Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-19
ATWOOD HAS
COVERED HALF
Of MILEAGE
Aviator at Cleveland Today
and Will Start This After
noon on Last Half Of Rec
ord Trip to New York.

Cleveland, O., Aug. 1S.-A distance
of ninety-fve miles In an air line tt
Oyepenna was Harry N. Atwood'f
schedule for his ariship flight today
Atwood who already has covered
more than half of the 1.265 miles o.
his proposed flight from st. Louis te
New York to establish q new worlds
cross country aeroplane record saie
he did not expect to leave Cleveland
until some time this afternoon. At
wood is still here but If conditions ar<
favorable he will start this afternoon
II he lands at Erie for the night II
will be the shortest days run he has
made since he left st. Louis last Mon
day. However, he said. If he found
the weather favorable he might re
ascend at Erie and continue to Buffalo
He probably will sail over Ashtabula
O., without stopping, although there IL
possibility he may alight there FOL
brief rest.
"A leasurely sail today" said At
wood as he went out to test his ma
chine. when landed in Cleveland
I found was just ten and one-hal1
miles more than half way from St
Louis to New York; and have been
only four days on the road. At the
same rate can do the whole trip In
eight days. II there are no accidents
and tolerably favorable weather
ought to fly over New York In five
days at the most"
To Give Exhibitions Today.
Atwood Is still undecided as to the
proposed continuation Of his flight to
Boston. This morning following ar
rangem ents hastily completed last
night, Atwood was to give several ex
hibitions OF flying. One OF these was
to extend to the Country club where
the aviator was dined and toasted BY
Cleveland motor colony last night
J. II. Wave, Jr. Cleveland's noted bal
loon pilot is an eager applicant for the
ride In Burgess-Wrighl hplane anc
the aviator may take him aboard az
a passenger. The attachment OF At
woods biplane last night by con.
stable acting for the Standard Oil Co..
will not delay his flight in any way
The bond he furnished more than COW
cred the amount of the claim. 1t is
expected $4,000 people will be on hand
at Euclid beach today to bid the av1a
JOr SOOuUy0. xuulC6tAOAo 0AO Iva
bright day with fair breeze.
More Than HALF Distance.
With another gain to his credit Of
1923 miles, Atwood arrived in Cleveland
late yesterday afternoon. He covered
the 1923 miles between Toledo and
Cleveland in an actual flying time Of
two hours and twenty minutes.
The Bostonian is pleased with his
progress. He had then travelled 64a
miles from his starting point In st
Louis. He has still 622 miles to fly to
reach his destination in New York
He therefore has gone just ten and
one-half miles more than half OF the
1926 miles trip which he ssVs will
show the possibility of future ocean
to ocean flight. His total time actually
in the air since he left st. Louis last
Monday Is 13 hours and Is minutes.
His Entry Into The City.
Blowing Of whistles and the cheer
ing Of people crowded on the roofs
of office buildings made Atwood's
entry into Cleveland, shortly before
o'clock, a thrilling one.
Soon after his arrival here Atwood's
aeroplane was attached on claim fol
5000 alleged to be due to the Stand
ard Oil Co. It later was released cn
a bond furnished by Atwood, who ex
planned that the claim was for oil and
gasoline furnished him on an eastern
flight The oil and gasoline, Atwood
asserts, was given to him.