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Show A LONG Jr ufltl I Hamilton, in a Biplane, I from New York to Philadelphia New York, June 13. Charles IC. Hamilton, the aviator, ended his st-n-'siiilonal flight today when he landed on the south sln.ro of the Rarltan rlv- er, two miles fron Perth. Amboy, . :' N. .1. No direct reports have bevn , ' n-celved from Hamilton, but It Is r- ' ported that his engine had broken . down and compelled him to alight. It wn.s learned thr.t Hamilton" land-1 land-1 ed because his motor was working I badly, largely, be bought because he omitted cleaning the spark plugs during his stop in Philadelphia A Perth Amboy garage furnished him with new plugs and he Immediately bcKan preparations to renew bis flight. From word sent to Governors island is-land It appears that Hamilton In hi-; flight or in landing had injured the propeller of his aeroplane An old 1 propeller used by Curtlss at Rhelms wus hastily put on an automobile and rushed to the place where the aeroplane aero-plane is stranded at South Amboy. Philadelphia, Juue 13. Under a leaden sky, Charles K. Hamilton, the youn; aviator who has achieved worldwide world-wide fame In less than a year, today made the most daring flight of his career, traveling In his biplane from Governor's Island, N. Y., to a point In the outskirts of Philadelphia, a distance of 8G miles, lu 113 minutest, unofficial time. A feature of the Achievement of the young operator was the case with which he picked and followed a special spec-ial train on tho Pennsylvania railroad. rail-road. According to his program, he flew from Governor's island to South Elizabeth, N. J., where the train was awaiting his appearance. From that point, town after town, along the line reported the fact that the train had passed "with Hamilton flying directly direct-ly over It." Occasionally, w ith tho probable desire de-sire to give variety to bis journey, he diverged o little. At Princeton, for .Instance, he went up near the old college col-lege town so that the students and graduates gathered there for commencement com-mencement week might liave a chance to see hint. ." , At the aviation field, four miles northeast from the center of the city, a tremendous crowd awaited the ur-rlval ur-rlval of the daring aeronaut. An almost al-most ideal landing cushion, composed of tall grass growing out of soft ground, had been selected. The field lies north of the Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania tracks near North Pennsylvania Junction and it was surrounded by 50n policemen to keep br.ek the crowd. All the mills In the neighborhood were shut down and that section of the city took a holiday. The crowd began gathering at G a. m. and waited for uews of the start. Finally, the signal sig-nal flags erected on a tall pole told of Hamilton's leaving Governor's Island Is-land and other signals arranged by tbo New York Times and the Philadelrdila Public Ledger, under whose auspices Hamilton made the Journey, kept the. crowd Informed of the aviator's pro-press. pro-press. A report came that Hamilton had crossed Into Pennsylvania and jt. diil not seem long before a shout went up from the eastern edge of the crowd that Hamilton was In sight. There lie was, high In tbo air, directly direct-ly over the special train. A moment later, he was in plain view of all and then a tremendous cheer wentup. Fiying steadily, Hamilton rapidly approached and, when h was within with-in a few yards of the field, he swerv-i swerv-i d rapidly to the rteht and crossed the field. The aviator circled the field several times and then swonpid down. He la-jfd easily and before he could get out of his machine, the crowd broke through the police lines and rushed at Hamilton. The aviator was, however, quickly quick-ly surrounded by a cordon of police. ' Governor Stuart welcomed Hamilton, Hamil-ton, who said It was the best trip he had over made. "I bad the machine In perfect con-' con-' hoi all the way and could have stay-Hp stay-Hp much longer. The only drawback to the Journey was the dampness and chill. Most of the' trip was misty and at times, I could not see the train and seldom the people at the sta- lions." For a long time after he alighted, Hamilton could pay no attention to his biplane, so enthusiastic was the reception he received. The police had all they could do to keep tho crowd from crushing his machine. Finally, he wos able to turu his attention to it and then he announced that he would nttempt to return to New York within an hour, the weather conditions condi-tions being. In his opinion, ideal for fl The' speed of the flUht was at an tverage or about 46 miles an hour. Hamilton started on his return at U:30 a, m. The crowd cheered him until he was out of sight. After taking his biplane apart af.cr his arrival here, the aviator was brought into the city for luncheon at a hotel and Inimellately returned to the nHd. where he superintended the Idling of the gasoline tanks. After spending a little time in tun-ing tun-ing up bis machine, he said he was leadv for the start. Pulling on hi rubber coat, he got ! Into the seat of 1.1b machine and gave Instructions to start him. Four en rentlv pushed the achln don Jo-flPld Jo-flPld alout 70 feet and then it began in rle. H- moved rapidly and was soon out of sight At the Strat. NVw York. June 13. Charles K. Hamilton, the aviator, started from Governor's Island at 7:35 o'clock this (Continued ou Pago Four.) A LONG FLIGHT. (Continued from Page One.) morning on his oeroplone fight from New York to Philadelphia and return under tho auspices of tho New York Time and Philadelphia Public Ledger. Hamilton was delayed at the start by the smashing of a propeller blade, but a new propeller was quickly fitted to the machine, and a second and final start was made at 7:35 o'clock. The aviator carried letters from Governor Hughes and Mayor Gay nor to deliver to Governor Stuart and .Mayor Re burn In Philadelphia and a special iue8sat;e from the New York Times to the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Led-ger. The flight was undertaken under the auspices of the Times and Ledger, The two papers contributed a purse-, which was to vary in value according to what Harnlltou was able to achieve. The total amount has not been made public. Harnlltou carried several hundred small, round flat celluloid discs, known s "peace bombs," which he Intended to drop at designated places In his flight as an illustration of the possibilities of tho aeroplane In war. |