Hamilton makes aeroplane records over trains and marshes
Aviator Hamilton pushes his biplane to fly above a moving train from North Philadelphia to New Brunswick racing at speed and dodging photographers. After mechanical trouble and a forced marsh landing near South Amboy he repairs and returns to Governors Island amid cheers from spectators and officials.
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Hamilton
Monmouth Junction
Smith
Hamlton
Philadelphia
Hamton
New Brunswick
Mauretania
Atlantic
New York Times-Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hamilton Pass
Raritan
Metuchen
Etuchen
New Brinsk
Aerial crash lands on marsh near South Amboy
Hamilton’s flying machine, plagued by sparking plug troubles, lands in the marsh south of the Raritan River near South Amboy. Volunteers assist, the propeller and wheels suffer damage, and a plan to repair with a new propeller from Governors Island follows as crowds gather and a telephone call confirms he is safe.
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Hamilton
Mechanicsville
South Amboy
Governors Island
Army
Raritan
Metuchen
Middlesex County Bridge
tIeft
Newersey
Perth Amboy
Middlesex County
J. W. D. Mulcahey
Raritan River Clay Company
Mulcahey
Thomas Bulger
New York
Pacific Coast
Curtiss
Island
Col. Littell
Howe
Aviator Hamilton Starts Flight From Governors Island Toward Philadelphia
Hamilton begins a historic flight from Governors Island aboard a Curtiss aeroplane. After a test and a brief propeller mishap caused by a wood stick, the craft ascends to about 200 feet and proceeds toward the Jersey shore, then heads for Philadelphia with cheering crowds along the route.
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Governors Island
Hamilton
Gen. Howe
Col. Hull
von Kail
Curtiss
Baldwin
Shhriver
Blackle
Schriver
Albany
Brooklyn
New York Bay
Philadelphia
Jersey Shore
Richmond
Bay
Jersey Central Terminal
Blackie
Maeda
Times
Rahway
Trenton
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Aeroplane Records
Hempstead Plains
Menlo Park
South Elizabeth
Jersey City
North Philadelphia
New York Times
Cortlandt Street
Long Branch
Jersey Central Railroad
Jersey Central
Elizabethport
New Jersey
Staten Island
Upper Bay
M. J. Seymour
Glenn H. Curtiss
Eivchen
Comming Bach
Leicis Valley
Prince Tov Junction
Golng Dom
Tear Jlon
T. Way Zo
Ee Ata Prs
Mermo
CNG
Army Reservation
Vincent M. Elmore
Lieut. Elmore
Thomass. Baldwin
Blim” Schriver
Elmore
Hughes
Stuart
Gaynor
Reyburn
Charlie
Shriver
Halstead Dorey
Second
United States Infantry
Dor
Lincoln Trust Company
Broadway
Lispenard ST
the National Aeronautic Monthly
Aero Publishing
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