Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02

| By the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa, November 2.-Aviator
Victor Carlstrom began a flight from
Chicago to New York today. He landed
in this city at II rs am. because Of en-
gine trouble. but established a new
American nonstop fight record. Erie
| is Just half the distance Caristrom set
out to cover.
| The aviator was flying about seven
miles south of Erie when a pipe be-
came loose on his engine and he made
! for. this city so that he could obtain
| the necessary mechanical assistance.
He landed easily in large open field
at 30th and Peach Streets. and. jump
| ing from the car. at once began repairs.
He said he was delighted with the
flight as far as he had gone, and, al
though disappointed because Of the
slight engine trouble. he deemed it adj
| visab1e to take no unnecessary chances,
as he was very anxious to get to New
York by o'clock this evening.
| The engine WAS doing all he had
expected of 1t In the way of speed, the
di.tancs pstysan Gleys.ssd snd E.is 9!
Obtains More aasolins.
Having completed repairs to the en-
gins, Carlstrom decided to replenish
| his supply Of gasoline. and came down
into the city for that purpose. He
said he expected to leave Erie early
| this afternoon, and that he would fol-
| low the lake to Buffalo. From there,
he said. ne probably would follow the
track of the New York Central railroad
into New York.
Caristrom left Chicago at 500 this
H-s~ t,.N4 <n
dinner % sex York as Tne start
was made from the flying field OF the
Aero Club of Illinois. and Carlstrom
Immediately launched upon route due
east following the right OF way OF the m
railroad
without stop. He is carrying sack OF
mail made up of letters from city Of
ficiais of Chicago to officials at New
York Included are several communi-
cations said to be destined Tor tht
Deutschland at New London. Conn
CarIstrom has a special appointment
as aerial letter carrier. His trip. ii
being made under the auspices OF
New York newspaper.
Carlstrom expected to pas over Gar,
and Cleveland, Ohio; Elmira. Bingham
ton and Port Jervis. n. Y HIS ma
chine is a 200 horsepower biplane.
TOLEDO, Ohio. November 2.-Victol
Carlstrom flying from Chicago TO New
York passed Maumee village. eigh
miles south of Toledo at S:22 am.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. November a.
Victor Carlstrom in his biplane passed
south Of Mishawaka at 1902 this morn
ing, flying at a speed OF from eight!
to ninety miles per hour. he lost MI
course between Laporte and South Benz
ard when he passed this vicinity h
was six miles south of the New Yofl
Central railroad tracks, which he in
tended to follow.
Fog obscures Cleveland's View.
| CLEVELAND. Ohio. November q
Aviator Victor Carlstrom flew owe
Cleveland on his attempted non-stol
aight from Chicago to New York a
10.25 m, eastern time, today, but NJ
one saw him here, although one mai
saws he heard his motor. dense fol
over the lake ooscured the view at thi
| noint. He was reported having pass
ed Geneva. forty miles east of here. a
1882. and that was the first report re
ceived of his having been actual.
, s;gh,ed after he went by Vermiilion
forty miles west of this place, at 9:5s
, Geneva is 400 miles from Chicago, an,
his record TO that point was thre
| bonrs and forty-three minutes.
| C,ar,stroms flight is being conducted
under the auspices of the New Yorl
( Times.
, First Chicago-New York Trial.
Il The first attempt to fly from Chicag
| to New York was made in 1910, whel
Eugene 3. Ely and number of other
competed for the $4,000 prize offere
3 by the New York Times and the Chi
cago Evening Post. and for the $500
!, prize offered by Clifford &. Harmon
The Hiers experienced great deal 0
4 trouble due in most cases to the in
ferior equipment of the day, and Ell
d his ffty-horsepower Curtiss biplan
= broke down about thirty-two mile
@ from the starting point.
Previous Distance Records.
The worlds record for nonstop fiigh
}. was made June 20-21 of this veal
when Sub-Lieut. Antoine Marchal O
i the French air service flew more tha
s 500 miles before forced by engine trou
Z BILE to aiight He ascended at Nancy
in France, and after flying across Ber
, lin, on which he dropped proclamation,
went on to Chelm. in Austrian POLAND
: where he came down and was take
|, prisoner.
!. !: Before this, in September. 1913, Ro
land Garris established the worlds rec
! ord for a combined flight over land an
" water. when he few from Frejus. nea
!. Cannes. Tin France. to Bizerta. nea
CONTINUED on Seventh Pase.)