The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-13
WRIGHT FLIES
SWEEPS Up THE HUDSON FROM
GOVERNORS ISLAND.
Circles in Air and Then Speeds Back
70 Acr,lromc, While Whistles
Shrek and Crowds Applaud.


Shrek and Crowds Applaud.
4, New York on Monday an aero
2lane flashed past the white dome OF
Grants :omb. then turning grace
July IN mi6air over the waters o.
the HUDSON. sho, like Z falcon back
10 Governors Island. 10 miles away.
Wilbur Wright Of Dayton. Ohio. thus
placed his name in the rank with
dudson and Fulton IN one Of the
.nos, spectacular teats in the his
ory OF acronauticS-
Over the maStS OF wsrShlpS. i!or:
ShoSe decks hoarSe cheers OF ths
,a:lors were borne ~ 70 him IN his
.,,e.ated seat. be few for so miles
20 miles up and 10 miles back-Te-
naming in the air for SO minutes
nd S3 seconds and alish,inG at the
aerod-ome without m!shap.
During the hight business was
practically at a stands;iil in all tha,
mar. OF Manhattan from which a
view OF his remarkable performance
was available. Harbor craft shr!eked
;heir applause. cheer after cheer
>wep, up from the banks OF the Hud-
son and the lower bay. for the Day
on aviator had made good. crowr-
ing the aviation program Of the H0d-
son-Fulton celebration with record.
Wright started on his fight up
he Hudso~ a, s:56 a- m. and finish
ID AZ lo:2s:33. He had intended to
! improve upon his achievement OF the
morning by making songer and
more hazardous fight at sunset. ou'
he crippling Of his motor Just as
+. ae was q nut TO start on the evening
attempt dashed his hopes as Wei!
as those OF the thousands who had
| ,ssemhied on Governors Island tc
.heer him on.
The flight was made under conci'
ions only moderately favorable. Ths
wind was blowing about 10 mile:
n hour. while an overcast sky added
% the uncertainty Of the weather
Amid the cIatter Of the machine
.xhaus, which sounded like mrsketr.
| ire Wright climbed 20 his seat il
lis aeroplane.
II q moment the machine was on
With the planes ,iltesi slightly 4
,ae side, the man-bird slowly ascend
/ .d into the air. rising to a heiSh
4, ,t barely 90 feet. while it swoope'
i'm semi-circie toward the water
, edge. Here the presence Of man
craft. all historically footing thei
Whistles. caused him to ascend III!
the- into the air before hiaaing 20
Il be mouth Of the river.
Almost indis:iEgTishable asains
the gray banked clouds. the machin
scared past old Castle William an
: soon entered the cayou made by ID
;ian, skyscrapers Of Manhattan Is
Il land and the Jersey hills.
Over the ~arskips of Ave grea
j powers he passed. his progress mark
ID by hceers from the sailors Q
ais own country and thos> Of Grea
, Britain. Germany. Fsance aLd Ita!!
When the air vessel reached th
British cruise. Argyle. anchored a
.;Shth Of mile above Grant
tomb. Wright described an easy an
. graceful curve and started On hi
return journey down the river. III
!, wind conditions which had hothere
), aim OF The Journey up were no.
more favorable and it was here eha
.ne speed possibilities Of the machin
we're demonstrated
While the 10 miles up steaTn, occr
. pied 90 minutes. the return high
vas made in little more than
minutes. or at rate approx;na.el
OF - miles an hour.
Il Nearing the harbor entrance agai
he was confronted with the sam
architectural condition which cause
him to vary his altitude On the va
mp. Again he lowered himself an
when he reached the open water c
9, the bay he was flying barely s
s'eet Shove the surface. Theme
, Onward be gradually lesseneG b;
height. Past Governors Island th
machine sped. an eighth Of a mil
!, over the bay. then veerins saarpl
: around. Wright headed swiftly 70
, | the landing place. on which he sci
, tied with the ease Of bird. ami
, the enthusiastic plaudits Of soldier
and civilians.