The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25

Nyack, N Y. August 24.-Another delay incident to aviation brought disappont- ment to thousands of people nlong tho lower Hudson river and New York when Harry Atwood, in his record-breal<ing aeroplane flight from St. Louis. failed to sail over New York and land at sheeps- head bay. Instead. on account of de- feet in his engine the Boston aviator N'ls compelled to land here. within p miles or his destination Tomorrow, probably early. Atwood expects to resume his trip and in one hour finish the longest aelo- plane flight ever achieved.
 Despite his failure 10 land in New YorK the days sail of 109 miles down the Hud- son river gave Atwood. by 76 miles, the world s long distance record, formerly held by European aeronauts. His position to- might Is l24o miles from St. Louis and so unlcs from New York. Ills flying time for sN, itea ee 5ssred is es hours nd 5 1minuta.
 Atwoods $ flight down the Hudson vss full of picturesque incidents. He covered the 109 miles from Castleton. where ne ascended al 7ss a. m. td Nyaek, where he made his final landing at II 3s d. m, m an actual flying time of two hours and 3T minutes. After the stare from Castleton, one hour and three minutes. brought him over Kingston, opposite Rhine Cliff which marked his having surpassed, by IS miles, the previous worlds long distance |reeord of 1164 miles.
 Further down Atwood dropped so near the water as to be able to shout to the passengers on a ferryboat. At that point he approached the Poughkipsie bridge. and sweeping still lower went under it at f. height above water of only 100 feet
 Atwood's explanation of his failure to land at West Point, where the parade Rf ounds were crowded with officers, cadets and citizens, was that he found the s..ace allotted him too hampered. After sailing low enough to look over the prospect he rose again. flying over the river. ana landed again at Garrison, 50 miles from New York, where no one was waiting to greet him. At 11:05 a. m. Atwood started again, purposing to make his last dart for Sheepshead bay, and thus complete the trip But he had not gone far when he discovered that the bearing metal on his engine had worn away and the mechanism was webbing. Twenty eight minutes after his last start he decided to descend here.
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 Atwood worked tonight on the broken engine on his aeroplane. Close this is 10 the finish of his flight from St. Louis, the young aviator said tonight he faces the most embarrassing predicament of his long journey. His hiplane is in an awkward position, out of which, he says, only a south or southeast wind can help him. It rests near a haystack on the sop- ing meadow 15o feet above the Hudson and about 20OO yards from the water AL most behind him is the Rocky Hook mountain rising perpendicularly 500 feet, and to the south and east tall trees make
 it difficult place to take wing.
 Tt is the worst box I've been in since leaving St. Louis," Atwood said. T could only climb out of here against a south erly or a southeasterly breeze.
 He sat under cover of the biplane, while 1t rained this evening and tried to talk. though he admitted disappointment over his i'll luck.
 T shall work here all night" he con tinued fixing the engine. The trouble Is broken babbit on the connecting rod. I have sent to a Nyack machine shop for a new casting, and I'll be ready to fly just as soon as the wind blows right tomorrow"
 Atwood announced tonight positively he would not attempt to fly from New York to Boston after reaching the metropolis.
 q am too tired" he said, flor longer
 
 The aviator will have all in readiness to start at 6 o'clock in the morning if the wind is right. but this will be only a bird hop to some larger open place a little way down the river. He will not start for New York until o'clock in tho afternon, to land at the Sheepshead Bay track at | o'clock.
 New York, August 4,--Hundreds of thousands of disappointed New Workers turned their faces homeward toward nightfal when it finally became known that Harry N. Atwood would not reach the metropolis today. Great crowds awaited along the Hudson for miles and at Sheepshead Bay where he was to land until the message came that he would remain in Nyack for the night
 Riverside Drive and the parks were filled with thousands while the heights along the eJrsey shore held their share of spectators
 News of Atwoods delay was slow in reaching the crowds and it was nearly dark before they finally understood he had halted for the night.
 Unless favorable winds come to his rescue Atwood may not be able to com plete his record breaking aeroplane flight from St. Louis to New York with out dismantling his machine and carting it out of veritable aeroplane trap