The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
ATWOOD AT
 NYACk, N. '.
MECHANICAL TROUBLES PRE- VENTED HIM REACHING NEW
 YORK LAST NIGHT.
Is Only 25 Miles From Sheepshead Bay and Will Make His Final Run Friday
 Afternoon. iA

Nyacks ". r., Aug. Af.-Anotnef delay incident to aviation Drougnt disappointment to thousands of peo- pie along the lower Hudson river ana In New York City today, when liar Try Atwood in his recordbreaking aer- oplane flight from St. Louis. failed to sail over New York and land at sneepshead Bay, but instead, on ac- count of a defect in his engine was compelled to land here, within 25 miles of his destination. Tomorrow. probably early. Atwood expects to resume his trip and in few hours finish the longest aeroplane flight ev- CT achieved
 Atwoods position tonight is 1,z4U miles from St. Louis, and % miles from the heart of New York. His flying time for the distance covered in eleven days is 27 hours and 45 minutes.
 | Despite his failure to land in New York, the days sail of lOs miles down the Hudson River gave Atwood by ib miles the worlds long distance record, formerly held by European aeronauts. | Atwood's flight down the Huuson was full of picturesque incidents. tte covered the 109 miles from Castie- ton, where he ascended at 7:s6 a. m. to Nyack, where ne made his final landing at 11;33 a. m. in an actual flying time of two hours and g min lutes. After the start rom Jastiet0H. one hour and three minutes brought him over Kingston, opposite Rnine- Icliff, which marked his having sur passed by 13 miles the previous worlds long distance record of l,lbs miles.
 Further down Atwood dropped so near the water as to be able to shout to the passengers on ferry boat. At that point he approached the Pough- keepsie Bridge and sweeping down still lower, went under it at height above the water of only 100 feet. Atwood's explanation of his failure to land at West Point, where the parade grounds were crowded with or- ficers, cadets and citizens. was that ne found the space allotted him too nampercdd
 After sailing low enough to look over the prospect. he rose again, sail. ed over the river and landed at Gar rson, fifty miles from New York, where no one was waiting to greet him. At 11:05 a. m. Atwood started again, purposing to make his last dart for Sheepshead Bay and thus com ,plete the trip. But he had not gone far when he discovered that bearing metal on his engine had worn away and the mechanicism was wob- bling. Twenty eight minutes after his last start he decided to descend here.
 atwood IS working ton: sS.ssstt S.s cS the broken engine of his aeroplane. Close as this is to the finish of his flight from St. Louis. the young aviator said tonight ne faces the most em- barrassing predicament of his long journey.
 His biplane Is in an awkward posi- tion out of which he says only south or southeast wind can help him. It rests near hay stack on the small slopIng meadow 15O feet above the Hudson, about z,O00 yards from the water. Almost behind him Is the Rocky Hook Mountain, rising perpen- Idicularly 800 feet and to the south and east tall trees make it diff. lficult place to take wing.
 Tt is the worst box I have been in since leaving St. Louis." Atwood said. T could only climb out of here against southerly or a southessteriy breeze.p
 He sat under cover of the biplane while 1t rained this evening and tried to talk. though he frankly admitted disappointment over his il luck.
 ''I'll work here all night, he con tinued. fixing the engine. I've sent to Nyack nacnine shop for new casting and I will be ready to fly just as soon as the wind blows right tomorrow"
 Atwood announced tonight positively he would not attempt to fly rom