Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-24
WRIGHT OFF TO ROME
FLIGHTS at Pau Abandoned by
Him Until Summer.
PUPILS WILL WORK ALONE
St. Louis to Build Worlds Greatest
Aviation Field.
TEXAS AERoPLANE SUCCEEDS
Prof. p. A. Newman to Try for Gov
eminent Contract-Silver Dart Up
in Air Again-zeppelin's Plans.
TEXAS AERoPLANE SUCCEEDS

PAU, March 24.-It was expected that
Wilbur Wright would make several flights
yesterday, specially on account of the
Spanish military aeronautic commission.
which is here, but there was regular
hurricane blowing and all idea of flight
had to be given up.
Last evening Wright left Pau for Paris.
LIE Mans and Rome. where he will rejoin
his brother and sister. There was quite
a crowd at the station to see him of, In
Guiding the mayor of Pau. three pupils OF
Wright and Comte Lambert. NJ. Paul
Tissandier and Capt. Gerardville.
Two thousand kilos weight in stores
have been sent to Rome. including new
aeroplane recently built here and two mo-
tors and case of propellers.
Wright is expected back next summer,
and will certainly be here In the early
winter.
In the meanwhile flights will be contin-
ued on the aviation ground by the three
pupils, under the direction OF Comte Lam
bert, who will take charge OF the pilots
and who has decided to try to make new
records.
Aero Field for st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 24.-The st.
Louis Aero Club has leased land for the
largest aeronautic ascension grounds In
the world. and will equip the park at once.
The famous balloon field Of France will
be surpassed in both size and facilities
by the new field here.
Stations Tor twelve balloons Will be pre-
pared, and gas piped from the local gas
plant. In addition q hydrogen gas plant
will be established on the grounds. The
local aero club has planned a tournament
this summer. and this probably will be
the first occasion for the use of the new
grounds.
Texas Aeroplane Flies.
GALVESTON, Tex, March 24.-After a
successful half hours flight in the aero
plane OF his own invention at Brownsville
yesterday afternoon, Prof. P. A. Newman
of Texas announced he would make the
official test for the government at Fort
Sam Houston, at San Antonio. within a
month.
Prof. Newman asserts his aeroplane
has greater controlling power and balanc-
ing power and Is more easily handled
than the Wright brothers machine, al
though 1t greatly resembles Wright
machine with the ADDITION OF five improve
ments invented by Prof. Newman.
His first flight lasted twelve minutes at
a height of about sixty feet. Yesterday
he rose $50 feet and circled an area Of
about ten miles.
Fly In the Silver Dart.
paddock. N. g.. March 24.-In the
continuation OF the experiments of the
Aerial Experiment Association yesterday,
J. A. P. McCurdy, in the aeroplane Silver
Dart. made three flights around Baddeck
Bay, each Of two and half miles. 3. w.
Baldwin. chief engineer of the association.
also made successful flight in the
machine.
New Zeppelin Dirigible.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. March IA dispatch from
Strasburg states that Count Zeppelin in
tends to construct a new type of dirigible
balloon. having an enormous lifting pow
er and able to carry forty-f1ve men of the
average weight OF 100 pounds, besides
| ordinary material and supplies sufficient
| for stay of thirty hours in the air.