New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
WRIGHT HOLDS HIS OWN
Importing, but Not Out of Danger
Military Funeral for SeIfridge.

Washington. Sept. 1s-orville Wright showed
signs OF Improvement to-day at the Fort Meyer
Hospital. and while the doctors say he is
tirely danger. his condition satisfactory.
Miss Katherine Wright visited her brother twice
to-day and several army officers and friends Of the
injured permitted to him.
Lieutenant Selfridge will have military funeral.
probably Thursday. His father left San Fran
cisco for Washington to-day, and until his arrival
the body will remain in the receiving vault at the
Arlington National Cemetery, where burial will
probably be made. kilograms Of coincidence from
all the world have been received at the War
Department.
Captain Bailey. the surgeon who has been in
charge of the Fort Myer hospital. said to-day:
Mr.. Wright is resting easy. He is suffering from
the natural reaction Of such injuries as he received
on Thursday. His pulse is above normal, and his
temperature is also a little high, but he is doing
very satisfactorily. I cannot that he is out Of
danger. it is always possible. when a person
receives severe injury such as his, that cornpH-
cation might set in
Lieutenant Creecy, Of the marine corps, who saw
Mr Wright to-day, said: His eyes are bright.
and he looks a great deal better than I expected
find him OF mentioned aero
plane 10 him. He seems be in good spirits. but
little tired and his injuries quite painful
I think he knows now that Lieutenant Sefridge is
dead although no one has asked him or endeavored
to learn whether he really knows about 1t. 1t Is
presumed that he learned Of Lieutenant Selfridges
death from some letter in his mall which he was
permitted to read to-day
The splint Mr.. Wrghts leg will be adjusted
again tomorrow morning. His sister IS the guest
Of the signal corps while in this city and has re-
ceived every facility for assisting her brother. It
will probably be two three months before MI
Wright will be able TO leave the hospital Miss
Wright saw the wrecked machine to-day and
showed familiarity with its intricate parts and the
cause OF the accident
Major Fournier. the French military attache'
called AT the hospital to-day and Colonel De Bode.
military attache of the Russian embassy, sent
telegram TO the chief signal officer NJ des Portes
de la Fosse. charge d'afaires Of the Frencn I'm
bassv called on Acting Secretary Adee to-day ana
left on behalf Of the French government and him
ealg a note of syrnpathy on the aeroplane accident
.,-rrarA x no doubt that the American people
would anpIaud a generous rather than strictly
technical attitude the part OF the government
+ov1ard Orville wright said Secretary WrlshI on
being asked for an expression as 10 "nat aCuoH
the government would take in view OF Thursoay
o,o;5.,- Mr. Wright's achievements won the ad-
,r;ra-ion and his misfortune the sympathy OF tne
zz,oIe country but until the war department i4aS
some recommendation to act on cannot Say "4aC
,,rsa will be followed II may be that should
Ell, o- martial be adjudged act of
-. ,,nder the contract the department Wouid
=. y-i+f,o,,t power TO make it and an act OF Coi-
sress would be necessary -.
any money from the government lot ms - =.
.+i1 he had fulfilled the contract requirements
- C1,-,as 2 Flint the Wright brothers ousi-
80 -enresentative. when he learned that suCh
--o,osftion was being discussed orVhie " IS
= -l,i,l,irr only Of getting well ana Is mol
- Is,e for the future just yet Inc WrIsh''
any p@--- -1 seron1anes at Dayton Ohio, and am
- ,,i11 make an effort TO fulfil their cen
- vi+r the government as soon as possloie.
.e,,77,e they could get an extension oL tiI!i0 4 80
100 for il If Orville Wright IS not 1ulls go
cred bv the time Wilbur conlPletes Is Ill
I--.e - is possible that the elder oro'hel "
- 20 this country TO make the oHlclal
-, +tore The army board do not say thaI
tLis certainly will be done as orvnIe w li-'
feel : special pride in fulfilling tne 0on'iA at
self che signal CORPS
- -, ordered TO St. Joseph. Mo, to take clai sc
- -,,, dirigible balloon IN the nlnIatS
..-,en- 70 be held in that city next "eGA
lieutenant selfridge was 10 have LETT mere t
for This service. but owing TO MS oedl-- IL -.
-, has been ordered TO take charge OF Iie III
ship. 49,, ..-on1ane on the
.-1I z-o,,nds was taken down this morning anu
800 IN the shed and the telephone line "illca
Rad been laid TO Alexandria, Va. IN ahIicipa'iO
wrisht's speed trial, was taken up
At the official investigation OF the aeroPidhe 60
- v,adA al Fort Myer yesterday by the signal
~o-ns what is believed TO be the correct theoiS
- he cause of the accident was brought out.
7 lieutenant Sweet. Of the navy, VINO assisted til7
hoard At the inquiry, gave the following version
St., q believed 10 be the belief of the board:
Through the numerous long flights made by Mr.
wright at Fort Myer there developed az excep-
49, train on one of the brackets OF the upper
.,t4 ~ Tire r1Idder to which guy wire was at
fsched II is quite possible that the continues
s-roin and vibration wore out the brecket WneH
ne bracket broke the guy wire dropped ana pc
cse entangled IN the left propeller. breaking one
of the blades .z ~. -,,5a.r ~
The breaking of the wire caused the r9dder o or
+1lrae 10 collapse ard this, II Is belleVed STRUCK
1afnsf the left propeller. This strain on the tail
-fsce broke the lower strut, and probably allowed
- ,roke wires 10 catch in the propeller. thus
,tr,ving the control lever to an extreme posltloh
r1-s Wing TN control lever, being held IN the same
Lle 70 ~ onerato- as the rudder lever was
iei5 II is believed also thrown to the extreme
,Iosition This would cause the planes to be SO
tTn5steS as TO give the machine sharp tLrn TO
- ieft w.t. tendency to become vertical, there
- 5ecrsasng the support and making further con-
tgoI Of the aeroplane impossible The accident
80 not reflect any discredit on the Wright
90. e,rl-r. machine. and is that would