Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-14
Leaders Ready to Start
Back-Many Still Pass
ing Through City.
RECORD AT ROCK ISLAND


The first fiier to lose his course
in the trans-continental air derby
between Chicago and Rock Island,
is Lieutenant Charles L. Osborne.
Rock Island field was informed
at noon by the lieutenant that he
was compelled to make a forced
landing at Linden, Ill, where he
ran out of gas. Linden is many
miles off the air line between Chi
cago and Rock Island and Lieuten-
ant E. S. Hansberger, commander
of Rock Island field, declared that
Lieutenant Osborne must have lost
his way.
Lieutenant Osborne asked that
gasoline and lubricating oil be sent
him from Rock Island field but it
was explained to him that this
could not be done and he made 9TH
er arrangements to get gas to
complete the lap between Chicago
and this city. He is in a De Havi-
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400-horse-power motor and his OBJ
server is Private Charles A. Mauc-
ker.
Lieutenant Osborne arrived from
Linden at 2:30 and left Rock Island
field for Des Moines at o'clock.
Up until noon today there were
only two arrivals from the east
and four departures west, two of
the three pilots who remained ov-
ernight, taking off this morning in
addition to the two men who ar
rived from Chicago.
Three Here for Night.
Three planes laid over at Rock
Island field last night. All were
westbound machines. Lieutenant
Russell Maughan arrived at 5:31
last evening in Spad, 130 miles
per hour, Hispano Suiza 220 horse
power motor. He took off at 1881
this morning for Des Moines.
Lieutenant Lucas V. Beau, Jr..
with First Glass Private John J.
McVeight as passenger, driving a
De Haviland 4, 124 miles per hour,
Liberty 400 horsepower motor.
drew in at 5:31:30 last evening and
took off for Des Moines at see
a. m.
Lieutenant ]. B. Machle, with
Sergeant Jesse D. Mcclure as pas
senger, landed at 5:59 last evening
in a De Haviland 4, 124 miles per
hour, Liberty 400 horsepower
motor. Because of broken rad
iator Lieutenant Machle was not
able to start out the first thing this
morning and was forced to wait
until the radiator could be re-
paired.
First In Today.
The first plane in this morning
was No. 46, westbound, Lieutenant
G. H. Gale, with Corporal George
N. Howie as a passenger, driving a
De Haviland 4, 112 miles per hour,
Liberty 400 horsepower motor. He
arrived at 9:29 and departed for
Des Moines at 9:59.
Lieutenant L. G. Williams with
Lieutenant ]. L. Hit as a passen-
ger, in a De Haviland 4, flying
west, landed at Rock Island field
at 1904 and departed at 1924 for
Des Moines.
Prepare for Return Trip.
Mineola, N. Y, Oct. 14.-With II
of 81 original starters safely across
the continent and preparing to start
the return flight the first half OF
the army aerial service trans-con-
tinental race between New York
and San Francisco entered on its
Anal phase today. By sun-down 1t
was estimated that the majority of
the remaining contestants would
have reported in at the two sea-
coard control stations. Only two
of the Is original San Francisco
starters still remained to report in
at Mineola. Five already have ar
rived and the other eight have been
forced out along the route by acct
dents. The two remaining flyers
are Major J. c. Bartholf, who spent
last night at the Rochester IN. "
control and Lieutenant NJ. P. J.
Richter, who stopped over at Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Maynard Ready to Start Back.