The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-17
ATWOOD ARRIVES
 IN TOLEDO, OHIO Has Now Covered 520 Miles
 in Three Days MAKES GREAT SPEED
ATT Miles From New York-Flight So Far Has Been a Wonderful Achievement In the Field
 of Aviation


 ine to break the worlds long distance to New York, alighted in Toledo this aft oi noon after completing the third day of his trip with spectacular flight about the city
 He covered the 1ss miles from Elkhart- Ind, to Toledo with only one stop, and in the flying time of hours and 56 minutes. He started from Elkhart at SOS a. m.' was compelled to stop at Pettisviile, O.. for more than five hours because he ran out of gasoline, and continuing his jour- ney, arrived in Toledo at 4:02 D. m.
 In the lap of the days run, Atwood whipped up such a speed as hardly to be visible for longer than a minute at any onc angle. The B miles from Pettisville into Toledo was run in 50 minutes, includ- ing delay at starting and time lost in circling around this city in search of landing place. His arrival here was as exciting as was his trip over northern Indiana and Ohio. Steam whistles and thousands of people on top of office build ings greeted him.
 All the way into town Atwood had glid- ed 'uphill'' to get good view of the town, he said. When sweeping low to read the names of the railroad stations. great crowds who had come in from miles around frantically yelled for him tc come down. Some brought bouquets and lunches for the aviator.
 Gasoline Gives Out
 Coming eastward toward Pettisvlle, At wood noticed that his gasoline was giving cut and was compelled unexpectedly to land While attempting to rise again with A. Leo Stevens, of New York as passenger, the wings of his machine brushed against tree tops and both men were almost dashed out. Stevens was knocked against fence but escaped in- jury. It was necessary to abandon the passenger carrying project.
 At Pettisvile Atwood received induce- ments which resulted in a change in his original plan of going on to SandusNy tonight He decided to remain in Cleve- land over tomorrow night.
 Atwood Is now AT miles from New York. With 52D miles already travelled he will, on arriving in New York have to his Icredit 1265 miles, computed by fefread mileage, including 286 miles from St Louis to Chicago, $40 miles from Chicago to Buffalo, N. Y, and 439 miles from Buffalo to New York. But Atwood as- serts he will be entitled to considerably more than this as he covered fifty or more miles in circling over St. Louis and Chicago and made detours enroute. The aviator said tonight he would not defi- nitely decide whether he would continue on to Boston until after his arrival in New York as that would be sufficient 10 establish a new worlds record, but he still was considering the feasibility of finish Ing up at Boston.
 Leaves Elkhart
 Elkhart,, Ind, August 16--Resuming his flight eastward, Harry N Atwood, the Boston aviator, left here at S:06 tuday headed for Toledo.
 Atwood fixed his stopping place at To- ledo, saying he probably would cover the 13s miles from here to that city by ? D. m. an hour later would start for Sandusky. O., 5S miles further eastward, where he will be prepared to stop over night
 Before starting Atwood said he vas not certain that he would extend this country flight as far as Boston, but that he might end it at New York.
 The trip from St. Louis to New Yo-k, he said, would be sufficiently long to establish a new world record for cross county flight. He said that upon reach ing New York he might pack up his biplane and ship it on to Boston by train as he intended to participate in an avia- ton contest in Boston on August 2. A change of plans, however. might yet re- suit in his continuing his flight from New York to Boston.
 Discussing his experience from his air craft through the cross country trip, At wood said:
 T am sure that when aviation beco nes common it will add a. new point TO life. Seen from my machine, houses look IS small as dog kennels, towns appear to be clusters of toy houses and rivers look like brooks. Over the towns the tenn perature is slightly warmer than over the country. It Is curious that above the noise of a city one may sometimes hear such distinct sounds as the barking of dogs
 Atwood left without a passenger, being compeled to abandon his intention of carrying one on account of poor condi- tions for starting.
 One minute after he had left the ground the airman had risen to@a height of 800 feet and after circling twice around the driving park he picked out a point above the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad tracks and started due east.
 Air Is Fine
 "The airs fine. If 1t keeps up this wsy all day I may break speed record" said Atwood as he waved to the crowds be- low.
 With the white wings glmmering in the bright sun Atwoods machine for 20 min utes was visible from his starting point.
 Great crowds of people, including many farmers who had come in automobiles, turned out and watched the aviator until he disappeared in the east.
 Miliersburg, Ind. August 16.-At- woods biplane flew over this city at 8:33 o'clock. the aviator waving his hand at the crowds below him. Millers- burg Is IS miles from Elkhart. z Kendallville, Ind. August 16-Pass- ing over Ligonier, Wataka and Brim- field, Aviator Atwood flew over this city at s:06 g. m. at an altitude of about 800 feet. Kendallville Is 42 miles from Elkhart He is flying at about that rate per hour.
 Nina, O.. August 16.-Crossing the Indiana state line into Ohio, Atwood passed here at 8:3S a. m.. 71 miles from Elkhart, Ind, flying at the rate of more than a mile minute. Following the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad tracks. he travelled the last nine miles to Nina in six minutes. Pettisvills, O., August 16.--Aviator Atwood descended at this city to re- plenish his gasoline and oil supply at
 
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