El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
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Flow He Beat Quen-
tin Into the Air !

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Roosevelt which Is being emphasized
nv the Roosevelt Memorial association
in ITS appeal for support OF the cam.
paign for fitting memorials TO one OF
Americas greatest Personalities was
his Willingness TO face any hazard he
required OF other men.
When bis son, Quentin. for instance,
entered the aviation service the colonel
was #kaenly interested. Here was
something new to him, In his adven-
furious lite he had never experienced
the sensations OF a flier. His life had
been In peril on innumerable oeca-
slpns, but It was usually on stable
earth, although once on his African
hunting trip he and Kermit were
charged by a hippopotamus while ont
jn q boat. M
AT the time that Quentin was on a
vessel bound for France and the great
adventure that was to end so tragic
ally for him. Colonel Roosevelt left
Sycamore Hill shortly after Z o'clock
one morning late In September, 1917,
and motored to the aviation field at
Mineola. The utmost secrecy had been
observed and no one knew of the e
lFected arrival Of ths poi0nel except
three army officials. Efen the aviator
who was to pilot ths colonel through
the clouds was unaware that morning
OF the proposed plans,
Charlie Lee, the fHithful servitor
who drove the coluneFs car that morn
ling. was also n.ignorance OF the plan
When they lett SagaInore Hill the
colonel instructed him to drive to the
layiation field in Mine6Ia, and he
lehcyed instructions, thinking that
Colonel Roosevelt was going to pay
a visit. When Roosevelt stepped out
Of the car he was warmly received
BY the army officers. but even then
Charlie had no suspicion Of the truth
Ill Was only when lie saw ColoEel
Roosevelt throw off his hat ond coat,
don an aviator's coat and cap and
EQUIP himself with goggles that he had
an mixing of what was up. Greatly
excited he rushed to the coionels side.
what are you going to do, colonelsR
he asked.
,'Jugt going to take a little trip IN
the air, replied Roosevelt, smiling AZ
Charles discontinue. Don't be wor'
ItGu. A MOnL Dt SbhC 4ul6,
Then he climbed into the seat be.
hind the aviator, the propeller blades
started to reVolve, and the man'made
bird assembled and scared over the
field. Up, up it went, while Charlie
watched with somethink like a panic
taking place within him.
just as mike" Donovan has testi-
fled that when he boxed with Presi-
dent Roosevelt his distinguished adj
|yersary always bit hard and wanted 70
be hit hard In return, so the ex-presl'
dent insisted that his aerial pilot show
him everything that was to be shown
III this new but equally exciting game.
So, for an hour, the coloneleremained
aloft. When the airplane finally de-
scended and made q safe landing
Charlie Lee gave vent to q great Sigh
OF RELIEF. N.
nWell. what did YOU think Of it2'
asked the army officers, GROWING
around TO congratulate the colonel he
showed his teeth in that grin that Is
so we'll remembered
''Bullyl9' There was 2 volume N
that one word,
Later the colonel confided to a few
warm friends that he was particularly
anxious to make the trip and learn all
about the various stunts at first hand
because his boy, Quentin, would DO 90
ing that sort Of think and he had never
asked his boys to do anything that ne
wouldn't be willing to do himself.
A few days later the aviator who
had plotted the colonel was killed by
a fail at MineoIa. His death saddened
the colonel, who spoke IN the highest
terms If the young mans skill and
Judgment in the air,
Lesc than ten months later quentin
Roosevelt was killed during an air bat
lie with German ayiators