The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-05
Daring Aviator Makes Twenty
Mile Trip In AerOpIane
With No Mishap
NEW WORKERS CLOSE UP
STORES To SEE FLIGHT
Wright Intended to Make Another
Flight in the Evening But His
Motor Fails to Work and
Everybody Disappointed.

New York, October Am aeroplane
flashed past the white dome of Grant.s
tomb today, then turning gracefully in
iilla-air over the waters of the Hudson.
shot like falcon back TO Governor
Island, 10 miles away.
Wilbur Wright of Dayton O.. thus
placed his name in the rank with Hud-
son and Fulton today in one of the most
spectacular feats in the history of aero
nauties
over the masts of warships, from whose
oeeks hoarse cheers of the sailors were
borne up to him in his elevated seat he
heW for 20 miles-l0 miles up and IN
miles back-remaining in the air for a.
minutes ana ~ seconds, and a1ighted at
the aerodrome without mishap.
During the flight business was praeti-
eally at a standstill in all that part of
Manhattan from which a view of his re-
markable performance was available
Harbor craft shrieked their applanse
eheer after cheer swept up from the
banks of the Hudson and the lower bav
LOT 1he Dayton aviator had made good,
erownlng the aviation program of the
Hudson-Fulton celebration with a record
Wright started on his flight up the Hud-
son at $3.50 a. M, and finished ar 1o.9o.as
lie had intended to improve upon his
aehieVement of the morning by making a
longer and more hazardous flight at sun
SET. but the gripping OF his motor i,,St
as ne was about to start on the evening
attempt dashed his hopes as well aa
, those of the thousands who had assem-
bled on Governors Island to cheer him
on.
lhe machine responded in fine shape. .
said Mr. Wright as he clambered through
the network of wires of his aeroplane
after he landed at the aerodrome on
Governors Island
The motor worked fine [ started av-
ing about 70 feet above the water h,,+
Kept on climbing higher until I was
about 200 to 300 feet high. The air
currents sent up by the tunnels of the
Terry boats interrered somewhat and
came down nearer to the water.
l could hear the cheers of the sailors
on the warships,' continued Mr.. Wright
as the enthusiastic group of army OFT
GERS and newspaper men that had await
ed MS return with keen anticipation.
5iaoPSu ihS idHu 10 congratulate him.
The wind was blowing about 10 miles
an hour and I had to head in a little
toward the east Instead of pointing the
machinery straight up the river
This flight fulflls every condition of
my contract added the aviator. In re-
sponse to inquirers as to further DEM
onstrations of his prowess In the air
But If the favorable weather condi-
tions continue this afternoon [ may make
another fight which can be announced
by the Hudson-Fulton aviation commit
tee. | will leave for Washington to train
the army officers soon IS possible"
As soon as the aeroplane approached
the city flying steadily but bucling the
wind the roofs of all the buildings be-
came crowded and pleasure craft started
up the river in an effort to keep up with
the remarkable craft that blew above
them. They were soon compelled to give
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