The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
MAUGHAN STARTS

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ant hlsEsI L. AansEah passed 0Tsr
this city ut si0b b. ma. Ssutra1 tina.
Ne HAs nyink farther south Of the
cities he passed Than hs attempted
his nFst fisht.
An extra heavy military guard
surrounded tbs machine ali last
nixht and right up TO the t1toH11nt
when AEusHaH started, this morn.
ins.
Officials have been unable to dis
cover what allied tbs pressure sts.
tenn thai cioskad and broks OF
has the pilot baan able " satisfy
he found over the outlet 70 his kaSo-
The se4anty-h ave officers and tan
nswspaper men permitted TO sp.
proach the hi. plane were kept one
hundred feet distant by the GORDON
0 sold3er guards. No hands touch
ed the machine after II was tucked
away last night, except those OF
Manehan and the little star Of
staheed At Tuseola, u
Chrisnssn, HI. July IS-Laeutsn.
ant Raassu L Maughan. who - at
tHenpting to ny from New York to
San Eranciso daring daylight. pAss-
ed here at SsoS central standard
Tina. At sa1s be was sighted at
TnscolA II.
HsN over Springfield
Springfield. IL, July ia:-Nytns
rnuch higher than on his hrSt trip,
Lieutenant Russell L. Manghan
passed over Springfield ct S:42
o'clock headed little south o.
west.
Having left Dayton at S:6S a. M.
Lieutenant Maugnan thus had COW
cred the approximately 500 miles 70
Springfield ct an average speed OF
ABOUT lbS miles an hour. The hyer
on his previous attempt July did
~: reaIh Springfield until 1922 q.
m, GENERAL standard time.
hlah over Hannibal
Hannibal, Mo, July 1s.IL.eqtsn-
ni6ai at iO:l7 a m. flying high.
Landed at St Joseph
st. Joseph, No, July 19.-Carry-
ing bundle of todays' New York
morning newspapers which he
hopes 10 sell in San Francisco this
evening, Lieutenant Russell L.
Maughan, army aviator. landed At
st. Joseph, Mo-, at 11:25 q. M, CEN
tral standard time, completing the
second leg Of his transcontinental
hop.
shae, bis mechanics said after a
ed he had experienced no trouble
and that he Is confident he can
make up time so as to reach San
Francisco before sundown.
st. 1ossph, 1,140 miles west Of
New Yonk, brought the aviator al
most halt way across the continent
In his dawn to dusk effort.
1t was at Avenue City. ten miles
northeast Of here, whore Lieutenant
Vaughan was forced down July IN
his previous attempt.
machine having undergone exten-
sive repairs, Is being used today.
1t Is q Curtiss pursuit plane, equip
ped with a 400 horsepower D-12 en-
gine.
Hopes To Blaze Trail
The purpose Of the flight is to
blaze a tral tor the possible trans
porting in one day OF fleets Of air
planes across the United States in
event Od war. SH6S lot 66ta aDuSQ-
ment Of landing fields In the devel-
opment of commercial aviation is
another object.
Lieutenant Maughan's next sche-
duled stop Is Cheyenne, Wyoming,
$50 miles away, which he expects to
negotiate In about hours and 20
minutes.
Lieutenant Maughan maintained
his stride 160 miles an hour in the
Jump from Dayton to this city-a
distance Of $50 miles.
Hoped on Again
st. Joseph, Mo-, July 19.-Lieu-
tenant 3. L. MaughAn hoped OF
from Rosecrans field at 12:63 D. m,
central standard time, on the third
leg OF his dawn to dusk transcon-
tinental flight. His next stop is
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Passed Over Kearney, Neb.
Omaha, Neh.. July 19.-Leuten.
ant Russell l. Maughan passed over
Kearney, Neb., at bout 1880 p. M,
according to Telephone message re.
ceived here. He was reported flying
at an altitude Of approximately 1000
feet.
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