The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-22

SYRACUSE. y. Y. Aug. 2l.-Lost
WIN MS aeroplane in trying 70 fly
from Lyons. y. Y. to Auburn. 25 miles
distant, Harry y. Atwood. the Boston
aviator. who is flying from ST Louis
10 New York. wandered about in the
air for almost an hour late this after.
noon. and finally was forced by dark.
ness 10 land in an unexpected spot
hVe miles west of Syracuse. The de-
lay caused a serious setback in the
attempt which the aviator is making
10 break the worlds record In cross
country aeroplane flying.
Atwood ascended at LIONS with the
purpose OF flying in an air line gS
miles 70 Utica before night Jrs. after
ne started he decided to detour from
The course which he had folloUsd
along the tracks OF the New York Cen.
tral railroad. and cut across country
10 give the crowds at Auburn an op-
portunity to see him. But later over
me farm lands he lost his bearings
ana not wishing TO alight he kept
circlng about. hoping 10 pick up Au-
bun over villages and lonely farm
houses. he wandered without avail
Meanwhile great uneasinass was
felt as 20 his fate by thousands of
people who waited in parks and on
house tops to see him at Syracuse and
Utica. Anxious messages were sent
over the telegraph wires. but word
came back that after leaving Lyons ne
had ventured of his course 10 IN.
south"ard and nothing later had been
seen OF him. The usual ten minute
reports of his progress were lacking
No telegraph or telephone communi-
cations could be had with the farm
houses In the country over which no
had disappeared
II was i.24 p. m. when Atwood lef,
Lyons. At $50 D. M he suddenly
appeared over Auburn and landed
there. Fearful of again being lost
since he WIS away from his regular
course. Atwood did not venture away
from Auburn until s .45 p m. when ne
ascended. uncertain a. 20 his dcs
tination
Then began another exciting search
for him extending all the way from
Auburn 20 ttica All telegraph wires
were hurdencd with the query
/ Where is Atwood" Ten thousand
people ~ Utica awaited his approach
there until sundoWn Syracuse also
WAS kept anxious until at 5.I7 word
came that be had landed safely ~
BELLE Island. FIVE miles west of Syra.
cuse
Lost Many Miles.
Atwood said 100 to-days wandcrinra
Ma q
could claim for his record only tho fU
miles. between Lyons and l}cIIo Ip
mnd. hi. total fyiug rmo vas hour
and ~ minutes
lf VAS tho MOST exciting oxuar1
'nco Boo The alr. ever had said A.
wood. after ascending af Lyons. O
looked at tho map and concluded 1
could find my uav fo Auburn uhcrr q
knew 90 luf OFF people would Doe df.nn.
pointed if they did not -or tl. aero
plan" had gone zen miles rrrr4r.
nway from fho railroad lrark-. vr.u
I was c0mpirt,N af o. Joss fo know
0horc Auburn vas. There Ua4 not o.
sign or % road or anythinc to indicate.
OBJ" direction kept ou e0irF .nm.
times rising t0 1 high altitude 900 %
hope ~ seeing the town from affair." frr
moro ] won't tlo moro confused q
heram" soon uy Gasoline began 90
run low uud D kurN il landed ont
th"ro ! m'Eh h" miles from % now
supply
Sights the Pen
Finally shot off In a f1rrerf
foufhWIrd HrI Iu hort rmo f1 my
great JOY Q hchrId what took Oh, ts
in" buildings OF Auburn pouitcufiarv
s. fcw minutes af,r O. muI,d There
The reason diIuf Iorvo Auburn
F"uror. WIa fhlf fLcra urrs .rrl
crowd tn"rr without sufficient pr.
hco protection chat O bad to nght ff.
p""g'" hHrt q rof intr fro .tr prg.-
a- soon as possible. determined fo
maxi uca. without stounr just
% Syracuse. d1rkncss o,crfook mo
and bad fo land
To morrow vu oil rr.ari 4I
scheduled landing places and viu at.
tempt fo t'y a- Gar a4 Albany. fts
miles DF wHf az EErrrrfs. md r.f....