The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-09-11

an Hour It Is Thought.
Washington, D. g., Sept. 0.Or-
vile Wright today broke the worlds
record for time and distance for a
heavier er-than-air flying machine.
which he established yesterday. IN
the flight requiring great skill on
account Of a ten mile wind, he circ-
led around the drill grounds at Fort
4 Myer fifty-eight times in sixty-iye
minutes, and fifty-two seconds, exe-
Iceeding the time OF yesterdays rec
ord fight by three minutes and 81
seconds The flight was witnessed
by nearly thousand people.
The aerop.ane rose from the
ground almost Immediately after
leaving the single starting rail. 1t
continued to climb higher with each
successive round Of the field until 1t
reached an altitude Of Is feet. For
4 the frst thirty rounds the machine
few as smoothly as on It's previous
flights, but from that time on n
seenAto pitch at turns, as the hreeze
/ from the west struck 1t. AIS the ma
1 chine moved from the orthern end
eft the feld to the southern end, Mr..
| Wrigst kept it several points ia the
wsnd. lS55; KS /;
When, the machine pitched, 1t
! could be plainly seen from below
4 that It responded promptly to every
j move Of the levers by the operator.
4 One OF Mr.. Wright = assistants mar
ked the time in large figures at In
4 tervals on the roof Of a shed, in or
ader that Mr.. Wright might see how
long he had been in the air. II
a gust of wind unusually strong,
4 struck the aerial flyer during the
\ forty-second round |, and It plunged
/ sharply causing the crowd to ex-
claim In alarm. MI. Wright then
4 brought the machine lower, but on,
53rd round he had reached an alti-
tude Of 200 feet.
When Mr.. Wright completed the
i ffty-fourth round he had beaten his
record Of yesterday afternoon, which
lin turn, had broken the worlds rec
! ord, established ii the morning flight
lof yesterday. The crowd gave lus-
| ty cheer but Mr.. Wright was too
busy with the levers to wave his
I cap.
Mr.. Wright came down at the end
Of the fifty-eighth round, landing
]easily.
Il encountered stir breeze
were his first words. Flying in the
wind as did today Is lots Of fun.
It is much more sport than flying In
q calm as on yesterday. The wind
!. must have been blowing fifteen miles
or more an hour as could tell BY
II the quartering Of the machine.
kept muck higher than usual, on ac-
count Of the wind. 1
The signal corps ofiicers at the
war department today expressed the
belief that Orville Wright will make
Ia speed OF at least forty-two miles
an hour with his heavier-than-air
machine. df he does make forty
4 two miles an hour, he would be en-
Z titled to a bonus Of twenty per cent
over the contract price, which would
a net him for his machine $4,000
the contract price being $4,000.
4 The speed Is to be taken on a meas
4ured course OF more than five miles
against, and with the wind. The
\ start Il to be q flying one, machine
!. to paes the starting point at full
speed at both ends Of the course.
The oflcial trials Will be held al
Isoon as Mr.. Wright announces his
readiness He will probably make 9
!, preliminary flight for week Or more
before he tests the aeroplane before
] the army board. 81
Mrs. G. "A. shumway and daughter
&, went to Huron yesterday to attene
1.-The state fair and visit friends.