The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
AIR MAIL CARRIER
BACK FROM CHICAGO
Miller's Flying Time on First
Return Trip Is Z Hours
SO Minutes.
BRINGS "SUN" A LETTER
Continues to Washington With
Postal Matter Sent by Air
From Minneapolis.

The New York Chicago aerial mail be-
came an accomplished fact yesterday
! when Max Miller, In a Standard $50
horsepower machine. such as Is used in
the New York Philadelp : Ia Wa shin gton
| service landed at Belmont Park at / :22
A. NJ. from Chicago. The actual flying
time consumed by the aviator between
| Chicago and New York was seven hours
and ffty-two minutes. He carried I'VE
pouches. containing two thousand pieces
| OF mail
After a brief rest Miller again as
| cended and continued to Washington. de-
liverlne in the capital at :07 yesterday
4 afternoon mail that had travelled by a
| strictly aerial route from Minneapolis
to washington by way of Chicago. Cleve-
land. Lockhaven, Pa. and New York.
Miller. who was delayed by engine
| trouble. was followed in his flight by Ed
ward V. Gardner. another aviator, who
| left Chicago in "A rainstorm at 6:25 yes
| terday morning and who was expected
| at Belmont Park last night, barring ac-
cidents.
| "The sun" Gets Letter at Ans.
! In the mail delivered by Miller AT
| Belmont Park yesterday was a letter
from Henry Woodhouse Of the board OF
governors of the Aero Club OF America
| to the editor OF THE SUN. The letter
| was delivered In THE SCN Office at 4 :15
yesterday afternoon, having made the
| round trip from Belmont Park to Chi
cago. 1t was brought with other aerial
mall from the aviation field to the Gen.
eral Post Office on the train leaving Bel.
mont Park at 12:4s. was postmarked a,
the City Hall station at p. NJ and de-
liyered at 100 Nassau street fifteen min.
utes later
The envelope bore 2. cents in stamps
the regular 16 cent aerial mail stamr
and two additional 3 cent stamps. They
were cancelled by the double wing stamr
of the aerial mail service. In his letter
Mr.. Woodhouse said to the editor Of
THE SUN:
This epoch making first trip OF tn,
New ork-Cleveland- Chicago aerial mai
line affords us a splendid opportunity e
express our hearty appreciation OF th'
81" '--''" ard nat-'otic efforts whicN 20,
and THE SrN have been making or
bob ;" &c ratioral preparedness and t
develop the aerial mail service
While Aviator Miller's tine from Chi
0ago to New York. taken from the tim'
he assembled in Chicago til, he landed a
Belmont Park. may probably be heater
by Gardner. who had left Cleveland fol-
Lock Haven at 2:10 Yesterday afternoon
and. will beyond doubt he beaten In thu
immediate future, the actual delivery o
J mail in New York from Chicago by tn,
aerial route marks a new epoch In trans
porta.ion and postal service In America
Besides the regular Chicago-New Yorl
mail. Miller carried mail that had ar
J rived in Chicago last Saturday mornini
J from Minneapolis by the air route. Ii
the lot was a letter from william F
. I III Ill sf..l.
Minneapolis, TO President Wilson, whicl
was delivered to the Pres dent yesterda.
afternoon.
Flew 40 Miles to Chicago.
: The Minneapolis mail was brought I,
Chicago. 40 air miles. IN De Havilan,
, machine by Col. Rhinehart. in command
OF the flying circus of aviators now tour
ing the West. and arrived in Chicag
last Saturday morning.
Miller left Chicago at 6 o'clock Mon
dav morning and made the trim to C,e"e
land. his first stop, in three and one-hal
hours There lecky radiator require
: repairs and he was not able to leav
I, Cleveland until 3:25 In the afternoon
arriving at Lock Haven at $3.50. TIL
pilot decided there that II would be to
= dark for him to attempt TO cross III
Alleghanies. and put up for the nigh
leaving at 3 A. NJ. yesterday for Ne,
: York and arriving 1T Belmont Par
l without incident
Gardner. the second of the mail carry
ing aviators. got away TO better star
: yesterday despite the storm. and leavin
Chicago at 6:25 yesterday mornin
? reached Cleveland without mishap an
2 left the latter place a. o:l0 in the after
noon for Lock Haven.
: On the Chicago-New York flight bot
q Miller and Gardner used the specif
standard postal planes that have bee
in use In the New York-Washlngton ma
| service for some months The machine
: are equipped with $50 horsepower His
/ pano-Suiza motors. Officials OF III
T.. Aero Club were enthusiastic last nigl
+ over the success of Miller's flight. pal
a ticularly after word WAS received ths
:, he had safely landed in Washington LEI
c than three hours after leaving Belmor
Park.
At 10 80 last night Gardner had M
n reached Belmont Park, and posti
= officials on duty there were becomin
:, anxious. Flares were kept burning I
. guide him to the landing field II
. should arrive. but the fear was e,
pressed that he had been compelled
: land at some point between there an
Lockhaven.
1t was said his gasolene supply WI
= enough to keep him in the air not moi
: than five hours.
u Aviator Gardner with his mechal
n ician. Edward Raddell. landed nei
= Hicksville. about eight miles east OF BE
II mont Park, about 1890 last night. aft
having flown over Long Island and Il
Sound for two hours or more trying
distinguish their landing place.
Raddell Immediately telephoned TO q
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