The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-19
Cheyenne. Between Rawlings and Chey-
enne We encountered Ave mountains.

Cheyenne Between Rawlings and Chey-
| enne We encountered five mountains.
Between Two snowstorms.
while crossing the mountains we
saw ahead of us two heavy banks Of
clouds. Between these two clouds was
a light streak, into which we headed
II was about a mile and a half wide
The snow was falling on both sides and
! we kept going on. when suddenly a snow
capped mountain doomed up in front of
us, We were just able to clear it at
zoo feet. This path was between the
| two storms.
| I'm spite of the weather we made
record time to Cheyenne II we hadn't
known the field there we would not
have been able to recognize II, as ft was
| covered with snow.
I'VE left Cheyenne in a light snow
storm and had pretty good going to
north Platte. At North Platte we met
about ten or eleven fiiers going west
They were being held up on account of
| the weather
While nearing Omaha we figured on
being In New York last night The
motor was going good and we were
| rytng about $500 feet up. Suddenly the
| motor quit. We made a safe landing
and found out that We had broken
crank shaft.
Il got out. laughed. and said to the
| sergeant, There is not another motor
| this side of Chicago
Il got my wits together and remem-
| bered seeing in the papers that Capt.
| Francis had crossed near Omaha A
farm house was nearby and I went
there and phoned TO the control station
| at Omaha. l found out that Capt
Francis was down about ten miles away
| from us
THE control station wired to WASH
| ington for permission to use one of the
engines of Captain Franciss machine.
| went ahead and took the engine with
out waiting the sanction from Washing
| ton. which came later on.
I'm this town l found a mechanic
who had worked on the n. C. 3. He
| helped Kline to get out the motor. BY
] the time We got back they had my motor
out. They rugged a block and tackle
! from a tree and by this means they
| got the motor out. The people at Wahoo
| furnished us light and an operator to
run 1t. We worked all night and got
off the next morning at sun up"
Lieut.. Maynard said the field was
just large enough for De Haviland and
Sergeant Kline interrupted to say that
| ~ was auoul NV yarus square at tno
| largest.
Easy to Make Landing.
Lieut.. Maynard was asked how he
| made the landing there and said: That
was the easiest thing Of all. getting into
| the small field"
Asked II he had any difficulty getting
| out. he replied mo we turned the ma
chine around under the tree we had
used to take the motor out and We put
right of. We got to Omaha before any
| one got down to the field.
I'VE encountered very rough weather
| after passing Des Moines on to Chicago.
was met at Rock Island by Billy
Sunday, Ma Sunday and Rodeheaver.
knew Rodeheaver. We had some pic
lures made together. and Ma Sunday
wished me good luck and godspeed.
Billy Sunday gave me a photograph on
which he inscribed: He leads; others
follow"
Lieut. Maynard said that Billy Sum
day wished he could have gone on the
trip with him.
The Lieutenant then told of landing
at Grant Park. Chicago. which he said
was a good field, but not large. He said
they gave them a wonderful reception
at Chicago and wanted the airmen to
stay over night to attend a reception
and dinner. Lieut.. Maynard re-
marked that he guessed they wanted to
treat him right because he had criticised
the treatment on the westward journey
and he did not think they liked It, He
said that when they reached Chicago on
the way West they were not prepared
for them. which accounts for the poor
sleeping quarters provided.
From Chicago to Bryan. Ohio, I
crossed the lake" continued Lieut.. May
nard, flying about fifteen miles from
the shore"
Then the Lieutenant turned TO Kline
and smilingly remarked: kline does
not like flying over water very much"
The Lieutenant said they flew over
the lake to save time and keep a direct
course.
Lieut.. Maynard said II was too foggy
over Lake Erie to make a direct cut
When they got to Cleveland Friday
afternoon a large crowd was on hand.
"Kline said he had a wonderful time
at Cleveland" Maynard remarked. Here
Kline interrupted and said he had slept
a full eleven hours.
Lieut.. Maynard added that Kline did
not stop to eat, but went right to bed.
He stated also that Kline almost went
to sleep on the last hop. 1t was so
rough last night that the fiiers were
almost thrown out or their seats.
I'VE got away from Cleveland at
about 6:6s. The weather was very
rough" continued Maynard. From
Buffalo all the way to New York we
made very good time. Probably the best
time OF the whole trip was made from
Rawlins to Chicago through the storm .
Lieut. Maynard emphasized the impor-
lance OF landing fields to prevent crashes
In forced landings and to promote avia-
ton in this country.
Getting landing fields esta blished
across the entire country is very impor-
tant." he said. THE people at Battle
Mountain, New. fixed landing field In
ten days at cost OF only $4,000"
Three Day Trips Predicted.
The Lieutenant declared that we're Il
not for the twenty stops necessary en-
route according TO the rules he conla