The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-10
Inventor Not Nervous.

| 10 Ine crowd lnat surrounded him after
| landing from the second flight Mr.. Wright
appeared to be the coolest man around
| and entirely free from nervousness, nor
| did he show any signs of fatigue.
| Today's flight with a companion was not
| the first made by Mr.. Wright. During his
| experiments in North Carolina some
months ago he took another person along
with him.
Among the large number of officials who
saw Mr.. Wright make his ascensions were
| Secretary StrauS of the department of
commerce of labor, Secretary Wright of
| the war department, Secretary Metcalf OF
| the navy department. Assistant Secretary
| Oliver of the war department. Lieutenant
| General Nelson A Miles, retired, Brigadier
| General William CroZier, chief of ordnance
| of the army: Brigadier General Arthur
Murray. chief of artillery; Brigadier GEN
eral Marshall, chief of engineers; Briga-
der General William w. Withersnn0n
Charles S. Bromwell superintendent of
public buildings: Charles D. Walcott See
rotary of the Smithsonian institute: Lieu
tenant Commander Cielsnd- Davis, in
charge of the wireless telegraph branch of
the bureau of equipment of the navy;
Lieutenant G. c. Sweet. who today was
detailed to witness the experiments in
aerial navigation at Fort Myer by the
navy department; DR.. II. w. Wiley. chief
| of the bureau of chemistry of the agri-
cultural department.: Edward B. Rosea
chief of the bureau of standards. and
Major Fourier of the French artillery
military attache of the French embassy
at Washington.
Words of Praise.
Wonderful remarkable extraordinary"
were the words used by the officers pres
ent when they were asked what they
thought of the flights made today by Mr..
Wright.
Secretary Wright watched the move
ments of the machine with the closest at
tention and manifested the greatest in
terest in everything that was going on.
Speaking of the work of his namesake
the aviator and his aeropiane, the secre-
tary of war declared that it was most
wonderful machine, and added:
Perhaps it may be valuable for scout
purposes and probably for many others.
l suppose this is the beginning of the
steady development of this means of nav
Secretary Metcaif declared that the ex-
hibition was remarkable.
HE appears TO have the machine under
perfect control" said Secretary Metcalf.
The Problem Solved.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic man on
the field was Secretary Straus, and a.
soon as Mr.. Wright landed his machine
he hurried to him and extended his con-
gratulations, at the same time plying him
with many questions.
1.-The problem of flight In the air is
solved was the declaration made by
General Murray. chief of artillery of tn }
army, as he looked skyward and viewed
the movements OF Mr.. Wright's machine.
1.-THE utility of the machine is to be
worked out" he added.
1t was suggested to General Murray tina /
an experiment be made as to the FEAST
bility OF launching a shell from an aero
plane The method suggested was to have
Mr. Wright soar over outline of a bat
tleship, which could be reproduced or the
drill grounds. and while above it to drop
a sand bag. THAT would be worth try
ir.g" said the general. When the signal
corps gets he machine We win probably
undertake some experiments Ct that sort !"
| AS Captain Fourier, the French mill
| tary attache, matched the operations Of
! the aeroplane he declared with much en-
! thusiasm:
/ Marvellous / have great admiration
| for the work of Mr. Wright"
| Today's time and distance will be ac-
| cepted as official by the Aero club of
| America as Augustus Post. its secretary,
already has approved them.
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