The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-09-15
SANTA MARIA
HERE MONDAY
big Passenger iiydroplan~ Has Capae-
ify Of Eleven Besides Crew.

NE big passenger hydrOplane. Santa
Maria. hove into view Monday after
noon. and after circlins over the city.
landed an the river in front Of Hick.
man. with several hundred spectators
assembled a on the bank 10 watch the
/ man0euverS After cruising about ON
the river for "a few minutes the anch-
or was east. and motor boats from the
bank went out Ia meet the big craft
The paS>eneers and crew were brought
ashore. aud efforts were made To So
cure paSSeiiesr> here for short flights
hui sufficiently large number could
not lse secured. After about two hours
IN Hickman. the passengers and crew
again boarded the plane and the Jour
ney was resumed fresh supply of
gaaSoiinc having been purchased here.
Memphis was the destination for the
day
The Santa Maria j. privately own
81 vessel. being the property OF the
Aeronarine Company Of New York
CITY She H. one Of the largest air
vessels which has ever made the trip
down the river. with a wing spread
of ln5 feet. and capacity of eleven
aaSSencers besides the crew She j.
driven hy TWO Liberty motors. can at
tain = speed of ~ miles an hour. and
burns = gallon of gasoline a minute.
\ gasoline tank of 800 gallons capacity
j. carried. giving sufficient fuel for a
five-hour cruise. She was formerly a
United states Navy seaplane. and was
later in the United States mail ser
vice from Key West to Havana. Cuba.
On the present trip the plane has
flown from Havana as starting
point To Key West and thence 10 New
York city. with n stop AT Washing
ton From New York the flight was
resumed to Montreal. thence by way of
the Thousand Islands and following
the course Of the 81. Lawrence River
and the Great Lakes 10 Detroit:
Themes. uls Lake Huron and down 10
Chicago. and down the Illinois and
Mississippi Rivers 20 -. Louis. From
81 Louis the plane went 10 Cairo
and ON TO Hickman. From Hickman
the itinerary as planned included
Memphis aud New Orleans and inter
mediate. points and from New On cans
the last lap of the Hight VIII be- made
to Vera cruz. Mexico. where. the re
turn Journey will be- begun This trip
| H. undertaken by the Aerofnarine Com
pany ~ its own expense 10 demon
strate the practicability of flying
The crew of the Santa Maria con
sisted Of Edwin MuSick. the pilot. and
r..
clans Resides the crew. the following
passengers were aboard: r. II. Us
born. ". ". Wyman. an official Of the
Aeromarine Company. r. J. Riley and
rhe Hon r. q. Hicks. congressman
from New York. and chairman of the
congressional committee on Naval Av-
iaation He has flown over Paris and
London and many places abroad as
well as in the United States in all
types of planes. and his interest and
experiencc In the air service induced
his appointment His strong belief I'm
aviation as factor in transportation
in the immediate future has prompt
ed him in making the trip. When in
ferviewed by n representative OF the
Courier he said: Other countries
have established mir routes and are
maintaining regular schedules for
passenger traffic The United States
is backward in this respect. but as We
gave to the world the air craft, so
America should give TO the world the
best example Of aviation In its fullest
development The purpose OF this trip
undertaken entirely at the expense OF
the Aeromarine Company OF New
York. is tn prove the feasibility of air
craft by a practical demonstration OF
its usefulness We appreciate the cor
dial welcome extended to MS by the
mayor OF Hickman and the other prom
inent gentlemen who Joined in making
ms feel Mt home in the city