The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07
RAANES HOVER OVER
I AERONAUTIC SHOW
Major-Gen. Kenly Makes Trip
From Washington Of 230
Miles in 101 Minutes.
ADMIRAL USHER SPEAKS
Navy Day Is q Big Success,
but the Army Men Are
Much in Evidence.

Although yesterday was Navy Day
at the Aeronautical Exposition in Msdi-
son Square Garden the army had q
very large finger In the aerial pie. Rear
Admiral Usher, commandant Of the
Third Naval District, motored to the
show to tell the achievements Of the
navy in the air. but Msjor-Gen. WILL
lam l.. Kenny, director Of the Division
OF Military Aeronautics. also was on
hand, having breezed in from Washing
ton In 101 minutes-not 80 bad for Q
trip of 230 odd miles.
The army also crept into the lime
light by sending four planes from
Hazelhurst Field. Mineola, to show
folks at the show how easy II is to
talk to some one a half mile or mile
above you. and possibly two or three
miles away, with nothing but ordinary
atmosphere In between. This was q
part Of the aerial doings that the folks
outside the Garden were able to SEQ,
and creaky necks which stretched up
ward too much yesterday are probably
plentiful among persons Of middle Man
haitian who watched the planes pass
and repass the Garden.
In the leading plane OF the four which
few in diamond shape. with the catch
er's plate in advance and second base
trailing way behind. was Lieut.. J. Z.
Adams. The leading plane was q Cur
tiss JN4H. with Hispano Suiza motor.
while those following were Curtiss
JN4D training planes, which are known
in the flying fields as Jenny Fordies
watchinE Planes in the sky.
On the roof of the Garden. in the
shadow Of the tower which eliminates
- hun
and weather vane,' Major Henry ]. NIL
Ter. in charge of the army exhibit at the
Garden, and Lieut.. c. c. Shangraw. In
charge Of the army aerial telephone, had
established their aerial telephone set.
with a single strand aerial stretching
half q block to catch and fling into air
the conversation between planes and
ground. Grouped about were Harry
Payne whitney. Vance Mccormick. Capt
Eddie Rickenbacker. Lawrence Water
bury and other spectators.
The atmosphere or ether was sticky
or sulky or something. so that although
Lieut. Shangraw could hear the planes
talking the planes did not get" him.
The result was that the Garden people
knew that the planes were flying at a
height Of 5000 feet: that It was cold up
there. and. moreover. 1t was dusty !;
that Is to say. in plain ground language,
foggy. although from the Garden 1t ap-
peared to be as ethereally blue as a dry
Monday. The four ships, 1t was ex-
planned by Lieut.. Adams. made The air
SO noisy that the commands from the
Garden roof could not be heard at all.
IF you get US put out a ground strip.
II you get US put out ground strip. II
you get us put out a gro-ou-ou-ou-o und
strip" remarked Lieut. Adams as he
sailed by the Garden going southwark.
& being quite the thing to repeat every
thing three times for the sake of clarity.
SO they laid out a long wide white
strip of cloth on the black roof Of the
garden.
Take It in! Take 1t in! Take It in
Immediately" demanded Lieut. Adams
and sust to tplacate him Major Miller
hauled II In.
Navy Men See Exposition.
Down stairs a little later Admiral
Usher. escorted by Major Helen Bas-
tedo of the Motor Corps Of America, &C
companied by Lieut. Frost. his aid : Com
mander Eldridge, inspector OF the dis
trict Commodore r. p. Forshew. Capt
John c. Leonard. Capt. and Mrs. T. s.
Jewett, Commander Rittenhouse. Com
mrnder G.. c. Westervelt, in charge OF
naval aviation in this district; Capt
q. V. Parker. in command OF the Rock
away Naval Aerial Station, and other Of
ficsrs. arrived at the Garden.
Drivers OF the Bastedo motor corp;
had taken to the Garden ESQ wounded
soldiers and sailors to see the wonders
OF the air. After looking over the Gar
den exhibits. which include the big army
machines and some OF the smaller sea
planes, Admiral Uusher and his ofticer:
went over TO the Sixty-ninth Regiment
Armory, where the navy exhibit Is shown
Previous to the outbreak of this
war" said Admiral Usher In addressing
the crowd our navy had already taken
an interest in navigation and use OF the
air for the purpose OF belligerent action
aloft. BY reason OF various circum-
stances in our country. although the
first flyers were our own.-the Wright
brothers showed the way to the others
the war found US without that prelIm-
mary preparation, which would enable
US to take at once supremacy. but ! am
. pleased to say that. due to American
ingenuity and the devotion OF our man.
ufacturers, at the termination of hos,
Titles We were in n position to take
complete charge aloft. Our men were
able to dominate the air."
Army Officers In Evidence.
Major Gen. Kenly was escorted to the
show by Col NJ. p. Atkinson, com,
snander Of tho First Provisional Wing
g. s. Bradley, general manager OF tht
Manufacturers Aircraft Association, ant
Albert II. Flint OF the LIVE Engineer
iSg Corporzten. -
"Tn my opinion the machine has MOI
yet been built that will make the nigh
across the Atlantic without a larg,
amount OF luck with II or a strong wine
on its tail" Gen. Kenly said in discus
sing the transatlantic flight He ad
Ini'ted that a seaplane could make tn,
flight. The army, he said. intends 4
make the flight In a machine whicl
must land on land. not water.
Assistant Secretary of War Benedic
Crowell, Senator Key Pittman of Nevada
and Major Maurice Connolly, formerl,
Congressman from Iowa, few from
Washington to New York yesterday I
attend the exposition. They made tn
trip In Glenn L. Martin bomber. pilote,
by Capt. Roy N. Francis, IN charge o
the army's plans for transatlantic flight
Senator Key Pittman and Assstan
Secretary Crowell last night describe
their trip from Washington to visitor
at tho show. Senator Pittman said tina
since airplanes have come to stay II |
now important that legislation be passe
providing for public landing fields 1
every city OF size in the country.
There was no Jar, there was n
danger tho plane rose easier than an
vehicle ever entered In my life" sal
Senator Pittman in describing his tri
IN the Glenn l.. Martin bomber "Insd
nj ufteen nInutea I felt that tho MI .,