New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Aerial Bus Line
To Be Big Feature
In Adirondacks
James Nj. Corbett and F.
Paul Stevens to Have Reg
ular Service Between Va
rious Important Resorts
Special Correspondence


LAKE PLACID, July 19.-As soon as
1t can be assembled on Lake Placid
q flying boat will be at the service Of
members of the summer colony, and
the first aerial bus system in the Adiron-
dacks will be effective. The boat or
hydro aerop!ane, which is due to arrive
to-day, is one of the Vought products
of the "Bluebrd" type, adopted by the
government for use at the training
stations just before the signing of the
armistice. 1t is brought here by James
NJ Corbett, Of New York. and F. Paul
Stevens, of this village, both formerly
In the naval air service OF the govern
nent.
They purpose a regular passenger
service between Lake Placid, Paul
Smiths, on the Lower ST. Regis Lake,
and Saranac Inn on Upper Saranac
Lake, with occasional flights to Loon
Lake and across the mountains to
Westport, Port Kent, Port Henry and
Plattsburg, on Lake Champlain. Only
one passenger in addition to the pilot
can be carried at time, but not many
passengers will be needed to make the
venture a success, as the charge for
the twenty-one miles from here to
Paul Smiths will be $40 and to more
distant points in proportion. However,
the Paul Smiths trip will be made in
about twenty minutes, compared with
the hour required to motor there.
Landing places on Lake Placid, the
lave been selected. On his return
fight to Hazelhurst Field, Mineola,
Lieutenant W. K. Taylor made the 100
miles from Lake Placid to Albany in
eighty minutes.
Among camp arrivals Of the week
are Victor Herbert, who has returned
from Willow Grove and resumed work
on new musical productions at Camp
Joyland; Mr.. and Mrs. Benjam l.
wolde; w. Lewisohn and family, who
have leased Camp Brentwood. at the
head of Lake Placid; Milton Sloss and
family, of New York, who are at Camp
Abenaki; A. N. McGeough and family,
recently arrived at their camp, and w
II: Derbyshire, jr., of Philadelphia,
who has Joined his mother at their
camp.
Money received from the Monday
bridge parties at Whiteface Inn this
season is being applied to a fund for
the endowment of a bed at Sanatorium
Gabriels, which has been inaugurated
by Mrs. ]. j. Sweeney, wife of the man
ager of the inn.
Among those from Whiteface Inn
who made the ascent of Mt. Whiteface
were Mr.. and Mrs. Percy D. Colt, of
Goshen, N. Y. A party headed by Mrs
Sweeney made tie tour of the Saranac
lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Duckworth, Of
New York, have returned to spend the
summer at Whiteface Inn. Others re-
Gently arrived there include Miss NJ. A.
Foley, W. D. Denison, Mrs. S. G. Will
COX, A. P. Wells, Milton C. Baldridge,
Miss j. l.. Mohr and F. Munro.
Among those arrived this week to
spend the. season at the Grand View
Hotel is Mrs: Swinburne. wife Of Ad-
miral W. T. Swinburne, U. S. N.
Mrs. W. N. Coer and Miss Elizabeth
Owen are among those from New York
who have returned for several weeks
at the Grand View
Frank Miller, of New York, who ar
rives on Monday, will spend the season
at the Grand View
Paradox Junior Cottage, at the Stew
ems House, has been leased for the sea-
son by j. 7. Mcmahon, of BrarclifP Ma
nor, who arrived this week with his
family.
Sojourners Of previous seasons who
have returned to the Stevens House in
cludc Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Chapman and
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keller, of New
York. Others from New York recently
arrived are Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. DAILY ans
family, Major and Mrs. Paul Martin
Captain and Mrs. ". H. Holmes. DR.
and Mrs E. F. Hurd, Dr. and Mrs. E. B
Burch.
Those arrived for the season a
Northwoods Inn include Mrs. E
Schwab and Miss Antonio Schwab ant
j. A. Bernal and family, Of New York
Among New York arrivals at The
Pines are Nj and Mrs F. L. Peron. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Alkan, Miss Rnt}
Scoles, Barton B. Mittler, Mr.. and Mrs
Y 81. Long and Mr.. and Mrs. Jane,