The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-15
ATWOOD IN
 LONG FLIGHT
GOES FROM ST. LOUIS TO cHlCA co IN AERoPLANE IN 5 HOURS
 AND 40 MINUTES.
Establishes New American Record for Single Days Flight-WilI Con- tinue Trip to New York
 and Boston.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-By flying the 2S6 miles from St. Louis to Chicago with only two intermediate stops, and in an actual flying time of five hours and fortyAhree minutes today, Harry N. Atwood of Boston, believes ne has set pace which will result in his establishing 6 new record on his flight by asroplane from St. Louis to New York and Boston.
 As 1t is Atwood appears to have broken the American record for a sin- gle days flight. The best previous American record was made by Att wood himself, when he flew 14S miles from Atlantic City to Baltimore July 10, 1911. The best international cross country record is held by Andre Beau mont, who, in the Paris-Rome contest, covered 401 miles in a single day, but in this instance he made three landings, while Atwood today landed only twice.
 Atwood in a Burgess-Wright bi- plane left St. Louis at S:05 a. m. He landed in Chicago at 6:19 D. m. His total time between St. Louis and Chicago, counting the delays occas- toned by the two stops, was ten hours and fourteen minutes, but his actual time in the air was five hours and 43 minutes.
 Atwood's descent into Chicago was thrilling. Sailing in from the south west, lone speck in the clouds. he made directly for the downtown dis triot and for a time lowered unno- iiced in. the distance over tho sky scrapers. Thousands of persons we're crowded at the Lake Front intent up on the flights of the aeroplane's com- betting in the aviation contests. At wood appeared on the scene as a stranger, uIheralded and expected on Iy by few.
 Suddenly the crow noticed the on coming stranger and a voice shout ed. that's Atwood from St. Louis" Immediately the vast assembly was In an uproar. Two or three of the airmen sailed out to meet him. Com ing steadily onward, Atwood steered over the aviation field and circled around it, while several of the ma chimes listed in the meet followed around behind as an escort. Once around Atwood descended gracefully, touching the ground for the tirst time since his stop at Pontiac, H., Sl miles from Chicago.
 Originally settin ten days as the maximum time for completing the l,460 miles to Boston, Atwood he lieves by the pace he set today, me will be able to materially reduce that time. He had not expected to reach Chicago until tomorrow, but favora- ble winds and the excellent working order of ,hs machine conduced to shorten his time. His first stop which was made at Springfield, 9s miles from St. Louis, after two hour and 25 minutes flight, was to fulfill promise Instead of Iemaln- ing there until BOO D. m, however he got away two hours earlier. He was scheduled to stop at Blooming ton, H., but the crowds assembled atA his proposed landing placed toere, were so dense he could not find clear space large enough to land In safety. so he swept low and holding his head negatively at the people, continued
 At Pontiac ne descended to replen- ish his gasoline and lubricating oil.
 All that was suffered by tho man who thus shot through the air at q speed greater than that of an ex- press train was a sligh. buzz in ms ~~tSs NdHctu b9 Lit WhiiAihe machine. Landed on his feet, he was as calm as though he was merely a spectator who had dropped to watch the other aeroplanes.
 Tomorrow morning Atwood Will re- sume his jrney eastward. He said ne probably would take course along the Lake Shore railroad.
 Atwood. according to an announce ment made tonight. will resume ms flight to New York from the Grant Park Aviation Field q. 520 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. He will start out over the water and will travel across the lower end O. Lake Miohi- gan into Indiana.