The Washington times., 1908-09-21
With AeropLaneS
viii Be Resumed at Fort Myer
Little Break Will Be Caused by Patal Accident to
Wrght's Machine-Herrng Is Expected to Be
gin Tests Soon

AerOplane experiments at Fort Myer
will go on almost uninterrupted by the
accident last Thursday thae demolished
the Wright machine, killing 5ne and
manning the other of its occupants. No
word has been heard from NJ +. Her
ring. the New York inventor. who IS
due to arrive at Fort Myer with his
aerOpIane October Is, but Major So Iier
said that 80 far as he knew Alr. Her
ring would have his machine Oh -he
grounds within the specified time.
1t is probable that the Herring ex-
periments will conclude the aeronaUtic
work for the season of 1865, and that
Wright Will continue his experiments IN
the spring. He has not yet requested
an extension OF time. but it is fully
believed that he will make this request,
and II Will undoubtedly be granted.
Messages of Coincidence.
The kilograms Of sympathy and con
doIence on the accident and the death
of Lieutenant SeIfridge continue 10 come
into the signal office. Major FOrtinO NJ.
Davila, military attache Of the Mexi-
can embassy, called in person upon
Major Squier this morning and ex-
pressed the deep regret Of himself and
his government.
kilograms were received today from
Peter Copper Hewitt. of New York, and
from Colonel Capper. extending the con-
| dOlence of the British service
Assistant Naval Constructor William
McEntee. detailed by Secretary OF the
Navy Metcalf, 10 work in conjunction
! with the army aerOnauuc board Tor
| purposes of observation and report re-
| ported for duty TO Major Squier this
| morning. In future, he viii sit at al
/ meetings Of the aeronautic board, and
will attend all experiments
/ Wright Improves Slowly.
/ Orville wright. the injured aviator,
continues 10 improve and while he suf-
/ fered much pain this morning. IT Is
taken TO be but a further confirmation
I of the army surgeons belief that the
/ broken thigh bone is knitting Ate:
being informed Of the death Of LieuteD-
ant SeIfridge, Mr. Wright slept but lit
tie last night. and this fact, in addition
/ to his worry over the wrecked machine.
are the only bad features. at present, OF
| his illness.
| 1t was decided that the aviator should
rest TODAY aud consequently no one
| called this morning to see him. and he
| spent his time in thinking and doing ms
! best 10 forget the incidents OF last
I week. something which the doctors say
I that he should do as soon as possible.
Wright Confident.
| 1T can never happen again., said MT
/ Wright, in discussing the accident today
/ 81 know how It happened-from a Ger
\ tain point. I know tTat the propeller
! struck a wire guy. Il was the guy I,
! the rudder support rod But / dom
/ know how the wire got to the propeller
4 We tried those propellers in the house
/ They did not hit anything
! II knew it was dangerous. having tht
! propeIlers revolve so they would be
likely TO hit anything But we tried
/ to make them hit befbre-tried to force
/ them TO hit. They would not. They
/ had plenty Of clearance. I don't know
how they hit-how they came to get
| there. But they did. Somehow that
| propeller and that wire came together
| The propeller hit the wire twice-IightIy
then hard. I heard It. I heard The
| crash. I didn't look back. I didn'
know what was happening. Selfridg'
| looked back-I saw him. I don't know
| what he saw. l thought IT was tn
! transmission that had given way.
thought the propeIlers were ripping tn
! machine TO pieces.
Began Spinning Around
Then we commenced to spin around
That was the unbroken propeller urginl