Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
Distinguished Assent blage
Gathered to Witness Unoffi-
ciaI Test at Fort Myer Braves
Hot Sun in Vain,
AVIATORS WILL WAIT
FOR PERFECT WEATHER
DecIire Even TO Crafty CuriosI-
ty of Senators Who Adjourn
ed Tariff Debate to Witness
Expected Trial.

IDy Morning journal sp-e-aI Lesssd WirsI
Washington. June 2S Owing to
strong wind prevailing this afternoon,
Wright brothers failed to make their
expected aeroplane flight at Fort
Myer.
Tho senate had set aside the tariff
| mu to allow it's members TO witness
q flight of the aeroplane These toge-
ther with some several thousand 9TH
crs sizzled in the hot sun on the Fort
Mycr driu grounds, but the Wrghts
decided that the wind was too s,rons
ana too uncertain for flight with
new ana untrled machine.
Orvllle Wright carly today notified
General james Allen. the chiet sig
nal officer that he intended TO make
an unofficial trial flight after seven
O'Clock this evening. Long before that
hour. large crowd went out TO the
fort A $3.50 the field was cleared by
a squad OF calvary and everything
made ready for i flight.
Wilbur Wright carefully inspected
the starting track and the two bro
theirs with their machine, Taylor, made
Ia final examination of the aeroplanc
which was then wheeled across the
'ngld to the starting apparatus AT the
nfrtn ina ~ ata lieid.
1t was then that the brisk wind
sprung up from the west. Heavy
storm clouds appeared and when
few scattering drops OF rain began to
o.. a tf, thut
ditions were not favorable for flight.
The word came, however, that Orville
did not mind the rain. but that the
wind was the objcetional feature The
wind died out and everything appear
ed to be ready for the trial when
fresh wind began blowing from the
south Orville Wright expressed the
opinion at this point that the unset
tied wind conditions would prevent q
flight.
The Officers of the signal corps, the
balloon detachment and the cavalry
guard were the only persons permitted
on the field, with the exception OF
corps of photographers who had OH
talncd consent of the Wright brothers
to snap the machine as II went down
TO the starting track.
Wilbur Wright in looking for the
operator OF moving picture machine,
the use of which he desired to prevent
neared the impatient crowd. lie told
them he usually put his machine away
when the crowds IN France were fret
full But a number OF senator's re-
quested him to let them examine the
machine at closer range. and that was
the opening wedge for large number
Of senators, representatives and other
spectators 10 get near
the machine to inspect 1t closely, TO
avoid being questioned, the wrights
retired to the acroplane shed until the
few had again been order
gd from the field. The wind having
shown no signs of abating at 6;30.
Wilbur turned to Mechanic Taylor and
aid.
Gwen, / guess you had better run
her back to the she'd
Greatly disappointed. the crowd
hen dispersed
Wilbur explained that the machine
VAS new and that they never made
lights IN "A machine until IL had been
csted in the bast possible weather
Unless the air IS calm. you can't
ell whether the machine is crring or
whether some little fault is caused by
he wind" he added. He said they
you'd make a flight as soon as idoai
Weather conditions presented an op-
,ortunity
Secretary MacNeagh. Assistant Sec
etary Of state Huntington Wilson. AS
istant Secretary of the Navy Winth-
Op Sneaker Cannon senator Aldrich
nd the Grccan minister we're at
Tort Mycr 70 witness the expected
light.