The evening world., 1911-08-25

table, which called for his arrival At
shepshead Bay at I o'clock.
CROWDS ThRoNG NYAck TO
SEE DARING AlRMAN.
Word that Atwood had been forced
to make one last crouch In the grass
before a final twenty-hve-mile leap to
New York City spread rapidly through
out the ~neighboring country side yes
terday. and before night this quaint 1T
tic river town was full to overlooking
with visitors.
They came from all dirsctions-afoot,
on bicycles. In buggies. traps, hay
wagons, automobiles. hes and by
train-to got a glimpse OF the daring
young aviator and sec him start on his
little air jaunt down tie river to-day.
All day long the crowd thickened
around Atwood's ~biplane as II lay high
up on the shopping meadow back OF
W. y. Dsviss's handsome river resi-
dence. two miles above Nyack centre
During the Afternoon II rained dismaliy.
but only a small percentage Of tho Gu
ricus ones dispersed. The others stood
| patiently in the downpour. hoping tina,
/ AtWoOu mikII TCpaU HH Ptoho y" t
10 mako . late Afternoon skip Tor New
York.
Atwood was eager TO got away. but
the repair Job on the damaged connect
Ing rod moved too SLOW y In the hands
Of tho towns only machine shop and
he was finally forced TO abandon all
idea Of starting until mornins.
Atwood looked little the worse FOR the
strain he has undergone during the past
ten days. His clear blue eyes are a
tribe sunken and the limos about his nose
and mouth are far deeper than when ne
eft the Post-Dispatch Building In 81
Louis on the first leg OF his record
breaking air 1ourne". but he II In excel
lent health and spirits and treats ever
| the mort persistentiy intrusive stranger
with uniform courtesy.
eHoWgREp WITH INVITATIONS
he Is TIRED GUT.
His afYabiiity has caused him more
fatiguing experiences than all his nyiny
He does not seem able to refuse nm
self to the incessant stream OF enthus''
asts IN persist in inviting him to IN
interesting and untasted dinners ant
other functions. The result, as he ad
mitted yesterday. II that he has hat
but HlH uohtN sltNP w INV poSh v
ty-two. SO physically tired has he beef
during the last three days flights tina
he caught himself several times dozini
of In midalr. inlled by the dronina o
his engine ana the rush OF wind.
Il almost fell asleep yesterday h
said to-day. when was nearin
Poughkeepsie. but suddenly l saw tn
bridge dead ahead OF me, I was hyinI
80 low that I had either to ascend
clear the bridge or drop q few feet an
pass under II. The need OF making
decision put me wide awake again an
passed under the bridge figuring
find a better air surface there. A llttl
later was doing OF again whom
train came up slowly behind me and
raced It for severa miles. easily kespin
the lead all the time.
Il was about 1900 feet up when III
accident to the connecting rod hai
pened. had Just rounded the Hoo
Mountain a little higher than It's sun
init wnen l fel. something give In m
engine and the plane began TO drop.
knew lust about what had happene
A Circlinr in a wide spiral ! took "A goc
look all around for a safe landing plac
was not frightened because | had u
p~outoons on and could ave LANDED SAT
ly In the river n necessary.
This Davies meadow looked goo
from up In the air, and | volplaned
II. II was easy enough to get Into, b
expect all kinds OF trouble gettii
. out OF a."
It LAUGHS At STORIES Aeol
II DANGERS OF .vlAToRs.
ID Atwood said he was much amused
the variety Of fanciful yarns sen