The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-21
INVENTOR WRIGHT
IS OUT OF DANGER
But Il VIII Be Six Months Be
fore He Gan Make
Another Flight

Washington, d. c., Sept, 21.-Orville
Wright says the attending physician,
IS doing nicely" and there is no
doubt of his Recovery from the effects
of the catastrophe in which he partic.
ipated yesterday Aviation is also re.
covering from the blow of the affair
rs the details OF the accident become
better known. In Washington no one
] doubts that the accident was due TO
no faulty principle, but 10 mechan-
ical defect, such as might occur in al
most any vehicle OF rapid transit The
war department. while reserved in lis
statements, maintains a significantly
optimistic view of the affair, and.
while regarding with deep sorrow the
death OF one OF its ablest lieutenants,
yet seems to realize that the fatality
was sacrifice upon the altar of sue
cess.
Already the coming OF Herring with
his acroplane is being discussed by
the signal corps officers, and his ap-
pearance is awaited with considerable
expectation of important results. Ru-
NOR has 1t that Wilbur Wright will
come to the United States to complete
the demonstration before the board Of
tests just as soon as one Of the six
machnes that are In course OF coa-
struction at Dayton, Ohio, can be made
ready for the air.
Will Not Halt Aerial Work.
Major Sqnier, chief OF the signal
corps who was the second mau 10
ride with Wright in the aeroplane,
said today:
Wright has demonstrated TO the
board unofiicially, and to thousands Of
people besides. that his machine was
what the world had long believed i'm
possible. There is no question about
the value OF IL or of the importance
OF what he has done at Fort Myer
| The whole world has been terribly in.
tercsted. His flights have aroused the
press Of the universe, and particularly
that OF Europe where they were bet
ter able TO appreciate all shat these
long runs through the air meant
''Hewing viii be along here in less
than MONTH we expect, and mis-
work viii give another impetus to avi-
alton. Furthermore, we expect that
Wright will not be long out Of his ac-
tive place Ia his chosen field. Fly
ing is not to be regarded as a dead is
sue, or even a slumberlng one. The
world should know today that this ac,
cldent is on par with the bursting
Of an automobile tire, with the road
machine running at thrty-eight miles
an hour. How many people might
have been killed? Or If chain
jumps a sprocket, what becomes OF
the automobile. The analogy Is apt"
Talk OF Monument 20 Selfridge.
Realizing tIat lieutenant Thomas
n. Silfridgc Is a martyr TO his coun-
Try and { othe progress and scientific
advancement OF the United States in
the first rank OF aeronautics. already
movement is on foot in the war de-
partment and by his brother officers.
TO erect a monument on the spot
where he fell Major Squler, acting
chief signal officer OF the army gave
directions today 10 Lieutenant John
.ahm and Captain Wallace to mark
the spot on the parade ground where
! the lleutenant's mangled bOdy was
taken from the wreck
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