Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-24
ATWOOD ALMOST IN
SIGHT Of NEW
YORK CITY
TWO BIRD H0PSn NEEDED I
TO COMPLETE LONG TRIP
Hopes to Land at
Ccney Island Before Noon
Today and Break World Rec
ord for Cross Country Flights,

nv s"rning Jearnai Special Leased Wire I
Gastleton, n. Y. Aug. e3.-On the
last lap OF his aeroplane flight from
st. Louis to New York. Harry II. At
wood, tonight has his biplane hitched
to an apple tree on top OF a hin here.
overlooking the Hudson river and Al
hany eight miles to the north. To-
morrow Atwood expects. In what he
calls two "bird hops" TO complete his
journey to New York, landing at
Sheepshead Bay with possible pre-
liminary circle over Governors Is
land.
ON landing, the Boston aviator will
have accomplished tho longest flight
through the air ever made hy man in
an heavier than air machine. lie will
hold the worlds record for cross
country flight. and he believes that
he has set an example in aviation that
will result in more long distance trips
and a gradual elimination of circus
contests.
Atwood hopes to sail the 1874 miles
between here and New York before
mid-afternoon. lie hopes TO make his
first hop the longest so that he will
be able more accurately to estimate
actual time of his appearance over
New York.
Atwood expects to leave here al Z
a. m. tomorrow He has decided to
stop at West Point, Si miles from
here, According to his schedule he
will reach Rhinecliff shortly before
o'clock and West Point about g. lie
purposes to start from West Point in
time to land in New York about 4
o'clock taking an hour for the trip
from West Point.
When he landed mere, Atwood. in
ten days, had flown 1881 miles from
st. Louis without any mishap more
serious than losing his way in run
from Lyons, ~ ". to Auburn. His
! biplane has endured the test well. II
was only because of a slight wearing
of the bearings Of his engine that At
wood decided not TO continue his flight
tonight. His mechanics prepared to
work on the biplane all night. attach
ing aluminium pontoons for possible
landings in the river Leaving here.
probably early, Atwood will take
straight course down the river. His
appearance over Rhnecllff, opposite
Kingston, Will mark the breaking Of
the worlds record for cross country
flying, for at that point he will have
exceeded by thirteen miles the present
record of LIZA miles.
AT New York he will have flown
1895 miles or 10l miles above the
present record.
Atwoods flight today of Sc miles
between Fort Plain and Castleton was
and ended before noon. From Fort
Plain, where he ascended in a fog at
1928 Il. m. he swept through the Mo-
hawk valley, turned the corner for
the south at Albany and landed here
at 9:12 a. nj.
He stopped fifteen minutes en- route
for gasoline making his actual flying
time hour and 80 minutes.
over villages and cities, disregard
ing all offers of money bonuses to
land in places whore great crowds
awaited him Atwood sailed through
the valley in the fog and against a
wind.
Whistles and ringing of bells. had
no inducement for him, for generally
he detoured around cities.
Approaching Albany he turned to
the south and ovaded crowds When
he was swinging out over the Hudson
river, however, thousands saw him
and then began a great rush in the di-
recton in which he was going.
Atwood, after stunning hospitality
all day, landed on the property of an
irate farmer, who protested against
the presence Of the aviator and con-
sequent thrush Of people. The more
the farmer protested the greater be-
came the crowds and soon a nearby
apple orchard was half denuded Of
fruit.