Show Following The East Coast FI Fliers ers ersBy By Associated Press T I N. N Y Oct S. S 8 M Lieutenant J J. B. B l inI in ina ina I a De Do 4 Haviland machine equipped with a Liberty motor was the first to get away iri in air i from in the to coast-to-coast race Mineola to San Francisco and re return return return re- re turn at 9 10 a a. a m. m toda today Ser- Ser Jesse D. D McClure 5 p him Ten machines all of which flew Jew flewin In a northwesterly direction had left Roos Roosevelt velt field at 9 50 a. a m. m maintaining a speed of ot to miles an hour An eleventh machine No 33 piloted by Lieutenant George Geprge Ge rge C. C McDonald was forced to return asa as asa a result of engine trouble after going go- go ing a short distance McDonald ex expected expected expected ex- ex to make a fresh start later in the day Because of the fine flying conditions conditions con con- army officials predicted many many of the cont contestants stants would woul reach teach Cleveland by nightfall Lieutenant Colonel H. H E E. Hartney Hartney Hartney Hart- Hart ney was the second to leave He lie got away at a a. m. m Then followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed Lieutenant L. L S S. S Webster 9 14 and seven others in quick succession AT BINGHAMTON DI BINGHAMTON N N. Y Oct 8 Plane No 29 was first to arrive in Binghamton at MINEOLA 1 Oct 8 The The arrival of the first three planes at BInghamton Binghamton Binghamton Bing BIng- hamton was reported to officials here at 1110 The machines were piloted by Major Smith Lieutenant Colonel Hartney and Lieutenant Maynard FIRST ACCIDENT MINEOLA l N. N Y Oct 8 8 An An airplane piloted by Lieutenant Maurice laurIce Cleary and carrying Benedict Bene Bene- dyer dict Crowell assistant secretary om of war as a passenger fell f from a a. height of feet and was wrecked It landed upside down Cleary and Crowell were badly shaken shalen up but were otherwise unhurt Cleary and Crowell climbed out of the machine unaided The assistant as- as as assistant ns- ns secretary of wars war's first remark remark re- re mark maik after regaining his feet leet was Im sorry the ride ene Was so short It was certainly one of the shortest shortest shortest short short- est on record The machine had been in the airless air airless airless less th than n a minute The pilot explaining the accIdent accident accident acci accI- dent said the engine stopped and andin andin andin in order to avoid running into a hangar and Injuring a number of persons he was forced to turn his machine abruptly around with the result that it toppled over The wrecked machine was not in therace the race tae SERIOUS SMASH BINGHAMTON ITON N. N Y Oct S. S 8 Gerald Brandt was probably mortally mortally mortally mor mor- tally hurt an and his passenger Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant W. W H. H Nevitt seriously Injured in injured injured In- In when their plane crashed to the ground for an unknown reason reason rea rea- son one mile north of or Deposit at 1 Colonel Brandts Brandt's arms and legs were broken and he suffered suffered suffered suf suf- internal injuries Sergeant I Nevitt apparently suffered concussIon concussion concussion concus concus- sion of the brain The airplane airplanes was wrecked AT BUFFALO BUFFALO I a N. N Y Oct 8 The The first flier In the coast to coast aerial reliability run to arrive In In n Buffalo was Lieutenant W W. B. B Maynard flying a Curtiss machine He lie landed at 12 1255 55 55 Lieutenant Colonel Hartney landed at 1 35 Colonel Maynards Maynard's flying time from Rochester was 35 minutes 1 made the leg in 40 menu min men u utes tes AT ROCHESTER ROCHESTER N N. Y Oct 8 The he first plane to arrive here was Continued on page 8 FOLLOWING THE EAST Continued from page 1 the German Fokker No 11 Colonel Colonel Colonel Colo Colo- nel II H. E. E Hartney pilot at 1214 Lieutenant Melvin Melvln W W. Maynard in a 4 DeHaviland arrived at 1218 18 the trip from BInghamton being made In 65 6 minutes FORCED TO TOLAND LAND l MINEOLA N. N Y Oct 8 Lieu Lieu Lieu- tenant Maughan was forced to toland toland toland land near N. N Y nf near r Port Jervis at 1145 He was waa unhurt |