The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-17
ATWOOD IN GREAT
FLIGHT FROM ST.
LOUIS TO CHICAGO
Aviator Makes a New Record
for Long Distance
Flight.

line, 200 ntIeS.
Actual flying time, hours and
Time from start to finish, incIud.
ing delays for two stops, 10 hours
and n minutes.
Average altitude, 500 feet.
Beats by 1873 miles best previous
American record Of 148 miles, made
by himself in flying from Atlantic
City to Baltimore, in July, 1911.
II he keeps up his present first
days record, Atwood would be able
to cover the 1,460 miles from st.
Louis to Boston within seven DAYS,
instead of 10 days, az planned.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-By flying the 2se
miles from st. Louis to Chicago, with
only two intermediate stops and In an
actual flying time or five hours and
43 minutes, Monday, Harry N. Atwood
of Boston, believes he has set a pace
which will result in his establishing q
new record on his flight by aeroplane
from st. Louis to New York and Bos-
ton.
AS it is, Atwood appears to have
broken the American record for sin
gle days flight. The best previous
American record was made by Atwood
himself, when he flew 148 miles from
Atlantic City to Baltimore, July 10,
1911
Atwood, in Burgess Wright biplane.
left st. Louis at 8:05 a. m. He landed
in Chicago at 6:19 p. m. His total time
between st. Louis and Chicago, count
ing the delays occasioned by the two
stops, was 10 hours and IA minutes, but
his actual time in the air, computed by
deducting the delays, was five hours
and 43 minutes.
Makes Spectacular Start.
Springfield. Ill. Aug. 15.-Sweeping
with perfect east, Harry NJ Atwood, Of
Boston, in his Burgess Wright biplane,
arrived in Springfield, at 1880 a. m.
today, thus completing the first leg Of
his 1,460-i nile flight across the contin-
ent from st. Louis to New York and
Boston by way of Chicago.
Atwood left the ground at ST. Louis
at sos a. m. He covered the SO miles
to a point in Springfield in two hours
and rs minutes. landing four minutes
after his appearance here in Capitol
park.
His highest altitude on the trip as
reported was 1000 feet, but generally
he kept lower, Swimming over towns
in easy view of the thousands who
turned out all along his route.
In his effort to establish new rec
ord breaking distance, stimulated by
prize offered by the st. Louis Post
Dispatch, Atwood made a singularly
picturesque and dashing spectacle when
he rose above ST. Louis. swept across
the Mississippi river and dwindled into
mere speak as he sailed away.
Atwood IS carrying letter on his
flight to Ogaretta McHugh, daughter
i of Edward j. McHough, agent in
charge OF the st. Louis district of the
treasury department, secret service.
Miss McHugh. her mother and younger
brother Lodge, are visiting their
grandfather in Linn. Mass.
The Start from st. Louis.
st. Louis. Aug. 15.--Amid the cheers
Of the huge crowd that had gathered
on Art hill in Forest park to witness
the event and under sky obscured by
clouds, Harry N. Atwood. Of Boston,
this morning, shortly after o'clock,
began his record breaking flight of L.
46o miles across the content from st.
Louis to New York and Boston, by
way Of Chicago and other cities.
The flight over the heart Of st.
Louis was made for a special prize
offered by the Post Dispatch. Begin
ming at an early hour the mechanic
ians made preparations for the long
air voyage. TIE Burgess Wright BIZ
plane was brought forth from the
hangar, where 1t had been under guard
since last night. Every inch of the
machine was gone over and all Of its
4 parts adjusted.
Atwood arrived early in an automo-
pie from his quarters in a downtown
note, and was accompanied by his
manager, A. Leo Stevens, of New York.
He Immediately made a careful inspec-
tlon OF the biplane and satisfied himself
mat everything was in readiness for
| the start.
Big Crowd Sees Start.
AS early as Atwood's mechanicians
had been on the field, large crowd
OF eager spectators had been. there be-
fore them and when Atwood himself
appeared the crowd was so large 1t
was with difficulty restrained by the
special detail Of mounted and un-
mounted police.
On several occasions the spectators
almost succeeded In breaking through
the lines and pushing within a few
Yards OF the biplane in their endeavor
TO see Atwood.
=. After having completed his inspec-
uon or the biplane and pronouncing
everything in readiness, Atwood
CLIMBED into the seat and gave tho
WORD to start the egine. One OF the
mechanlcians gave tho propellers
"n,rl and the start was made.
,for about 100 yards the aeroplane
Slammed lightly over the ground. Then
htwood slightly tilted his planes and
ene car roso gracefully into tho ar.
sraaually reaching what he deemed
ssuiilcient for a safe flight over the high
eeullulngs In the business district. He
new at this height so that had an ac-
Siueht occurred to his power he could
nave planned to a safe landing.
40. Follows tho Mississippi.
AFTER leaving the starting groundn,
~. ne headed south a short distance and
uheh east to the Mississippi river over
mnich ne flew until opposite the central
otn' he then went west and
u ,ritl over the sky scraper district
Win the Post Dispatch building as the
N Wiau He then again headed for the
nm nssap river. which he followed
a nor.n Tor about mile, when he headed
Sast and after traversing Venice and
'isanlte city, disappeared in the haze.
after his departure from Chicago.
nTemood plans to fly over Fikhart. Ind:
p,,nuo' cleveland and Ashtabula, Ohio:
Dihaio, Rochester. Syracuse, Utica and
mhpIahy, N Y, and Boston, Mass.
c "iSh VIII be his finishing point, ac-
ager. ~ MS iiian-
s.purlng his flight over sne city. thu
tneelS below were lined with specta-
% ' VINO cheered his appearance. Roofs
buildings and other vantage points
NE crowded with spectators. while
BUSINESS for an hour or more practi-
; ntV was suspended Before climbing
sat, the seat of his machine, Atwood
IN ne expected to reach Springfield.