The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-08-15
ATWOOD MADE
MAGNIFICENT
CHICAGO STOP
He Came Unheralded and Un-
expected Out of the Even
ing Sky.
MACHINE Was PERFECT
At END Of FIRST DAY
Flight Was Continued From Chicago
Toward New York This Afternoon.
the Start Being First Event ON
Program of Aviation Meet.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Harry NJ At
wood. the young aviator who made a
sensational flight from st. Louis to
Chicago yesterday, was up early to-
day making ready to continue his
journey eastward this afternoon.
Atwood was not an entrant in the
big aviation meet here but was
promptly adopted when he landed In
Grant park last night. Arrangement
was made with him by which he be-
gan the second lap of his Journey to
New York and Boston as the first
event Of the afternoon program.
He overhauled his Burgess-White
machine but found that no weakness
had developed. It is probable that
he will follow the line of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern and
New York Central to New York.
His Arrival.
Atwood's descent into Chicago was
thrilling. Sailing in from the south
west, a lone speck in the clouds, he
made direct for the down town dis
trict and for time lowered un-
noticed in the distance over the sky
scrapers. Thousands of people were
crowded at the lake front intent upon
the flights of the aeroplanes compet-
ing in the aviation contests. Atwood
appeared on the scene as a stranger.
unhearalded and expected only by q
few.
Suddenly the crowd noticed the on
coming stranger and voice shouted,
that's Atwood from st. Louis" I'm
mediately the vast assembly was in
an uproar. Two or three of the air.
men sailed out to meet the fast sail
ing airman.
Coming steadily onward. Atwood
| sailed gracefully over the aviation
field and circled around it, while sew
eral of the machines listed in the
meet followed behind as an escort,
Once around, Atwood descended cas-.
lily, touching the ground for the first
time since his stop at Pontiac. ILL.,.
ninety-one miles from Chicago.
He was scheduled to stop at Bloom
ington. ILL.,, but the crowds assem-
bled at his proposed landing place
there were SO dense he could not find
clear space enough to land in safety
so he swept low, and nodding his head
negatively at the people, continued.
At Pontiac he descended to replenish
his supply of gasoline and lubricating
oil.
All that was suffered by the man
who thus shot through the air at a
speed greater than that of an express
train was a slight buzz in his ears,
caused by the chugging of his engine.
Landed on his feet he was as calm
as though he were merely specta-
tor, who had dropped in to watch the
other aeroplanes in spectacular fight
on the lake front.
"It was the smoothest, pleasantest
air trip l have ever taken," said At
wood after he had been carried of
the field on the shoulders of the avia-
ton officials and after the whole
crowd had given him a welcome.
cat times I made a mile minute.
think. My machine, which is the
same one that fell into the ocean
with while attempting a fight from
Boston to Atlantic City, seemed to be-
in splendid condition. so hit her up,
for speed.
Gas l went high over the farms and
then swooped low whenever saw q
village or town ahead, 1t was Joyous
to see how the people turned out and
attempted to shout me messages Of
encouragement. reached Springfield
at 10:30 and effected landing four
minutes later, far ahead of the time
had allowed. After lunching at
Springfield I said me for dinner at 6
In the town by the lake.
$50 got here. experiencing the
only hint Of bad weather when
skinned over the tall buildings and
caught the puffs Of wind from Lake
Michigan"