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[[stamped]] 166 [[/stamped]] [[newspaper clipping]] OLYMPIA DAILY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS--RECORDER CLASSIF VOL. X. NO. 8. OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON. SATURDAY EVENING, MA[[?]] AVIATOR WISEMAN MAKES [[?]] MAKES DOUBLE CIRCLE OUT — OVER BAY FROM BIG FILL — CROWDS CHEER [[image - photograph of Wiseman at wheel of plane]] Although the flanges on the propeller were overheated and in a dangerous condition when he started out Aviator Fred J. Wiseman made good this afternoon on his exhibition on the Carlyon fill, flying out over the bay and twice around the fill at the rate of about 40 miles an hour, making a beauttiful fligh. About 1,500 people witnessed the flight, but of this number only 150 had bought tickets and were inside the ropes. The daring bird-man was roudly cheered at the start and the finish of the flight. The bi-plane was started from the north side of the Mallory shed flying due north, raising off the ground about 100 feet from the start. He went nearly to the park and then turned and came back, flying over the crowd and waving his hand to those beneath. After another flight around the circle he landed near the north end, swooping down like a bird. He was up above five minutes. On alighting at 3:10 he set about seeing it he could make another flight in the condition of the propeller apparatus, and may make another flight later. Early this morning the crowds began to arrive from out of town and the down town streets were crowded with ranchers and visitors from the neighboring cities all talking nothing but aviation and the changes of seeing a good exhibition. The beautiful day brought hundreds who could not have come to the city of Thursday had the meet been held then. Big Sale of Tags. The tickets or tags which were put on the street by Assistant Secretary Fred Hepp of the Chamber of Commerce at an early hour were bought right and left. The tags were to be seen on most of those in the crowds gathered to witness the flying. The flying machine was taken out of the shed early this morning and placed in a roped off enclosure to the north of the building where hundreds of people visited it this morning. The last wires were tightened to their highest tension and the gasoline tank filled before noon so that all was in readiness when the aviator went to the fill this afternoon. The engine was given a try-out early this morning and was found to be working in great shape. It had been thoroughly overhauled and cleaned during the three days that the men have been in the city and [[?]] a good run this [[?[[ state house and most of the business houses are practically deserted, the bi-plane being the center of interest. After 1 o'clock all roads led to the fill and crowds from all parts of the city began traveling through the business district to the fill. Some say the extent of the big project for the first time and their attention was divided between the machine and the fill itself. Several special officers were sworn in by Chief Alex Wright to keep the crowds back from the machine before the event started and while the mechanicians were putting the finishing touches on getting it in shape. The crowd caused very little trouble however, though the utmost interest was shown in the wonderful mechanical bird. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Dream of Engineer Achieved [[image - photograph of two men with machinery]] [[caption]] William J. Waterhouse, designer of the Comet airplane engine, is pictured here on the left with the new two-cycle aircraft motor he has completed and tested. He is demonstrating the light-weight motor to Walter Brookins, first pupil of the Wright Brothers. Wide World photo [[/caption]] [[/newspaper clipping]]
