South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-25

not large enough 10 accommodate
the Bluebird. with its 6O-foot wing
spread. Some one was heard TO re-
mark that the regular landing field
was more than 60 feet wide. giving
the impression that you make a
landing the way yo- drop a hat in
a hat box / think this guy was
the guy who owned the clover field
upon which the blue bird now re-
clined. The clover had all been cut.
but he felt privileged to make COM
merits If he wished. I could see he
thought we were a couple of flying
fish to have come down in the clover
held
Well. then, we rounded up the
avaiia bic man power. and got the
wheels off. and the major and the
wheels, and cpl. Veach and Pvt.
slime and 1 drove off in a fivver
the same. and took the wounded
tires TO the vulcanizing shop, and
the 'vulcanizer looked quite pessi-
nistic at them. and didn't know
whether or not he could get them in
shape. and then the major tele-
phoned back to the Speedway to
have them send him a couple Of new
tires, and the postman at Logans-
polt said he guessed they might be
along by o'clock, i hey hurried
and by that time t. vulcanizer
decided that. after "a, the tires
might be saved and announced that
he was going TO operate. 50 we took
o last look at the two patients, and
breathed a prayer over them and
went out and took a look, via the
fiivver route at Logansport.
Likes Local Churches.
A nice town il is. tool never
saw so many churches-three in
one block!-And we drifted around
TO Court Park. where the air SER
vice has a special display consisting
of a Curtiss JN.-4, and the frame
OF another plane. and a Hispano
Suiza Motor. and Liberty Motor.
and other things of that sort. After
having given LOgansport the once
over. and obtained nourishment, we
went back and sat at the bedside
of the two tires. listening TO their
labored breathing and noting the
rise and fall of their feverish pulse
until it was announced that the
crisis was over. and the patients had
recovered.
There was still mob OF quite
catering proportions around the
Blue Bird. which still rested in the
clover field. and the tires were got
ten back into place. and at one min
ute past 1 o'clock. with the blast OF
wind from the propeller sending
the large straw hats of the onloOk-
ers in the breeze, we were of for
South Bend.
Plenty OF scenery was available
on the trip 10 LOgansport. But it
is funny thing about airplaning-
no matter how much scenery you I,
can see from the plane-and YOU
can see practically all there is-you
have a haunting desire 10 see the
scenery that is directly underneath
the plane. and this cannot be done /
that is. IL you wish 10 keep your
health You. can. suppose. lean !
vesting. I could see. was in a good
condition below. but I didn't recog-
nize any friends among the harvest
hands. as we were about 5000 feet
up most Of the way. and stepping
along right briskly at the rate OF
about % miles an hour. I also
thought we were just ducks. all
our troubles about finding a good
landing place would be over. for
there were all kinds OF lakes-little
lakes. big lakes. medium sized ones.
glinting like mirrows in the sun. I
also made the fascinating discovery
that the shadow OF an airplane is
gearcd TO considera bly, less speed
than the plane itself. l could look
over the edge. and see. FAR in the
rear. our poor little shadow hurry
ing along 20 keep up-beating il
over haystacks and tree tops-but
always a mile or so back How IL
ever eventually caught up with US, |