| New York Times: May 30, 1911 (P. 3)
Biplane Strikes Cow
Aviator Falls From Seat And Machine Drags Across Country For Miles
Los Angeles, Cal. May 29 [unreadable name] Williams who is trying for a
license of an air pilot, struck a cow while sailing a biplane yesterday, and was
hurled to the ground by the shock, while the machine was driven a distance of
two miles without a pilot.
Williams was flying about ten feet above the ground. Suddenly, as he passed
over the brow of a hill, he came upon the cow, grazing peacefully.
Some part of the machine struck her, knocking her several feet and turning
her over and over. Williams tumbled from his seat, but was unhurt. The machine
was finally halted by a haystack. When friends of Williams in an automobile
reached the machine the propeller was still running.
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