Evening star., 1911-08-24
ACCIDENT TO AER0PLANE
MAY CAUSE DAYS DELAY
Aviator Fears He Cannot Finish
Journey Till Tomorrow.
RECORD ALREADY SMASHED
Set New Mark for Distance Within
an Hour After This Mornings
Start-Fails to Land at
West Point.

NYACK. n. T., August 24.-Harry n.
slight accident to his aeroplane shortly
before II o'clock this morning. when he
was within twenty-five miles of the finish
of his record breaking aeroplane flight
from st. Louis to New York city.
He landed here to make repairs, and
said it was doubtful II he could continue
to New York until tomorrow.
The babbitt meta, in the connecting rod
of Atwood's aeroplane burned out while
he was rounding Hook mountain, just
north of here.
Felt Himself Sinking.
Il felt myself sinking" said Atwood,
saw a convenient meadow. which have
since found out was in the estate of Mr..
Davies.
THE accident has disarranged my plan
and do not think I will be able to leave
here for New York until tomorrow
Repairs to Atwood's machine were COM
menced shortly after his landing. The
aviator. was assisted by b. w. Church, a
shipyard owner.
Hundreds Of people from Nyack jour
neyed out to see Atwood and his aero
plane.
NEW YORK, August 2.-Conditions
were hardly propitious today for the final
flight OF Aviator Atwood from Garrison,
N. Y. The sky was overcast with threat
ening clouds and puffy wind came from
the north. Occasionally there was fall
of rain.
The weather bureau predicted showers
for late this afternoon. and Atwood's
local manager said that his landing here
might be postponed until favorable
weather conditions obtained
Disappoints West Point.
GARRISON, n. Y, August 24-Harry
N. Atwood made an unexpected landing
on a farm two miles back of here this
morning while making the last lap Of his
long distance aeroplane flight from ST.
Louis to New York. Atwood circled sew
eral times over West Point and was pre-
pairing to land when he developed unex-
pected engine trouble. He crossed the
river and landed
1t was learned later, however. that
Atwood had telephoned West Point that
he feared to land on the parade ground
because Of the crowd there, but would
try to ny back there later and make the
start for New York.
Atwood left Castleton. N. Y, at 1885
o'clock this morning. and when he passed
Rhineclin an hour and four minutes later
he had exceeded the previous record for
long distance aeroplane flight of LIZA
miles by exactly thirteen miles. Atwood
made the flight from Castleton to Garri-
son. a distance Of eighty-six miles, in two
hours and nine minutes. His average
speed this morning was forty-one miles
an hour.
Flies Under a Bridge.
The Boston aviator executed a thrilling
feat in sight of hundreds this morning
when he passed the city Of Poughkeepsie.
Flying down the lordly Hudson about 80
feet above the rivers surface, Atwood ap-
preached the lofty Poughkeepsie bridge.
Reducing his speed, the aviator glided
downward I'm a graceful arc and swept
under the cantelever span nearest the city
shore, which was lined with cheering
hundreds Atwood then rose again and
few off down the river.
The West Point parade ground was
thronged with cadets and watchers from
Highland Falls when Atwood was sighted
rounding the Storm King mountain In
stead Of landing, Atwood made a sweep
ing circle over the encampment and then
new OF and landed in field near here
Hundreds of observers in the little
towns and villages that fringe the Hudson
saw Atwood today in his flight the
last lap Of his journey to New York
Atwood left the field east of here a,
:O5 O'Clock and headed off to the south
Cadets Out in Force.
WEST POINT, n. Y, August o4.-The
cadets and residents of the academy had
q good chance to see Atwood when he
few and circIed over the academy this
morning. Atwood notified the academy
that he would arrive between 7:30 and
$50 am. Loong before that hour the
point at the Battle monument was crowd
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