The evening world., 1911-08-25
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craft IN che water.
Rounding the Battery Atwood was 60
iux ct top speed. lie II familiar with
the parade grounds at Governors Island
and knew turt where ne was golng to
land. After describing one vide circle
he came down easily and lightly on the
made land near the guard house.
Ofnce~s OF the post. soldiers ana
visitors made a rush for the acroplane
TO be the irst TO grasp Atwood by the
hand and congratulate him. Had he
the hands Of an octous he could not
have grasped all that were pushed at
him. Atwood was ha0ess and smiling.
81 lost my Ina, somewhere along the
route he explained. and I'd like 20
borrow one 10 wear over to the city.
u an going up TO Ths world
s0so eaA deliver the message !
SrSsghA from the d. Louis POST
DaspASsA. that message 10 right
n ~ Inside pocket. whore ! pat
u INST Ssfors Z left the ground 81
D. xeuis slsvsn Gays ago.
Il ran into more eddies and pockets
and unexpected air currents coming
down from Hasttngs this afternoon than
in any other section Of my trip. The
wind was heavy and damp. and that
was an advantage. but those eddies
stole out IN the most unexpected places.
Il 10 no Joke nyiny by New York City.
AARaH,e CATCHES FIRE JUST At
START.
Atwood vas lin his seat all ready Tor
The start at i.S o'clock. His mechanics
began 20 test the motor. which dia not
work satisfactorily. They ''primed' II
with easolene, some OF which spilled
over the cylinders and noated onto the
lever planes Of the airship.
Then the motor broke into action with
q roar and q spark set fire to the saso-
line. II looked like II was all over with
abe flight TO New York. but Atwood and
his manager and several bystanders
promptly threw their ~raincoats on the
bjass and e~xtinguIshed II before II had
q chance 70 spread.
An Snvestigatfon showed that the
planes were not damaged and the motor
Na without a hitch. Atwood climbed
back In his ssat again and got ready
~ ths start. just then . messenger.
oversd with mud. dashed on the field
waving q telegram. II was addressed 20
Atwood. who reed Il and turned II over
10 his manager with q grin. The mes
sAss ssad:
Cannot get Sheepshead Bay race
track Raining hard here. Wait for
. blf.erowd tomorrow. 80
tsignsd) Walter Lssberger.
Ltnsseser IL the man Who took upor
himself the task OF arranging a b.g re
coUfion for Atwood at Sh~eepshead Bay
Apparently the timidity OF persons ap
preaching the race track ticket booths
ptsapssa him to attempt 10 persuade
, Atwood into another postponement.
'uaT t<GR 90" AND he WAS
orr ron NEW YORK.
"--7sll." remarked Atwood, "In land q
Governors Island anyhow. Let her 60
The mechanics ''let her. GO with
grsceeui upward sweep the asroplan'
cleared the trees below the plateau
rejected for the starting paint and sozt
- out over the Tappan Zee.
Atwood held 40 the northeast until h.
was aoout half q mile from the shore
Thsn. with a vide circle. he headed soutl
a. wss soon lost to Sigh, In the mist
Three minutes later there WAS fiashe,
to New York the message announcing
that Atwood had pAssed Tsrrytown
1hea the MESA .es came In. as regu
larry rs the clicked marked the min
u.ss. telling OF the passage OF AtwooN
aad his ssrop,ans at various point
Down 70 and inside the city l,ie.
Atwood and his manager. Lee Stevens
were In Nyack until o when the,
got out 10 tine meadow on the Dsvic
estate. where = landing wss made yes
terday. they found the win had We're
Gun 70 tina; . start from that spo
was impossible. Hundreds Of sturd
c.ttsens Of Rockiand County were stsnd
Ing around In the rain and mud waitin
Ter something to happen.
Il want . men to carry this machir
cyer 10 that plateau" shouted Atwoo
po.utiny to q level knoll about half
-,i,e south Of the estate OF Wilson
foes.
ins crowd moved forward as one ma
Almost rushing Atwood OF his feet.
little time was consumed In picking %
twsnty.Avs reliable citixens who look'
like weight lifters. They were st
tisnsd II various points about q
fragile airship and carefully instruct'
a. : hoe they should catch hold Al
hoist
At q signal the crowd picked up I
a~eropAAne, which weighs LOO poun'
anA started with II across gullies. fenc'
hodges and undrsbrush to tho 10
estate. The trip was made witho
mAshap u the machine W gen
dropped In q position Tor starting Il
was hampered only by the position
two young cherry trees. Mr., Foss a
his wife were consulted. and with tn