New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
WRlGHT'S BEST FLIGHT
THREE NEW RECORDS.
Remains Up ~ Minutes "a Seconds
Rises ESQ Feet.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.I

-, Sent 12-Orville Wright shat
-,o-e worlds aeroplane records this
1~.o-,oon in his wonderful machine OF canvas,
t.. snd steel at the government airship testing
80 o, Fort Myer. The first record to fall be-
- .ho American aviator was that for two
.,.e-s He carried Major George o. Squier.
Ling chief of the signal corps over and around
~ grounds for nine minutes, SIX and one-third
ss The best previous achievement of the
..-,a Kind was made by Wright, last Mecnes-
=. ,,er he remained in the air with Lieuten-
- ro+-,, Of the signal corps, SIX minutes and
-u-enfv-six seconds.
-rba SECOND worlds record 10 go was the one
,r--,sbt made yesterday at Fort Myer, when he
-o-o,-ea in the air for period of seventy min
~ ,1renty-six seconds To-day's achieve
-,or- vas nearly four minutes better the official
M. ~ being seyenty-four minutes and twenty
four seconds
..-on,ane has ever before gone, rising TO an
a,-,trds Of 25o feet Mr.. Wright also maintained
higher speed than in his otter flights at Fort
49, travelling around the drill grounds at the
=. - ss75 miles an hour on the first flight
-, Arsior Sauier accompanied him The dis
-. ,,ss bsS miles He broke the worlds
o-z for time and distance for the fifth time
this week.
.,i,.s thousand persons gathered to witness the
e;,b.s and their enthusiasm knew bounds.
!, yss ali the cavalry1nen detailed to guard the
saronIsne from damage could do to keep the
c,,s,.d hack Mr Wright was cheered until he
r,snt awav in the signal corps automobile
Colonel James Templar. former chief of the
seronautical division of the British army, who
has been sending reports 10 his government on
his observations of aerial fight in this country.
was one Of the most interested spectators.
Octave Chanute, Major Fournier, the French
military attache. and many others were pres
ent.
After the flights Colonel Templar said: II
have always believed in the Wright brothers
although ! had never witnessed any OF their
fights before. ! am sure that Mr. Wright could
ay II the machine he is now using to New
York and back 10 Washington In one night
without making any stops for fuel. Just think
what this would mean in time of war, These
aerial flyers are an advancement in warfare,
and will lead to general pacifcation 1 believe.
The British army has been making expert
rnents with aeroplanes for some time. but 1
an not at liberty TO say what has been accom-
pIished. think within a month something
viii be heard from US. We have an American,
F s Cody, and Captain Dunn. of our army.
has been making experiments for some time.
The Wright brothers are the pioneers though.
and they are perfect
Major squier who rode with Wright in the
first flight Of the day. was brimming over with
excitement when he alighted. It's the great
est sport b. the world" he exclaimed. and
I've got the airship fever. I'm going TO fly
every time Mr.. Wright VIII let ne. One OF these
GAYS hope TO own machine Of my own II
Mr. Wright does no more than he has done to-
Gay. l can testify that he has machine that
VIII fly and viii carry two passengers"