The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
witAAn four days after gazing on the

withan four days after gazing on the
North River
Mrs. Maynard. wife of the aviator was
at Roosevelt Tieid. Mineola, yesterday
afternoon when word was flashed that
her husband had landed safely in Gan
Francisco with her two daughters,
Rosamund, years old, and Evelyn, 8, the
was watching the planes circling over
head.
81 am very glad" she said. when told
of her husbands success. 'It Is a great
relief to have It over. The fact that
i've Of the hiers have died in the at
tempt to cross the continent has had
depressing effect and l am indeed glad
that he was successful"
w Major Spatz and Lieut.. Kiel both
spent the last night OF their journey at
Z Bryan. Ohio, as did Capt. l.. c. Smith,
who until yesterday was in the lead OF
\ the eastbound contingent. The three
left within a few minutes Of one an
other all taking off before o'clock.
Major Spatz was the first of the trio
to reach Cleveland, his official time at
Z that point, the next control stop to the
eastward, being sis a. NJ. Lieut.. Kiel
was only a few moments behind him,
however, his time at Cleveland being
= s:at.
Capt Smith lost his way in heavy
shower of rain and was forced to land
a short distance west of Cleveland. In
/. making the landing his machine was
I considerably damaged and turned clear
over, the Captain. however, escaping in
Jury Motor cars with the necessary re-
: pair parts and mechanics were sent from
the Cleveland field and Capt. Smith was
able to fly to the field after repairs had
been effected He reached Cleveland at
12:4s
At exactly 9 o'clock Major Spatz left
the Cleveland field. followed nine min
+ utes later by Lieut. Kiel The latter
gained several minutes on his superior
& during the 1870 mile flight, arriving at
Buffalo at IL AS, while the Major was
4 clicked at IL so. Lieut.. Kiel's propeller
had been splintered in the heavy rain
through which the pair had passed and
the work of putting on a new prop"
again gave Major Spats the lead.
Major sparts Takes Lead Again.
At Rochester the Major was well in
the lead, for Lieut.. Kiel landed on the
I. field there a few seconds after the Major
I, had started on the last hop but one OF
the long fight. At Rochester the two
were again neck and neck, as they had
teen for two-thirds of the way across
the continent, ana aIteT t6iepHOUHlb al
inquiry to Mineola regarding weather
: conditions and being advised to come on
they took OF again, eight minutes apart
Major Spatz again in the lead.
Though their efforts have been over
Swallowed by the success of Lieut.. May
nard Major Spatz and Lieut.. Kiel. forty
army aviators are still in the race
Sixty-three planes made the start on
wednesday morning, fifteen from Sar
Francisco and forty-eight from Mineola
More than half the f1iers from the
Pacific coast are out of the race and
> two OF the pilots have been killed.
Intense cold and early billiards. in the
mountains over which they had to past
8 weee largely responsible for the large
number Of accidents among the mer
from the West and in spite Of thes'
handicaps, which the majority Of the
Eastern flyers have not yet encountered
two men from the Pacific have already
completed the transcontinental trip ant
three more planes which were resting
s almost In sight of the Pacific las
wednesday morning are now well intt
the Eastern States.
Il, Capt. Lowell H. Smith in his DH-4
No. IS, who led the Western contingen
when he reached Bryan. Ohio. on Fri
day evening. is downed near Cleveland
whore he narrowly escaped serious in
Jury after making a forced landing
when overtaken by heavy rainstorn'