Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
ATWOOD IN GREAT
FLIGHT FROM 81.
LOUIS TO CHICAGO
Aviator Makes q New Record
for Long Distance
Flight.

Total distance travelling IN air
line, 286 miles.
43 minutes.
Time from start to finish, incIud-
ing delays for two stops, 10 hours
and IA minutes.
Average altitude, 500 feet.
Beats by 1873 miles best previous
American record Of 148 miies, made
by himself IN flying from Atlantic
City TO Baltimore, in July, 1911,
" no keeps up his present first
days record, Atwood would BE- ablo
TO cover the 1850 miles from 81.
Louis TO Boston within seven day1,
instead Of 10 days, as planned.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-By flying thu S3e
miles from st. Louis Il Chicago, With
only two intermediate stops and IN al
actuaI fiying time or five hours and
AZ minutes, Monday, Harry NJ. Atwood
OF Boston, believes he has set 4. uooo
which will result In his establishing 3
new record IN hts flight by aeroplano
from st. Louis to New York and BoS~
ton.
AS It is. Atwood appears to have
broken the american record for Z sim
gle days flight. The best previous
American record was made by Atwood
himself, when he flew I48 miles from
Atlantis City to Baltimore. July 10,i
1911.
Atwood, In a Burgess Wright biplanA
left st. Louis at sos q. m. He landed
I'm Chicago at 6:19 D. m. His total time
between st. Louis and Chicago. count
ing the delays occasioned by the tive
stops. was 10 hours and IA minutes. butt
his actual time In the air, computed bYj
deducting the delays, was five hours
and 43 minutes.
Makes Spectacular Start.
Springfield. ILL.,. Aug. 15.-Sweeping
over towns and villages, apparently
with perfect east, Harry y. Atwood, ok1
Boston, In his Burgess-Wright biplau4
arrived In Springfield, at 1850 T. mi
today, thus completing the first leg ~
his 1,460-nlile flight across the contfn-I|
ent FROM st. Louis to New York ana
Rastea BY way OF GhscaE5sT
Atwood left the ground at st. Louis
mt sos a. M. He covered the IS miles
n rs minutes, landing four minutoeA
after his appearance here In Capitoa|
park.
His highest altitude on the trip -
reported was 1000 feet, but generally
he kept lower, Swimming over towneI
in easy view Of the thousands whoI
turned out all along his QUITE.
In his effort to establish = new reovI
ord-breaking distance, stimulated by N
prize offered by the st. Louis P0st-I
Dispatch, Atwood made a Eingulariy/
picturesque and dashing spectacle when
he rose above st. Louis, swept across
the Mississippi river and dwindled into
a mere speak as he sailed away.
Atwood is carrying a letter on his
flight to Ogaretta McHugh, daughtorI
of Edward J. McHough, agent H.
charge of the st. Louis district OF the
treasury department, secret service.
Miss McHugh, her mother and youngeEI
brother, Lodge, are Visiting their
grandfather in Linn, Mass.
The Start from st. Louis.
st. Louis, Aug. 15.--Amid the cheernI
OF the huge crowd that had gathered
on Art hill in Forest park to WitnesnI
the event and under sky obgcured byI
clouds, Harry ~. Atwood, OF Boston,
this morning, shortly after 8 o'clock,
began his record breaking flight Of ~
460 miles across the content from St
Louis to New York and Boston. byI
way Of Chicago and other cities.
The flight over the heart OF Et.I
Louis was made for d special prize
offered by the Post Dispatch. Begin
ming at an early hour the mechanio-
ians made PREPARATIONS for the }oH<|
plane was brought forth from fhx|
hangar. where 1t had been under guard
since last night. Every inch OF tha|
machine was gone over and all or it'll
parts adjusted.
Atwood arrived early Ia an automo-|
bile from his quarters In a downtown|
hotel, and was accompanied by hisI
manager, A. Leo Stevens, OF New York
He Immediately made a careful inspcc1
ton OF the biplano and satisfied himself
that everything was In readiness foi
the start.
Big Crowd Sees Start.
AS early as Atwood's mechaniciani
had been on the field, a large crowd
of eager spectators had been there he
fore them and when Atwood hlmse1
appeared the crowd was so large
was with difficulty restrained by til
special detail of mounted and un
mounted police.
On several occasions the spectator
almost succeeded in breaking throug
the lines and pushing within o fe1
yards Of the biplane In their endeavd
TO see Atwood.
After having completed his insped
ton of the biplane and pronouncin
everything In readiness, AtwoQ
climbed into the seat and gave III
word to start the egine. One OF "a
m~echanicians gave the propellers
whirl and the start was made.
For about 100 yards the aeroplar
SKINNED lightly over the ground. Thd
Atwood slightly tilted his planes ar
h car roso gracefully into the al
blduuduy itdCiliHS WHAT lie deemS
sufficient for a safe flight over the his
buildings in the business district.
flew at this height so that had an a
cident occurred to his power he cou
have planned to a safe landing.
Follows tho Mississippi.
After leaving the starting ground
he headed south a short distance al
then east to the Mississippi river ov
which he flew until opposite the centr
section. He then went west al
circlcd over the sky scraper distrfj
with the Post-Dispatch building as I
center. He then again headed for &
Mississippi river, which he follow
north for about a mile, when he head
east and after traversing Venice
Granite City, disappeared IN the HAD
After his departure from ChicaH
Atwood plans to fly over EIkhart. Ind
Toledo. Cleveland and A~shtabnla, Obi
Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse. Utica q
Albany, N. r., and BOSTON, Mas
which will be his finishing point. a
cording to announcement by his ma
ager.