The evening world., 1911-08-25

some OF the newspapers by correspond
ents In the towns he had visited during
the long aerial cruise. One In particu-
lar struck his disabilities. This was the
story that one OF the worst dangers
an aviator faced was sneezing while In
flight. IL being held that the Jar OF the
sneeze might cause the aviator 10 twist
his control levers and upset the ma
chine. Atwood was supposed to have
been sponsor for the story. which he
pronounced a %laughable fake.
The young alrman had an amusing
encounter with the rural New York
hospitality yesterday Just before leaving
Castleton.
Farmer Frank Norman. in whose field
Atwood had ~alighted. came forward with
q demand for 500 for use OF his pasture.
and he threatened to hog tie" the ma
chine unless Atwood came ,hror-h with
the coin.
Atwood discovered that the canny
Hoffman had kept assistants posted at
all the gates reading to the field and
had collected several hundred dollars In
quarters and halves from the sightseers.
80. feeling that the farmer had been
reimbursed for the use Of his land. At
wood leaped suddenly into his biplane
and was of before the irate HOFFMAN
could make u move to detain him. The
last no saw Of Hoffman. the farmer
vas running after the biplane wavins
his arms and apparently yelling for At
wood to come back.
Atwood Ia obviously anxious to end
this nerve recking journey.
ut has been a frightful g-ind.' ne
= ,tinued. and when II over I shall
stay on the ground for several weeks
re~cuperating. II certainly will he grea,
to get into a big bed somewhere and
sleep the clock around with } thought
Of having to get up early next morning
and start of on another air trip.
FLIGHT FROM cAsTLEToN MOST
PICTURESQUE HE HAS MADE.
My flight from Castieton 10 Nyach
was the most picturesque I have en-,
joyed sine ! started from st. Louis
The ridge ON which ! landed back o
Cold Spring IL nearly 100 feet high.
new up the side NJ the mountain, skim.
ming over the tops OF the trees by onl,
A few feet. This was great sport ant
when l arrived on the summit I fount
IN IDEAL field. where I made my land
mi. for gasoline, There were Just nine
teen people on the ton of the mountai
:" greet me. The start from there wa
he greatest ! ever made. Ii was Ink,
Jumping on q precipice: one hop and
'ould look down "a thousand feet"
Most OF Syack's town oficials went 4
Ntwood's assistance In a driving raj
and offered to help In any way possible
" are mighty glad you lande
here" one Of the Nyack townsmen said
You certainly have put Nyack on tn
map"
well, II certainly was not my wish t
pick out such a landing spot he re-
piled.
The parade ground did not look goo
TO me-" said Atwood. speaking OF hl
failure to land at West Point. II hav
made II a point no: TO alight deliberatel
where my flying instinct tells me 1t wi
Ne impossible to get out safely. and IN
buildings and trees surrounding the pS
trade were so high that I sensed a bl
iifhculty In climbing out In the murk
atmosphere, which WAS becoming m
=. rnentarlly more and more heavy. AIT,
circllng the reservation twice. | decide
, 20 find a landing across the river G
higher and more open ground"
when Atwood reacted Nyack he ha
10 miles to add to his total of Lila
making in all l.2ii miles from 81. Loui
! lie figures t~wenty-four miles to Graz
CENTRAL station, or about twcnty-elg'
, Governors Island. His average spe,
' mas been forty-slx miles an hour al
= his total Tying time "a hours and
minutes