took the aviator and his machine in toN
1t was said that the damage To the Sc;
. plane i slight. and there was no iniuu
y to either the aviator or his mechanical