Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-25
ATWOOD MAKES
IS MILES MORE
sURpRisEs FARMER, DOGS AND
BAREFOOT BOY ON FIELD At
FORT PLAIN. N. Y.
HAS 200 MILES TO TRAVEL YET
Wind Delays Him Al Day.-one.HaIf
a. Distance to New York, Aviator
Will Break Worlds
Mark.

Fort Plain, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Anothef
remarkable spin through the air on
his aeroplane flight from st. Louis to
New York brought Harry N. Atwood
from Belle Isle, five miles west OF
syracuse to Fort Plain and landed him
o5 miles nearer his destination. he
\ now 1,O65 miles from his starting
place and exactly 200 miles from his
proposed alighting point in New YORK.
From Belle Isle, where he assembled
1t 4:55 p. M. Atwood sailed around
syracuse twelve minutes later, turned
The nose of his biplane eastward and,
In the twilight, descended into the
Mohawk valley, alighting in field
here at 7:O5 p. m. His actual flying
limo was 2 hours and ten minutes and
vas made without stop.
1.-THE air was as dead calm AZ q
.ool" said Atwood. Most Of the
dine kept my hands in my pockets
Dr. read q time table"
Atwood believes he possibly may
make New York in one more flight.
but more probably in two. because.
Dn account of the rough and wooded
nountry from Albany down the Hud-
son river, he may be compelled to
descend in difficult places or effect
nadines on the water.
Confident Of Beating Mark.
The 27-year.old aviator. who in nine
lays has set new pace for aerial
sayixation in America, is confident he
soon win have established new
world's record for distance. He lacks
lust 50 miles of beating the interna'
Honal record now held in Europe.
Running over the last lap Of his flight
tlown the Hudson, after he has turned
he corner at Albany, he will surpass
ne present record at Rhinecli6.
From here Atwood has SO miles to
10 to Albany, which he Is capable OF
making In one flight without stop.
The 142 miles from Albany to New
fork will require at least one stop for
gasoline. If he attempts to cover the
loo miles to New York in one day. 1t
Wiu not be more than he already has
accomplished for in the first day Of
bic flight he went the 2S6 miles from
gt. Louis to Chicago in one day. But
Atwood 10 DESTROYS of flying over New
FORK City and finishing within full
yiew Of the public before dark.
ON the ninth day Of his fight At
wood proceeded without mishap. al
moukh he few most of the way in the
twilight and all Of 1t in dense haze.
10 ,few over thirty-five towns and
Saties. and maintained q schedule
eoual to that Of q fast mail train.
Delayed all day by q high wind, he
had almost given up starting, when At
l:66 D. m, the wind Gained and he
iook advantage Of 1t. He followed
The tracks Of the New York Central
ssiIroad, making Oneida, distance Of
u miles, in 80 minutes. He went over
Rome. ~ miles from the start, at 5:4S
!. %.
Demonstratio At Utica.
Utica, which he reached in one hour
and IS minutes, had a demonstration
prepared in a hurry. He was already
= sight before his approach was gen.
oFally known. but orders were instant.
= issued by telephone that all the
tells and whistles in town should be
sounded. In a minute the city was in
y uproar.
For twenty minutes the din contin.
led. It was almost dark when Atwood
scared Fort Plain. He lowered .
while over the town and then, select
NC a clear spot on the opposite bank
u the Mohawk river, alighted to the
establishment of a farmer, a half doz-
N angry dogs and barefooted boy
With wheelbarrow.
TITS been just lazy run all the
0ay," he said. Anybody could do it.
~ ezpssiments in aviation would be
.sssaARed to straight ahead sailing. I
I'm sure the problem would be more
quickly and sanely solved.
THE people who look up from the
gfoud in amazement at seeing me at
! dizzy height would be surprised at
he simplicity Of 1t. sometimes fix
ny planes at the right angle and sail
along without touching them for ten
minutes at stretch, meanwhile lean