Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-08-12 | Page 8 | Night Flight in Airship

NIGHT FLIGHT IN AIRSHIP iIi ii U Central ra I lIre re In i it Es I t lag Tn Trip III In I 1111 In I Franklin Pa Pa Aug 11 r Mrs Mary Iary P P. Miller wife info of or laJ l C C. J. J S H. Miller was the lit central In iii an nil exciting night t flight In an un airship here tonight rIll trip Va was made malle In company with Leo Stevens time thu Inventor Stevens ens started In Ita the Lime dIrection of oC the tue town to with the airship going splendidly He lie hll had It In perfect control and n could steer an any direction desired But nut when he wits was COO feet Ceet up UI in the air Ir anti and about an of or a II mile frunt froni the time starting point the engine K R e e 1 out OUI slopping dead deall still In Iii hurling out ih hit drag line line- l Ir Mrs Miller MilicI ha had thrown out the lie sparking crank so nothing u IL to be le done but ut to commit come down doii They were then n above o l a n high hill hilt overlooking over tr looking the town Ull and amid just jURt In iii tI the thit dire lion ion th they ito were going was a precipice with a creek at the lie bottom Su ns n saw Raw he lie would hurt have to make u descent and anti up opened the valve ahe at the tin top lop of or the lie bag ag The lie big lg airship nil nil-d though It struck the corner of or a house but no damage arnage was done one After the lie descent Mrs Alis Miller r alighted from Crom the lie airship lUt and amid Stevens ns put hi his engine In lii order anti and resumed his Might High lIe He crossed time the city In total s anti and when lit lie returned to lo the tilt aerodrome he could not see to lurid land He lIe then lien continued con eon his Slight again aln flying over time the city lie He went in u n wl wide e circle look look- lag ing for Cor a place to to alight and amid finally selected au an un open fie field across the Alle AlJe- er river a a. mile from IU town lo He lie said it was the lie first t airship Might ho he ever know knew being mH 1 darkness