The Washington herald., 1911-07-12
ATWOOD TO FLY
TO WHITE HOUSE
Continued. from Page One.

as Hamilton intends to leave the city
to-day, it will not be available for the
White House fight. The aeroplane in
which Atwood has promised to make the
jump" will belong to the army as a
substitute supplied by the Wright-Bur-
CESS Company, for the one which has
been wrecked.
Atwood is full of ambition to make this
| flight the first Of a new record-bTeaking
| series. He declares he will fly between
New York and Chicago before he gets
| through that he will attempt all man
ner of new stunts in the next few
| weeks.
| He has no programme for his stay in
Washington, which will probably be for
a full week. He says he intends to
rest up" There is no concealment of
the fact that slight GOODNESS has arisen
between Atwood and the Chamber OF
| Commerce, owing to the latter's refusal
to put up cash prize for his Washing
| ton flight.
All the expenses of the New York
! Washington flight We're paid by the prizes
and receipts of his Atlantic City exploits.
Owing to the wreck of his machine at
| the Jersey resort, he has lost heavily on
the venture. he declares. He adds he has
to depend on prizes offered by the various
cities to make his expenses for his cross
county flights, as he has no hacker and
| cannot afford to risk his neck for glory
and fame alone.
| Exhibition by Hamilton.
| His fellOw-aviator Hamilton. is going
to give exhibition flights during the Elks
convention at Atlantic City this week
Atwood will remain here for the cere-
mOny on Friday, and will assist in teach
ing the army officers the management OF
the Wright-Burges biplane and rest
up meanwhile.
After completing his Boston-New York
Atlantic City-College Park flight at $50
o'clock yesterday morning, the young
| Bostonian slept for an hour or two, and
| then tried out the repaired biplane which
had such a disasterOus spill last week.
/ He had scarcely climbed any distance in
| the air when the engine proved baIky,
and the machine fell to the ground heav-
| ily. 1t was so badly damaged that w.
| Startling Burgess decided to send 1t back
to the factory and order an entirely new
one for delivery to the government.
Atwood has had all sorts Of bad luck
in the last five days but has succeeded
| in continuing his flight through sheer
grit and endurance. He has had Cruel
| ing experiences ever since he struck At
| lantic City. He wrecked his first ma
chine there, and had a narrow Escape
| from death Charles K. Hamilton then
came to his rescue, and lent him the
use of the Hamiltonian for the flight
10 Vn Cl1f ,ryfn oh IrHr
ever to over-city flights, and it is under
stood would not allow the use OF his
biplane for a flight from CoIIege Park
to Washington, even If he had not made
| arrangements TO have the machine taken
back to Atlantic City Immediately for
his flying there.
Reception at Willard.
Despite the fact that the Chamber Of
| Commerce arranged rooms for him at
the Arlington, Atwood went to the New
Willard yesterday noon. engaged rooms
there, and held an impromptu reception
| throughout the afternoon and evening.
His young mechanician, edwin Fleet. ar
rived with one Of his pupils and pro-
teges from Atlantic City last night, and
will go out to College Park this morn
ing.
Many of AtwoOd's friends declare he
has a card or two up his sleeve, and
will make some sensational flights around
the city when the, new biplane arrives.
He is highly pleased over the action
of the Washington Aero Club in strik-
ing a medal in his honor, and with the
arrangements for the presentation. 1t is
possible he will pay a visit to the White
House to-day, however, just as an in
formal call on the President.
The College Park flight made
by Atwood and Hamilton was in one
hour and fifteen minutes. They ascended
from a small knoll at Stemmers' Run.
Maryland, at 4:35 o'clock in the morn
ing, Just after daybreak, and arrived at
the army aerodrofne at $50 o'clock. The
weather conditions were all that could
be desired, and the trip passed without
incident.
Followed the Tracks.
The Pennsylvania Railroad tracks were
followed to Bay View Junction, then
the course was changed a little to the
westward The aviators flew over the
southern and eastern outskirts or the
CITY. passing over Fort McHenry at 4:55
o'clock. More than 200 soldiers stationed
at the fort gave the aviators lusty
greeting. They fired a salute as they
sailed over the parade ground.
The two flyers passed over Halethorpe
aviation field at 5.7 o'clock, and the
Pennsylvania tracks were followed from
that point to a point opposite College
Park.
Atwood, according to plans OF the
Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest
Of that organization at noon Friday at
luncheon in his honor. All members OF
the Chamber, army officers, members OF
the Washington Aero Club, and others
will he invited.