The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-11
Especial from United Press.)N

Especial from United Press.)\
New York, May 11.-Taciturn and
impassive as ever, Wilbur and Orville
Wright concuerors of the air and the
two men who have done more than
any others in recent years to demon
strate to Europeans the remarkable
superiority of American flying ma
chimes, returned to this city to-day ac-
compared by their sister. Miss Kath-
crime Wright
AS they passed up the bay on the
big German liner Kron Prinzessin
Cecilie. the two brothers were not in
terested in the enthusiastic reception
that A. Holland Forbes and a delega-
ton Of the Aero Club of America tried
to give them. When told that the re-
cent aero accident was due to no fault
of the machine but was caused by the
operator being attacked with vertigo,
both OF the boys heaved sigh of re-
lief and turned to the greeting party
which tried unsuccessful to ionize
them
Both OF the boys declared that they
have no intention Of filling a lot of
social engagements while here and
made it very plain to all concerned
that theys returned to this country be-
cause they have work to do They
viii leave Tomorrow night for Day
TON, O., where their workshops are To-
are there and prepare them for ship
xnent to Fort Myer, at Washington, for
trial They characterized as absurd
the statements that they intended to
ask the army officials the tests secret
They said that the machines would be
able to meet all tests required of them
II WAS almost an impossible task to
get either of the boys to discuss their
OF common Fellowship most of the
rulers of Europe and showed the ex-
perts there how they have conquered
the air. Even to the reception com
tnciturnity that has marked them in
tfa past md they show coqclusively
11e1lz19 zEes ! g sssfes2s 4 -
zmo1S those who boarded the liner
at quarantine to welcome the brothers
were Acting President A Holland
Forbes of the Aero Club of America;
DR. William J. Hammer of the Aero
nautic Society and Robert Lee Morreil
of the Automobile Club of America
Another visitor but one who COM
bined business with pleasure was LII.
Dozier of the Aero Club of St. Louis
who attempted to interest the Wrights
in proposition to conduct a demon
stration in the Mound City when the
club which he represents will hold a
carnival at which a cash prize of S16,-
600 win be given for an aerial race.
1nasmuch as the brothers have con-
ton they were not prepared to finally
dispose Of the st. Louis offer at this
time A month from to-day they are
to be in Washington to receive from
the hands of President Taft the medals
awarded by the Aero Club of America
which will be given to them in the
White House. The one member of the
party who enjoyed the trip and the
Katherine Wright. Since she went
abroad to join Wilbur Wright she has
been the recipient of remarkable at
tentions and her trips in the airships
with her brother did more than any
thing else to convince the European
aeronauts that the machine is perfect
1y safe.
Both of the Wright brothers declared
that they had not intended spending
any time in New York at this time but
after 1t had been fully explained that
arrangements had been made for a
luncheon in their honor by the Aero
Club OF America they agreed to remain
over and keep that engagement
1t was plain that the warmth of their
reception was appreciated by the
brothers and their sister who smiled
and bowed to the crowd, Both broth
ers emphatically denied the report
cab1ed from Rome that J. p. Morgan
had arranged to finance them in their
manufacture Of aeroplanes- There Il
absolutely no truth in that reports
declared Orville Wright LAS a. mat
ter of fact we have been approached
by a number of eminent American
financiers who are willing to invest
money in our enterprise but we have
not concluded any such arrangement
and we will not. We intend to wait
now to see what the intentions of the
United States are in connection with
our project. We have factory whose
capacity is so to 70 machines and we
are keeping it busy.
I'VE will make our first flight in the
United States at Fort Myer on June 2s
and we will continue until we have
met all of the details of the army
Wilbur Wright eagerly examined the
cable dispatches from Rome describing
the accident to Lieutenant Calderars
and intimated he was not much sur
pr1sed at it 81 warned the Lieutenant
not to undertake too much before
left Rome" declared Wilbur Wright
LAS q matter of fact he was not ir
the physical shape that a man should
be in to undertake extensive expert
ments and I suggested to him that hi
wait and make low flights until ht
had completely mastered all of thu
mechanism of the aeroplane- But he
seems to have been particularly am
bilious to make showing before hi:
friends and the attack followed.
Wilbur Wright said that their ex-
periences in Europe had stimulated
many other inventors to attempt tn
evolution of an aeroplane. However hs
said ne had found no ideas that they
considered of sufficient value to ex
pertinent with The Wright machin'
as now produced weighs slightly owe
eight hundred pounds without fuel
water or the operator and it is ths
purpose of the Wrights to develop theil
machine along g. larger scale
Miss Katherine Wright. who enjoy
ed every minute of the demonstration
over her brothers is one OF six womer
who nave navigated the air with hel
brother The others were the Countess
De LaRbert. Mrs Lazarre Weller o.
Paris. Mrs Hart O. BerE. wife of the
Paris manager OF the WrfglH brothers
Ms A. A. I.auier and the wife of 9
= m1ke good aeris1 x1ators &C.