The Washington times., 1908-10-29
Dayton Aviator Attempts to
Get About With the Aid
of Pair of Clutches.
SURGEON TELLS HIM
TOUSE GREAT CARE
Inventor Certain He Will Be Able
20 Fulfill ContraCt-Goes Home
Saturday to Vote.

out in the little hospital at Fort
Myer. a tripi army post that your
Uncle Samuel built for the instruction
OF men in the arts Of riding, Of shoot
ing. OF fighting well, where they are
supposed to know more about rifles
ard sabers, and field formations th.a
they are about the gentle things Of life.
there Is a little school that is a sort
o. side issue. but which goes back clear
90 the foundation OF life, and Is teach
ing a man the thing which he learns
first Of all in youth.
OrviIle Wright who astOnished the
whole world by his mountaineering
flights over the Fort Myer parade
ground. 81 his wonderful aeropiane, to-
Cay is learning TO walk. almost as a
child learns
The man. who was. and is, get for
that matter. hailed as the real pioneer
OF air navigation. the inventor of the
first good hcavier-than-air machine, has
gone back 10 his childhood days. and
the pilot who sailed ABOUT At forty miles
an hour 100 feet above the ground finds
that it ISN'T easy to walk.
Forgets How to Walk
And it's all because Mr.. Wright has
been confined 10 bed SO long that he
has forgotten how he used to walk be-
fore the aeroplane fell with him and
with Lieut.. Thomas Z. SelfIidge on that
bright September afternoon, which must
seem far away 10 him now.
Il tried 10 get up yesterday" he said,
and / did put my foot down to the
1,oOf but when the blood shot into my
injured les, It began TO hurt so much
j had to 90 back 10 bed
But today and tomorrow, and probably
Saturday, before he leaves Tor MS Day
ton home, MIR, Wright is going 10 try
10 walk and the nurses who watch
him are going TO help him and alto
Eether, TINS suDduer Of the air, Is ready
10 show himself and anyone else that
it's not nearly so hard 70 learn 70 walk
as some young gentlemen ana some
young mothers might have one believe.
Mr.. Wright is little pale as yet. ne
is Just a little thinner tHan ne was De
fore The accident. but he Is Just dS con-
ddent today that his ms Ssllne Is RE ut
as ne was then. he still wears TN air
OF quiet mOdesty that used 10 be so
marked; he is just as reticent about his
business affairs, and Just as Wiling 70
talk about the more public aspects on
his fights. or his contract with the
United States.
Goes Home Saturday.
Yes, I'm going home Saturday" he
said. Il expect to assemble another ma
chine like the one 1 had here. I want
TO come back myself before June and
finish nv contract with the Govern
ment There are quite a number of
maehlnes-that is, the parts-in our
Dayton shop, which IL will not take
long 10 put together.
T think my brother Wilbur Cwho re-
Gently complied with the terms of
French syndicate and completed a con-
tract which means 100000 10 the
WrightsJ will come home about the
first Of January He doesn't say much
about business when he writes to me,
he makes Jokes and tells stories. thinks
I'm stili pretty sick, I guess, and Mr.
Wright smiled
AIr Wright said the citizens Of Day
ton viii defer the banquet they had
planned for his return until Wilbur gets
back He said that when he gets strong
enough he personally viii answer the
hundreds OF communications he has re-
ceived since he has been In the hos
pitaL
Major Winter Examine.
Major Winter the surgeon in charge
Of the Fort AIyer Hospital. made his
last examination Of the patient yester-
DAY ana said when he finished that Mr..
Wright is in excellent condition.
You must be careful not to walk
too soon on that broken thigh. that's
all If you are not, you might cause
Aflt knitting ptLlGS 10 bcllu Il llAlAt anu
your leg would be shorter thar 1t
really ought to be"
Mr. Wright isn't going to take any
chances on having one short leg, % he
VIII likely walk on crutches without
touching the ground with his injured
Les. for two months after he gets home
and then for enc month more he will
walk with clutches and with both feet
touching. After that he hopes to throw
away his cFutcheg and get down to real
hard physical work once more.
LABOR FILLS HALL.