The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-02


Erie. Pa, Nov. 2.-victor Carlstrom,
the New York Times aviator, was
forced to land here at 1925 on his
flight from Chicago to New York on
account of engine trouble. He de-
scended in the outskirts of the city.
but was expected to take to the air
again soon.
Carlstrcm's actual flying time was
four hours and sixteen minutes from
Chicago, covering the distance of ap-
proximately 450 miles in the average
time of 100 miles hour Despite
the fact that he descended he estab-
lished a new American nonstop rec
ord, the previous best being his own
flight of 416 miles from Newport News
to New York.
He said he was delighted with the
flight as far as he had gone and altho
isappointed because of the slight en-
gine trouble. he deemed it advisable to
take no unnecessary chances, as he
was very anxious to get to New York
by o'clock this evening. Carlstrom
said that he expected to leave Erie be-
fore 1870 p. m. and that he would
follow the lake to Buffalo. From
there. he said he would probably fol-
low the tracks of the New York Cen
trail into New York.
Erie is half way between Chicago
and New York.
Gasoline Sprung Leak.
Carlstrom had passed six milas
south of the city when he discovered
that his gasoline tank had been leak
ing. He turned and made the landing
at Erie.
Carlstrom said he has given up hope
of reaching New York City before
night. He had travelled from Chicago
believing that two hundred gallons OF
gasoline would be enough to carry
him thru, but when he discovered the
len ha I'm 81, Fo<
ther he could go, so decided to turn
back and land.
Gets Away at Chicago 600 a. m. I
Chicago. Nov. with fair wind
at his back, Victor Carlstrom left ASH
burn flying field here IN his Curtiss
biplane at 500 a. m: today, heading
for New York City with q pouch half
filled with United States mail He
will attempt to reach New York this
evening without making a stop en-
route. Weather condition were con-
sidered ideal by all who saw him starr
started the engines, it was the kind OF
a day he had been waiting for.
Engineers are hoping that the wind
will add thirty or forty miles an hour
| to the eighty or ninety miles an hour
! for which the plane is built
The aviator passed over Hammond.
Ind, at o:z1; Gary, Ind. 6:27, and LIZ
Porte, Ind, at 6:48. He was flying at
an altitude of about 1000 feet The
weather was reported clear with a
slight wind blowing.
Letter TO President Wilson.
Carlstrom is carrying letters from
! Mayor Thompson to President Wilson
Governor Whitman and Mayor Mitch
ell of New York; Governor Dunno TO
| Governor Whitman; Major General
Thomas H. Barry to Major General
Leonard Wood; Bion ]. Arnold to
A
Commerce to the Merchants associa-
ton of New York; Postmaster Camp
bell to Postmaster General BurIess,r.s
and cards of greeting to the kaiser ana
German officials to be sent via the
Deutschland, when it departs for Ger
many.
| Previous Effort Failed.
The flight between the two cities has
been attempted before. when Eugene
B. Ely made an effort to win the New
York Times and Chicago Evening Post
prize of SIS, 900 and $1,000 offered bv
Clifford b. Harmon. He was forced 10
descend after covering about thirty
two miles. Ely was killed some time
later
On May 21 of this year. carIstrom
established an American record for a
nonstop flight, travelling from lew
port News to New York, = distance of
416 miles When Carlstrom passed
over Kearsarge, just south Of Eric, lie
had broken his own American record
| for a nonstop flight.
Flying 100 Miles an Hour.
Toledo. Ohio, Nov. 2.-Carlstrorn
passed Swanton, Ohio, at $40 ard
Maumee at s:22. MauTsee is 200 n1tEss
from Chicago.
| Toledo, Ohio. Nov. 2-Carlstrom
passed Port Clinton at sac, south of
Sandusky at $50 and Huron at s:55
central time.
carlstrom passed over Lorain. o..
at $40 Central time). This marked
point a few miles more than one
third of the distance from Chicago to
New York. He is flying more than
100 miles an hour. He had been in
the air three hours and one minute
when he reached Lorain.
Geneva. Ohio, Nov. 2.-Carlstrorn
passed Geneva, Ohio. at 1o:52 (east-
ern time.)