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Show WEBB PILOTS PLANE fi THRILLING FLIT Lieutenant Colonel Guides Aircraft in Series of Hair-raising Hair-raising Maneuvers. AVIATRIX ALSO FLIES Soldiers at Camp Kearny Treated to Spectacular Performances. (By Tribune Staff Correspocdsiit.) CA.MP KEAKNV. Do,: .). Utah's soldiers were given a thrill this morning when Lieutenant Colonel William C. Webb went aloft in an airplane air-plane ami piloted the machine with his own hands, and won the distini-tiou of being tho only officer at Camp Kearny, and probably the first artillery officer in the I'nited States arniv, to uide an airplane. In the plane 'with Colonel Webb was Lieutenant Furrow of the North Island aviation school, who is now attached to the artillery brigade for the period of the intensive instruction. instruc-tion. The machine is of dual control and can be operated by either the observer ob-server or pilot. Lieutenant Furrow took his place in the observer's section, while Colonel Webb sat in the pilot seat. With a roar the machine shot forward and left the drill grounds amid a cloud of dust. The machine climbed rapidly and when at a height of 1500 feet. Lieutenant Furrow motioned to Colonel Webb to take control. To ike crowds of; artillerymen who watched tho machine ma-chine there was no indication that the control was now in the hands of Colonel Webb, as the machine continued' its flight, without the slightest tremor. Webb piloted the plane through circles, spirals, banks and dips and gradually settled down upon the drill grounds in a manner which would have done credit to the most experienced aviator. Webb Tells of Flight. "It's a sensation which cannot be beaten bv anything else in the world," were Colonel Webb's first words. He then explained when he- had taken control con-trol and said that, not the slightest difficulty dif-ficulty was experienced. Ho gained his entire' knowledge of the operation of the plane through carefully studying the moves of the aviator in his' previous flights. As yet no officer of the command com-mand has offered to duplicate the performance. per-formance. This noon Katherinc Stinson, an aviatrix from San Antonio, gave an exhibition ex-hibition flight. She shipped her plane! from Texas to the North Island grounds in order that she might fly before the members of the Fortieth division. Just as the soldiers were lining tip for mesa she appeared, a tiny speck in the sky, and flying at a great height. When over the cantonment she performed some hair-raising stunts and spiraletl down to the drill grounds. Brigadier General Leroy S. Jvoti, commander of the Sixty-fifth artillery brigade, will tomorrow morning assume command of the division until the arrival ar-rival of Major General Frederick Strong, who is now on his way to the cantonment. Major General George H. Gameron will leave tonight for Charlotte, Char-lotte, N. C, where he will take command com-mand of the division. Colonel R. W. Young will have command of the Sixty-fifth Sixty-fifth brigade, due to the fact that lie is tho senior colonel of the three regiments. regi-ments. Battery Is Complimented. T battery won many compliments yesterday afteT drill period in the three inch field pieces, which was witnessed by twenty officers of the coast artillery who were invited to visit the regiment. The officers were much impressed with the work and personally complimented Lieutenant Frank G. Bud, who supervised super-vised the drill. Several railroad men visited the Utah camp and the officers today and witnessed wit-nessed the artillerymen at work. Among them was Howard H. Hays, former manager of the Wylie Way in Salt Lake and who resided there for years. He now is manager of the department of tours for the Chicago & Northwestern railroad' with heaquartors in Chicago. Other members of the party were C. E. Cutter, advertising manager of the C. & N. Vv.: J. P. iummins, advertising manager of the T'nion Pacific : C. A. i Thurston, generaJ agent of the Chicago & Northwestern; K P. Gcrdine and H. A. Gross of Los Angeles. |