Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-25
ATWOOD IN GREAT
FLIGHT FROM ST.
LOUIS TO CHICAGO
Aviator Makes a New Record
for Long Distance
Flight.

ing delays for two stops, 10 hours
and IA minutes.
Average altitude, 500 feet.
Beats by 1873 miles best previous
american record Of 1913 miles, made
by himself in flying from Atlantic
City to Baltimore, in July, 1911.
" ne 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, as planned.
Chicago. Aug. 15.-By flying the zssA
miles from st. Louis to Chicago, with
only two intermediate stops and In an
actual flying time or five hours ana
AZ minutes, Monday, Harry N. Atwood
or Boston, believes he has set ~ paoeI
which will result in his establishing ~
new record On HIS flight by a~eroplanei
from st. Louis to New York and Boss
ton.
As 1t is, Atwood appears TO have
broken the American record for a sim
gle days flight. The best previous,
American record was made by Atwood
himself. when he flew 14s miles from
Atlantic City to Baltimore, July 10,
1911.
Atwood. in a Burgess Wright biplane.
left st. Louis at sos a. m. He landed
In Chicago at $40 p. m. His total TINS
between st. Louis and Chicago, COUNT
tAAf Ia NGaGyo oG1d&iOIAGu u LllG lWV
stops. was 10 hours and IA minutes. bun
his actual time in the air, computed b.
deducttng the delays, was five hourha
N AZ minutes.
Makes Spectacular Start.
Springfield. ILL.,, Aug. 15.-SweepinG
over towns and villages, apparently
with perfect east. Harry N. Atwood, On
Boston, in his Burgess-Wright biplanAa
arrived In Springfield, at 1880 a. ny
today, thus completing the first leg On
his 1,46o-piile flight across the contins
eat frccs; 81. Louis TO New York ana
Boston by way OF Chicago.
Atwood left the ground at st. Louip
at sos a. m. He covered the SO mile
to q point In Springfield in two hours
and rs minutes. landing FOL minuts4
after his appearance here In Capitol
park.
His highest altitude on the trip 40
reported was 1000 feet, but ~generally&
he kept lower, skimming over town&
in easy view OF the thousands who
turned out all along his route.
In his effort to establish q new reoS
ord breaking distance, stimulated by q
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
a mere speak as he sailed away.
Atwood is carrying q letter on hi&
flight to Ogaretta McHugh, daughter
OF Edward j. McHough, agent In
charge of the st. Louis district OF the
treasury department, secret service,
brother, Lodge, are visiting their
grandfather in Linn, Mass.
Tho 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 witnesA
the event and under sky obscured by
clouds, Harry N. Atwood, OF Boston,
this morning, shortly after s o'clock
began his record breaking flight Of 1.r
460 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 mechanics
ians made preparations for the long
air voyage. The 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
parts adjusted. =
Atwood arrived early in an automo-
bile from his quarters In a DOWNTOWN
hotel, n was accompanied by his
manager, A. Leo Stevens. OF New York,
fsa Immediately made q careful inspecr
lltI Ol LilG DlDldIlS ana SdlAHlCQ HinE8lx
that everything was In readiness for
the start.
Big Crowd Sees Start.
AS early as Atwood's mechanicianr
had been on the Held, a largo crowd
OF eager spectators had been there be3
fore them and when Atwood himself
appeared the crowd was so large Il
was with difficulty restrained by the
special detail of mounted and un-
mounted D0ifce.
On several occasions the spectators
almost succeeded in breaking through
the lines and pushing within q few
yards Of the biplane In their endeavor
to see Atwood.
After having completed his inspec-
ton of h biplane and ~pronouncina
everything in readiness, atwood
climbed into the seat and gave the
word TO start the egine. One OF thu
merchandising gave the propellers 4
whirl and the start was made.
For about 100 yards the a~eroplane
SKINNED lightly over the ground. Then
Atwood slightly tilted his planes ana
the car rose gracefully into the air
gradually reaching what he Deemed
sufficient for a safe flight over the high
buildings In the business district. He
new at this height so that had an ac-i
cident occurred to his power he could
have planned to a safe landing.
Follows the Mississippi.
After leaving the starting grounds
ne headed south a short distance and
then east to the Mississippi river over
which he few until opposite the centratl
section. He then went west and
circlcd over h sky scraper district
with the Post Dispatch building as the
center. He hen again headed for the
Mississippi river, which he followed
north for about g mile, when no headed
east II after traversing Venice and
Granite City, disappeared I'm the haze.
After his departure from Chicago,
Atwood plans to fly over Elkhart. Ind.
Toledo. Cleveland and Ashtabula, Ohio:l
Buffalo. Rochester, Syracuse, Utica and
Albany, N. Y, and Boston. Mass.
which will be his finishing point, ac-
cording to by his man
ager.
During his hight over the city, the
streets below were lined with specta-
tors who cheered his appearance Roofs
OF buildings and other vantage points
were crowded with spectators. while
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