The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-24
Atwood Establishes New Long
Distance Figure for Aviation.
Lands at Nyack on Account of a
Break in Machinery.
FLIES UNDER BRIDGE
While Passing Down the Hudson
at POughkeepsie.
May Not Reach New York City
Until Tomorrow.

Nyack, n. York, Aug. 24.-Harry y.
Atwood. the American aviator, suffered
a slight accident to his aeroplane short
ly before u o'clock this morning Whe1.
he was within % miles of the finish Of
his record breaking flight from st.
Louis to New York city. He landed
here to make repairs and said it was
doubtful if he could continue to New
York until tomorrow.
The metal in the connecting rod of
Atwood's aeroplane burned out while
he was rounding Hook mountain, just
north of here.
Il felt mystelf sinking" said Atwood,
and looked around for a place to land
The accident has disarranged my plans
and 1 do not think l will be able to
leave until tomorrow. Repairs to At
woods machine were begun shortly
after his landing. Hundreds of people
from Nyack journeyed out to see At
wood and his aeroplane.
Garrison, N. Y, Aug. 24.-Harry n.
Atwood, the American aviator, made
an unexpected landing on a farm two
miles back of here this morning while
making the last lap of his long-dis-
tance aeropIane flight from st. Louis
to New York. Atwood circled several
times over West Point and was pre-
| pairing to land when he developed un-
expected engine trouble. He then
I CICSSSU the river anu 4duQeQ-
When He Broke the Record.
Rhinecliff, Aug. 24.-By passing
over here at $40 a. m. today in his
flight, Atwood exceeded by 13 miles
/ the previous record of 1,164 miles
which was held by European aviators
Atwood's distance from st. Louis
when he passed over was LII miles
and he was still going southwark
headed for West Point and New York
His time is IL days, as compared to
| so days which was required by the
| former record holders. The former
worlds record for distance was made
by Koenig Vollmuller and Buechner
who finished in the order named in
the national aviation circuit race over
Germany. 1,164 miles.
! Goes Under the Bridge.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Aug 24-At-
daring feat as he passed Poughkeepsie
by gliding down toward the river sur
face and passing under the towering
Poughk keepsie bridge, whence he arose
again and flew along his course to
West Point. Scores of people lineo
the river banks and cheered Atwood.
The Poughkeepsie bridge spans the
I Hudson river at this point about 16O
feet above the surface of the water.
Coming down the Hudson, Atwood
rounded Crumb Elbow at the head OF
the college boat race course at q
height of $50 to 800 feet above the
river. He maintained this height and
followed the middle of the stream for
the three miles to the Poughkeepse
bridge. approaching which it looked as
if he was going over the bridge at a
height of IS feet. Then he seemed to
change his mind. for he reduced his
speed, which had been about As miles
an hour. and glided gracefully down
ward. passing under the bridge
through the span nearest the Pough-
keepsie shore about 100 feet above the
water.
The house tops in this city were
filled with people and a great cheer
and blast of whistles greeted the bird
mans passing. Clearing the bridge
Atwood glided gradually to higher
altitude and increased his speed, still
keeping over the middle of the stream