Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-18
Spends Night
 At Cleveland
AVIATOR ATWOOD FLEW 12s
 MILES YESTERDAY.
HIS AER0PLANE ATTACHED
Standard Oil Company Presents Claim for $soo-Expects to Fly to Erie, Pa., or Buffalo. N. Y, Today.

for $3oo-Expeots to Fly to Erie, Pa. or Buffalo. N. Y, Today.
 Cleveland, Aug. 17.-With another gain to his credit of 123 miles, Harry N. Atwood arrived in Cleveland this St. Louis to New York. He covered the l23 miles between Toledo and Cleveland in an actual flying time of two hours and twenty minutes.
 "Just An Easy canter."
 Just an easy canter,' said Atwood as he stepped from his biplane in a park on the lake shore in the city. T almost went to Sleep with the mon- otony of it. In five days New York will see me hop over it's tallest sky scrapers and glide into the sand at Coney Island.''
 Has Covered 643 Miles. s The Bostonian is pleased with his progress. He has now travelled 643 miles from his starting point in St. Louis. He has still 622 miles to fly to reach his destination in New York. His total time actually in the air since he left St. Louis last Monday is 13 hours and Is minutes.
 Enthusiastic Greeting at Cleveland.
 Blowing of whistles and the cheering Of people crowded on the roofs of of flee buildings made AtWood's entry into Cleveland shortly before five o'clock as thrilling as the ovations ac- corded him at St. Louis. Chicago and Toledo. Coming with the up hill'' slant usual with him when approach Ing city, the airman scared to an altitude of 1,500 feet where enveloped III the misty atmosphere, the bip1ane was only indefinitely visible to the thousands of. eyes turned toward it.
 First Landing In Wrong Place. That an aeronaut cannot pick out the spot arranged for his landing in a strange city was again evidenced when ATWOOD, by mistake. at Al D. rn, de- scended at Edgewater park in theswes- tern section, whereas Euclid Beach, 13 miles to the east, had been officially assigned to him. Not to disappoint the people Atwood again ascended and in fifteen minutes covered the thirteen miles over the city and safely landed.
 A few seconds later he threw the switches of the biplane and jumped out, his face reddened by the hard drive against the wind
 Made Two Landings.
 Leaving Toledo at 1929 a. m.. At wood skirted along the edge of Lake Erie at an altitude varying from 200 to 300 feet. He made landings at Ven Ice and Sandusky. although his sched- ule called for only one landing, For twenty miles after leaving Sandusky at 3lo D. m., he steered his machine out over the lake. while the popula- tons of towns and villages ran to the waters edge.
 Abandoned Course Over Lake.
 Finding the air currents over the lake too uncertain, Atwood returned to point over the land and at Lorain resumed his regular course over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad tracks.
 55 Miles in 5e Minutes.
 With farms, woods. villages and riy- CTS spinning beneath him in a burr caused by mist which swept in from the lake, he made his best time be- tween Toledo and Venice. He flew the 55 miles in 59 minutes, including tune lost in searching for a landing place. According to programme he was to have landed first at Sandusky, three miles further east, but coming up at more than a mile a minute clip, saw that the proposed landing place Where thousands of people were gath cred, was too small
 quickly veering around he retraced ms route and spying an open area at Venice, landed there. This accounted for his making two stops instead of one in the Toledo Cleveland flight
 Is Not Trying for Speed.
 The fact that I am in Cleveland to- night when I didn't expect to reach here before Sunday shows how far speed. But I see no reason why at wood. These numerous stops which l am compelled to make are keeping me back. l am not half trying for speed. But if I see no reason why at even moderate clip I cannot make the 622 miles between here an New York in five or six days The beat ing against the wind along the treach- erous air currents near the lake are putting my wings and engine to a se- were test, and they are standing the test beautifully. Since left St. Louis not single thing has been done to my bIplane except to put in the necessary oil and gasoline
 To Erie or Buffalo Today.
 Atwood up to late hour tonight would be tomorrow. He said he prob ably would not leave Cleveland until the afternoon and then would start on a 95 mile trip for Erie, Pa Still, he said, a change in this plan migh result in his starting earlier and going on to Buffalo.
 His Aeroplane Attached.
 Soon after his arrival here Atwood's aeroplane was attached on claim for $500 alleged to be due it by the Stand ard Oil company. It later was re- leased on a bond furnished by Atwood, who explained that the claim was for eastern flight. The oil and gosoIene, asserts, were given to him. CONNEcTicur aov entIc