New York, Aug. 1.
What is claimed to be the first fight to-be made from.a passenger liner was made to-day by the trans-Atlantic airman, Clarence Chamber. lin, who took off in a Fokker biplane from a special runway constructed on the boat-deck of the U. S. liner} Leviathan when the vessel arrived Fire Istand to-day outward] bound.
Chamberlin's destination was Peterborough, New Jersey. Two destroyers followed him in his flight to render assistance in ease of The object of the experiment was to prove the practicability of comming steamship and aeroplane ser-order to expedite mail ser-|* vices, and also urgent passenger Later.
Chamberlin abandoned his plan to} fy to Peterborough and landed at Curtis Field—Reuter.
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