The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18


 Cleveland, O., August Hillary N. At wood has passed the halfway point of his aeroplane trip from St. Louis to New York. He arrived this afternoon at Cleveland, 643 miles from his starting point and 622 miles from New York. He therefore has covered 101k miles more than half of his 1265 mile flight. At wood covered the 123 miles between To- ledo and Cleveland today in an actual flying time of two hours and 20 minutes.
 Just an easy canter.' said Atwood as he stepped from his plane. almost went to sleep with the monotony of it. In five days New York will see me hover over It's skyscrapers and glide into the sand at Coney Island.''
 The Bostonian is pleased with his prog ress. His total time in the air since he left St. Louis last Monday is 13 hours and 15 minutes.
 Blowing of whistles and the cheering of people crowded on the roofs Of office buildings made Atwoods entry into Cleveland, shortly before 5 o'clock, as thrilling as the ovation accorded him at St. Louis, Chicago and Toledo. Coming with the up hill'' slant usual for him. when approaching a city the airman scared to an altitude of 15o0 feet, where enveloped in the misty atmosphere, the biplane was only indistnctly visible to the thousands of eyes turned toward 1t.
 That an aeronaut cannot quickly pick ont the spot arranged for his landing in strange city was again evidenced when Atwood by mistake, at 4:41 p. m. descended at Edgewood park in the wes- tern section, whereas Euclid beach, 13 miles to the east, had been officially as- signed to him.
 Not to disappoint the people, Atwood again ascended and in 15 minutes covered the B miles over the city and landed safely
 Leaves Toledo at 10:29
 Leaving Toledo at 1929 a, m., Atwood skifted along the edge of Lake Erie at an altitude varying from POO to 300 feet He made intermediate landings at Venice and Sandusky although his schedule called for only one Landing. For 20 miles after leaving Sandusky at 315 p. m., he steered his machine out over the lake while the populations of towns and vii- lages ran. to the waters edge. Finding the air currents over. the lake too uncer- tain he returned to a course over tbe land and resumed. his regul 1T route over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern tracks. t..4.
 With farms woods and villages and rivers spinning beneath him in blur caused by a mist. which had swept In from the lake he made his best time be- tween Toledo and Venice He flew the 55 miles in 59 minutes, including time lost in searching for landing place. According to 1ri1p ba Wa n havp landed first at Sandusky, 37 miles farther east, buy coming up at more than mile a minute clip he saw that the proposed landing place, where thousands of people were gathered, was too small.
 Quickly steering around he retraced lis route and spying an open area at Venice landed there. This accounted for his mak- ing two stops instead of one in the Toledo
 'The fact that am in Cleveland to- night when I did not expect to reach here before Sunday shows how far ahead |of my schedule I am," said Atwood.
 These numerous stops which I am com pelled to make are keeping me back I am not half trying for speed But I see no reason why, at even a moderate clip. cannot make the 622 miles between here and New York in five CT. six days. The beating against the wind along the treacnerOuS ar currents near the lake a re putting my wings and engine to a sewers test and they are standing it beautifully. Since l left St. Louis not a single th,ns has been done to my biplane excepr 10 put in the necessary oil and gasoIine..'
 Atwood. up to a late hour tonight was uncertain what his programme would be for tomorrow He said he probably would not leave Cleveland un til the afternoon and then would start Ion a 95-mile trip for Erie, Pa going by way of Ashta bula, O., arriving In Erie about sundown. Still he said a change in this plan might result in his starting earlier and going on to Buf- falo.
 Soon after his arrival here Atwood g aeroplane was attached on a claim for s300, alleged to be due 1t by the Stand : ard oil company. It later was re l. leased on bond furnished by Atwood, who explained that the claim was Tor oil and gasoline furnished him on an eastern flight. The oil and gasoline, Atwood asserts. were given to him.
 Leaves Toledo
 Toledo, O., August 17--One landing place lin a sail of l125 miles was fixed by Harry N. Atwood as his schedule for today in his attempted aeroplane flight from St. Louis to New York in an effort to establish n |new worlds record for cross-cou1try flights
 Atwood, who was out shortly after 6ay- |lisht touching up his machine for a con
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