St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 14, 1911

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Aviator moment before Nieht. os soaring over a downtown corner, As manager of Harry N. Atwood, aviator, I the following: 1. That on Monday, Aug. 14, between the hours of 8 a. m. and 12 noon, or on any other day of the week ending Saturday, Aug. 19, be- tween the hours herein mentioned, as may be mutually agreeable, At- wood shall under the exclusive auspices and direction of the Post-Dis- patch and no others, sail his Wright biplane over the following route: Starting at Forest Park, north, following general direction of Union boulevard to Bellefontaine and Cavalry cemeteries; turning east, leav- ing cemeteries on left hand and crossing O’Fallon Park to river; follow- ing river south to about Eads Bridge; then turning in over Broadway, _¢ircling in the neighborhood of the Post-Dispatch Building; returning to Tiver; due south to workhouse; from workhouse almost due west, cross- ing Tower Grove Park and turning north over King’s highway; fol- lowing King’s highway north to Forest Park; Forest Park to starting point. Or, the route may be reversed if weather conditions necessi- tate. (With the consent of the Post-Dispatch the route was changed slightly to permit Atwood to start for the Atlantic coast immediately after circling the Post-Dispatch.) 2. For myself and Atwood I agree that no compensation or prize of any character shall be solicited or accepted elsewhere than from the Post-Dispatch, aud that our coming and the flight shall be known wholly as a Post-Dispatch entervfise. 3. Following the flight in and about the city herein described, or any other flight which may for any reason be substituted by con-

OFFICIAL START OF TRIP’ TO OCEAN sent of the Post-Dispatch, I agree that Atwood shall at such time as IS MADE FROM caren OF THE CITY. he elects within the week ending Aug. 19 start on a. flight to the fi a ROS £8 Siiaes Ce gy oe Atlantic Coast, this start to be made under the auspices of the Post- ree pe a HORRERS SG Se eg oe | - Dispatch and the flight to be known as a Post-Dispatch flight. Sp SER gah gees Se : 4. You to pay me th sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000) eash when the flight in and around the city as hereindescribed shall have been made, and when the start of the flight’to the Atlantic Coast shall have been undertaken. This sum of One Thousand Dol- lars (#1000) to include all of your indebtedness. of any character whatsoever to me or to Atwood. A. LEO STEVENS, Accepted: PULITZER PUBLISHING CO. By B. E. BRADLEY: tna” QO. Ki Boverd. *. 1+

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ings to the New on the second lap of his historic inated journey. The speed, 50 miles” ISA “SWEATBOX, WAS PIERCED BY A DOCTOR ASSERTS, BULLET RECOVERS C. S. Chaddock of Visiting Staff Says Windows Must Be Kept Closed in Hot Weather. The city’s provisions for taking care of 4{nsane patients at the sanitarium was characterized as inhuman and inade- quate by Dr. C. 8. Chaddock, a mem- ber of the city hospital visiting staff, in his testimony before the Special Inves- tigating Committee of the House of Del- egates Monday. He declared that there was such a great lack of nurses and at- tendants that the sanitarium authorities ‘were forced to use mechnical methods of restraining violent patients. “On my visits to the Sanitarium I frequently find 30 to 8 wildly insane patients mm the care of one or two nurses,’’ Dr. Chaddock said. ‘“‘The rooms at the sanitarium are sweat boxes. The windows are high, and the iron bars are so far apart that patients could crawl between them. For that reason the windews have to be kept closed, re- sulting in great suffering on hot days. The city is inhuman In its treatment of its insane. Eat From Tin Plates. “The patients are forced to eat from tin plates;.drink their coffee out of tin cups and use the cheapest kind of knives and forks.. There should be chinaware for the table and a better grade of knives and forks. “There ought to be ten physicians at the sanitarium instead of only two.” Dr. Chaddock denied statements that had been made’by other witnesses that the members of the Hospital visiting staff were not prompt in responding to ealls in @mergency cases. He said it had been his observation that the physi- clans were always at the hospital by the time the patients were prepared for the operations. The sanitarium, he said, now con- tained 2000 insane patients, and the help provided is sufficient for the care of only #0. He advocated a farm for the insane, with cottages. - Visiting Dectors Witnesses. Dr. M. G. Seelig, another member of the visiting staff, said that the city hos- pital, ag cot. ducted, is deficient in nurs- ing. He said a that the system of nt patients to work

| brain six days ago.

Romps With Toy Wagon and Talks Rationally Week After Operation at City Hispital.

Four-year-old Andrew Cerainto played about the City Hospital with a toy wagon Monday as gaily as though he had not been shot through the head with a bullet which pierced his Physicians who last. Tuesday saiq he could live only a few hours were surprised at his re- markable recovery.. They say that it is one of only a few known cases in which a person so injured has _re- covered without serious mental in- jury. Expect Skull to Knit. The hospital physicians say that the boy will be able to leave the hospital in a few days if hig parents desire to remove him. Members of the hospital staff are watching the case with inter- est and say they expect nature to knit together the part of the skull removed. Andrew was shot Tuesday by a play- mate while they were play{ng cowboy near the Cerainto home at 1414 North Seventh street. The playmate pointed the revolver at Andrew and said, “I’m goin’ to shoot.”’ “Go ahead,’ wag Andrew’s answer. The bullet struck the boy in the fore- head above the left eye, went through his brain, and passed out through his skull in the. rear. Piece of Skull Removed. An operation was performed at the city hospital in which a piece of the boy’s skull the size of a half doliar was removed. The wound was drained and his head was bandaged. Dr. A. H. Sewing, resident physician of the insti- tution, told the boy’s parents that in his opinion the boy would die within a few hours. “It hardly seems possible that a per- £0n could recover from an injury such as this, and it seems incredible that the boy has retained his menta) activity,” Dr. Sewing told a Post- -Dispatch re- porter Monday. “The Bullet entered the boy’s skull above the left eye, went through his brain, and tore a ragged hole in his skull where it emerged. Physicians Can’t Explain. “Seldom have cases been reported by medical practitioners where persons so injured have recovered. I do not re- member another case in which a bullet passed directly through the brain. and the patient recovered and tied his men- tal faculties.’’ ———— en

aeeenhtieetiend The “Fer Sale” i “Exchange” want ads enumerate erties for those wno wish to secure a used car or make

» tan advan‘'ageous trade. York World via aeroplane driven by H. N. Atwood, Aug. 4, - £991. OAs a. m.

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TAFT CALLS SPECIAL MEETING OF CABINEY Statehood, Wool Bill and Far- mers’ Free List Bill Vetoes Said to Be on Program. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—A _ special meeting of the Cabinet was called for 12 o'clock today, soon after the Presj- dent’s return from Beverly, owing to the fact that the President will be in Ocean Grove, N. J., tomorrow which is regular Cabinet day. that the President's veto message on the Statehood bill and the rough drafts of the veto message on the wool bill and the Farmers’ free list bill would be considered.

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Scores in Today’s Baseball Games NATIONAL LEAGUE. FIRST GAME, PILILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK. OHOLOLOLO; OL KK CL) NEW YORK. _ HMO LI 2 Batteries: Philagelphie Alexander and Spencer; New York, Marquaré and

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and | BULLETIN 228 One Break in 228 Links Notwithstanding unusual conditions, the ‘Sunday POST-DISPATCH yesterday, August 13, carried 172 col- umns of paid advertising as against 173 columns carried by its nearest competitor. The count was as follows: eee renee Bi rae ee iva * Republic ...... ! im." The Want Ad Score Post-Dispatch . wet renee fe CsIObe EemnOerat ic. elke ce ck aw I ig cb Ghis bie Oo bile * POST-DISPATCH excess of Want Ads over the Globe-Democrat and Republic COMBINED, 19 Cols. Pee Mee sw. 5) 1h eo PO ote 6 data « ae Over Globe-Democrat............. 38 * This is the first time in 228 Sundays (or almost five years) that the advertising carried in the Sunday POST- DISPATCH has not exceeded that carried by its nearest competitor. . 172 Cols. Circulation Books open to all. First in Everything. St. Louis’ ONE BIG Newspaper. the prize which brought Atwood to St. Louis to start his a a ——— oe, er, except p

FAIR AND WARM WEATHER WILL FOLLOW CLOUDS THE TEMPERATURES, 75 76 75 12 (noon) 74 1p. m 76 2p. m

_--——---— Yesterday's Temperatures, | High. .86 at 1 p. m. Low. .73 at 6 a. m. eoeeteeneee

ATWOOD IS FINE TIMBER. “Well, I won- if he'll suc- said the der ceed,”’ butcher. “Sure, he will. He’s an experi- enced high-flyer.” “Still, he is tak- ing an awful chance.’”’ “©, that’s noth- ing to a man of his nerve.,”’ “True, See there are so many cross currents that he may find it hard sailing.’’ “I know, but he has wonderful self-control. Warnings do not affect him in the

“Anyway, as I was saying, I wonder if John Jacob Astor will succeed in breaking into the Newport exclusive set after his second marriage.”’ “O, I thought you were talking about Atwood.’”’ Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Cloudy weather this after- noon and tonight; Tuesday fair and warmer. Stage of the river: 5.5 feet; a fall of .1 of a foot. Missouri and Ilinois—Generally fair weath- biy local thunderstorms to- night or Tuesday; ‘continued warm NEW EDITOR FOR REPUBLIC

Horatio N. Seymour to Become Editor-in-Chief Tuesday. Horatio N. Beymour has arrived in St. Louls from New York to become editor-in-chief of the 8t. Louis Re- public. ‘He spent Monday familiarizing him- |self with the routine of the office and it ts pia that he will as-

an hour, was faster than express train time

7 Drenched to the skin -b? rain clouds through which he had paste: a Harry N. Atwood landed here at 10:35 a, m., completing the first stage of his flight from St. Louis to the. Atlantic Coast, arranged by the — patch. an hour, faster shan the fastest express treks — between the two. cities. He made his first landing near the Sangamon Coa Co.,’ mines, three miles east of Springfield. After obtaining a supply of gasoline and eating luncheon here, he again climbed into his biplane and gave a beautiful exhi- bition of flyig above the residece por- tion of the city. Then with the grace of a giant sea- gull his machine hovered over the Fair Grounds and came to earth directly in front of the grand stand, while bands played and the multitude hailed him as one of the most skillful aviators in the world. That Atwood, while daring, is not reckless was shown in the precautions he took before landing in the Fair Grounds. On his arrival there he said that he had sighted the grounds soon after pass- ing over the outskirts of the city, aria that from his great height >the tougt te. place too small for a safe landing.” He passed over the eastern suburbs of the city and landed in an open field. One of Atwood’s assistant managers, A. E. Lamet, and W. L. Chapin, sec- reiary of the Commercial Association, had seen Atwood appreaching the city. When he failed to appear at the Fair Grounds they went out in an automobile to search for him. They found him standing beside his machine in a field, with appreciative coai miners eager to get close enougl: to congratulate him. He told Lamet and Chapin that he would have returned to Springfield if his gasoline had not given out. He accompanied them to the city fn an automobile, and after purchasing g eae ae END OF FIRST STAGE or FLIGHT. : ATWOOD’S TIME FROM ST. ~ LOUIS TO SPRINGFIELD, 2 HOURS, SPEED 50 MILES AN HOUR. FASTEST PASSENGER TRAIN TIME, 32 HOURS AND 24 MINUTES. 1:10 p. m.—Left Springfield. 1:%—Elkhart, 11% miles roms 2 Springfield. I ‘S1—Atianta, oi miles.