The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-26
B|RDMAN ATWOOD
ARRIVES SAFELY
IN NEW YORK
Boston Aviator Breaks All Pre-
vious Long Distance Records.
FLIGHT OF 1865 MILES
Flying Time for the Entire Distance
Was Twenty.eieht Hours and
Thlrtyone Minutes

New York, Aug 25.-Harry. N. At
wood, the q year old Boston aviator,
arrived in New York on his aeroplane
yesterday, the first man in history to
travel as far as from st. Louis to New
York, by way OF Chicago, in a heav-
Ter than air machine. His safe land
ing on Governors Island, after flying
down from Nyack, N. Y, above the
Hudson river through a fog was
notable incident in the annals of aero
nautics.
The aviator not only broke the
worlds record, covering 1865 miles
in an air line of perhaps 100 more
miles with his detours, but he flew
all the way in the same bi-plane and
with no important mishaps.
Atwood covered the distance in an
actual flying time of 2S hours and 81
minutes. His craft weighs with its
passenger exactly 1892 pounds.
The final lap in the long journey
was glide through the low-lying
clouds and haze yelling the Hudson
rs miles from Nyack, N. Y, where
Atwood had stopped over night. He
landed, dapper and smiling in the
arms of a handful of United States
army officers and men who hailed him
as Americas greatest aviator.
well, I'm glad it's ended" said At
wood, as he hoped from his machine,
Il guess the long distance flight for
me will be from San Francisco to the
Atlantic coast"
Atwood's coming was unexpected on
Governors Island as 1t had been her
aided that he would land at Sleeps
head Bay, but belated telegram from
New York changed his plans at the
last minute.
Atwood left Nyack at 1853 O'Clock
in the afternoon. He followed the
Hudson at low altitude the entire
distance.
New York heard of his coming and
took to the housetops. AS he sped
down the Hudson the whirr OF his
engine was lost in the din that broke
from the whistles of river craft and
factories lining the shores.
Thousands clustered around Grants
Tomb and along Riverside Park shore
roared their enthusiasm when At
wood passed The aviator was fyin!
low and not very fast. AS he ap
preached Fiftieth street however, hC
rose to a height of about 200 fee
swept in a complete circle from on'
side of river to the other and theI
started down stream once more.
At the Battery, as he circled Gov
ernor's Island for his landing the Har
Dor whistles shrieked and the crowds
of thousands cheered. His LANDING
was easy and graceful. An hour al
ter he landed Atwood was on his wa,
up town.
Il do not intend to do any more fly
ing around New York until | return
from my trip across the continent" h
said. Il shall probably start from 10
Angeles or San Francisco about Dc
tober l."
Later tonight, however. Atwoo
said he may retire permanently iron
aviation. and his projected coast.tC
coast trip may never be made
1T is too risky" he said. Man a
r ter man has made new records in av
/ alton OF late, only to drop suddenl
= to death. | have been much NOR
4 careful than many bird-men. but fee
I II stay In the clouds too long sha
4 some day meetmy fate also. II
e practically inevitable that sooner G
!, later an aviator. no matter how ear
A full he may be, will end his flight
q with sudden plunge to destruction
( or his reward for his fight he said
q "Many imagine that ] am making
huge sum out of this trip. am lao
g The only sum that is actually comm
3 to me is the $4,000 prize alread
s paid. offered by Victor J. Evans {
Q Washington Out of this / must pa
!, n forfeit OF $4,000 TO my financial bacl
e ers for failing to stop at all OF the
|. cities scheduled on the route