The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-08-14
AIRMAN, OUTLYING
TRAIN, LOSES WAY
in SMOKE CLOUDS

Washington. Aug. u.-Murvin Wood,
the American aviator who began a
nonstop rac with a railroad train
from New York to Washington at A:S0
q. m. for the American duration, dis
lance and speed record. lost his way
and was forced to land at Gathers
burg. Nd, at 8 o'clock. % miles from
his goal.
He lost his way while over Balti-
more because OF heavy smoke clouds
and finally was forced to land because
OF engine trouble. He camo down from
landing on the farm OF J. B. Diamond.
on the Gaithersburg pike.
Tells o. Mishap.
Wood got I o the nearest telephone
and called up Washington to ask that
his mechanics be sent to put his en-
gine in condition TO his flight
to Fort Myer, where he was to have
landed, demonstrated the efficiency OF
his m~onopIane for war purposes be-
fore a number Of army officers and
then begin q return flight to New York
in an attempt to capture the record for
the longest areopiane flight between
sunrise and sunset.
IT passed Baltimore away ahead Of
the train" said Wood, land then I raj
pver smoke clouds that were 80 heavy
could not 9 anything. I was fly
u1S apOuI tsWV 1eet up tLfeH auU was
going fast. 7 could not find my way
30 I came down to about 1000 feet
10 see II that would help out any. but
1t did not and when I got far enough
Down to see clearly, 1t was evident
that I was entirely of my course and
then my engine stopped. So I came
down n made q good. landing, just
getting over the telephone wires on
the pike"
OUTRAGED Express.
The train Wood was racing and
New York with guest officials of the
Aero club and newspapermen, did not
arrive In Washington until $3.50 o'clock.
Woods assistants, When they learned
of his mAshap, hurried on to Gathers
burg to get his plane in condition to
flight from Hampstead, L. I. at 4:3e
pollock this morning and at 4:30 the
train started for Washington from Jer-
Eey City. Wood was about 10 miles
behind the train, railroad officials said
when the flight began. Then Wood go,
ahead and Sustained his lead, passing
over Baltimore 35 minutes before the
train reached there. From Baltimore
to Washington his route was In 9
southwesterly direction, over a leve.
country, but he flew too far to the
west. Army and navy aviators and
\ UIflef OlIlCldlS assembled aI FOrC MyGl
to see the landing, thought WOOD
would have no difficulty in reaching
Washington and cross the Potomac tc
the fort after passing Baltimore, be-
| cause he had the tall wireless towers
| ut Arlington to guide him.
The American records for endurance
sustained flight and nonstop flying al
are held by Lieut.. Thomas D. Milling
q. s.. A, whose official figures are
| $50 miles from Texas City to San
Antonio, Tex, in 8 hours and II
minutes. He remained in the air fly
ing for 1 hour and II minutes after
reaching San Antonio, making his en-
| durance figures 4 hours and 81 minutes,
LOST HIS WAY.
Philadelphia, Aug. 11-Wood was not
seen in Philadelphia and it is believed
that at Tor.esdale, Pa, a few miles
north oe here he lost the train took
his course over the Delaware river and
circled Philadelphia by way of New
Jersey. It is the theory of railroads
officials that he later recrossed the
river and caught up with the train a
few miles south of Wilmington, Della.
He circled Wilmington and evidently
passed the train between that city and
- TX IL.