New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18
ATWOOD FLIES 123 MILES.
Trip from Toledo to Cleveland an
easy Canter," He Says.
TIME, 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES
Covered IS Miles in 30 Minutes
Expects to Land at Coney
Island In Five Days.

Cleveland, Aug. l7-With another gain to
his credit of 123 miles, Harry N. Atwood
arrived in Cleveland this afternoon on his
aeroplane fight from ST. Louis II New
York. He covered the 123 miles between
Toledo and Cleveland in an actual fying
time of hours and 20 minutes.
Just an easy canter." said Atwood. as
he stepped from his bIplane In park on
the lake shore In the city. Il almost went
to sleep with the monotony of IT, In I'VE
days New York will see me hop ever It's
tallest skyscrapers and glide INFO he sand
at Coney Island"
The Bostonlan is pleased with his prog
ress. He has now travelled 643 miles from
his starting point In st. Louis. lie mas
still go miles to fly TO reach his Gestina-
ton in New York. He therefore has gone
ten and one-half miles more than hall
OF the 1885 mile trip which, he says, Will
show the possibility OF future ccean-to-
ocean fight. His total time actu
ally I'm the air since he left st. Louis last
Monday is 10 hours and 10 minutes
The blowing OF whistles and the cheer
ing of people crowded on the roofs OF or
flee buildings made Atwoods entry into
Cleveland. shortly before o clock, as thrill
ing as the ovations accorded TO him at 81
Louis, Chicago and Toledo. Coming with the
, uphill slant usual with him when APP
| preaching a city, the airman :oared 10 HI
| altitude OF 1880 feet, where, enveloped All
the misty atmosphere the biplane WAS
only indistinctly visible to the THOUSANDS
Of eyes turned toward It.
Mistake in Landing Place.
That an aeronaut cannot quickly pick
out the spot arranged for his landing IN
strange city was again shown when Az
wood, by mistake. at 4a1 p. m descendeo
at Edgewater Park, in the western sec
ton. whereas Euclid Beach. thirteen miles
to the east, had been officially assigned 10
him. Not to dsappoint the people, At"Ccd
again assembled and I'm ID minutes covered
the thirteen miles over the city and safely
landed. A second later he threw his SUIT
cases out OF the biplane and jumped OUT,
his face Redeemed by the hard drive against
the wind.
Leaving Toledo at 1929 a. m. Atwood
skirted along the edge of Lake Erie AT All
altitude varying from 200 to 500 rect. lie
made intermediate landings at Venice and
Sandusky, although his schedule called Tor
only one landing For twenty miles AFTER
leaving Sandusky at 3I5 p. m, he steered
his machine out over the lake, while the
populations OF towns and villages ran to
the waters edge.
Finding the air currents over the lake too
uncertain, Atwood returned 10 point over
the land, and at Lorain resumed his regu-
lar course over the Lake Shore Michi-
gan Southern Railroad tracks.
Made Two Stops in Flight.
With farms, woods, villages and rivers
spinning beneath him in a blurr caused
by a mist which swept in from the lake. he
made MS best time between Toledo and
Venice lie few the lfty-ive miles in fifty
nine minutes. including time lost In search
ing for landing place. According to pro-
gramme, he was TO have landed first at
Sandusky. three miles further east, but
coming I'D at more than mile minute
he saw that the proposed landing place,
where thousands OF people were gathered
was too email Quickly veerins around, he
rotraced his route and spying an open
area at Venice landed there. This &C
counted for his making two stops instead
of one in the Toledo Cleveland flight
The fact that I am in Cleveland to-
night, when 7 didn't expect 10 reach here
before Sunday. shows how far ahead of my
merous stops which | am compelled ia
make are keeping me back. I am not half
trying for speed. But see no reason why,