New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
HENRY FARMAN HIS WIFE WHO ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Oir Farma

prov of the tug the reception committee stealeo
down the Bay to board the liner and carry II arHida
off its guest.
Mr. HawIey had fortified himself with the neces-
sary customs house certificate authorizing the
Aero Club kidnap Farman when found on LA
Touraine. AS the tug cut its way toward the red
masted steamship. which at the distance appeared
to be barely moving, he said we Will soon
have him with us boys" looked again at the docu-
ment and smiled
The steamship however moving at quarter
speed when the tug full of aeronauts reached her
side and blew three long blasts of the whistle,
which informed the captain OF La Iouralne Ihat
the tug wanted to board her.
It was as though the whistle had never been. The
Teurane kept her peace and pace, and her answer
ing salute is yet awaited. The tug was losing
steadily. Three sharp. short blasts were sounded
which one man explained effort to reach
the heart in charge Of the machinery
of the big boat and influence him to put on the
brakes The rudder of the Touraine was all the
scenery in sight few moments later. The steam
ship majesticaly. silently. not deigning one small
snort in exchange for the many blasts blown Tor
her alone. departed She left a sea OF suds ana
the aeronauts behind her
Captain after paying $50 for this tug and s61 for
sandwiches to board this vessel and capture our
man can't you catch hold of her somewhere
called MI Hawley, waving the document
I'VE are going as fast can, sir, replied tho
captain
In a few moments the United States revenue cut
fer shot across the water toward the disappearing
ship Evidently there something compelling
about the appearance of the revenue cutter Inc
Touraine slowed down almost stopped
Now YOU can catch her if you hustle called
Mr. Havley encoura gingly, to the captain. and he
did
Farman being seen at the Touraines side, Paul
La Crox shouted a greeting in French, which was
promptly answered by the aeronaut in the same
tongue Mr.. Hawley had been chosen TO board the
vessel and had started when the exchange of fe-
greeted
.,say La Crox' he shouted ASK him in French
If he speaks English. will you?" Finding he did
he climbed the ladder and before Farman knew TO
what he owed the honor of the visit seven cameras
had caught his unprepared smile
Have you formed in your own mind any definite
conclusion concerning the development of the
acceptance the aeronaut was asked
Il think it may take some years to perfect such
method of travel" he answered slowly and studt-
ously The aeroplane, in my opinion, will event
uallv nrove far safer the automobile and even
/ more numerous he added. There is so much
larger opportunity development of the aeroplane
than is true of any other type Of aerial navigating
I machine We about all that can be learned
Of the balloon The dirigible will be improved upon
! It's true but the aeroplane, I believe. will come
! into very common use.
The first thing l want to emphasize 10 the peo-
pIe of this country said, lis that aeroplane
does not Hv over house tops, like balloon. hope
| they will not be disappointed when they find they
can view airship without cranng their necks
Mr. Farrnan mentioned taking luncheon the other
dav with Wilbur Wright in Paris
rs your machine better than that of the Wright
| brothers?" was asked.
"Ah could not saw We had a very pleasant
luncheon I assure you. We aviators are all work
| ing in much the same way for the same result
| Delagrange and I have worked together for years
Our machines are much alike. I do not believe in
Secrecy In these matters like public flights You
must remember that foreigners owe credit to
Octave Chanute Chicago, for the basic principles
| of our apparatus. OF course, we have made modih-
cations We also much to the Wright brothers.
pioneers after Mr.. Chanute
! Aren't you ahead of us In experimenting as you
| do the experimenting openly?
81, is better TO do everything publicly Mr. Far
man repIied 1T is difficult enough anyway. and 1t
| IS better for others what you doing and
| for YOU to see what they are doing-each 1TnpToV-
| ing hy noticing the mistakes of the others
..Of course the great difficulty in flying is the
| euets of air I never had but bad accident
| and that was 1or the machine than for me-
! A steady strong wind is what you want Then
Won can make a good flight. Among the other dlt-
! AcuIties TO be met with in aeroplane fight is the
! ,resence Of trees. houses etc, which divert the
wind from course If the wind becomes
too strong great is needed in the manipulation
of the machine At Ghent Belgium the wind is
more steady and less nterfered with by obstacles,
while at issy where 1 have flown, there are more
hills and houses TO bother one
! In NV flights at Brighton Beach shall use the
/ same motor l used in France, but am using
larger cylinder 1t of hfty-fve horsepower and
/ IS weight is ninety Kilograms. about two hun
/ dred pounds The entire machine weighs about half
a ton do not have the tip rudders that Curtlss
uses in the June Bug machine.
The aeropane will have future. 1t will be SO
easy and so quick. My greatest pause IN hlght mas
been ten seconds, staying on an ascending wind
! The birds in their flight have a special instinct
which we will have, but we can improve our
methods by using of the methods of the bird "
WATER A GREAT HINDRANCE
is not the water cooler for the engine great
htndrance the matter of weight?'
If we could carry sufficient to keep the
engine cool we could stay in the air thirty hours
as well as thirty minutes. l fly generally fifteen
feet above the ground you what mean by
the interference the part OF trees and houses.
can nv higher, but made flight as
high as your skyscrapers, you call them; but l
hope to some day
Il think that the Wright brothers know a great
deal about the subject which they sue
| cessfully working The steering of my machine is
| done entirely by wheel. The big box rudder takes
| the place of the tips in the June Bug. / think the
time is not far distant when shall the aero
| plane standing motionless in the air In time an
automatic balance will also be secured. The aero
plane is much more Of question than is the
balloon"
! Tomorrow He said yesterday was in per-
feet condition when shipped, ten days He Will
he said try TO break his record of % minutes and
~ seconds in the air when at issy, France he trav
| eued twelve aerial miles Il don't believe any one
can surnass what 1 able to do with my present
ma chine" ne said
Nfrs Pa ruan ACCOMPANIED the aviator and party
~ Aero Club members the Brighton Beach rate
track in automobiles yesterday afternoon Farm AT
was satisfied with the grounds shed 10 protec