Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-15
Atwood Makes
A New Record
LONGEST DAYS FLIGHT BY
AMERICAN AVIATOR.
FROM ST. LOUIS TO CHICAGO
Covers 2se Miles in Five Hours, 4s
Minutes-starts for New York To-
day en- Route to Boston.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-By flying the 2S6
miles from ST. Louis to Chicago with
only two intermediate stops, and in
actual flying time of five hours and 43
minutes today, Harry n. Atwood of
Boston believes he has set a pace
which will result in his esta blishing
a new record on his flight by aeroplane
from ST. Louis to Boston.
Record Broken for One Days Flight.
AS it is Atwood appears to have
broken the American record for a sin
gle days fight. The best previous
American record made by Atwood him
self when he flew 148 miles from At
lantic City to Baltimore on July 10,
1911. The best international cross
country record is held by Andre Beau
mont, who in the Paris-Rome contest
covered 401 miles in a single day but
in this instance he made three land
ings, while Atwood today landed only
twice between start and finish.
Actual Time: Hours, 43 Minutes.
Atwood in a Burgess Wright biplane
left St. Louis at sos a. m. He landed
in Chicago at 6.19 p m. His total
time between ST. Louis and Chicago,
counting the delays occasioned by the
two stops was 10 hours and IA min
utes; but his actual time in the air
computed by deducting the delays was
five,hours and 43 minutes.
Thrilling Descent at Chicago.
Atwood's descent into Chicago was
thrilling. Sailing in from the south
west, a lone speck in the clouds, he
and for a time hovered unnoticed in
the distance over the skyscrapers.
Thousands of people were crowded at
the lake front intent upon the fight
of the aeroplanes competing in the
aviation contests. Atwood appeared on
the scene as a stranger unheralded
and expected by a few.
First Stop for 81 Miles.
Atwood steered over the field and
chine listed in the meet followed be-
hind as an escort. Once around At
wood descended gracefully touching
the ground for the first time since his
stop at Pontiac, Ills, 81 miles from
Chicago.
On His Way 10 Boston.
Originally setting ten days as the
maximum rime for completing the
1,460 miles from Boston Atwood be-
be able to materially reducethat time.
He had expected not to be able to
reach here before tomorrow. but fav-
orable weather and the good working
condition of his machine induced him
to shorten his stop
FIRST stop at Springfield, III.
His first stop which was made at
Springfield, SO miles from St Louis,
after a two hour and 25 minute fight,
was to fulfill promise. Instead of
remaining there until 8 p. m. however,
he got away two hours earlier. He
was scheduled to stop at Bloomington,
Ills, but the crowds assembled at his
proposed landing place there was so
dense he could not find clear space
enough to land in safety. so he swept
low and nodding his head negatively
at the people, continued. At Pontiac
he descended to replenish his supply
of gasoline and lubricating oil.
Slight Buzz In His Ears.
All that was suffered by the man
who thus shot through the air at a
speea~greater than that of an express
train was a slight buzz in his ears.
caused by the chugging of his engine.
Landing on his feet he was as calm as
though he were merely a spectator
who had dropped in to watch the other
aeroplanes.
Starts for New York Today.
Atwood, according to an announce
ment tonight, will resume his flight to
New York at $50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. He will start out over the
water and will travel across the lower
end of Lake Michigan and into In
dioro