Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1911 — Aviator Fell in Sea on Trip From Key West to Havana. [ARTICLE]

Aviator Fell in Sea on Trip From Key West to Havana.

J. A. D. McCurdy undertook to fly from Key West, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, Monday, in a Curtiss biplane, and came within 10 miles of reaching the goal he sought. The distance is 115 miles and the aviator was compelled to descend into the ocean because his oil gave out. He was picked up by a ship and hiwSelf and his biplane conveyed to Havana, uninjured. The fe&t is quite remarkable, but McCurdy is fortunate to be alive to enjoy the glory of it. It seems a pity that the desire of men for notoriety will lead them to the performance of deeds so fraught with danger. These machines can be experimented with by shorter flights and the dangers of lofty heights and long trips over hazardous routes dispensed with until the machines are capable and safe. McCurdy' will doubtless follow the finish of many of the daring but foolish aviators within the past year.