Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-10
Aviators Get an Early Start
on Flight to Capital City

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. July 10
Harry Atwood and Charley Hamilton
CHANGED the elements again this morning
and succeeded in making a good getaway
at 40 o'clock on their flight to Wash
ington When they sailed out of sight
they were making great speed hampered
bv nothing more than gentle westerly
breeze The weather was clear and ideal
for the air journey. Both men declared
they would reach Baltimore by 10 o'clock
unless something untoward occurred.
I'VE will be at least 100 miles from
here by o'clock confidently shouted
Atwood as the machine lifted from the
ground after a perfect getaway
The pair worked hard all yesterday
afte noon getting the Hamilton biplane
In shape for its trip. Parts of the ma
chine in which Atwood made his trip
ere from New York were removed from
the wrecked biplane and taken to Vent
nor. near here. shortly after the men
had their narrow escape In the seventy
hve-foot plunge TO earth yesterday.
An All-Day Job.
It was nightfan before the tail had
been replaced. the new blades adjusted.
the understructure repaired and the bent
and twisted framework turned up.
This morning Atwood and Hamilton left
their hotel at 4 o'clock. The final prepa-
rations were made at the aerodrome Of
Lieut. willoughby. just back of Ventnor.
and at 4:4s they wheeled the machine
from the hangar. The start was made
+, almost in the tracks made by the smash
up of yesterday. in which they were both
in danger of losing their lives. Every
thing worked perfectly. Atwood, with
Hamilton seated beside him. lifted the
machine to travelling altitude of 400
feet First he circled the meadows near
the ocean, and then darted the plane for
the coast line. When they passed out OF
sight they were making great speed and
still mounting higher.
Before leaving Atwood said he would
make his first stop at Baltimore. unless
something happened before that city was
reached
Wilmington Missed Him.
WILMINGTON. Del. July 1o-Although
Wilmington police had been IN the look
out for days for Atwood on his way from
Atlantic City TO Washington. they failed
to observe his passage this morning A
conductor on the Newcastle trolley line
reports having seen az 6:3S o'clock an air
ship carrying two men at Rose Hill two
miles south of this city. going in a south
westerly direction. This indicates that
Atwood crossed the Delaware river below
Wilmington
Officials of the Delaware State Hospital
for the Insane at Farnhurst report that
Atwood landed there at Gas o'clock and
procured supply of gasoline and cy-
Under oil. occupying about fifty-five min
uteS In the process Farnhurst is six
miles south Of Wilmington.
Passed Passenger Train.
After being supplied. Atwood started
off In a westerly direction bound for
Newport. station on the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington railroad three
miles southwest of Wilmington He de-
sired TO reach Newport for the purpose
OF locating the railroad and following it's
line To Washington. He made no stop
at Newport. Between Newport and New
ark. nine miles down the railroad. At
wood overlook southbound passenger
train and easily passed IT, He sailed
over Newark station at O'Clock, flying
easily
Farnhurst where Atwood landed in
Delaware. Is three miles from the shore
OF the Delaware river. Atwood's cyclom-
efer showed he had Travelled eighty
miles. This record aftests the accuracy
OF his steering. the map shows Farm
hurst TO be seventy nine miles from At
iantic City or an air line. From Farm
hurst to Newport Atwood deviated a lit
tie from direct course for Washington,
but II appeared that he desired to To-
cate the railroad with the least possible
loss OF time