Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-16
MAYNARD FAR AHEAD OF OTHER
! AVIAT0RS FLYING EAST AFTER
TRIP ACROSS THE CONTINENT

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Killed While Hurryiing To-
ward The East Goal;
Maynard Make. New Rec
ord For The Flight From
Frisco To Sidney.
Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Almost hair
way across the country on his return
journey in the great army airplane
reliability and endurance race, Lieu-
tennt B. w. Maynard, the "Flyinr
Parson." today was we'll in the lead
of the six other homeward bound fly-
ers who had doubled back after soar
ing from coast to coast. The sky
pilot was almost a days flight in
the van in his nearest pursuer from
San Francisco and his closest oppo.
nent in the point of actual flying tine
for the transcontinental flight. Cap
tain L. H. Smith temporarily was out
Of the contest as his ship was burned
last night shortly after he landed at
the Buffalo control station.
Lieutenant Maynard Yesterday
oroke all records for flights from
San Francisco to Sidney, Neb., his
overnight stop. He announced he ex.
pected to spend tonight at Chicago.
through snowstorms yesterday the
Flying Parson" made 136 miles in
o6 minutes and then dashed an ad-
a11'onal sS miles through the skies
in 3S minutes.
The death total in the race today
stood at seven, leaving 80 pilots in .
the contest.
OF those remaining in the race.
SIX have completed half their trip
by landing at the Mineola field and
tive westbound flyers have reached
san san francisco. Twentyfour others
still ST. are on the first leg of their
flight scattered at various control
stations across the country.
Sidney, Neb., Oct. 1e.-Lieutenant
B. w. Maynard resumed his eastward
Tight toward Mineloa, N. Y. from
the control station here at 7:15 a.
m. tmountain time) today. Lieuten-
ant MAYNARD arrived here at 5:45 o,
m. yesterday and spent the night
here.
Maynard "hopped Off" Before leay-
Ing he reported, he had encountered
lour snowstorms yesterday between
Battle Mountain, New. and Sidney,
but that he managed to fly around
each one Of them. His time from
last night al 81 minutes. m ues todep dsporssa waa
placed at 40 minutes by the official
starter at the Sidney station. The dis
tance from Cheyenne to Sidney is 90
miles. ~
North Platte, Neb., Oct. 16.-Lieu-
tenant q A. Maynard arTived-hcre.
sooue y asn tcentral time. -
Chicago, Oct. 1s.-while he was
hurrying toward the eastern goal two
flyers met death in a 20O-foot TALL.
at Castle Rock. Utah. They were
Lieutenant French Kirby, pilot, and
Lieutenant Stanley, c. Miller, OBJ
server. Their deaths make a total
OF seven fatalities since the start Of
the race October 8,
Smith Out Of Race
Washington, Oct. l6.-Captain
Lowell M. Smith, leader of the west
bound return flight in the transcon-
tlnental airplane races is definitely
out of the contest and will return
to his post by raj it was stated to-.
DAY at air service headquarters here.
HIS machine was destroyed by fire
last night after he had made safe
landing at the Buffalo control station,
but the ruling made was that mas
much as the flight was to test relia-
bll1ty of planes primarily, CAPTAIN
Smith could not be permitted to con-
tinue his flight to San Francisco in
another ship.
In Nebraska.
ST Paul, Nebraska, Oct 1s.-Lieu-
tenant Maynard arrived here at 10:47
a. m. .a
Maynard Forced Down.
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 16.-Lieutenant
BeNln W. Maynard, flying from ST..
raul Neb., broke a crank shaft and
was forced to make a landing in a
corn field four miles north of wahoo,
Neb.. forty miles west of this city,
shortly before noon today. The land
ing was effected without difficulty and,
Wil'out injury to the pilot or his OBJ
server. w. G: Kline.
This information was received h,.
Lieutenant III. r. Wells. control sta
1lon once, who Immediately sent
truckload of soldiers from Fort
Onana' TO guard the plane Lieutcn-
ant Maynard left ST. Paul Neb.. for
Omaha at 11:17 this morning.
Can Continue Flight,
Washington. Oct 16.-Rerard,.es
OF the rules Of the contest, Lieutenant
Maynard will be permitted to continue
ms return flight across the continent
II II; anotner plane Jean be found for
him in time. air lservice officials an
nounced They believe seryiceabIe
snip is available near the place where
shaft. /. - "a ~ ann ~ /
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 16.-Tha
westward flight Of eight airplanes in
the trans-continental derby, was re-
sumed from here and nearby control
stations today, all having left their
stations by $50 O'Clock. AZ n 80 4
Attempt To Revive
Night Life OF Pari. 4
Regarded A. F u 1
Paris, Wednesday, Oct. l5s
the Associated Press. )-The hi ~
tempt to revive the old night ~
Paris is generally regarded herr S
distinct failure. "A few late ss ~
were served last night In Mont
establishments between midnigt
one in the morning. bnt thor
scarcely enough patronAge 10 -
the trouble. Business also va
in boulevard esea blishmenta