The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-29

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by SQUAD Of cavalry and everything
made ready for a flight. A little ear
lfer. orville had come to Washington
to meet his father. Bishop Milton
Wright. OF Dayton. and his brother.
Reuchlin, of Kansas. who has never
seen his brothers ny.
Wilbur Wright carefully inspected
the starting track and the two broth
ers. with their aeroplAne mechanic,
Taylor. made Q final examination of the
machine which was then wheeled
across the field from the shed to the
starting apparatus at the northern end
Of the field. 1t was then o'clock ard
brisk wind had sprung up from the
West. Heavy storm clouds appeared on
the horizon and when few scat
tering drops Of rain fell, the crowd be-
gan to fear that conditions were not
favorable for a flight. The word came
flying in the rain. but that the wind
was the Objectionable feature. Then
, the clouds veered to the south and this
wind died out.
Everything appeared to be in readi.
ness for the trial when fresh wind
began blowing from the South.
/ Orville Wright. who had beer
walking about rather nervously. at THU
point expressed the opinion that th'
| unsettled weather conditions woult
prevent flight The officers of th'
signal corps. the balloon detachment
and the cavalry guard were the oni,
persons permitted on the field. Will
| the exception Of corps Of photograph
ers who had obtained the consent o
the wrights to snap the machine as !
| went down to the starting track. viii
bur Wright. in looking for the opera
tor of a moving, picture machine. thu
use OF which he decided to prevent
neared the impatient crowd. In hi
peculiar focund manner. he remarked
i that he usually put his machine ava!
when the crowds in France were frct
full. But a number of Senators request
/ ed him to let them examine the ma
chine at closer range and that the op
portunity for a large number of Sena
tors, Representatives and other distin
| guished spectators to inspect 1t close
ly.
| Avoid Be1ng Questioned. :.
To avoid being questioned. tn
4 wrights retired to the aeroplane she'
until the privileged few had again beer
| ordered or the field.
The wind having shown no signs o
abating at $3.50 o'clock. Wilbur turne'
to Taylor. the wrights mechanic. am
| said: well, I guess you had bette
run her back to the she'd"
Greatly disappointed. the crowd theI
| dispersed
Wilbur explained that the machine
was q new one and that thew neve
made flight in an untried machine
until It had been tested In the bes
possible weather.
| Unless the air Is calm. you can
| tell whether the machine is erring, OF
whether some little fault Is caused b,
the wind" he added. He said the,
would make fight as soon as idea
weather conditions presented an oppor
| tunity. Both the wrfghts expressed
| regret at the necessity of disappointing
1 the crowd.
| II don't like to see orviile make I
| flight In a wind like this with q brand
new machine" said Taylor. Sore
times there are little things you dom
know about suntil you arc in the air
| he added.
The machine was the same az tn,
one used last year as far as construct
ion was, concerned. but It was trin'
smaller.
"The planes are not as long nor al
far apart" he said, but the machine II
faster. It has as much lifting power
| and greater speed"