The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-09
AIRPLANE FALLS
INTO LAKE ERIE
Two Intrepid Aviators Res.
Cued-Various Fortunes
0vertaker Aerial Racers.
FLYING PARsoN LEADING

Cleveland, O., Oct. e.--A speetacu-
lar rescue of Second Lieut.. T. Haynes
and Second Lieut.. T. X. Matthews,
three miles out in Lake Erie. by the
Canadian steamship Fairfax featured
the battle waged with the elements
by nine of the entrants in the trans
continental air derby who started
from Buffalo this morning for CIeve-
land.
After Lieuts. Haynes and Matthews
had been given up as lost by air Off
cials at the Martin field here, the
wireless brought the news that the
steamer Fairfax had picked up the
aviators three miles off AshtabuIa
when they were forced down by the
intensity of tho storm.
o. X. at Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. AT 9:45 am,
Capt. Hoag, commander at Ashland
field, sent n message to Bryan field,
Ohio, to start all westbound airplanes
from that point as soon as they are
ready, as weather conditions in Chi
cago had sufficiently improved to
make flying safe.
Plane Smashed.
Lieut.. H. d. Smith telephoned from
Lockport, N. Y, that his plane was
smashed when he was forced down
near that city. He was not hurt.
Lieut.. H. ID. Norris, machine No.
81, who made a forced landing at
Wickliffe, ten miles east, motored to
Glenn Martin field where he secured
a new propeller.
Norris was inclined to think Lieut..
j. Z. Roulette, driving machine No.
81, may have fallen into Lake Erie,
as he was having trouble when Nor
ris left him. Both left Buffalo at the
same time and had been flying to-
gether. Wireless messages have been
sent from Glenn Martin field to all
steamships to watch for the flyers.
Nose Stuck in Mud.
Plane No. 20, Capt. John Mar
quette, is reported down eighteen
N. Y, with its nose stuck in the mud.
Col. C. c. Culver. said no be the
oldest flyer in the contest, was forced
down by the storm at 9:15 a. M, be-
tween Rochester and Buffalo. He is
out Of the contest.
Lieut.. Norman II. Langley made a
forced landing near Quaker Hill, N.
Y, according to information received
IItIb tlllo 1lOOH NtlllitI I1ltul. Lang
ley nor his observer were injured
Green River, Wyo., 1877 miles east
ward, was to be the first stop. The
others were expected to depart at
intervals during the day.
Leave Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 81
Army airplanes Nos. So, 81 and So, |
piloted by Capt. Lowell II. Smith, |
Maj. Carl Spatz and Lieut.. f. Kiel, |
had left Buena Vista |
field on the second lap of their trans
derby at 1855 o'clock
this morning according to advices
from the field.
Chicago Weather Bad.
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Capt. Hoag, COM
nander at Ashburn field, this morn
ng sent word % the officials at Bryan
ield, Ohio, asking that all westbound
machines be held there until further
notice because of unfavorable con-
Iitions in Chicago.
Maynard OH Again.
After taking on supplies, the ma
hine driven by Lieut.. Maynard again
ook the air at 9.09 a. M, heading
or the next control station, which is
)es Moines, Iowa, 15S miles from
lere.
Heavy Rains at Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., Oct. "a heavy rain,
ow visibility and unfavorable
weather reports detained the start
scheduled for daylight this morning
If four of the eight army airplanes
which landed at Glenn L. Martin field
here yesterday afternoon on the
fourth leg of the great transcontinen-
tai air derby.
Maynard at Rock island.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct 9.-Lieut, B. |