The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-09

landing, planes Nos. 81, 81 and 6s
/ arrived
Plane ga, a Fokker, driven by Ca
4 Diet J. A. Cardiff. is reported to have
been driven down west OF Rawlins.
| The aviators in flying over Wyo-
ming were Handicapped by the worst
weather conditions they have encoun-
tered since the beginning of the
trans continental air race. Visibility
was poor Heavy mists. alternating
with snow and rain, were encoun-
| tered by the flyers. The wings OF the
| machines on arrival here were COW
cred with snow. The flyers and pas
sengers were numbed and suffering
I from cold, but pluckily resumed their
! flight Even worse weather may be
encountered before reaching Chey-
enne
Lands at Des Moines.
| DIES MONIES, Ia. Oct. 9.-Lieuten'
ant Belvin Maynard, the flying Bap-
! fist preacher, leading in the trans
continental air derby, arrived at Her
ring field, near here, at 1854 this
morning.
Maynard made the approximately
$50 miles from Rock Island in 1Oo |
minutes His plane scared in from
the east at terrific speed that slack.
ened just before the descent and he
alighted easily and lightly
Maynard left for Omaha at 1884
a. m. Il
Lands In Field.
LOCKPORT, N. Y, Oct 9.-Lieut. |
Fl. d. Smith, in plane number AZ,
De Haviland-Liberty, lost his way in |
a rain storm enroute from Rochester
to Buffalo and landed in field at |
the south end of this city at IL |
o'clock today. In starting again the |
machine failed to clear an apple |
orchard and crashed TO the ground. |
Lieutenant Smith andf Corporal e. |
A. Nutter. his passenger, escaped |
unhurt. The machine was wrecked. |
Drayton at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. Captain H. G. |
Drayton. plotting airplane number Al
In the trans-continental aerial race,
landed at Ashburn field at 11:49 a.
M 1t was the second plane to arrive |
here from the east
Miller Leaves Bryan.
Henry J. F. Miller, driving plane num- |
her 27, left the Bryan, Ohio. air mail |
field at 1921 a. m Lieut.. l.. 8. Web |
ster. in plane number 15, hoped OF
lat 11:45.
Preacher Sets Pace.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Lieutenant |
Belvin Maynard. rear Sky pilot"
continued to set the pace In the |
trans-continental air race To-Day.
The first entrant to reach Chicago |
in the westward flight, Maynard. a
Baptist preacher. left that city at
7:O9:12 a. m. Central time) today.
He arrived in Rock Island, Ill, us
miles distant, at S:37 a M, and left
for Des Moines, Iowa, 158 miles
away, at 9:09 He arrived there at
1854 a. m, and left for Omaha at
11:34.
The eastbound planes began Ieav-
ing Salt Lake City for Green River,
Wyo. shortly before 7:45 a. M
(Rocky mountain time). In distance
they were close behind Maynard.
Two more planes were eliminated
today. No. 4S, De Haviland-4,
pfoted by Lieut.. H. d. Smith. was
wrecked near Lockport. N. Y. He
and his passenger escaped injury
No. As, another De Hav1land 4, driven
Uy LleUl- u. i. EyuSS, lcll luIO Ae1h0 |
Erie several miles out from Ashta-
bula harbor, Ohio. Haynes and his
observer were rescued.
-Four planes, numbers "A, 101. 25
and los, reported missing yesterday
arrived in Binghamton after spending
the night at various points in Penn
sylyania. Following the departure of h
numbers and 80 for Rochester to- I
day, word was received in Bingham
ton to hold all other machines in
the latter place because Of bad I
weather.
A report from Erie, Pa, said that /,
four planes believed to be contesa-
ants landed northwest of there Oh
account Of high winds and rain. 4
Rain and high winds were reported !
from western New York, westward
into Illinois.
CircIed Halt an Hour. {
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Plane No. 81. |,
piloted by Major H. J. Miller, landed
at 12:32:2L He circled half an hour
before locating the landing field.
Major Drayton, plane No. At, was
held up while new propeller was
put on his machine. He broke
propeller in landing.
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