Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-08
AVIATOR WOOD WlNs NART1AllX
IN NOVEL RACE. NEW YosllG
TO WAasilaorosa.
sEcoMEs LOST IN saaosex,
FORCED 70 LAND MEAN noAE
Lacked Twenty Milss 81 csmplaAlao
Distance and Thsrsbx Fails - 0rsals
Records fer Centinuevo F1looso -
Fer Distance Bstysssn ouasieo -
Sunsss-spseial Train MaAe ~
s%sps.

Washington. Aug. S-xurvin Wosdl
tho American aviator who be6an =
non-stop race with . railroad train
from New York to IWashington At l:3o
q. IN. today for tho American Duration.
distance aud speed record, lost hia way
and was forced 10 land Ae 0A1shef1-
burg. Md. at . o'clock twenty-thzoo
miles from his goal.
He lost his way while over Baltl-
more because Of heavy smoke clouds
and finally was forced to land becaua~
Of engine trouble. He came down 1Iom
a height OF 1000 feet and made . good
landing ON the Bon Diamond farm. an
the Gaithersburg pike.
Wood walked to the nearest tele-
phone and called up Washington to-
ask that his mechanics be sent to put
his engine In condition to resume his
flight to Fort Myer. whore ho was 70
have landed. and whefo he was to have
demonstrated tho efficiency Of hlo
mouoplane for war purposes befoeo =
number Of army officers. and then ee-
gin . return flight to New York - An
attempt to break the record for tAo
longest night between sunrise and SUM
set. ~
Tolls Of Getting Lost.
II passed Baltimore away ahead os
the train and then ran over smoke
clouds that were 30 heavy could not
see anything. I was dying about 7.00o
feet up and was going fast couldn't
find my way and 90 came down 60
about 1000 feet to 500 II that wooldn't
help. and whan I rot far enough 6oWA
10 sec It was evident was entiro,y o6
my course, and then my engano
stopped. 90 I came down ana mAde
a good landing. Just oottan9 over the
phone wires on tho pike.
Psea,A Traial DidnN leWesv ~ HE
|, Wood was not Oeen a pAilAd6apAlA
Ana ~ - pe,ieveA At 1us1o11AlA Pa.s
: few miles north oe hsr4 tint - lost
the train. took hi0 course ovoe the
Delaware river and circlo6 PA0Adol-
ph.s by way Of New Jersey. Il y the
theory Of railroad officials that he
later recrossed the river and caught up
with the train q few miles south OF
Wilmington, Dol He cirClsd Whining
ton and evidently passed the train Pc
tween that city and Havro Dc Grace.
Tho latter point n 100 miles from New
York. 49,.
The train Wood was racing and
which had made q nonstop run from
New York with guests. officials OF tho
aero club and newspaper men. did noe
arrive In washington until $3.50 O'Clock.
Woods assistants when they learned
of his mishap hurried on to Gaithers-
burg to get his plane in condition 20
resume the fight.
overoou,ss Ten Mile Lead.
Wood began his flight from Hemp
stead. L. l., at 4:36 O'Clock this morn
ins and at 4:3o the train started Tor
Washington from Jersey City. WOOD
was about ten miles behind the train
when the flight began. Then Wood TOT
ahead and sustained his lead. passing
over Baltimore thirty-five minutes pc
fore the train reached there. From
baltimore to washington his route was
IN n southwesterly direction over
level country. but he new too FAR TO
the west. Army aud navy avlReors
and other officials assembled at Fort
Myer TO see the landing thought Wood
would have no difficulty in reaching
| washington and crossing to the Tort
after passing Baltimore. because ne
had the three tail wireless towers Ut
Arlington to guide him.
Record Hold by Army Man.
The American records OF endurance
, a,,siainea flight and nonstop flyns
All are held by Lieut.. Thomas d. MAIL
inr II. 9. A.. whose official figures are
Is: miles. from Texas City to San An
] +onia. Texas. in three hours ana Ten
minutes. He remained N she AZ x.s
| ing for one hour and seventeen nain-
utes after reaching San Antonio mAA-
| ing his endurance figures -FOUR noufv
and twenty seven minutes.