Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-30
ATWOOD BROKE WORLD RECORD
but Was Compelled to Alight 25
Miles Short of Goal.

Nyack. y. Y, Aug. 2i.-Another
delay, incident to aviation, brought
tlisap pointment to thousands of peo-
pie along the lower Hudson river
and in New York to-day when Harry
n. Atwood, in his rccordbreakin ing
acroplane flight from st. Louis, fail
ed to sail over New York and land
at Shecpshead Bay, but instead, on
account OF Il defect in his engine, was
compelled to land here, within 25
miles OF his destination. Tomorrow,
probably early, Atwood expects to re-
sumo his trip and in few hours
finish the longest acroplane flight
ever achieved.
Atwoods position tonight is ,240
miles from st. Louis and 25 miles
from the heart Of New York. His
flying time for the distance covered
in eleven days is 27 hours and As
minutes.
Beats Worlds Record.
Despite his failure to land in New
York, the days sail of 100 miles
down the Hudson river gave Atwood,
by 76 miles, the worlds long dist
ance record formerly held by Euro
pean aeronauts.
Atwood's flight down the Hudson
was full OF picturesque incidents. He
covered l09 miles from Castleton,
where he ascended at 7.36 a. m, to
Nyack, where he made his final land
ing, at ll.35 a. m, in an actual fly
ing time Of two hours and 81 rim
utes. After the start from Castle
ton, one hour and three minutes
brought him over Kingston, opposite
Rhine Cliffe, which marked his hav-
ing surpassed. by thirteen miles, the
previous worlds long distance record
OF | 1874 miles.
Flies Under Bridge.
Further down, Atwood dropped 80
near the water as to be able to shout
to the passengers on a ferry boat
At that point he approached the
Poughkeepsie bridge, and, swooping
still lower, went under it at height
above water of only 100 feet.
Atwood's explanation Of his fail
ure to land at West Point, where the
parade grounds were crowded with
officers, cadets and citizens, was that
he found the space allotted him too
hampered. After sailing low enough
to look over the prospect, he rose
again over the river and landed at
where no one was waiting to greet
him.
Engine Disabled.
At 1l.05 a. m. Atwood started
again, purposng to make his last
dart for Sheepshcad Bay and thus
complete the trip. But he had not
gone far when he discovered that the
bearing metal Of his engine had worn
away and the mechanism was wob-
bling. Twenty-eight minutes after
his last start, and when only 25
miles out Of New York. he decided to
descend here.
Atwood is working tonight on the
broken engine Of his acroplano. Close
as this Is to the finish Of his night
from st. Louis. the young aviator
tonight said he faces the most en-
harrassing prrdicamcnt Of his long
journey.
Won't Go to Boston.
Atwood announced tonight. posi-
lively, that he viii not attempt to
fly from New York to Boston after
reaching the metropolis. "I'm too
tired, he said, FOR longer trip
now
New Workers Disappointed.
New York, Aug. 2i-Hundrcds of
thousands Of disappointed New York
crs turned their faces hOmcward TO.
ward nightfall, when it finally be-
came known that Harry y. Atwood
would not reach the metropolis to-
day. Great crowds waited along the
Hudson for miles and at Shccpshcad
Bay, whore he was 10 land, until the
message came that he would remain