The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-17
Compelled to Stop on Account
of His Engagements.
THREE DAYS ENOUGH
To Cover Distance Between
Chicago and New York.
Would Like to Go 800 or 400
Niles a Day.

Toledo, Aug. 17.-One landing place
in a sail of 123 miles was fixed by Har-
ry N. Atwood as his schedule for today
in his attempted aeroplane flight from
St Louis to New York in an effort to
establish d new worlds record for
cross-country flying.
Atwood, who was out shortly after
daylight touching up his machine for
continuation of his journey, said he
would make the 5S miles between here
and Sandusky by noon. He prepared. to
remain there for several hours, and at
about o'clock to start on the 65-milo
trip from Sandusky to Cleveland, where
he will remain tonight.
These little hopping flights are get
ting on my nerves. said Atwood. L
want to make 300 or 400 miles a day.
and l could easily do it if it were not
that my engagement calls for stops.
The distance between Chicago and New
York ought easily to be covered in
three days. 1 hope to do some speeding
between Cleveland and Buffalo and
some still greater speeding in New
York state.
LAS for my approaching New York
city, 1 am going down there from Al
oany at a fast clip. 1t will be down
hill all the way and the foot of the hill
will be that wide stretch of sandy shora
on the south side of Long Island.
The reason don't want to say def
nitely now whether I will fly from New
York to Boston is that I want to make
New York the end of this trip. It Is
probable L may fly to Boston after
wards, but if 1 do it will be only to
save me the trouble of packing up ny
machine and shipping it,
Before the time set for his departure
from here today Atwood, in covering
the $40 miles from st. Louis to Toledo,
had been actually in the air only 10
hours and 55 minutes. This was to BE-
the fourth day of his flight.
The exact time of his arrivals and
departures in towns after he leaves
Cleveland Atwood said was uncertain.
In som instances he will not decide
where he is to land until he is within
sight of the town. From Cleveland his
general route will be Ashtabula, Ohio:
Erie, Dunkirk, N. Y. He probably viii
be in Buffalo on Saturday following
eastward from there with the tracks Oe
the New York Central railroad, as his
course to Syracuse, Utica. Schenectady
and Albany.
Flight from ElIzhart.
Exactly $40 miles from his starting
point. Atwood alighted in Toledo after
completing the third day of his trip,
with a spectacular flight 1000 feet
above the city.
He covered the 133 miles from Elk
hart, Ind, to Toledo with only one
stop and in an actual flying time IF .
hours and 56 minutes. He arrived in
Toledo at 4:02 p. m.
Between some of the stations Atwood
beat the scheduled time for ordinary
trains. In the last lap of the days
run he whipped UP such a speed as
hardly to be visible for longer than a
minute from any one argyle. The 80
miles from Pettisville into Toledo were
run in so minutes, including a della
for starting and time lost in circlfng
around the city in search of u landing
place.
pie on top of office buildings greeted
him as he came in from the west All
the way in he had been rising 10 get
a good view of the town he said. IN
stead of alighting IL the west end, lie
shot clear over the city and landed
near the mouth of the Maumee river,
to the east
Intense interest marked his progress
AS he swooped low to read the names
of railway stations great crowds, in
Guiding farmers who had come in by
automobile from miles around, franti-
cally yelled for him to come down. Some
brought bouquets and lunches for <ht
aviator.
Before the aviator whizzed into view
a rapidly growing spot in the western
horizon, the Telegraph OIIlceS were kepl
busy with inquiries as to his where
abouts. Whenever two minutes elapsed
without word from him an impatient
message went over the wires: Can yoC
give any news of the big bird?"
Atwood is now 745 miles from New
York. With 500 miles already travelled
he will. if he arrives in New York safe
ly, have to his credit 1895 miles as
computed by railway mileage. including
2s6 miles from St Louis to Chicago
$40 miles from Chicago to Buffalo. and
4s9 miles from Buffalo to New York
But Atwood asserts he covered 30 o1
more miles in circling over st. Louis
and Chicago and in detours en- route.