The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-09-25
WILBUR WRIGHT is
&" NOW AT THE TOP
He Makes a New AeropIane Record
in France.
a LONG STAY IN IAE AIR.
Flies His Machine Over the Auvours
Field for Over an Hour and a
Half Ten Thousand Spectators Wit
ness the Feat White
Congratulates Him.

: LIE Mans (By Cable) I'm the
presence of the officials OF the French
Aero Club, of Sarthe, the American
ambassador, Henry White; General
Bazaine-Hayter, commander Of the
Fourth Army Corps; large number
of French and foreign officers and
aeroplanc experts and a wildly cheer
ing crowd, numbering 10000. VIII
bur Wright, the American aeronaut,
Monday afternoon accomplished a
signal triumph, capturing the worlds
record from his brother, Orville
Wright, with marvelously impress
sive flight in his powerful machine of
/ hour, 81 minutes and 81 seconds,
covering in that time an actual dis
lance of SO kilometers, or nearly 81
miles.
Owing to the recent accident at
Fort Myer the trial for the Michelin
Cup, for the greatest distance COW
cred by an aeroplane in 1908. and
the Aero Club prize of $1,000 for
the longest fight over an enclosed
ground, attracted intense interest.
Mr.. Wright at first appeared nerv-
GUS, and ill luck seemed to be pur-
suing him. The wind was too high
in the morning to permit OF fight,
and when it fell at 4 o'clock, Wright
made three false starts owing to
the oblique direction of the breeze
and trouble experienced with the
cradle.
Finally, at Sis, after the direc-
ton of the starting rail had been
changed to point In the teeth of the
breeze, which was then blowing gent
ly at about four miles an hour, the
aviator got away nicely. sailing ma
jestically up the field.
After rounding the upper turn,
Wright swept back to where the
thousands were gathered and began
describing elipses. Round and round
he went with the regularity of clock
work and the steadiness Of rail-
road train. The great crowd was
at once delighted and amazed at
the remarkable stability shown by
the aeroplane. Wright at first mani
tested extraordinary prudence, flying
so low that he seemed almost to skim
the earth, but on the thirteenth round
he rose to so feet Spontaneous
cheers greeted the picture and these
were redoubled as he successfully sur
passed his own record and then his
brothers.. SO
In the gathering darkness the spec
taele became thrilling. The aero
plane could no longer be seen at the
farther end of the field; it appeared
and disappeared in the gloom like a
white phantom, but the sound of the
ceaseless churn of the propellers told
the multitude, which had now grown
frantic, that Wright was still in the
air. Matches were lighted to keep
watch on the feeting minutes and
night had fallen when. at the end of
the thirty-third round. Wright shut
of his motor and came lightly to the
ground.
) With mad cheer, the crowd broke
through the lines and rushed for
ward. only being prevented from
hoisting the American in triumph on
their shoulders by charging cavalry.
Among the first to reach Mr..
Wright's side was Henry White. the
American ambassador, who told the
smiling aeronaut of the keen pleas
ure he felt in witnessing his victory.
The Ambassador said that he knew
he was expressing the sentiments of
President Roosevelt and the entire
American people in congratulating
him. Other friends were equally en-
sthusiastic. Subsequently Ambassador
White said be believed the American
people should present a testimonial
to the Wright brothers.
II Germany honors Zeppelin" he
asked. why should not America
hA y, L.
new page in the history of the
world?"
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