The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-01
PEARY'S SHIP
REACHES GOTHAM
THE ROOSEVELT, FLYING PEARY
ARCTIC CLUB FLAG, ARRIVES.
is IN TIME FOR HupsoN-FuLToN
The Boat That Bore Commander
Peary in His Quest for the North
Pole, Reaches New York Harbor at
Daybreak-Will Join Naval Parade.

| Peary In His Quest for the North
Pole, Reaches New York Harbor at
Daybreak-Will Join Naval Parade.
New York, Sept. 30.-With the flag
of Peary Arctic club at her masthead,
the little steamer Roosevelt, which
bore Commander Peary on his quest
to the north pole, entered New York
harbor today 1t was barely daylight
when the lookouts described the YES
sci coming slowly. Few of the people
on the lower bay recognized the arc
tic steamer as she rounded the hook.
Off the point from the hook, the
Roosevelt gave three triumphant
screams of her sirene and ran up the
Peary Arctic flag at her masthead,
then the flag of the New York yacht
club at her fore, and the American
ensign at her mizzen.
| Turning to a point off the hook the
Roosevelt headed into the horseshoe
there within half mile of Governor
dock.
| Commander Pearys ship arrives in
the nick of time to participate in the
Hudson-Fulton celebration She will
take part in the naval parade which
tomorrow will go up the Hudson as
far as Newburgh.
Germans and Americans Win.
international aquatic honors were
captured by Germany and America in
the pulling races for the crews of
the warships now at anchor in the
Hudson. The brawney Teutons out
stroked the Italians, British, French
and Netherlanders in the races for
the visiting ships, while the husky
crew from the Minnesota showed the
way to the German, Italian and Brit
ish tars in the big international race
which closed the days sport On Sat
urday two British crews will seek TO
lift the famous Battenberg cup witch
the Louisiana captured a year ago
A Brilliant Banquet.
The vice president of United States
and the governor of New York, the
personal representatives of the EN-
perors of Germany and Japan, the
diplomatic representatives of twenty
five nations and the special delegates
of twenty-eight sat down to tables in |
the grand banquet hall of the Hotel |
Astor as the guests of the Hudson |
Fulton celebration commission. There |
were officers Of eight navies and the |
admirals of four, a representative Of |
the United States senate in the person |
of Elihu Root, member of the New |
York legislature and officer of the |
municipality of New York. 1t was one
of the most brilliant banquets that
the country has ever seen.
Wright Flies Over Water.
Two hours after Curtiss completed |
his flight Wilbur Wright had his ma
chine taken from the shed and made
a flight encircling Governors island,
sailing over the water and covering
six miles.
Wright made bad landing, the
tip of one of his planes striking the
sand and sweeping the machine
around. No damage resulted, how
ever, and the aeroplane was replaced
on the starting track.
In starting Wright faced the west.
The wind was not as strong as when
Curtiss flew. The aviator, after his
machine had gained sufficient speed,
turned up his elevating planes and
rising headed toward the west edge
of aerodrome.
Turning to the left, he made a
wide sweep of the field and coming
around to the southern end of the
island, headed over Buttermilk chan
mel, going toward Brooklyn. AS soon
as he was out over the water he
turned north and circled the island
being lost from view of the spectators
behind clump of trees.
He re-appeared on the outer side of
Castle William and made complete
circle in the southern half of the
aerodrome, before coming around a
second time very close to the earth.
When about to land the wing tipped
and whirled the machine around so
that it landed sidewise on the skids.
After tightening the wires and
screws of his aeroplane and shifting
the starting rails so it faced directly
against the wind, Mr.. Wright made
another flight during which he crossed I
the lower bay and passed around the
statue of liberty.
Flies Again, so Miles an Hour.
He started on his flight at 1918 and
finished in minutes and 20 seconds.
While returning here from the statue,
with the wind behind him, he made I
approximately so miles an hour, max {
ing a successful landing.