The Washington times., 1911-07-10
HEAT BATTLES
ATWOOD, WATTS
IN BALTIMORE
Flight to Capital Wa Be
Resumed at Six
O'clock.
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nap, and so did not get away until
O'Clock this morning.
When they went to the hangar ant
wheeled the machine to the beach,
few early risers were already on han,
TO see them start.
AS the mechanicians tried the las
stay and gave the propeIlers their fina
trial whtrl preparatory to the beginning
Of the flight, the spectators Weer waveC
back. The sun was we'll above tn,
horizon, and the flight was begun with
as nearly ideal weather as an Atlantic
City morning has seen for weeks.
With Atwood at the wheel the ma
chine behaved beautifully 1t took the
air with long graceful swoop, and al
1t left the sandy beach, Atwood stead.
led the wheel with one hand long
enough to turn and wave "good-by' t.
the Misses Swope. who were his guests
at the trial lights last week, and who
were in the front rank of the persons
who had gathered there, and were mad
ly cheered the two aeronauts.
The hoodoo which had hung over the
aeronauts for three days, seemed to
have been shaken off as they steered
southearsterly over the Jersey mead
ows almost into the track Of the sun.
Rest at Wilmington.
When Atwood and Hamilton left At
lantic City they sailed southeasterly
straight over the Jersey meadows, past
hamlets, still asleep. and over the larg-
est of the towns. Woodstown. They
passed Philadelphia we'll TO the south
ward, and as they neared Wilmington,
they found that their gasolene was
about exhausted. So at 6:45 o'clock a
stop was made at that city. and while
the fuel was being replenished, they
rested for an hour, resuming the jour-
ney at 7:45 o'clock.
All along the line of their fight from
Wilmington the biplane was the object
OF amazement to people of the towns
and farms. From the Delaware city
the craft followed the line Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and from point,
bi-plane kept directly ahead of train
No. 5, bound for Baltimore. When the
train crossed the SusQuehanna at Perry
Vile, the biplane was directly over
head, its propeller whipping the air in
an effort to keep well above the railroad
trestle. Passengers on the train saw
the aviators plainly. From Havre de
Grace they kept ahead, yet so clase to
the ground that at times seemed barely
to clear the roofs of farm houses.
Heat Foe of Aviators.
High temperature and great humidity
arec ommon foes Of the aviator. 1t WITS
a temperature that blistered and hu-
midity that was sitting which Atwood
and Hamilton encountered just east of
Baltimore, and slowly but surely the
bt-plane succumbed
When Stemmers run was reached the
fact that they could not hope to cross
Baltimore htd long been known to the
two young men, and, availing them
selves of a broad level field near the
railroad station. they allowed the ma
chine to sink to the ground.
At wood was well pleased with HIM
self as ht stood in the tall grass at
Stemmer's run. He had carried a pas
senger a distance of 135 miles with but
one stop, or, in other words, one mile
further than he had carried his mechan-
ician from oBston to New London,
Conn, by way of Cape Ccd.
Much of his success was undoubtedly
due to the cool-headed advice Of Ham |
ilton, who won his own famke last year
In a flight from New York OF Philadel- |
machine has been wrecked at Atlantic |
City, Hamilton had loaned his own ma |
chine to the Boston man for today's |
fight. Consequently, he knew the ma |
chine and was able to snow Atwood |
low to get the best service the biplane |
Gould offer.
The Delaware river was crossed at
ooint below Wilmington about 6:45 a.
n, less than two hours after the start
vas made from Atlantic City. The
o run low, and quick descent was
made on the rounds of the Delaware
'tate Hospital for the Insane. Here
resh supply Of gasolene and oil was
procured, and hfty-hve minutes later
he flight was resumed. Al 7.I5 the BIZ
'laen was soaring over Delaware city at |
height of about 80 feet. An excited
'opulace in that town could plainly
discern the forms OF the two aviators.
Race With Train.
From Newport to Elkton. the Penn
ylvania train was paced. and there be-
AN a race which thrilled the spectators.
It that time The biplane was darting
through the air at a tremnods streak,
I Elkton, Atwood and his companion,
ccording to the townfolk. had passed
yer head four minutes earlier, at a
eight of about 26O feet.
Wishing, however. to keep in sight Of
he train, the men Of the eair slowed
own near Perryville, and allowed the
rain to catch up. The streets of
'erryvIlle and allowed the train to
atch up. The streets Of PerryVille
nd Havre de Grace were crowded with
|ti,ens, who heard by phone of the
Of the aircraft. With necks
-aned upward they watched its ap-
roach.
When the train left Perryville and
egan crossing the high trestle across
le Susquehanna, the biplane was di-
actly overhead and low. Half the
,wn of Haver de Grace cheered the
viators as they passed over that
,wn at S:38. Twelve minutes later
Ie excited populace Of Aberdeen was
,warded for its patience. At Bush
ver station Atwood changed his