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Show oo CARLSTROM SETS FMNGJECOl New York, Nov. 3. Victor Carl-strom, Carl-strom, who left Chicago yesterday for Mew York in a Now York Times mail carrying aeroplane, descended on Governor's Gov-ernor's island today, ending his flight it S:55 1-2 a. m. His journey was interrupted in-terrupted by stops yesterday at Erie, Pa and Hammondsport, N. Y. Tho flight from Hammondsport, where the aviator resumed his trip at 6:35 a. m. today, was without incident, in-cident, Carlstrom flying at a height of 2000 feet, aided by a good wind. A letter from Mayor Thompson of Chicago addressed to President Wilson Wil-son "was placed in the hands of a special spe-cial messenger, who started at once for Long Branch, N. J. A representative representa-tive of the New York postoffice met Carlstrom at Governor's island and received re-ceived the baw of mail brought by air-post. air-post. The aviator was greeted upon his descent by Major General Leonard Wood, U. S. A., and Augustus Post ami Allan R. Hawley of the Aero Club of America. On his flight from Hammondsport today Carlstrom broke another record, covering the distance of 315 miles at an average speed of 137 miles an hour, or eleven miles an hour better than the record held by Jules Vedrines, tho French aviator. |