Evening star., 1909-05-11
Welcomed by Aeronauts on
Arrival in New York.
SLOW TO TALK OF DEEDS
Sixty Machines Being Constructed in
Foreign Factories.
oRvILLE LIMPs SLIGHTLY YET
Good Nerve and knowledge of Ma
chine Requisites of Aviator,
Says Wilbur.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| NEW YORK. May 11.-Wilbur and Or
| vile Wright. the American brother aero
planists of Ohio. returned from Europe
today aboard the North German Lloyd
| liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie.
| Despite the honors and success they
have achieved. both seemed modest and
unwilling to speak OF their work. They
| were accompanied by Miss Katherine
Wright, their sister. who made three
| flights. at Pau recently and said she was
| not scared bit.
| Wilbur Wright has been away about a
| year and has made about 300 flights dur
ing his wor kon the other side. Orville
Wright crossed last January, taking the
trip principally to recuperate from the
| effects of the accident at Fort Myer, in
| which Lieut.. Selfridge was killed.
| Orville Wright still limps slightly. He
did not make a flight in Europe because
| of his bad knee.
Welcomed by Aeronauts.
| Several men known in aeronautic circles
met and welcomed the returning airship
men. Among these were L. d. Dozier,
president of the St. Louis Club; A Hol-
| land Forbes, acting president of the New
| York Aero Club, who fell $500 feet out
of his balloon in Berlin; Charles Levee of
the French Aero Club, Robert Lee Nor
rel Of the Aviation Section of the Auto
mobile Club, and William J. Hammer, a
| director in the Aeronautic Society.
Both men looked well and seemed glad
| to get back. A large number of news
paper men surrounded the aeroplanists
| after the steamship left quarantine and
questioned them on the general aerial
| outlook
Orville Wright spoke Of the manufac-
| turing plants at Paris and Dunkirk
| which are making the Wright aero
plane. He said that they had about sixty
machines in the course of construction
| for various people, and that in cost they
would amount to about $500 each.
Longest and Highest Flights.
Wilbur Wright was especial targe
for questions because of the great work
he has been doing in France and Italy
His longest flight was that of two hours
| and twenty minutes, which won for hin
| the Michelin cup, the French challenge
| trophy. He said that he had attained
| a height of $50 feet, which is the best
that has been done SO far with an aero
| plane.
II made about sixty flights in Italy,
| said Wilbur, "and toward the close of ouI
| stay there was great enthusiasm. Nat
| urally there is not as great interest IN
Italy as in France, where they have been
| flying for several years.
| Mr.. Wright said he thought that good
nerve and a perfect knowledge of the
machine were the principal requisites in
| successful aviation.
You see. my nerve must be prett y
| good" said he considering that i took
| my sister up three times without losing
my head
But women seem to have good nerve
too There were five others who die
| flights with me in France.
| "Of course. you have to learn to ruf
| an automobile and a typewriter and yol
| have to learn to operate an aeropiane Il
! is good deal matter of balance ano
| good working parts.
Future Use of Flying Machines.
| Flying machines will always be USED
for special purposes. in my opinion, and
| will never displace the train and ship a:
passenger carriers. Naturally, they would
| never be able to transport freight. II
would be like asking race horse to hau
| truck.
I'VE are now building machines foI
| two people only, but in time the aeroplant
| may be able to carry fourteen or sixteen
| New things are never complete, and the
! air flying machine is in its early stages
of development. l do not think a trans
| atlantic fight will be tried for some time
to come.
| Miss Wright, who accompanied Or
| Vile abroad in January. said she would
not attempt to describe her sensation
| while in the air.
Il don't know how to describe IT,
she said. but really | was not scared.
l was simply sure Wilbur would guide
the machine safely. and i held on and
did not scream"
The Wrights will leave for Dayton,
Ohio tomorrow afternoon, and in the
meantime they will be entertained here.
| After a recuperatiNe stay at Dayton
| the aeronauts will go to Washington
for the tests at Fort Myer. The big
time at Dayton will come early In
June. when President Taft is to be in
| yited to come and present the govern
| ment medal that is coming to Wilbur.
The Wrights brought no aeroplanes
| with them and will use machines now
in this country for their flights here.
They will return to Europe in Septem-
| ber.