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,

 

 

   

 
 
|. derdey, ‘City, . March |, 6.
Climbing . through. cold Dlue skies
more than five and. one-half amiles
over Jersey and . Manhattan. today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye,. N. Y., filer,
who holds‘ coast-to-coast speed
‘marks, set an unofficial altitude
record ‘for women. 4

The . altimeter. on her speedy,
Lockheed-Vega ‘monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed
barograph placed in the plane. by
the National Aeronautic Associa-
tion, was shipped to Washington
for examination, If it shows 28,074
feet or more, Miss Nichols will be
awarded the record now held ‘by
Elinor Smith, young Long Island
flier, :

. Up. 90 Minutes.

Miss Nichols was informed she
must.: beat. Miss ‘Smith's mark of
'27,418 feet by'more than 600 feet
‘to gain the record. ‘

«She took off from Jersey City
airport at 12:33: p. -m. and was
raloft 90 minutes. There was a 80-
mile wind blowing when she circled
the dity, swung over Manhattan
rand started thelong climb. .
- “Byerything went fine,” she sald,
“the engine ‘worked perfectly. |
did not suffer any discomfort.”

She wore a flying suit lined with.
reindeer skin and the cockpit of
her plane was heated from the
‘motor exhaust. She used oxygen
apparatus and: ‘had: no difficulty In
breathing. The temperature at the
top of her climb was estimated at
50 degrees. below zero by Clarence
Chamberlain, who coached Miss
Nichols. .

The. plane’ ‘was equipped with a
650 horsepower, “‘super-charged nine-
cylinder air-cooled motor. It is the
same ship in which she set east-
to-west and west-to-east trans-
eontinental records.
 