The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
Tragedy Of Captain Hamilton
Adds to AppallingN Long
List Of Victims.
CAREFUL OR DARING, THEY GO
10 II Luck, Aviators Ask, or Are They
Needless Of Minor Dangers Since
the War Distinguished
Names In List.

Washington.-After facing death
thousand times with the marines ut
Chateau Thierry, st. Mihiel, Belleau
Wood and in the two Meuse-Argonne
offensives, Capt. George ID. Hamilton
returned to this country and peace
times to die few days ago while pi-
loting an airplane in sham battle in
Gettysburg. His machine crashed to
earth from a height Of 400 feet above
the historic battlefield.
In France Captain Hamilton's rec
ord for daring and for hairbreadth es-
capes was not surpassed by that OF
any one in the A. Il. +. He received
the Distinguished Service Cross from
his own government, and was dec
grated twice by the French for gal
lantry. thrilling war painting com
memorates one of his deeds. 1t de-
picts him, at that time major, lead
ing battalion of marines across a
pontoon bridge over the Meuse I'M
der the heavy artillery and machine
gun fire in an effort to establish a
bridgehead.
Uninjured by enemy bullet, gas, or
high explosive shell, Captain Hamil-
ton was mustered out Of the service
after the arlnistlce. He rejoined, how
ever, few months later, and ell
tered the aviation corps. In the alr
the former soldier of the sea dis-
played the same courage and audacity
j., for which he had been known at the
IN, .,
!. skill and natural aptitude for fly
: ing. soon put him in the forerank OF
our alrmen.
:. Then came the end. With mum
;. Der of others of his corps Captain
= Hamilton was sent to take part II
= the maneuvers at Gettysburg, wher'
!. his old comrades, the marines, wer'
= playing at war. While scouting ahea'
). of the Fifth regiment of marine
- "something wenl wrong" and dealt
:. claimed life that had seeme
- charmed against all mishap.
The passing uf Captain Hamlto
=, adds another nume to the alread
W dreadfully long list of airmen VIII
nu dared every peril in war or In epocl
~
- and lived-only to perish in some ca
ual enterprise that hardly SCENE
a venture To compile the appallin
| record, 1t Is necessary to so back
the days of pioneer aviation, wht
! men like Arch HoNey, Ralph job
stone, John b. Moisant and others m
death in their rudimentary machine
| The history of the air since the w
| brought aircraft to a high degree
perfection, has caused it to hecov
almost an omen among aviators tn
i their best may win hundred odds
gambles with the grim reaper and TIL
lose when everything seemed in tn,
favor.
| No country has been exempt. +,
land France, America, Italy. In ia
, every nation where flying Is co
, mon has furnished its quota of
{ tins.
Carlstrom's Care Of NO Avail.
Seven years ago Victor Carlstr
= was regarded as one of the great ,
men in America. He was already
a holder of three American records wi
!. in 1916 he attempted nonstop fiji
:, from Chicago to New York, for
New York Times. He was unsucc'
" full in this, being forced to land
+, Erie, Pa and Hamnondsport. n.
!, When he finally got out of his pl
q. on Governors Island, Carlstrom sa
70 | IL shall never be killed by tai
10 | chances, because do not believe
n ! taking chances. But some day my
"a | chine will collapse, and Will gel
q lust as so many other aviators h
In gotten It,"
mr. His prophecy came true. on Ma
1917, while flying at Newport NJ
Va, as an instructor lieutenant in