Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-03
FLYER DESCENDS
after He MAKES
N0.ST0p RECORD
Victor Carlstrom Comes Down
at Hammondsport, N. Y,
After Running From
Chicago to Erie. a
HE HAS ENGINE TRoUBL;
Lands in New York Town Be-
cause He Couldn't Get to
Gotham Before Night.
TO RESUME THIS MORNING

New York, Nov. Aviator Carl
strom landed at Hammondsport, n.
Y, at s:24 p. IN,
Carlstrom descended because OF in
ability to finish his flight before
nightfall. He expected to resume his
journey at a. m. tomorrow and reach
New York at 9 a. m.
Jamestown, N. Y, Nov. Carl
strom passed four miles north of
Jamestown shortly after 4 o'clock this
afternoon. He was flying at height
of about 5000 feet and appeared to
have favorable wind conditions.
New York, Nov. 2. Carlstrom
passed over Salamanca, N. Y, at 3;22
p. m.
Erie, Pa, Nov, 2-Aviator Victor
Carlstrom, who is flying from Chi
cago to New York, landed in this city
at rs a. m. today because of engine
trouble, but thereby established new
American nonstop flight record. Erie
is just half the distance Carlstrom set
out to cover.
The aviator was flying about seven
miles south of Erie when 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
and jumping from the car at once be-
gan repairs. He said that he was de-
lighted with the flight as far as he
had gone. and although disappointed
because of the slight engine trouble,
he deemed it advisable to take no un-
necessary 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 it~in the way of speed, the
distance between Cleveland and Erie
having been covered in thirty minutes
Having completed repairs to the
engine, Carlstrom decided to repien-
ish Ills supply of gasoline and came
down into the city for tAt purpose
He said that he expected toFleave Erie
before 80 p. M, and that he would
follow the lake to Buffalo. From
there he said he would probably fol-
low the track of the New York Cen
tral railroad into New York.
Carlstrom Leaves Chicago.
Chicago, \ Nov. 2.-Victor Carl
strom, the aviator, started from Chi
cago on his air journey to New York
at 600 O'Clock this morning, after
announcing hat he expected to have
i, dinner in that city. The start was
made IRON the flying field Of the Aero
Club of illinois, and Carlstrom i'm
mediately launched upon route due
east, skirtihg the southern shore Of
Lake Michigan, and following the
right-of-way of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railroad.
The aviator expects to make the
trip without stop of any kind. He is
carrying sack of mail, made up OF
letters from city officials OF Chicago
addressed to city and government Of
ficials at New York. Included are
several communications said to be de-
signed for the Deutschland, the Ger
man submarine at New London
Conn. Carlstrom has a special ap.
pointment as aerial letter carrier. His
trip is being made under the auspices
of .Jew York newspaper
Carlstrom expects to pass over the
cities Of Gary and South Bend. Ind.
Sandusky, Toledo and Cleveland, o.;
Elmira, Binghampton and Port Jer-
Wis, N. Y, to New York. His ma.
chine is 200-horsepower biplane.