The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-03
Crown Prince Frederick Viii
helm Of Germany in Wright
Aeroplane When All Records
for Altitude Were Broken.
PRINCE SHOWS NO ALARM
AND WANTS TO GO HIGHER
German Heir Apparent Pre-
Sent8 the American Aviator
With Valuable Souvenir of
His First AirShip Adventure,
MOST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT

Potsdam, Oct. 2.-0rville Wright
today broke his own and all other
records for nigh flying. He reae' d
the unprecedented height of more
than 1000 feet, although an official
measurement was not taken.
He had a red letter day in a double
sense IN his experience as an aviator,
taking up Crown Prince Frederick
William as a passenger, and more
than doubling the altitude record
which he made recently over the
same field.
The crown prince had been constantly
urging Wright to take him up. Wright
evaded this esponsibility while max
ing flights az the Tempeihoff, owing 20
the unfavorable winds, but he finally
consented today.
The prince reached the field at 4:3O
in the afternoon without his adjutant.
After DOMINIC his overcoat at Wrights
suggestion, to save his uniform from
being spattered with oil, the prince
took his seat alongside the aviator
and the machine rose in the air. Wright
kept it at a height of about twenty
feet for a brief period.
Crowds Cheer Prince.
But the crown prince exclaimed:
Higher, higherr' Finally tie aviator
went up above sixty feet and the
crowds heartily. cheered the prince, who
waved his acknowledgements. The aero
plane glided back to the starting point
ten minutes later
The crown prince congratulated AIr.
Wright on the ease and safe motion
Of the aerOplane and presented him
with a souvenir Of the occasion. a dia-
mOnd and ruby pin, composing the let
ter IVY" and crown. He watched the
daring aviator make his high flight
which also was viewed by a large null
titude. While the machine was at its
greatest altitude eXcurisOnists OF ma
val steamer three miles distant thought
it was a big box kite that was in the
air, and were surprised when further
evolUtiOns showed the object to be
Wrights aerOplane,
When he returned to the earth
Wright said.
Z never flew so high before. No
measurement was taken, but 1 esti-
mate that I reached an altitude of 500
metres Q,630 feeD. 1t is difficult to
gauge height, but / make the estl-
mate from the time IL took me from
the starting point to the greatest al
titUde.
Terrific Speed Attained.
Immediately after rising 1 set the
rudder at the maximum and kept climb
ing steadily for fifteen minutes, until
the field and adjacent country remind
ed me of the picture I had from Yep
pelin's airship, only things seemed
smaller.
The descent I made in five minutes
] came down at a simply terrific speed
The whole machine shook as it rushed
through the air. but my sensations were
lust the same as in lower attitudes The
air was no colder and the wind resist
ance was no greater
With regard to his passenger, the
crown prince, Mr.. Wright said: The
prince did not say much more than
fine during the flight, but / was able
to read his impressions from his face.
I never took up a passenger who looked
so plea sed He just smiled when we
started up and he kept smiling all
along. I felt a great responsibility in
having the future German emperor as
q passenger Not that I mistrusted the
machine, but any little irregularity
might cause the people anxiety I
stayed low at first, but the prince kept
urging me to go higher"