The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

/ had been Honized about as much as
either desired, the aeroDlane was taken
back TO the monOraH once again, the
weight slowly raised, and az 5:17 O'Clock
Wright started out on another air yoy-
age Of a record breaking character
This time he was alone
BY this time Tie mob about the street
railway track had grown greatly and
automobiles, carriages, horses, and other
incidents OF the big thrOng were clus-
tered all over the portions Of the parade
ground where the sOldiery permitted
any clustering.
For the most part the crowd was
quiet, Influenced possibly by their in
ability. just such inability as most every
: person possesses at first. 10 grasp the
almost incomprelensible fact that there
above them fo- the first time in the
{ history Of the world, q man was flying
with no Hghter-than-air bag 10 buoy
/ him W.
( The men sat around In groups. smoked
and wanted TO know the speed he was
making; wanted 20 know how long he
/ had been up or how much the air course
+ he followed roughly would measure
Some sat here and there and discussed
the flights OF Baldwin and his dirigible.
! while still others with a more up 70 the
moment bent. talked OF what machine
Ike that Of the Wrights would do 10
an army or a squadron Of battleships.
Women interested, Too.
] The women who weren't too busy
watching what that slim thing that
/ just passed" was wearing. were admir-
: ing the uniforms OF the cavalrymen-
Many Of them, too. were mucn interested
+ I'm the fight for they were sure tho :
/ Mr. Wright had been up "at least TWO
( hours"
! OF course all the boys were there be
/ tween the legs Of everyone who wOUlH
J stand for il, and some wHo wouldn't.
/ but had 10 sit down They we're both
ering the Official timers tde newspaper
/ writer's who were trying TO keep rec
cIds. and had a general good time
/ Toward the end Of the long series OF
, c!rcIing-Nright made seventy-one IN
| all although some were smaller than
I the regular size-Jhe spectators became
| aware that once again the aviator had
! passed his latest record and everyone
I joined in a few hearty, classy cheers, 10
/ which Wright replied BY waving one
hard with az abandon winch uCkled the
! sc.-is OF those who saw
! The flight was quite plainly visible in
| Washington, and from the roof and TOP
! stories Of the MUnsey building quite a
number Of spectators watched Wright
make the two trips He Appeared from
4 this height TO be making very ra7id
/ circles and also seemed 10 De mucI
higher than he has ever been before
One Of the Experts
! Among all the real experts and near
/ experts present al The Fort stood out
/ prominently Colonel TempIar- a big.
! quick acting man, he found mucn 20
/ interest him IN the flight. and much TO
| talk OF 10 the newspaper men
His eyes lighting q large but quite
/ expressive face. were al All times in
/ diCative Of the emotion ne wished 20
| convey, consequently much Of the even
| ing his eyes just fell a bit short Of
/ cancing, whatever that is.
! t. the colonel the fight was the most
| reu->rsl bic thing IN the whole frag-
| mentar,r history of aerial navigation
| He walked abvIt the upper end Of the
! parade ground where the machine
/ starts. stopping now and then 10 look
at the ship and pausing here and there
: 10 twirl the ends Of his iron gray,
i somewhat pointed. mustache-
/ To inquirers the colonel replied that
he did not for a moment believe that
! the Wright ship heralds the beginning
| of the end OF warfare between civilized
men. He was formerly head OF the
/ British army division which CORE
spends TO the signal corps in the United
/ States army, so that his opinion is
/ worth notice.
The Colonel's Prediction.
To him il seemed as II I'm the future
/ the airship sent ahead and above an
army would just naturally meet with
J similar scouts Of the enemy, and would
/ Just as naturally deCide-its men, OF
course. was meant-that there wasn't
any use in being foolish. and that the
war might as well be declared OF at
| once.