Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-30
GOING TO OHIO HOME
Aviator Wright Not Well, But
Will Make Try.
BAD LEG STILL. B0THERS
Anxious to Reach Dayton Before
Cold Weather Sets In.
PLANS OF BROTHER WILBUR
Expected He Will Conduct Final
Trials Here-Nothing Heard
From Herring.
PLANS OF BROTHER WILBUR

Orville Wright. the aviator who had his
leg and several ribs broken in the fall of
his machine at Fort Myer. September II.
will leave Washington for his home in
Dayton, Ohio, tomorrow. While he has
made great progress in his recovery and
has more than satisfied the post surgeons
in his convalescence, he is still far from
being as good as new. 1t will be diff
cult move for him to make from Wash
ington to Ohio. but he is anxious to get
home before the worst of the winter
weather sets in.
Mr.. Wright has been well looked after
by the War Department since his acct
dent, and both he and his sister. Miss
Katherine Wright. say that it would be
hard to overstate the care and considera-
ton shown them by Maj Winter, the
surgeon Ct the post, and all of the au-
thorities with whom they have been
thrown in contact. They appreciate this
deeply. Maj. Winter, on the other hand,
Is proud of his model patient. and feels
that the fracture of the thigh, which was
bad one. could hardly have behaved
better.
Mr. Wright will take late train for the
west. We will be accompanied to the
train by one of the officers of the Signal
Corps, bat he is not we'll enough yet to
stand much of crowd. and a good many
Of his friends who know this have decided
not to see him off for this reason.
Wilbur Wright's Plans.
1t has not yet been decided when Wilbur
Wright is coming back to this country.
He has started in training some Of the
f'ench operators for the aeroplanes in
accordance with his contract. This will
occupy him several weeks at the least.
His recent letters indicated that he might
change his mind and stay abroad for the
most of the winter. but he will return
to this country before the good weather
sets In next spring and be present in
Washington at any rate while the con-
tract conditions with the War Depart
ment are being fulfilled. 1t is probable
that Orville Wright will operate the aero
plane on its acceptance test, but the
brothers do not want to be separated
again on any of their important work
II was only because the dates of their
french and American contracts conf1icted
unavoidably that they worked separately
during the past summer.
MT wright says that he does not know
how soon in the spring they will recon-
mence work. but adds that they will moi
waste any more time than the weather
demands. 1t seems very probable tina
Orville Wright's leg will be in shape fo,
work quite is soon as the season opens in
Washington.
He has made several trials of sitting IN
at the hospital. At first the rush of blood
20 the injured leg has been painful. and 1t
has been impossible for him to do much
with his new crutches, but he is improv-
ing right along. and it will be only a short
time before he RECEIVERS considera BILE use
Of the bad leg.
Fracture Knitting Well.
The A-ray photographs of the broken
hip show that the knitting has been un-
usually satisfactory. In fact, the sur
geons say that hardly one case in a
thousand shows such mechanically per-
feet junction. All that remains now is fol
him to take care of the leg to prevent 1t
shortening at all.
The War Department feels that the air
ship work for the season is about over
There will be few trips made with the
Baldwin dirigible if the weather permits
The officers have been waiting for a ship
ment of iron filings before starting in to
make the hydrogen gas for the coming
trips, but it is thought that imitation will
commence about the first of the week.
Nothing has been heard at the War
Department of A. NJ Herring since
the report of his accident last Sun
day. He has not applied for any ex-
tension of time. and he is still nomi-
tests by November Is. 1t is known
that If he applies for a further extern
sion and can show that he has been
working in good faith and merely
wants a little more time for legitimate
work the extension will be granted
him. The government has nothing
to lose by waiting. and If Mr.. Herring
has as good machine as he claims.
there Is, of course, god deal TO gain.
In case nothing more is heard from
M w q l.
lowed to lapse.
Consider Problem Solved
Gen. Allen, the chief signal officer, in
speaking of the seasons work. said
that the contracts for the flying ma
chimes and airships given last year
were not given to encourage aerOna utics
in this country. as some people seemed
to think. There were a good many
people who wanted to test machines
before the department that would fly
only at an elevation of a few feet
over perfectly level ground. The War
Department did not want that sort of
a machine, but something that could
be turned to practical account 1t
1t knew that ii there was not at
least one aeroplane able to make good
it would put period to aeronauttc
work on the part of the government
LOT q IOuS lIHlc LIE SpccluCdllOHS lOI
the dirigible and the flying machines
were drawn after consultation with
some of the best experts of the coun-
try They were drawn for a practical
machine, and were about the limit OF
what was then believed to be possible.
The War Department is satisfied now
that the practical flying problem has
been solved land what the government
does in the future will depend simply
on the means supplied by Congress.