Ruth Law's Flight from Chicago to New York

• Leaves Grant Park at 8:25 a.m. Eastern time on November 19, 1916.
• Follows Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway tracks across Indiana.
• Passes over Vermilion, Ohio at approximately 11:23 a.m. Eastern time.
• Flies over snow-covered Cleveland at 6,000 feet.
• Passes Erie and breaks Victor Carlstrom’s record.
• Lands on racetrack in Hornell with empty gas tank at 2:10 p.m., establishing new American non-stop record (512 miles).
• Takes off from Hornell at 3:24 p.m. and barely clears the trees.
• Lands on farm in Binghamton at 4:20 p.m. unable to continue in dark.
• Takes off at 7:23 a.m. on November 20th into dense fog.
• Looks for water landmarks, which are easiest to see from air (e.g. Delaware River).
• Spots Port Jervis!
• Hits Hudson River around Haverstraw, then follows it south.
• Swoops down and lands on Governors Island at 9:37 a.m.