Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
oRvILLE WRIGHT ON The MEND
INJURED AVIATOR DOING NICE
LY IN FORT MYER HoSPITaL.
Expects to Be Able to Return Home
in Two Weeks-Signal
Corps Plans.

While Orville Wright the injured avn
ator. who is in the hospital at Fort
Myer is progressing steadily toward re-
covery. he has had a slight setback the
past few days, sort of nervous stomach
trouble, which. though painful and an
moving. is not regarded as serious THE
broken bones are knitting better 'han
was at first expected by the surgeons. II
probably will be two weeks more before
the patient can be moved to his home IN
Dayton but the general outlook is good
and Mr. Wright is naturally PLEASED
with the prospect.
The injured leg is suspended above the
bed AS result Of the terrible fall there
will be only one mark visible. assuming
this there now remains little doubt. The
mark that will be noticeable is ho'
very large scar that cuts the middle OF
the left eyebrow Otherwise Mr.. Wright
will look as good as new.
Regarded as Model Patient.
The attending surgeons in charge say
the aviator has been a model patient
and both Mr.. Wright and his sister agree
that he could not have had better on
kinder captors for his weeks Of impris-
onment.
Mr. Wright is looking forward to the
return of his brother from abroad this
winter. 1t had been thought that VIII
bur Wright would go to Italy when his
contract in France was completed, but In
view Of the accident to his brother he
probably will return to this country.
1t may be that Wilbur will complete
the aeroplane contract for this govern
ment in place of Orville. If such Is done
1t will be in the interest of time. 1t, Will
how xxhn q
carry out a plan they have had in mind
of getting a place in the south where
experiments can be carried on the year
round 1t is possible that they may do
Florida or some other warm-weatheT
state. In that event it will be possine
to carry on experiments and try out new
devices at any time. Such an arrange
ment might remove the final trials of the
aeroplane from Fort Myer altogether.
To Resume Dirigible Flights.
Preparations are being made for the
resumption of flights with the Baldwin
dirigible. The big tent that sheltered
the balloon before its trip to st. Joseph
has been replaced. and the balloon itseli
will be in the tent and imitation begun
tomorrow. The hydrogen-making appa-
ratus is in place at the tent. 1t Is IN
tended. when the next flights of the dir
1g1ble are made, to attempt experiments
with wireless telegraphy. To that END
the gas neck of the balloon Will be
moved to the rear end farthest from the
telegraph instrument The danger from
sparks has prevented the Signal Corps
men from attempting to send messages
from any of the spherical balloons
though messages have been received
With the dirigible the risk will be much
less. and 1t is thought that important
demonstrations can be made.
The Signal Corps has in view a num-
Der Of other experiments with the dirigi-
BILE, such as dropping dummy bombs at a
mark and even towing explosive-lader
balloons and dropping weights at mark
from them. All this work will take time
and Is likely to make Fort Myer a center
of aerial activity for a long time to
come.