Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-17
Closes with Sensational
Flight Over Toledo.
Makes The 1873 Miles from Elk
hart, lndy in z h., Sc m.
Accident al PetiisviIIe, O., Near.
Iy Results DisastTOusIy.
Atwood May Not Proceed to Bos-
ton from New York.

Toledo, Ohio, Aug. hillary n. At
wood, the Boston aviator, who is at
tempting to break the worlds long
distance aeroplane record by flying
from st Louis to New York, alighted
in Toledo this afternoon after COM
pleting the third day of his trip with
sensational flight 1000 feet above
the city Toledo is 500 miles from his
starting point, st. Louis
He covered the 133 miles from Elk
hart, Ind, to Toledo with only one
stop and in an actual flying time of
hours and So minutes. He started
from Elkhart at 500 A. NJ. was COM
PEELED TO stop at Pettisville. Ohio,
more than five hours because he ran
out Of gasoline, and continuing his
journey. guided by the tracks of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad. he arrived in Toledo at 4O2
J.. NJ
Between some Of the stations At
wood beat the scheduled time for or
binary trains. on the last lap Of the
days run he whizzed such speed
as hardly 10 be visible longer than
4 minute al any one angle. The SO
miles from Pettisville INTO Toledo
was rur in so minutes including n
delay for starting and time lost In
cireling around the city In search of
a landing place.
The Boston mans arrival here was
as exciting as was his trip over north
ern Indiana and Ohio.
Steam whistles and thousands of
people on top Of office buildings greet
ed him as he came in to the west.
An the way in he had been gliding
''Gp-hill" to get a good view of the
town, he said. Instead of alighting
in the west end he shot clear over
the city and landed near the mouth
of the Maumee river in the eastern
section.
Intense interest awaited his coming
When he was low enough to read the
name of the railroad station great crowds
frantically yelled to him to come down.
Some brought bouquets and lunches for
the aviator while policemen and munich
pal officers abandoned their posts to Join
in the ovation.
Before the aviator whiZzed into view
on the western horizon, the telegraph
offices We're kept busy with inquiries as
to his whereabouts.
Going toward Pettisville. Atwood found
that his gasoline was giving out and he
was compelled unexpectedly TO land
While attempting to rise again with a.
Leo stevens of New York as a passen-
ger, the wings of his machine brushed
against nearby treetop and both men
were almost dashed out. Stevens was
knocked against a fence but escaped in
jury. 1t was necessary. however. to
abandon the passenger earrying project
At Pettisville, Atwood received induce
ments which resulted in a change in his
original plan of going on to Sandusky to-
night. He decided to remain in Toledo
tonight and to start tomorrow at A.
NJ. for Cleveland by way of Sandusky.
He intends to remain in Cleveland over
tomorrow night.
Atwood is now 744 miles from New
York With $40 already traversed he
will, on. arriving at New York, have to
his credit 1865 miles as computed by rail-
road mileage This will include 2s6 miles
from St Louis to Chicago, $40 miles from
Chicago TO Buffalo, N. y, and 4S9 miles
from Buffalo to New York But he as
serts he will be entitled to considerably
more than this because he covered 50 or
more miles in crclng over st. Louis and
Chicago and made detours en- route.
decide whether he would go on to Bos-
ton after his arrival in New York. He
said he felt obliged only to fly to New
York, for that would be sufficient to es-
tablish a new worlds record hut he was
still considering the advisabiity of fin
ishing up at Boston.
Discussing his experiences from his air
craft in his cross-country trip. Atwood
said.
~ am sure when aviation becomes
common it will add a new point to life
"Seen from my machine houses look
as small as dog kennels. towns appear to
be clusters of toy houses and rivers look
like brooks. over the towns the temper
allure is slightly warmer than over the
open country. 1t is curious that above
the din of a city one may sometimes
hear such distinct sounds as the barking
of dogs.