The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
FROM FLIVVER
TO FLYER.
How Lancaster Looks
From The Aerial
Regions.
lBy X. l.. Elkin.D

nlnp. hut not until an Aviation camp
WINS established here; not until air
ships became M common ms birds fy-
inc over "Flkin Place" the home OF
my birth and IN, land of my frs,
lov. did dream that nv desire
would be realized
I requested Iieu, Elmer TAYLOR in
charge of the recruiting station here.
IN. privilege Of being the first native
horn. IN ev over Lancaster and Gar.
rnrd county. This request was grant.
cd and Saturday Julv 18th. Mt four
p NJ WINS the date and hour set I
might say that n, this time the wind
WINS n little brisker than I would have
asked for. but | Thought of how the
brave Lieutenant had flown over Dan
vile IN even n stronger wind. called
N, n fair lady. returned and landed
safely | Thought Of how he wns
making week end visits In Huntsville
and returning each time in safety
Hadn't b,cn haired flor reasops
do not care 10 mention, from seek.
inc the bubbl, reputatiop ot In. cnn.
mons mouth" and would I turn down
this chance on account of a breeze
Fain, h,ar, mover rode in mn mir.
shin and So nj four o'clock sbarp "a.
could no longer feel the rolling Of
IN. wheels ON IN. yr,upd and a. ,ve
felt our speed incr,ns. AS we "took
20 the air" | realized had safely
started on my first p.aceful nayign.
ton Of the air
My aerial ride had evidently been
heraldcd far and wide. for shall
never forge, IN, friendly faces that
smiled at m. when started nm ms
Trans Garrard flight they looked
beautiful TO m, then. hut they looted
even NOR. beautiful when rr,urn.
ed and was safe again ON terra hrmn
The first thrill 1 cxperienced even
before | got into the machine. WAS
when Lieutenant SHOW yteppeJ nm
and Mad me sign. what appearcd 10
bc nv own death warrant. saving
that in case OF death or accident my
widow and heirs would not hold the
United States Government responsi-
Bile. and that | was taking the trim
upon my own initiative and no, nj IN.
solicitation Of amy Of the Government,
cmployees
Nv next thrill WAS when the belt
straps and helmet wer. ndiust.d. the
FIRST to hold me securely in the seat
which was entirely unnecessary. for
-qd no idea of iumping ont the he'll
met To eliminate some Of the noise.
which was also unnecessary for Ind
driven a oliver" for five y.ars and
the noise meant nothing 10 me Be
fore stepping into the machine. coun.
try like. | had to ask IL we had pl,nty
Of pasoline and was assured that we
had and that every rylinder vas
working nerfcrtlv. al,bou,b nj ,bst
time it seemed to me that about six
OF them were missing occasionally
| had implicit confidence in the ma
chine and Lieut.. Tayior and when he
asked il was ready and | assured
him that | was ne ie, hcy ,o and for
the next twenty minute, IA. thrills
came thick and fast
One does not realize That ne IS leay.
ing the ground hut has the feeling
and sensation that IN, Garth * grad
ually receding from, vou and IA no
leaving Won rather than van le,vinc
il. You are not eFected bv tho al
titude although We were only two
thousand feet up when passing over
tie city.
The scenery below is perfectlv ,
beautiful, everything seeming level |
no hollows or hills and the trees look
rs though they were mere shrubbery
the earth a beautiful man of light and |