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Show jj ii WL i I, r His Fall Does Not Stop Him-Aeroplane Being Be-ing Repaired AlLi. Cal, Sept. 13 Not in tho least discouraged by his accident of yesterday, Aviator Robert G. Fow ler busied himself this morning in planning the best course to enable him to resume his journey at tho earliest possible moment. Fowler's manager, C. F. Grundy, who had pre-coded pre-coded him to Reno, New, arrived here after mldnighL The special car carrying extra parts for Fowlor's machine arrived with Grundy. It Is possible to rebuild re-build the machine, as the engine ! not injured and the car brought sufficient suf-ficient parts, but Fowler believes that the best course Is to 6oncl to tho Wright brothers' factory 'in Dayton. Ohio, for a machine, complete except for tho engine. Fowler said that a machine could reach hfni by express in four or five dayB. Fowler said the immediate cause of the accident was the failure of the vertical rudder to answer to the control con-trol He said ho had discovered a new danger to aviators in the fact that a strong side wind, such as he encountered yesterday shortly before be-fore the accident, strained the vertical verti-cal rudder to such a point that It refused re-fused to work, llo will strengthen the control on the machine in which he lesuincs his fllghL Fowler said that conditions In the air above the Sierras were not necessarily neces-sarily so bad as he had been given to expect He was not distressed by the cold and before the accjdent to the rudder experienced little' trouble from the winds. AJta, Cal., SepL 13. Undismayed by the wreck of his machine and slight JrvJuries to hlraseM1, Aviator Fowler is already preparing to re sume his Journey across the continent contin-ent All necessary parts for the repair re-pair of tho biplane aro at Ogden. As soon as the mechanicians arrive front Reno tho airship will be taken to Colfax Col-fax where repairs will bo made. Fowler Fow-ler will Btart the Instant tho craft is put in order. . Swarms of souvenir hunters swooped swoop-ed down upon the ili-fatod biplane and before the arrival of Constable Wagoner Wag-oner of Alta, who made one arrest, almost al-most dismantled tho wreck. One man attempted to make off with Fowler's sweater and two shirts. Towle. Cal. Sept 13. A freight cor laden with various parts of aeroplanes aero-planes arrived here today frmo Reno. Aviator Fowler aj onco busied himself him-self in going over tho assortment, hoping to find what Is necessary for the repair of his biplane. If tho needed parts are hero, he oxpocts to resume his flight from Alta within two or three days oo |