Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-17
Aviator Ahood
 Reaches Toledo
FLEW 13a MILES IN TWO HOURS
 AND 56 MINUTES.
TO MAKE CLEVELAND TODAY
Did Not Attempt to Reach sandusly Yesterday-Greeted by Steam Whis-
 ties, Given Lunches and Bouquets.

Toledo, O.. Aug. Hilary N. At wood, the Boston aviator, who is att tempting to break the worlds long distance record by flying from St. Louis to New York. alighted in Toledo this afternoon after completing the third day of his trip with sensational fight, 2.000 feet above the city. Toledo is 520 miles from his starting point. 133 Miles in Two Hours, 56 Minutes.
 He covered the 133 miles from Elk hart, Ind, to Toledo with only one stop and in an actual flying time of two hours and 56 minutes. He start ed from Elkhart at S.06 a. m, was compelled to Stop at Pettisville; Ohio, more than five hours because he ran out Of gasoline, and, continuing his journey, guided by the tracks of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, he arrived in Toledo at 4.02 p. m.
 Beat Ordinary Trains.
 Between some of the stations At wood beat the scheduled time for or dinary trains. On the last lap of the days run. he whipped up such speed 6 hardly to be visible longer than a minute at any one angle. The B miles from Pettisville into Toledo was run in fifty minutes, including delay for starting and time lost in circling around the city in search of landing place.
 Greeted by Steam Whistles.
 The Boston mans arrival here was as exciting as was his trip over north ern Indiana and Ohio. Steam whis- ties and thousands of people on top of office buildings greeted him as he came in from the west. All the way in he had been gliding "uphilp' to get 8 good view of the town, he said. In- stead of alighting in the west end he shot clear over the city and landed near the mouth of the Maumee river in the western section.
 Bouquets and Lunches Given Him.
 Intense interest marked his progress. When sweeping low to read the names of the railroad station, great crowds. automobile from miles around. fran tica1ly yelled to him to come down. Some brough bouquets and lunches for the aviator. while policemen and municipal officials abandoned their posts to join in the ovation.
 Had to Abandon Passenger.
 Going toward Pettisville 9twood mo- ticed that his gasoline was giving out and he was compelled unexpectedly to land. While attempting to rise again with A. Leo Stevens of New York as a passenger, the wings of his machine brushed against nearby treetops and both men were almost dashed out. Stevens was knocked against fence, but escaped injury. It was necessary, however, to abandon the passenger carrying project.
 Plans Changed; Cleveland Tonight.
 At Pettisville Atwood received in ducements which resulted in a change in his original plan of going on to Sandusky tonight. He decided to re- main in Toledo tonight and to start tomorrow at s a. m- for Cleveland by way of SanduSky. He intends to re- main in Cleveland over tomorrow night.
 Now 745 Miles From New York.
 Atwood is now 745 miles from New York. With 520 miles already tray ersed he will. on arriving in New York, have to his credit 1,265 miles, as computed by railroad mileage. This will include 2s6 miles from St. Louis to Chicago. $40 miles from Chicago to Buffalo. N. Y, and 4S9 miles from Buffalo tq New York. But he asserts he will be entitled to considerably more than this because he covered fifty, or miles in circling over St. Louis and Chicago and made detours enroute.
 May Not Fly to Boston. He said tonight he would not def initely decide whether he would go or to Boston until after his arrival ir New York. He said he felt obliged only to fly to New York for that would be sufficient to establish new worlds record. but he was still considering the feasibility of finishing up at Bos- ton.