New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23
ATWOOD 95 MILES
NEARER NEW YORK
| ands at Fort Plain, So Miles
from Albany, Because OF
Darkness.
FLIES IN A DEAD CALM
Most of Time Aviator Keeps His
Hands in Pocket or Reads
Time Table-Hour of Ar
rival Here in Doubt.

remarkable spin through the air on his
aeroplane fight from St Louis to New
York brought Harry n Atwood, the
aviator from Belle Isle. five miles west
OF Syracuse. to Fort Plain late this af-
tsrnoon and landed him ninety-five
miles nearer his destination. He is now
1865 miles from his starting place and
exactly 200 miles from his proposed
aHshting point in New York.
From Belle Isle. where he ascended At
40 p. NJ. Atwood sailed around SYRIA
cuse twelve minutes later turned the
nose Of his biplane eastward. and, skirt
ing over the Indian battlefelds Of Colo
nal DAYS in the twilight descended into
the Mohawk Valley, alighting in field
here al 7:O5 p. N. His actual flying
time to-day was two hours and ten min
utes and was made without a stop.
The air was as dead calm as a pool, -
said Atwood. Most Of the time 1 kept
my hands in my pockets or read a time
table
Atwood believes he possibly may make
New York tomorrow. but more proba-
b.v on Thursday. because. on account Of
the rough and wooded country from Al
bany down the Hudson River, he may
be compelled 10 descend in difficult
places or effect landings on the water.
The twenty seven -year-old aviator,
who already in nine days has set new
mace for aerial navigation in America,
is confident he soon will have new
worlds record for distance He lacks
lust ninety-nine miles TO beat the inter-
national record, now held in Europe.
Running over the last lap of his fight
down the Hudson. after he has turned
the corner at Albany. he viii surpass
the present record at Rhinecliff.
From here Atwood has ffty-eight
miles 10 go TO Albany, which he is
capable Of making in one fight without
q stor. The 142 miles from Albany TO
New York will require al least one stop
20 reglenish his gasolene tanks. II he
attempts 10 make the two hundred miles
IN New York tomorrow it will not be
more than he already has accomplished
for in the first day Of his flight he went
the 2S6 miles from St Louis TO Chicago
fr one dav. But Atwood is desirOus OF
fving over New York City, and finishing
within full view Of the public and with
ample time before dark.
The ninth day. Of his fight Atwood
finished without a mishap although he
few most of the way in the twilight and
al of il in a dense haze. He flew over
,hirtv-fve towns and cities, including.
resides Syracuse. Rome, Utica, Her
kiner and Little Falls. Considering the
DELAYS incidental TO starting and finish
ing. after he was in the air he kept up a
schedule between towns equal 10 fast
mail train.
II was the latest start he has at
tempted Delayed all day by a high
wind. he had almost given up his plan 10
start. when at 5:55 p. m. the wind
calmed and he took advantage Of it. To
avoid the tall buildings he went around
the southern outskirts C Syracuse, and,
coming back again to the tracks Of the
New York Central Railroad. took an air
line for the east. At oneida. where he
was reported at 5:33 p. m, he showed a
speed Of thirty-one miles in thirty-eight
minutes. including the time for detOur-
ing around Syracuse He went oven
Rome. forty-four miles from the start, at
5.4S p m.
Demonstration at Utica.
Utica. ffty-eight miles from the start,
which he covered in one hour and thir-
teen minutes had a demonstration pre-
pared in a hurry. Everybody had aban-
doned hope Of seeing the airman, and
he was already in sight before his APP
proach was generally known. Not 70
disappoint the people who the day be-
fore had waited for hours 20 see At
wood. orders were instantly issued by
telephone that all the bells and whistles
IN town should be sounded. In a miu-
ute the city was in an uproar People
poured from shops and houses and
climbed on roofs and railroad bridges
while sailing serenely in a haze TO the
north and hemmed in by the base OF
the AdirondacKs on one side and a
ridge OF hills on the other. the strange
air tourist came into view. For twenty
minutes Whistles and bells continued
their din. and the aircraft slipped dowr
the valley
il was almost dark when Atwood
resred Fort Plain. He hovered awhile
over the town and then selecting clear
spot on the opposite bank Of the MohawA
River. alighted. 10 the astonishment OF
farmer, a half dozen angry dogs anc
barefooted boy with a wheelbarrow.
Atwood said on landing he did not
consider his flight from ST. Louis as
anything remarkable.
It's been just a lazy run all the way
he said Anybody could do it. II ex
pertinent in aviation would be confined
20 straight ahead sailing / am sure th'
problem would be more quickly and
sanely solved. The people who lool
from the ground up In amazement a
seeing me at a dizzy height would D'
surprised at the simplicity Of IL.
sometimes fix ny planes at the righ
angle and sail along without touchins
them for ten minutes at a stretch, an'
then lean back in my seat 10 figure ou
my location from the time table or ca
ms luncheon"
EX.sHAH SURROUNDED.