Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-31
Attained Height of Nearly 500 Feet, 200 Being
 the Average Height
AEROPLANE IN GROSS COUNTRY TEST
OrviIe Wright Surpassed Speed Requirements of Con tract with the Government Made More Than Forty Two Miles an Hour-DetaiIs of Exciting Trip Which
 Caused Thousands to Wildly Cheer and Even Weep.

upon giving her and her daring pas sengers ~Godspeed on their perilous trip
 Mounted Higher and Higher. Climbing up, as it were. on the air, mounting higher and higher, Orville brought the machine at great speed once again fully round the field. Then, with 8 short turn, he swept about almost over the heads of the closely banked spectators, and started straight forward over the center of the drill
 field.
 Mere speck Against the Sky.
 rThey're offl"l thousand voices shouted as one.
 Unwavering. the aeroplaneI kept its course straight to the south and it passed over the diverse and heavily wooded country in the distance. Small CT and smaller it grew. until it became a mere speck against the pearly sky.
 Those who had glasses saw the areo- plane turn, first to the left, then to the right, about Shuler hill.
 Suddenly the speck was lost to view and as the seconds passed a silence grew upon the crowd a silence that spoke of deep concern. Wilbur Wright, standing with leveled glasses beside his sister, strained his gaze in an ef- fort to catch sight of the aeroplane when it should rise again above the sky line. Seconds seemed minutes.
 Suddenly the speck came in sight again, over the distant hill. A cry of There it isl" swept over the watching crowd.
 Home Again in Triumph.
 Onward the machine came, growing with the seconds, and seemingly a fxr tor1 Ivy breeze, it grew and grew, until almost every detail of it was visible. Soon the aerial navigators were home again over the drill grounds, flying very low. Orville steered straight across the field and at a height of about twenty feet swung round again to the southward and landed easily far down the field.
 The task was done, and in triupmh.
 Needless to describe the deafening cheers that welcomed the return.
 Despite the notice that nobody would be allowed upon the field, there was a rush which almost eluded the gordon of mounted men. Galloping horses brushed the people back. however. V
 0rviIIe's Sister Almost HystericaI.-
 Katherine Wright. who had shouted as loud as anybody, ran down to the field with her friend, Mrs. Van Die man. and grasped her brother almost hysterically, dancing with glee. She almost embraced Lieutenant Foulois, who seemed rather embarrassed by the demonstration
 Wilbur was more self-controlled. though making no secret of his ela- ton. He forthwith began calculations to determine the probable speed Of the trip His first estimate was A piies an hour. but after he had consulted with Lieutenant Foulois. he figured it at 42 1-2 miles an hour
 We were making eighty miles an hour coming back" were almost the first words of Foulois as he left his seat. He seemed disconcerted by the congratulations heaped upon him. but was plainly too delighted to talk much. Asked how it felt to fly, he replied: Its good enough for me-"
 orville Impressed by Lessons Learned.
 Orville said: Its easier to fly across country than round a field"
 He seemed more impressed by the lessons that the flight had taught him than by any sense of his achievements.
 We were forced off our course by several counter-currents," he added. -and in turing at>the lower end a down trend of air took me lower than I meant to go. I was forced to climb higher in starting back As we crossed the valley of Four Mile run on the way back down trend made 1t nec- essary to climb like forty to get up in the air above the hill"