Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06

/ Camp kearney) to sce what was go
ing on and to look around Returned
| In time for lunch and went over
across the bay to Fort Rosecrans. n
coast artillery fort. situated on the
extreme point OF the mainland to pro-
tcct the harbor. We went all over that
fort. seeing all of the big guns and
! nortars. etc, our uniforms being our
passes. We took In the Eighth ouses
and had free transportation over and
back IN the government boat which
plies between the city and the Tort
To-day we got out early and started
| over to North Island which is un-
der government ownership and coptrol
Cince the war started and Us used for
training In aeroplane flights. we
called on the commanding officer.
! presented our cards and asked that we
be permitted to go up In one OF the
machines. The major (name omitted
for obvious reasons filled out the prop
or blank and in the course OF an hour
| was soaring thru the clouds, remain
ing aloft for As minutes and attaining
an altitude of $500 feet The sensa-
ton was Il peculiar one, rather In
describable, but not at all unpleasant
as | had supposed 1t would be. After
we we're up about 1.500 feet the IN
structor" shook the steering wheel and
| took hold and tried driving the ma
chine. As there were several things
to do simultaneously, namely. the
steering OF the machine or the verti-
cal as well as horizontal planes as
tried to steer he machine ms one would
a car, leaving the elevation entirely TO
The other occupant of the machine.
After n few minutes of this tried my
hand AT the elevation of the craft ana
found that | could raise or lower our
position with ease, In fact entirely
TOO, much ease. After we had landed
II was informed that If | had been
left alone we would soon have been
out ~ sight Of the ground as n was
my terdency to climb ali the time.
1 on doubtlesa cannot understand how
yo hoth could usa tbe control appar-
otue We went nm in what is called
a ,.ninetv borse.po,yer CiIrtiss. ]. n. A.
n 1'raininr Tractor Biplanc." The
number OF the machine in which I rode
uo. ,Eo and The ono in which Lieu
tenant 7 I.ohman rode was 24O This
tvna machinc has what is called dual
,,,, - 10 no Tho name implies
usn, ror tha nrrnose NJ obstruction.
tho =, ,,,ds,, sitt;ng In .be roar seat and
~, s,,str,,n,or On ,ha trnnt. the control
- - ,,,hnoI. haing in dunl,cate
""a oo,S,nor rt'eert and con.
one ~ ,aun oo'np ~ ,ho, oi,h.r or hoth
neVteu ,ho So,,,o,,ts uS " c,n nanarc the ma
y .n' ~ att, ,,,a n,ado yve rode
my - Wv -. a.san.ors our
~ .ho i.o"e so' .ao a., ,nn,,t Lo;no.
view o. 'ne ~ ~ " ,h,n saot
80 n'uo" oe''ei i'oN' .'''
seemed SLOW.
The one outstanding feature OF the
whole flight was the speed we n'ane.
, 1t seemed to me as though we were
making only about five or six miles
an hour. the GROUND peihg 80 ier We
TOW US ,i,a' We l"u En- Machine
.s.. o,,.h,iri, ,nv ,,.a ,,,aro tola that wo
s n,.sr as nt ,o ,ho, mi,es nor hour
t,.,du n,.'i, Nv, .ess oamsion and fbat chen
,,,a ,me 80 noming down we made as
NJ, ,o0 n,i,es ON bonr The first
nasn . ~ ,u iu dascert n,as made in snl-
,,,,, ,,, 10 ~. island Tbo time
,aaaaa o,iot,I, o,r AZ minutes s,,,,,,-
|, passu oni'. th,rd p nf that duration.
, ny 90 -, ,as, n,on,b 7 ,,as a :
: c.,,.,.n,, ~ ,ai,iuc a., ali Tho sights
u,,,,','ir oai, vst, tn tha cuIs 81 Maxico Sriv-
fno ,ha Isord aIopr the beach entoying
hs ,he snnsat,o, con- ., heine at the seasS,.r.'
, s,o.in that n would he several
, pns,h -, ,aae, before NO vouid ace
tho ocear aeain and No, until we
: startcd for France. Our prospect at
~ ti,,o ,,as for three-months'
-. ~ Comn Travis San Antonio.
, Thast niyh, the riot af Houston started.
, &C. ~ time NC have heen Ien,lus
! a rather fast" life. returned 10 san
Sntonio Tor t,,o davs snent two days
. "a ,bree tights on the trains COM
q ;nn ;u ,t hera and have seen sights
e sinca hs n,,r orrival here and have done
!. ,hin si,ce then that we never ex-
: uanteS 70 10 nrior to our arrival in
g the Midst NJ American forces abroad.
v ''
|, Must Like soidicrs Ihere.
0 We have been treated royalty here,
I having been granted rate of 81 per
Y day at this hotel. occupying room
with separate beds with bath at
y tached. the usual rate being $3.50 pei
y day each. We have been presented
y rse during Our stav here AuDnr,