Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-23
His Temperature Somewhat
Higher, but Causes No Alarm.
SEES BUT TWO CALLERS
Arrangements for Lieut.. Selfridge's
Funeral Pending.
PARENTS MAY ARRIVE TODAY
Foreign Prizes for Aeroplane Flights.
Count Zeppelin's Plans for
New Airship.

No complications have arisen in the case
of Orvile Wright. the injured aviator, who
is at the hospital at Fort Myer. Mr..
Wright passed a good night. His tenn
perature was little up this morning. but
this is one of the incidents of the bones
knitting and is not a cause for alarm
Miss katherine Wright. his sister,
spends most of her time with him. She
sleeps at the hospital and rests at her
home in Washington in the daytime
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell and the other
members of the Aeronautfc Experiment
Association called at the post yesterday
afternoon, but they did not go in to see
Mr.. Wright. contenting themselves with
leaving cards. The doctors have found
that receiving visitors makes the patient
nervous. and they think it best to limit
his callers to Miss Wright and Octave
Chanute. who is an old personal friend.
Lieut. Selfridge's Funeral.
The War Department is waiting the
arrival of the parents of Lieut.. Selfridge
before making any arrangements as to
that officers funeral. The body is in
receiving vault at Arlington and will be
buried either in the national cemetery
there or at West Point. as his parents de-
sire. They are expected in Washington
this afternoon or evening.
Col. Scott, the superintendent of West
Point. has notified the War Department
that he is ready for the burial there if 1t
Is desired. There are fifteen classmates
of Lieut. Selfridge now at the Point and
they would be glad to have the oppor-
tunity of paying the last honors to the
remains
Foreign Prizes for Flights.
orville Wright is confident in his brother
Wilbur's ability to capture all the real
prizes that are being offered for aeroplane
feats in England and Europe now. 1t is
known that Wilbur has entered for the
distance record in France. There are
two big prizes, one for the MicheIn cup
for the aviator who holds the distance
record at the end of December, and the
other for the aviation committees cup
for the same record at the end of Sep
TENDER. The value of the frst-named
prize is $4,000. and of the second $1,000.
Wilbur Wright did not comply with all the
conditions for the Mchelin cup in his
great hour and-thirty- one- minute flight
but he feels that he can surpass this
at any time he chooses.
Lieut.. Lahm, L. S. A, intends to devote
himself to aeroplanes hereafter, and will
probably be given command of Orville
Wright's machine when it is formally
acquired by the government.
Count Zeppelin's Plans.
Count Zeppelin has been following the
performances of the Wright brothers,
both in this country and abroad. and ex-
presses himself not only surprised but
immensely pleased at the records that
have been established.
Under the arrangements made by Count
Zeppelin in forming his new company for
building airshipS he remains manager
during his lifetime. He has invested
$4,000 of the S1,O50,OO0 contributed by
SympdthiZers in the company, and invest
ed the remainder for his own and daugh-
ter's benefit. Ultimately all will go to
the company.
The Geneve. dirigible of the Patrie
type, now under construction at Vernier,
Switzerland. will have a capacity of 123,
GO cubic feet, and be actuated by a 125
horsepower motor. 1t is to be paid for by
national subscription.
Skins for Zeppelin's Airship.
1t is estimated that the skins of about
600 600 cattle will be required to con-
struct Zeppeln's new airship.
In the annual Grand PriX contest of the
Aero Club of France, fixed for October 4,
Tuilleries Gardens, and the winner will
be the pilot who succeeds in covering the
greatest distance without coming to the
ground. The prize is $500.
Tests made in Germany have shown
that balloon can be hit by army guns
at a height of two and one-half miles.
July 80, at Magdeburg a captive balloon
at this altitude was struck thirty times,
but did not collapse.