BAP TNA LEE OEE

JERSEY CITY. N. J.. March 6—
Climbing through cold blue skies more
‘than five and one-half miles over Jer-
sey and Manhattan, Miss Ruth Nichols.
New York society aviatrix who holds
coast-to-coast speed marks, set an an-
official altitude record for women today.

The altimeter on her speedy mono-
plane showed neariy 30.054 feet. ‘Tne
sealed barozraph placed in the plane
by the National Aeronautic associa-
‘lion was immediately shipped to Wash-
ington for examination. Uf it shows
BATS WC Of more Miss Nichols will
@ awarded the record now hald by
‘inor Smith, young Long Island flies,
Miss Nichols was informed that. to
ALAIN Tecognition as the record holder

   

 

  
 

 

   

 
 ishe must beat Miss Smith's mark of
127,418 feet by more than 600 feet,

| She took off from Jersey City airport
‘at 12:33 p.m. and was aloft 90 min-
utes. There was g 30-mile wind blow-
ng when she circled the city, swung
over Manhattan and started the long
climb. =

| vEverything Went Fine.” she said.
| “The engine warked perfectly, 1 did not
isuffer any discomfort,”

She wore a flying suit Hned with
‘reindeer skin and the cockpit of her
‘plane was heated from the motor ex-
naust. She used oxygen apparatus and
(Na HO CiMmer, brealuing even in
ithe thin, cold air of high altitudes. The
temperature at the top of her climb
wes estimated 2t 50 degrees below zero
by Clarence Chamberlain, who coached
Miss Nichols for the aztempt,

 

 

   

 
 
BAALALUIE BERLE EER AAW ALE LATROBE O
JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 6

(Pj—Climbing through cold blue
skies more than five and one-
half miles over Jersey and Man-
hattan today, Miss Huth Nich-
ols, Rye, N. Y., flier, who holds
coast-to-coast speed marks, set
un unofficial altitude record for
women,

‘The altimeter on her speedy Lock-
heed-Veza monoplane showed near-
ly 30,054 feet. The sealed barograph
placed in the plane by the National
Acronautic Association, was imme-
diately shipped to Washington for
examination, If it shows 28,074 feet
or more, Miss Nichols will be award-
ed the record now held by Elinor
Smith, young Long Island filer.

Miss Nichols was informed that
to attain recognition as the record
holder, she must beat Miss Smith's
mark of 27,418 feet by more than
600 feet.

She took off frorn Jersey City air-
port at 12.33 p, m., and was uloft 90
minutes, . There-was.a 30 mile wind
blowing when she circled the city,
swung over Manhattan and started
the long climb.

“Everything went fine.” she sald,
“The engine worked perfectly. I
did not suffer any discomfort.”

She wore a flying suit lined witt
reindeer skin and the cockpit of her
plane was heated from the motor ex-
haust. She used oxygen apparatus
and had no difficulty In breathing
even in the thin, cold air at high at-
titudes, The temperature at the top
of her climb, was estimated at 50
degrees below zero by Clarence
Chamberlain, who coached Miss
Nichols for the attempt.

The plane was equipped with a
650-horsepower, super-charged nine-
eylinder air cooled motor, It is the
same ship in which she set cast-to-
west and west-to-cast transcontinen-
tal records,
 