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All the Latest Telegraph News TKe FOUNDED 1906 .1 THE 'WHETHER WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1913. SHOWEBS StXRATj MOXT>.\Y F.AER: TK^rPER VTl'RK S \>tE. PRICE FiVE CENTS AVIATOR RIDES INTO NIGHT BOUND FOR Ihring Test Rudderless Bal¬ loon Breaks Away And Mere Boy Is Made Helpless THOUSANDS SEE FLIGHT Swooned Down Over New I York Into Sound While People Thought It Was A Show HIS COOLNESS PRIZEi LY HONORED COMMANDER PERRY AND HIS FLAGSHIP r I 00 (Teiegi-apli to Indcnendflnt.) X«r "Vorp. July 5.—FlMns' before tbe wl" ' in a rudderless dirigible air¬ ship 2.000 feet abov>o tiie earth atTo>s the Hudson, across the city and out j upon the sound, his only footing the ! thin frame rods beneath the £;iant l>ag, I his fwily hope the nierr^- of the ele. j meat^. a young aviator i*ode into the lUrkness and was lost tonight. He Is George .>1. Ga.v. of PalUsadcs Park, a mere boy of 21, but an exper- i*Bced airman and hero of forty dar¬ ing fligrhts. But he Is facing a peril that no airman ever I'at'eil be'ore and whether morning will find him .safe on land or dead In the water; whether his unguidabie craft will carry Wnj I inland again or out to tlie open sea i is the unanswei-able question. IX WILD FilGHT Tens of thou»and.s saw the ¦nild I flight fi-MU the park, from Harlem, to [ the Broax, City Island and Halt's Is>- ; Uuul and Port Washaigton, but the Ie» ^-ho witneS'Sed his unint^niied start laiew that Uie man 2.000 feet in th-- air. ^ringing from end to end of lhe framework. n<i\v working- the bag : Unjost end up. now letting It^ blunt' nose cut the air In spasmodic flights, I nas fighting for his life. The.T mar- ' •eied M hte courage, at his wonderful I Doohies^. but they tliought it was only 1 show. tbe ascension waa an accident, i Hiejr were builiUn^; a new dirigible \ PiiUaiides Park as a i-uoning mate to ! ftiBk Goodall's famous cral't- Gay i »»» to run it and had been brought I »i from his home in Xorwalk, O.. for j tbat puiiKise. Today tlie balloon was I ital^ed. save for the rudder, an»l it ] was decided to make a t.<'st of a new- Bieiae by let-ing the craft up a few i le*t. Tlie valve fhat lets out the gas ! »as tied with a i-o|>e.. but as tliere waa no Inieniion of making a flight this was not considered. I r BREAKS AWAY I .\t 7 o'clock Gay took his .seat and' f. with three men holding it by ropes, ' ttie big dirigible wqs let agoend to a ' i»*Ight of about 20 feeu A crowd had gathered to witness the test. Sud- i denly the f?rsit sharp wand gust of the •ftwnoon struck the bag. «t leaped upward like a living thing. The thiee _ men at the ropes were lifted Tliey f dung on to a height of six or eight i fe^t and then let go one hy f»ne. The f boy In the unsrovernable machine wa.s helpleSs and alone. Tlie balloon rose lo a height of 50 feet, swung out «ner the rlv<-r. It quickly lose to a height Of 1.500 feet. Tbjc tl)if>ng> on cither shore could se». the form tn the rig- 8lng working ha<k and forth on the ••Ods tn :-way the bag by his weight. for some reason that Gowlall cann<;t explain, he began to throw ont hal- l«« and went siill higher. Ife wn.s watched from streets and windows •nd hriu>e tops. .As he sped ont ov<'r the sound, he %*-»., sighted from Hni-fs Island and from nty I-.land. It was Ptiwlng dark .md tJie foi-ni of the lm- , Pwflled Ixiy >n~.|)eniip<I between sky ' and water, was liarcly dlscemable. Heavy cloud.-, <-overed the >f>iind to- Coninniji leaf ion by »elej)lio?K! Orgarization With Local Singers Carried Off Chief Honors TAY [)[jP[|(jj\TE At Pittsburgh—West Side Clergymen Made Arch Druid Of American Branch, With Judge Edwards Of Scranton As Aides WILL START WAR. ROGER J. HOWEIS OF CIW WINS SOLO CONTEST (Telegraph to Independent.) Pittsbnrsr. July .5—Chit-f choral competition for mixed chonis: Scranttn l'nited riioral, first, .^o.-'iOO and ornid medal; Hayden Chor¬ al Society. Chicaaro. second. .$1,000; Cleveland Choir third. .*500. Chief choral competitions for mixed choruses of 100 to 150 voice- featured the International Eisteddfod which closed in Ex- po.sitiMi; Hall tonight after five days of melody poetry and observ¬ ance o\' customs dating hack more than 4.000 years. When the last strains of a Cj-mrick melody died away late tonight and the final 'Vrewells v.-ere said, the Eisteddfod ad.iourned to convene in im.'i. (hiring the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Into the thr-.'v de?rees of the Gorsedd were initiated this morning, many from il parts of Amrica, forming the first American branch of the Xatif n d Gorsedd of Wales. "Cynonfarrd"' Dr. T. C. Edwards, of King T >n. Pa., was made Arch Druid of the new American branch and ^' ill be the Supreme authority in America. His assistant will be Judfe H. M. Edwards, of Scranton. LOCAL MAN WINS. IK T. Harris, of Chicago. President of the session, made a brief addn - this afternoon. The baritone solo competition was won by Roger: J. Howells. of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In the novel competition, Johnathan Edwards, of Spokane, Wash. , was awarded the prize. llflen Root, of Tanton. O., won the piano competition, playing Chopiti's ballad in A flat. •b-hn D. Seifert. of Pittsiburg. was awarded the prize for the teno I Hart and Gillis Both Named afi. City Collectors—L^gal Burden on Official The "Xiagai-ii.," Commodore Periv's flag.ship .at the famous battle of L-ak^e Erie. Perry -n-eni into t'ne b.ittlo on the "Lawrence." but after the British guns had literally shot that ship from under him he was trans;ferred m a row boat to the "Xiagara." from whose deck he sent his famous miessage to General Harrison, "Wo hava met the enemy and they are ours." Th* photograph of the Commodore is from a dagourreotype taken shortly aftt-r his victory. ERIE 19 CELEBRATE "PEACE SINDAY" m CENIEIIAL OE PERRY'S BAITLE \Viik.ps-Barre City has two collec¬ tors of county taxes today and. In all probability, the court will be called' upon to decide just who Is who In th^ muddle that surrounds this subject. The burden of the legaj fight, .t i* claimed, -R-ill fall upon Clt>- TreaB-' ur*r D. I.,. Hart, who was named b/ the county assessors during the) week,; The cjmmissioners who have named Joseph Gillis. the collector of tax« during 1912, have charge of tha dupll-* cati- an,^ wlU naturally hand It ouP to "Doc." This will force H.^rt lnt<>< injunction proceedings or some othef- kgal move to bring the duplicate to the office at the fouth-iviestern corner' of the city building. -A. Ldttlo History. The condition of affairs Is due to the mix-up over the ^^^ collectot! ripper that was passed at tha last leg¬ islative session. The law authori»e<i the assessors to make the appoint-^ ment in the third class cities and -waW designed to fit tho local conditlonM and restore a one tax collection of-j fice. Thie commissioners on the daj^ that the trick that had been played! , . , , . J J TI' /-» I ""^ them was exposed, went into aj olo and in the oration contest the prizes were awarded v\. U.[ hurried session and the appointment Griff.vh. of Colwyn Bay. Xorth Wales, and Jain-^s F. Steele, ofj of Giiiis to the position he held dur- this 'i'.y. Jenkin Jones, of Bramwell. W. Va.. was President of the; *"?? i9i-' was made, since that tim<< ses.si<':i with Dr. W. Surdival and Dr. H. ^I. Edwards, vice conduc¬ tors. "Dyfed," the Rev. W. Crwys Williams, of Br^^l Mawr, South Wales, was awarded the prize for the memorial poem which in tl'' Gaelic tonsrue is called "Y Dwiddedar," John Gray. City Beautifully Decorated For Occasion-Special Divinie'fnMVir.TFn MAN Services Mark Opening of Week of Celebration-Old i^^'^^«^''LU IfirtH Op Powder Wagon An Attraction. (Special to Independent) Erie. Pa.. July .i.—Eea-Jtiful'y de- i.o.-atied with bunting and flowers the city of Erie pres'-nts a delightful spectacle in preparation tor tho cen¬ tennial celebration of Perry's \-1ctory at th-° Pattle of Lake Erie, which will i B. Woherlne. fhe oldest be Inaugur^tpfld tomorrow by a I in existence todRy, built Del., and 1.= scheduled to arrive in Erie at 3 o'clock on Monda.»' affnr- noon, when a re"opt1on in its honor will take pl.ice. The wagon is to be p.acorted by a detachment of the Xaval i forc^.a of Ppnnsvlv,iniii from the IT. S.! 1 iron vessel ' in Erie in I mm WM ON NAILS IN CflL CO^iRCE COMMISSION GIVES AffiD TO BOlAi Scranton Man Gets $35,000 From Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad For Unreasonable Tide-Water Rates J the colleclor has settled his duplicate in good shape and the audit on ex-* onerations has been under way la tb< office of th»» county controller. (Tolcyraph to Independent.) PottsviUe, Pa.. July b.—t^traight- enlng out two nails that had be«n driven into the side of his cell, .Mal- ina JIassa, a convicted murder to- li ly triert lo commit suicide by butting his head against the nails. Ue a!- ; elaborate program has been arranged ; week of the celebrntion. the camp | ^^g^/' ^^^ ^"'"''' ^''^ ^"''^^ '"'" "'' for th" entertainment of the thou-I being pitcher' just outside the city. PaPd.. of vi.l.or.c who are already on; At R r. m. . !«.aiit,g Hti-.on of the, ,4^,.^^ ^^^^ ^j^ ,,^^,^ ,^ j^j^^^^, ^,. thou'Jh th.? physicians discovered that |,.:, ..,.., ,...¦,.„. ..„,..,.,,.. ...... ..^ j^jg g^„|| had been prnetrated. fU^h,p. the Niagara, which h.i.s been [ _^j^^,^ ^,„^^ j^j^ ^..,.^ ^^^ ^j^^ •¦pp!»ce Punday" and continue every, ]844. 1 afternoon and evening tbront:h'->uT the] Tho Xational G-uard State encamp-j week, closing on .Saturday night. .\n i m^'nt has been arranged for tbo the scene and the thous.andp morelcjty. Imp'=r.=onaf'ng PomTPOrinrp Perry! ''Speeial to Independent.) "Wa-Hrngton. July 5—William P. Poland, of Scranton. scored another vlctorv again? had Its Inception -with the a;,ain!!t the Impeached Judge. During the week the name move of th© i In connect-on with h'.= fight i Scranton man was brought into the ¦ the railroad intereef.s today lobby probe now in progress in Ihii^ ' cUy. and had become f,xst"ned when discovered by the jailors. It is not be- following days. Tomorrow has been deplgnated as raised from the bottom of Mi5=ery Pe.nc- Sunday nnd at 11 o'clo^-k spe-| pfi,.. where it has lain for almost a cla! Forvic.^s wi'l be h»ld in all the I hundred years. and roptored. Thei ¦-h\irch*>s in the city* according to | ^jg^^^a will bn nr^'ored at th^ public 1 th'-'ir own Ideas of I'elcTirating tbp one 1 ^rharf and wll' be open tn visitor.';/ hijndred years prace between England I ri„j.ing the remainder of thr wepk. i and th.^ ITnjted States .Kt 3:30 in j jtavor St-rn. of Erie wlU deliver tin the .iffernoon then- will he a parade 1 ajj^ress of wei^nme to the 'Tommo- termln.Tt'ng in a maps meoTing before | ^nrg- g^ perry Snua.re and present the revii°wing .=tano at Perry Souare. jn him th" Uevs of the city. ! I his se<'ond attempt IS jail official oane. heli at suicide. The the man is in- niebt. *lth all points as far a.-* N'orthport '*Wight no report «>f ilie lost a»niian. Llederkranz, of Scran- a vlctorj' here yesterday society was awarded the L [[ADER WINS CONTEST (Special to Independent.) 'W'lUiamsport. July 5th—Adolph Hansen, of Wilkes-Barre. acting as '«ader of the 'on scored •hen the «•" prize In the fir.'?t cla.=a with a Perfect .score for the rendition jonapositlon and an added 'O' improvpi on. t was a remarkable rendition 'a remarkable piece, th Scranton .societv was aided by "e addition of a party of Wllkos- "r? male voice. Those from thei "•amond city was Jof^ph Pissott, | ^Uls ruese, Evan Williams. John ' tJ, '^"'^' '^^'^^^¦ard >^"1I. Oar! Lehigh- r^ Oscar Xoll. Herbert Llovd t*«& Prank where an Invocation will be offered by Bishop Jsreal and a ben^diption by Bishop Elt^maurfcp. The chllflrpp of th.? .Sunday school will be dressed and .-eated in puch a manner, on a husre stand er^eted for the purpose, as to form a living .American flag. Pat¬ riotic and sacred songs v.ill be ren- !li?red bv the children, led by numer- 'I'M bands. The old Du Pont Powder Wagon, which was used for the tra nsporta-; prising Ti.OCia s(>;dl''rs of the Natlnn.1l tion <jf ammunition in the War ofji^^nrd of Pi^-nnsvlvania the Xaxal 1812. is making an overland trip fromMiHtla of the State nnd tb<» Tliland the Du Pont Works In Wilmington, i (Cfpntlniied on pa«e 2.) Tuesday will b." mother's ::nd chil¬ dren's day. The principal fenfiire of the afternoon will he a parade of l?.onn school children. Wednesday has be^n d'-.'^lgnated as governor's dav and aTangements have been made to entertain f>over- of Pennsyhania. with his; WAS A mmi BASmi GAMEjJ Philadelphia, July 5.—A base ball game between nine women clad in i troui^ers and a teajn of men wearing when trie Interstate Tommerce Com- m'ssiou awarded him reparation In the Slim of SS.T.ono. The award was made to the Marian Coal Company, ol Taylir, Pa., and is from the Dela¬ ware, Ijackawanna & Western Rail¬ road l-5e-?ause of unreasonable rates to t I wSter. Boiatid. who brought the charjres that r.,-inlted in the impeachment of formf'i " Jud?e .\rcbba'd. now a resi¬ dent of Scranton. claims to have been the vl.'Mm of an attack iipon the part of th,-> iarg-r railroads of the countrj- fi; d th- award which was made yes¬ terday was all a part of the fight that courts from seVlng It.^ product. At Scranton yf=terday Boland .an¬ nounced that he had no knowledge of tbe men who brought his name before the probers but that he had noted the fact that the statement was made that his coa! company was the vutim 1 r.f a concerted attack to crush It H* | IS now arming himself with data and j evidence with which to go before Congress. He has askefl that body for \ a probe of the MarLan Coal Company' -v\hich has been restrained by thei nor T.°ner. itnff. and gov»>rnors from ai least, i eleht other 5tates. Tn fa" afternoon ! there wll! be a piiiitary parade com- hohble .skirts and corseLs was the at- SECRETARY WILSON RESPONSIBLE FOR LAWLESSNESS OF STRIKERS of lhe five points Interpreta- Enemies Of Miner In Cabinet Dig Up Oif Case. Started While He Acted As Offi cial Of U. M. W. Of A. He Telis About It. traction at the celebration today at the Drt-xel Riddle Bible class home in I>ansdowne. More than 1,000 persons assembled to witne,<--.« thi.< unique con- tejtt. The women's team, composed ¦ members of Ihf- Bible classes, defeat¬ ed the men by the score of 12 to 5.1 — The men .=lumbled and floundered , „„„ about the field grotesquely while th«! ^^^'^^ ^o saddle two more inspec- woiiien. unincumbered l.y di-^.-vses, tors of mines on this county, with the ga\e a ejii'^ndid cvhibiticn of ball [ f,p|,f,ir,tment of the officials placed in playing OC 'special Interest waa thej ,^^ ,,„-nds of the eovernor. were made pitc-'ning of Mis.s Edith Brown. Mrs. I Anna Shrang, who caught for the, I women, created a se.nsation by her j ture This is the statement of the i base running. Other members of the I girl's team were Hattle Thompson, Captain .\nnie Kloaer, C. Kern, B.^tty ; I'hillli);'. Florence Brown, Marguerite Weldon, Jlar>' Wlllianit'. .\d:t l..unger and Mrs. Walter Garrison. EO TO SNEAK OYER TWO S PPOINTINT BY GOVERNOR the iKu-ids of the governor. djjriog the closing hour of the legi.sla- and when the resolution was read a motion was made that it be referred 'o the committee on mines and min¬ ing, which officially eealed its death. ASSESSORS LAY Off ENGIGEERS Englneere engaged t)y the board oC I ounty assessors have been laid oftr j The order dispensing with th«ir serv- les "lemporarilj"" went Into effect oa July 1, although one of the men haa j been on duty at the court house sine* : that date. Yesterday none of the as—• eeasors was on hand to gave out », statement concerning the matter an4i the fact that this economical move ha^ been made was not genera; know>ed^^ at the court house. These men. three In numt>ex, liava^ been h,jrd at work for several montha^ on this matter. The data conceminaj coal areas was secured for t»e malaf part from ths books of the coaf-^onv^ panles, Thie was in line with the e^i99. gestion advan-ced by County ControlK er Hendershot. Efforts to get axaott figures as to the increase in coal ar6% that has resulted from the new aei^- sessment were futile, one of the engl<« neers explaining that thy had not goV^ ten down to the work of checking uji the coal areas and making com.pajl^ sons wilh the figures of the previoaB. years. This is an important Item andk shows that there Is stlM work Xor theas officers despite the fact that the bis expense incident to thetr -work Ua0 been cut down. .4, MAY CAIL STATE HEALTti Of fICEffi Unless the newly organized boartf of health of this city takes actioa otf a complaint registered against th*. conditions on Carey avenue, tho SUttOR ITea.lth Department will l>« called tt^_ The Sickler and Bennett Gaxbaffs Dtmi* posa". plant are tlie two ccnucatlW against which serious complaint itaa. been msde and residents aiong that] street have demanded for «om« tlSMH that action be taken. The claims are to th« effect tttaZ: garbage and dead animals are haul*' ed thr<'ii,e:h the streets uncovered, <tf Remsel, (Telegraph to liMlepeindent.) Washington, Ju'y .5.—The enemies of William B. Wilson, ,Secretary of Li-ibor In President Wilson's cabinet, have re.^ur>ected an old story against him. It appears that Wilson was ar¬ rested and placed in jail at Cumber¬ land. Allef.hfny county, Md., June 13, ISi'-f. Tne charge agairust the cabi¬ net member was of 'inlawful assembly _ and conspitacy. The offenses were y ^-A^'TErx—Mnst he over 14 alleged to have been committed In 'tflcat'!>^« "^ """^ ^^""^^ ^"'"'^'"^^ *^^'""''^¦°""*'^''°" ^^''"^ ^ miners' strike, AorAy at r,nr^ and bring 1 which Wilson directed as a member iof the s'! ke committee of the United .Mine Workers of -America, of which John Mul^ride waa then, nr&sidant. George George Brad- „ , Apply ***NTER.-^,- 124 Souih State street. In Jail All Xiglit. ' \A'!Ison was li' iil in jail all night by orders of Sheriff Clarence King, of CunTni'i'i.nd, w ho had arrested him at the mitii-'ig town of Lonaconing, Md. Th-- lol I.wins d.=iy. June 14 he was held in bail bond.s of J500 to await the action of the October term of court at Cumberland b.v Jui^tive of the Peace .\i.^xander King. The cate appeared cm the Ctctc.ber court calendar as No. S3, criminal ap- pe lis and was continued. Stale's .at¬ torney David W. >-loan, now drceJised, announced to the court that the war¬ rant was missing At the succeeding (CoutiniuxJ on tyajui o) SCRArlTON M.AN IS VICTIM Of RAIL that llie move came in the form of a resolii'ion fostered by Mine Inspector Roderick, Diirmg the session of the logislaturo tlw lituie inspectors and the mann-:-of i The resolution providing that ap With two of these officlal.s appoint- ; a,t the be-=t with only a rain protectOK ... „„, ,^ spread over the animals. The gailH ed by the governor and the remainder, , , . „. ,,^^j ,„ .,.o,„_„^„j <_¦ • " I b»ge it 13 claimed is tnansported ixka arrets with a canvass top thttj grown as deadly as the cootenM* of the barrels from long use. Yesterday the attention of the lo¬ ca authorities was called to tKe coa^ dition in no uncertain terms and tha off'cials were informed that tlt«8r lobbv members who looked after thej voted for. there would be a conflict-j ^p^^^ j, interests of the miners and they claim 1 jng condition in the local field, that' hrjs gn later on would provide an entering | wedge for the appointment project' which is dear to the Roderick h.?art. their appointment formed a hone of| pointments be made from the list of would be given until tomorrow "v^n- conic! tion between the miners' lead¬ ers -ird the chief of the mine bureau. In Ih' r.ew code as drawn by him it { was provided that the appointment of! ! thes.- officials was to be taken from | j the h .nds of the voters and ve.sted in; I the g.vernor. This provision together men returned a* successful in the ex¬ aminations held by the local board. Warned T«'n In»ii)ector>. As an exartiple c\f the incon.=istency i that marks the conduct of Roderick in this matter the officials of the /<;,w.,.i„i ,„ i„a^,«.r,rtont > ! with .-everal other objectionable in-I minens point out that the bill prov.d- Patte rreel Mic h luU ath-I "ovan.^ns led lo the miners opposing j Ing for ten additional inspectors as t^aii.f i.,reei.., .\in n., ,iui> am 1^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ no | introduced by them wius fought on the acti-.n was taken on the matter at thej ground that they were not needed and gf._,,j:l, ,, j would prove expensive. Yet the m'ne Mea.siire IviUed. i code as drafted by Roderick provided It v-.as in the closing day that the' in increased salariesr, etc, a sum of mov. came, held back, it is claimed, | about $27,000 per year, while the bill 'he hope that in the rush it that would give ten more inspectors ctudent in a western school of agri- i woul 1 go by unnoticed. John Fallon { and according to their claims, redue ' and b-s associates who were present the mine accidents, provided for an durii.i. the entire session, detectpd the expenditure of but $30,000. The a^- e of the measure, however, wilh signment of the two additional rtsuit that thev xot on the Jcb would have been up to Roderick- While proc.sding to his home at j .Scranton, Pa., Edgar K. Reill fill un- ; der the cars of the .Michigan Central , read in the yards herg today. He ' was picked up dead. Identification i was made by pap.?rs on his person, j Thes? cstahiished the fact that he was ; with culture and was homward bound lo s"e his asei m<-.ther. A letter w.is also found from his sister, Mrs, J. J. I Gilroy. also of Scranton. purp th« ing to remedy them. After that tlma if any open wagon passes the resi¬ dence of this citizen, word -will at once be sent to I>r. EMxon. fhe big health boss of the State and some quick' action can then "ne looked for. $400 wil' buy a clean trav.^!lng t>us- iness. Prrflts weekly $35 to $75. N'o canvassing, good opportunity, twelve yoars experienoe given with same, ex¬ perience unne-cessarx-. Good reasons for selling. Only those meaning bus¬ iness need appaly. Inquire Box A., Independent. GIRLS WANTED—To work In candy factorj-. Apply at once. meni PLuVNTBRS' NUT & CHOCOLuVTE CO. i 124 Souih State street, city. i
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | The Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Date | 1913-07-06 |
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Month | 07 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1913 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | The Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1913-07-06 |
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All the Latest Telegraph News
TKe
FOUNDED 1906
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THE 'WHETHER
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1913.
SHOWEBS StXRATj
MOXT>.\Y F.AER:
TK^rPER VTl'RK S \>tE.
PRICE FiVE CENTS
AVIATOR RIDES INTO NIGHT BOUND FOR
Ihring Test Rudderless Bal¬ loon Breaks Away And Mere Boy Is Made Helpless
THOUSANDS SEE FLIGHT
Swooned Down Over New I York Into Sound While People Thought It Was A Show
HIS COOLNESS
PRIZEi
LY HONORED
COMMANDER PERRY AND HIS FLAGSHIP
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(Teiegi-apli to Indcnendflnt.) X«r "Vorp. July 5.—FlMns' before tbe wl" ' in a rudderless dirigible air¬ ship 2.000 feet abov>o tiie earth atTo>s the Hudson, across the city and out j upon the sound, his only footing the ! thin frame rods beneath the £;iant l>ag, I his fwily hope the nierr^- of the ele. j meat^. a young aviator i*ode into the lUrkness and was lost tonight.
He Is George .>1. Ga.v. of PalUsadcs Park, a mere boy of 21, but an exper- i*Bced airman and hero of forty dar¬ ing fligrhts. But he Is facing a peril that no airman ever I'at'eil be'ore and whether morning will find him .safe on land or dead In the water; whether his unguidabie craft will carry Wnj I inland again or out to tlie open sea i is the unanswei-able question. IX WILD FilGHT Tens of thou»and.s saw the ¦nild I flight fi-MU the park, from Harlem, to [ the Broax, City Island and Halt's Is>- ; Uuul and Port Washaigton, but the Ie» ^-ho witneS'Sed his unint^niied start laiew that Uie man 2.000 feet in th-- air. ^ringing from end to end of lhe framework. ne.. but as tliere waa
no Inieniion of making a flight this
was not considered. I
r BREAKS AWAY
I .\t 7 o'clock Gay took his .seat and'
f. with three men holding it by ropes,
' ttie big dirigible wqs let agoend to a '
i»*Ight of about 20 feeu A crowd had
gathered to witness the test. Sud-
i denly the f?rsit sharp wand gust of the
•ftwnoon struck the bag. «t leaped
upward like a living thing. The thiee
_ men at the ropes were lifted Tliey
f dung on to a height of six or eight
i fe^t and then let go one hy f»ne. The
f boy In the unsrovernable machine wa.s
helpleSs and alone. Tlie balloon rose
lo a height of 50 feet, swung out «ner
the rlv<-r. It quickly lose to a height
Of 1.500 feet. Tbjc tl)if>ng> on cither
shore could se». the form tn the rig-
8lng working ha |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19130706_001.tif |
Month | 07 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1913 |
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