Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
Atwood Failed
To Reach Erie
LANDED IN A VILLAGE ELEVEN
MILES WEST.
GASOLINE SUPPLY GAVE OUT
Made Late Start from Cleveland
Crowds at Erie Disappointsd-To
Endeavor to Make Buffalo Today.

Swanvillc, Pa, Aug. 1s.--Whst he
called one jump brought Harry y. At
wood. the aviator, from Cleveland, o.,
to SwanvIlle, Pa, this afternoon, and
landed him 81 miles nearer his desti-
nation in his picturesque aeropIaps
flight from st. Louis TO New York.
Atwood was TO have come on 70 Erie,
but a lack Of gasoline forced bim 10
land here, II miles west OF Erie, Hs
alighted without accident in ~ corn
field at $40 p. m, his actual flying
TINA for the "a miles being two hours
and seven minutes.
Paced Fast Mail Train.
Starting from Cleveland after inDu-
merable delays. the Bostonisn went
through the air at terrific speed.
fast mail train which left Cleveland 20
minutes after him failed TO catch Up.
Atwood even made headway until nc
was 30 miles ahead Of the train. At
wood is now 727 miles from his start
ing point in st. Louis and 533 miles
from New York, having been In the
air since he left last Monday actually
Is hours and 22 minutes.
Handicapp at Start.
Atwoods getaway from Cleveland %
late in the afternoon that he faced
prospect of being overtaken by dark
ness was made under great difficulties.
First he had to ascend from a narrow
strip OF fenced-in sandy beach. He
glided down hill and almost touched
| the surf flew out over the lake, into
| a treacherous wind. By skilful steer
| ing he took spiral upward course anf
| later landed in the Country Golf club
links.
Three Starts from Golf Course.
On the golf course he made three
| unsuccessful starts before he could
rise high enough to skim over the tree
| tops. Safely in the air, he swung out
| over the lake, came back to point
| over the land and at an altitude OF 500
| feet struck out on his course, fixed oy
| the Lake Shore tracks. with the inteu-
| ton of reaching Erie before sundown.
| All along the route telephone and tele-
graph lines for two hours did a busf-
ness devoted almost exclusively N
messages concerning Atwood's move
| mentS.
Disappointment at Erie.
The fact that Atwood's biplane ia
tonight hitched up under grove of
| trees in a lonely spot on the lake
shore where the villages only police
man is on guard to protect it during
the night and not more than a dozen
farmers were able to look on the ma
chine by which the aviator hopes n
break the worlds record for cross
country flying, caused keen disappoint-
ment in Erie. For two days the city
had been making preparations to view
the aviator as he was to appear in the
western sky sail over the depot and
land in the circus grounds.
Crowd Had Gathered on Roofs.
Seats had been arranged on roofs
and opera glasses were ready for the
event. All the afternoon people cam
pouring into town from the surround
ing country and by 6 o'clock. when II
was hoped Atwood would appear. the
streets were thronged. Suddenly'w
4 anxiety became keenest. a telegraph
| operator ran out with the announce
ment that Atwood was down at Swan
vile. This was followed by many re
ports that Atwood had been injured
and that his machine had been smash
ed number of automobiles scurrfed
down here from Erie and found none
of these reports true.
viii Try to Make Buffalo Today
I'm all right said Atwood. Il jus;
ran out of gasoline. I had sufficient tc
carry me to Erie, but as it was dark
I did not want to try it, for it might
have taken me a long time to find the
landing place. Early tomorrow morn
ing I will sail into Erie, and in the az
ternoon I expect to start for Buffalo
I will remain in Buffalo Saturda )
night. Then I viii fly over New York
state