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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1910
Page
4
Curtiss takes off from Van Rensselaer Island near Albany in a bold cross river flight toward the Albany city line. The rapid ascent reaches around 700 feet as he speeds southward with a dramatic, brief display before disappearing from sight to spectators and reporters.
The flight from Poughkeepsie to New York showcased Curtiss as he neared West Point and then crossed the Hudson. A gust at Storm King tested the bi plane, but he maintained control and landed safely on a greensward inland near Spuyten Duyvil, close to Manhattan to claim the prize. He completed the long journey with cheers from crowds along the riverfront and along the New Jersey shore.
The piece recounts Henry VII born 1491 rising to the throne in 1509, wedding Catherine of Aragon, and later marriages to Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. It notes his alliance with Francis I and his 1547 death, with Edward VI as his successor and reforms like English Bible readings.
Glenn Curtiss flew from Albany to Manhattan in two hours and thirty two minutes claiming a $10,000 prize. He inspected his engine, notified the World of arrival, then flew again to Governor's Island at 11 37, receiving rousing harbor greetings. Curtiss, 32, born in Hammondsport New York, was elated by a propitious crossing.
The Curtiss airship pilot leaves Albany at dawn and speeds along the river toward Rhinecliff. He passes Catskill and Staatsburg, staying high above the Hudson as thousands cheer from shore and boats. By 8:26 he is three miles south of Poughkeepsie, flying 74 miles from Albany in 88 minutes.
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