The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
OIL TRUST HALTS
A|RMAN s JOURNEY
CONSTABLE SEXES ATwOOD's III
PLANE ON CHARGE HE OWES
FOR BARREL.
HE CONTINUES FLIGHT
ARRIVES IN CLEVELAND on HIS
WAY ACROSS CONTINENT
FROM ST. LOUIS To ,
NEW YORK

CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. Ito
safely pass through the perils of
| journey through the air from Toledo
on the fourth day of his cross-coun-
try passage from ST. Louis TO New
York, only to descend into the arms
of The law because of disputed oil
barrel, claimed by the Standard OIL
Company. was the fortune of Airman
Harry n. Atwood to-day.
Constable Charles W. Smith from
the office Of Justice of the Peace
Samuel kabalehnik. awaited him at
Euclid Beach and laid unromantc
hands ON the still Vibrating planes.
Nv nile joy crazed crowd Of 20 600
spectators spplauded the airman,
smlth served an attachment on the
Burgess-Wright biplane, claiming an
unpaid ell bin for $500.
rho aviator, tired and wind weary.
knit hts brow for an instant.
1t was the eliminating annoyance
OF the day. Twice before, on his
way to Cleveland his flight had been
halted through mistakes and misun-
derstandings. But he showed his an
/ noyance only for an instant There
was hurried consultation between
the aviator, the constable and A. Leo
, stevens. Atwood's manager after
which Stevens said 1t was misun-
at-f-tat,tttsre7- and that there was
nothing to It"
Three~Hour Trim
Atwood flew 12S miles to-day in
less than three hours. He has now
flown 644 OF the 1850 miles he will
cover II he sticks to his original in
tenticn to finish his trip to Boston
The distance from Toledo to Sam
dusky. IS miles, Was covered In 81
minutes. although rather vicious
breeze was rolling IN frem Lake Erie.
The Wind par Atwood on his n1ettIe
several times, bat II did not daant
him, Occasionally he slowed down.
hut when he felt himself in safe
currents he opened up his engine
and demanded ali II had. ON these
stretches he attained speed Of 10
miles an hour, de made the leg from
Sandusky To cteyeland--64 miles
In an hour and "a half in the face Of
troublesome afr currents
In his meneuyering for smooth
going atter leaving Toledo at 1921
A. NJ he set his course over the
water for several miles, flying as low
as ESQ feet from the waves He
eireied the feId AT Toledo several
{ a.
/ finally hucked diagohaliy INTO the
face OF thu stiff breeze that Swep,
! low down near the lake. He picked
path half mlie from shore and
did not turn landward again until he
had passed Grayfown * miles east
Of Toledo. Then he sought his Ia
vorite land route. the main line If
( the Lake Shore and Michigan South
err railroad,
Aitcrnates Speed.
! soon after quitting the lake At
/ wood reduced his speed 10 ~zhirtyf
miles an hour ana began To H. low
again on account ef "A gale encoun-
tered al the higher levels As he
passed TORT Clinton. Al miles fran
/ Toledo. however. he evidently Ras
going to his liking as he vas traNe5-
ing So miles All hour.
Nearing Sandusky the business Ike
young fyer climbed high to recon
noitre az ne did moi know what sort
81 "A landing place had been prepared
for him he Was unable to satisfy
himself ami with characteristic ea4l-
ton descended at BAY Ridge A
suburb, There h left has bipiane N
q field and entered Sandusky H. an
automobile.
Whistles were blowing and heHs
We're ringing and The waiting mlltf-
! AA1t NdH sdfPff&ta ip see Tho aviator
roll into town oh wheels His fore
Thought was rewarded attn the IT'S
I covery that the courthouse square.
banked with people. was unsafe 10
land in and arrangements We're made
for landing at the fair grounds.
Atwood scurried back TO his aeroplane
and few minutes later dropped into
ssndusky from the sky
Too Many stops
j III getting tired of these short
/ jumps he said. - too much like
hopping to the seaboard | could
easily cover 40e miles a day II / had
not engaged 10 make SO manS stops"
From l32 7, NJ. unti n few min
utes after 3. Atwood tarried In San
dusky. Then he arose for the flight
Of 81 miles 10 this city
/ By cutting across corner Of Lake
Erie he saved several miles and
4:lo he was At Shaw Cline. less than
Fl miles from Cleveland.
Atwood limited to-day that he might
i cut out some of the stops that hay.
been scheduled for him on HIS 1 4sn
mile journey, From Cleveland hts
route as now laid out is through
Ashta hula, o.. Erie. Pa punkirk. \
y: Syracuse Ultra: Schenectady ana
Albany. Thence he will follow ths
Hudson river to New York city. He
Is still undecided whether he win
proceed on TO Boston. where ne viii
participate in an exhibition August ~