AVIATION.
CROSSING NIAGARA. A DARTNG FEAT. Pkes9 Association. —Copsuiohx. (Rec. June 29, 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Wednesday. Lincoln Beachy, a Californian aviator, biplaned over Niagara Falls. He swooped beneath the arches of the upper steel bridge down the gorge almost ta the. whirlpool, and landed on the Canadian side at a speed of about HO miles an hour. Subsequently he declared that he intended to repeat the feat. HAZARDOUS AND DARING FEAT. THE FIRST ON RECORD. (Rec. June 29, 1.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, Wednesday. Lincoln Beachy, the Californian aviator, was the first "bird-man" to dare Niagara Falls. He swooped beneath the steel bridge arches and skimmed the gorge ta the whirlpool rapids, and dared death in the treacherous air currents find mists.
Bobby Leach attempted to make a trip through the whirlpool rapids in a barrel. After "beino- tossed about for two hours he was rescued when almost suffocated. . .) _i".£.; &
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19110629.2.43
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 29 June 1911, Page 5
Word Count
150AVIATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 29 June 1911, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in