The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-11
WRIGHTS RETURN
TO RENEW TRIALS
Enthusiastic Reception in
New York Ends Tri-
umphal Tour.
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luncheon in their honor by the Aero
Club tomorrow they agreed TO remain
over and keep that engagement.
There was an enormous crowd at the
steamers dock at Hoboken to greet the
/ brothers, and they were cheered to the
was plain that the warmth of their
reception was appreciated by the two
| brothers and their sister, and they
smiled and bowed TO the cheering
crowds
Both the brothers emphatically denied
the report cabled from Rome that J. p.
Morgan had arranged to finance their
manufacture of aeroplanes
There is absolutely no truth In that
report, declared Orville Wright "As a
matter of fact. we have been approach
ed by, number Of eminent American
nnanciers who are willing to invest
money in our enterprise, but we have
not concluded any such arranRement
and we will not.
To Fly June az.
1--WE will make our first flight in the
United States at Fort Myer on June %.
and we will continue until we have met
all Of the details of the army tests"
Wilbur Wright eagerly examined the
cable dispatches from Rome describing
the accident to Lieutenant Calderara
and intimated that he was not much
surprised at it
4 warned the lieutenant not to I'M
dertake too much before 1 left Rome. -
declared Wilbur Wright. LAS a matter
Of fact, he was not in the physical
shape that a man should be in 20 under
take extensive experiments, and L s1g-
gested to him that he wait and make
short low flights until he had cornpleteIry
mastered all OF the mechanism of fine
aeropla,ne; But ne seems to have been
particularly ambitious TO make a shy,yr-
ing before MS friends, and the accident
followed
They characterized as absurd the
statements that they intended to ask
the army officers to make the tests
secret, and said that the machines win
be in condition to meet all tests that
the experts ask Of them
II was almost an impossfbiIity IN cat
either or the brothers to discuss fbefr
trip abroad, where they met on terms
OF common fellowship most of the M
ers OF Europe. and showed the eTDerts
Inere now they have conquered the air.
Even TO the reception committed the
Wrights maintained the taciturnity that
has marked them in the past, and thew
showed conclusively that Honiziuo- w.
as distasteful as ever
among those who boarded the liner
AT quarantine. TO welcome the brotheyZ.
syere Acting President Holland ETorbee
Of the Aero Club of America: DR.. VIII,
liam J. Hammer. Of the Aerunauric So
eiety. and Robert Lee MorreI, Of the
Automobile Club of America.
May Enter Race.
Another visitor. but one who COM
bined business with pleasure. was I. /.
Dozier, Of the Aero Club OF St. Louis.
who attempted TO interest the VVrights
in proposition 70 conduct a demonstra-
ton in the Mound City, next october.
when the club that he represents. will
hold carnival at which a cash prize
Of $4,000 will be given for an aerial
race.
Inasmuch as the brothers have con-
tracts abroad that call for their appear
ance there next October, they were not
prepared to finally dispose Of the St
Louis Ofrer at this time One month
from today. they are TO be in Washing
ton 70 receive from the hands of Presi-
dent Taft the medals awarded by the
Aero Club Of America, which viii be
given 10 them in the White House.
The one member OF the party that en-
Joyed the trip and the lionizinE of the
inventors, was Miss Katherine Wright
since she went abroad 10 join Wilbur
Wright, she has been the recipient OF
remarkable attentions, and her trips in
the airship with her brother, Wilbur
did more than anything else TO convince
me European aeronauts that the ma
chine Is perfectly safe.