The Washington herald., 1911-07-05
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Atwood was forced to descend threo
times during his flight shoreward 70
take on gasoline; first at Asbury Park
later at Tuckerton. and again at venica
Park. HIS first supply Of fifteen gallons
was exhausted by his constant battle
with near-gaIe which impeded his
progress and caused him to ny $50 air
miles TO cover course cf about ba4
miles on land. so fatlFuing was thsI
trip. Atwood decided to change a.
plans and rest until to-nS2rrow mornin4
Cheered By Crowds
The young aviator created frenzied en-
thusiasm as he swung over the top oI
the hotels fronting the boa odwaIk, By
Ohio avenue. and shot high in the ali.
over the ocean. He circled up the beach,
dipping and cutting figure eignts In the
sight of the thousands that had gathered
waiting for a glimpse Of his coming.
After darting a half mile to sea, follow.
ing the length of the ocean pier, At
wood started to descend. He volplaned
to the soft sand at the foot OF Ohio ave-
nue., landing in a small space roped on
from the crowd. Police reserves were
necessary to keep back the cheering
crowd
Greeted by A. T. Bell, Allen K. White,
c. D. White, and Harry Cook, a commit-
tee representing the Atlantic, City Aero
Club, Atwood waved his hat to his ad-'
mirers and walked up the beach to the
Marlborough. with the. throng tagging at,
his heels. His eardrums were deadened
by the constant whiz OF his engines and
he was unable to hear distinctly until he
had rested half hour at the Marlbor-
ough.
Il was blown all over the lots" were.
his first words IN describing his trlp and
its sensations. II attempted to follow the
coast line as much as possible, but sew.
eral times was blown far from my course.
There were times when the winds We
locity entirely stopped my headway, lszv-
ing me suspended in mid-aIr and noe
moving foot for several minutes Again
the wind would veer and toss the plane
about dangerously. These wind shifts
were rather startling until got used to
them.
Gas Supply Exhausted.
My engines and the plane itself could
not have performed better, but the fight
with the wind exhausted my gas supply
as neared the outskirts of Asbury Park.
volplaned to an open lot in Asbury,
after circling about the town in a spiral
descent. Here 1 took on five gallons OF
gasoline.
"At 1O:15 1 again mounted into the air
and continued down the coast to Barne-
gat. As I passed over the shore towns
usually dipped down to a 5OO-foot level
and waved to the crowds. Reaching
Barnegat, took a more direct route
for this city. Even when got over
the land again I experienced difficulty
with the gale. There were new air cur.
rents here. too. but got along fairly
well until I neared Tuckerton. Ny gas,
supply had again given out with
the wind making a landing dangerous.i
I was forced to chance descent. alight-.
ing in a little open space back OF the,
Carlton Hotel. This was at 12:45. Bop-l
rowing five gallons Of gasoline from an
automobile. jumped into the air once
more
Tt was during this run from Tucker
ton to the outskirts Of Atlantic City that
proved the most dangerous. The wind
had increased in force and seemed to
gain In speed with each minute. Il was
almost o'clock before I got over the
meadows back Of Atlantic City, and r
had probably travelled fifty air miles In
covering the distance Of seventeen miles.
THE wind was still more treacherous,
when swung in over Venice Park. in;
Atlantic Cfty's suburbs. Air bumps and
air holes were encountered. and then
my gasoline became exhausted. I was
almost catapulted from my seat by q
sudden gust while 100 feet In the air.
The plane all but overturned, and when
I effected a landing, struck with con-
force. The machine was un-
damaged, but this was my narrowest
escape
Taking OF, Ave gallons Of gasoline.
and few down over the bay.
I would like to start on to Washington.
tonight. but my trip has tired me too
much.''
Atwood expressed keen disappointment
over this failure OF the National Aero
Club officials to award him a pilots
license after his flights yesterday. He
win be the guest OF the local aero club
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