Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-10
May Return to His Dayton
Home in About Three Weeks.
MORE TRIALS NEXT YEAR
Time Limit for Aeroplanes Extend
ed by the Government.
NO WORD FROM A. N. HERRING
It Is Understood That He Will Be
Here With His Machine
Next Tuesday.

If everything continues to 10 we'll, Or
vile Wright. the injured aviator now al
the post hospital at Fort Myer. will be
allowed to 90 home in about three weekf
to finish his convalescence at Dayton
Ohio Post Surgeons Bailey and Winter
who have been caring for the patient
are we'll satisfied with the progress he
is making. They are still very careful
Of him. as they have noticed that sus
tanned conversation or any excitement
Is likely to raise his temperature a little
There has been nothing alarming in thi.
line. but they are unwilling to take thu
least chance. Consequently Mr. Wright.
visitors have been limited to relatives
and Octave Chanute, who is q very old
and close friend. Even Lieut.. Lahm ha.
been denied access to him since his return
from st. Joseph.
Mr.. Wrights bones are knitting salts
factorily to all appearances, but the sur
geons say that they never feel absolutely
confident of broken bone until use has
proved 1t all right. Mr.. Wright Is nat
urally high-strung and nervous. but he
has great self-cohtrOl, and he has stood
his enforced inaction wonderfully we'll.
He Is looking forward to his return home,
and 1t is thought that his recovery will be
fastened by being among old friends and
familiar scenes.
More Time for Aeroplanes.
The extension Of time granted by the
government for completing the aeroplane
trials will put them well into next sum-
me-. and there is every prospect now
that Mr.. Wright will be able to carry
out the trials himself. This he wants to
do from sentimental considerations. II
there were any hurry about It his brother
Wilbur could come over from France and
complete the flights as soon as he had
finished the contract with the French
syndicate. but 1t Is not likely that he will
step in and deprive his brother OF the
privilege
Tho army officers and other officials Of
the War Department have come to feel
a personal friendship for the game little
aviator. and it safe to say that his re-
appearance In the field trials will be
marked by an ovation.
No Advices From Herring.
The War Department has not heard
anything directly from A. NJ. Herring OF
New York. who is due here with his
aeroplane on Tuesday. He has said to
a number Of visitors at his shop In New
York that he Is all ready and will be
in Washington on the appointed date. No
body has yet seen his machine assembled
but several members OF the Aero Club
and other visitors have seen parts or It.
and all agree that the machine work Is
the finest imaginable.
# the automatic balancing arrange.
ment which Is the feature Of the ma
chine works as well as Mr.. Herring says
it does. he has certainly something ahead
Of any aeroplane the world has yet seen
He is very secretive about the details
but insists that he has made flights at q
height Of As feet and that he will be able
to show the world some new wrinkles
in aerial navigation.
Objections to Fort Myer.
Mr.. Herring still insists that the grounds
at Fort Myer are too small for the proper
display of his machine, and that he wants
q big open space in which he can make
the first flights within two or three feet
Of the ground. This sounds impracticable
so far as aeroplaning is understood now
because no plane that has yet been
dis played. even the Wright machine.
can be controlled within such narrow
vertical limits, but Mr.. Herring says
that with his machine he can do this
easily.
There is just possibility that the War
Department may allow him to make his
is big field at the arsenal. just north
Of the Army War College. which is not
only very level, but which opens directly
on the Potomac, without any Intervening
trees. and where an aviator II SO minded
could get a straight-away stretch Of ter
miles toward the Virginia shore, with g
width Of several miles to turn In.