The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-02
Course at Fort Myer Will 4
volve Consideration Of Many
Scientific Problems
YESTERDAYS FLIGHT WAS
Em|NEMTlY SUCCESSFUL
Machine Acted Like an Inspired Thing
and Responded to Every Demand Of
the AyiatOr-Three Ascents Made
Without Mishap.

TaCner ny over tQat country III CuI
aeroplane than ride over 1t in your
automobile" said Wilbur Wright yes
terday to scouting party preparing
to traverse the dusty red Virginia
roads between Fort Myer and Alex
andria. along the course over which
his brother is soon to fly. You are
liable to get stuck somewhere, be-
sides being covered with dust"
The course over which will be made
the official flight for which the
Wrights are preparing, begins at Fort
Myer across the river from Washing
ton on relatively high plateau and
extends somewhat east OF south five
miles to the turning point on hill
westerly from Alexandria. This hill
is to be rendered visible from Fort
Myer by small, bright yellow balloons
marking the location. The country
between is broken and rather heavily
wooded. but at intervals there are
open fields offering landing places in
case of emergency. This broken
couptry involves the consideration OF
many scientific problems, and the ex-
pertinent is expected to be of unique
value in the development of areonan-
tics. This will be the first flight
across broken country in heavier
than air machine.
The highest attitude negotiated by
the Wrights in their aeroplanes is 364
feet. Wilbur made that height for
the Virginia course. il he maintains
above ground.
Yesterdays Flight.
Calm, confident and nerveless. Or
Vile Wright late yesterday encircled
the Fort Myerr drill grounds time aft
er time in his aeroplane and three
successful flights were made while a
crowd of thousands cheered him for
the success that attended his persist
sncy and pluck.
Excitement and enthusiasm pre-
vailed as the machine arose into the
air Immediately after leaving the
starting track. climbing higher and
higher. and skirting the drill grounds.
After the apparently unsuccessful
attempts of the previous two days, the
performances OF the flying machine
were inspiring. while the machine
Dscillated in certain points in its
Hight and dipped and rose suddenly at
others. 1t was evident from the
regularity with which these things
happened that it was due to the con-
aition of the atmosphere and not to
lny fault of the machine.
The first round was made in fifty
seconds. Five times the machine
skirted the field. attaining height
which varied from fifteen to thirty
feet
On the sixth round Wright came to
earth within few hundred feet Of
the starting point. completing the
flight in exactly five minutes. The
landing was perfect, the machine
swooping down in successive glides
until within a few feet of the earth.
when Orville pulled the string which
stops his motor and the areoplane
glided smoothly over the grass on it's
skids until 1t came to stop. The
machine was returned to the starting
apparatus while the two brothers
held consultation. Again the aero
plane was placed In position, the mo-
tor was tested and another flight was
iessayed. The start was as success
full as the first. In this flight Orville
made much wider turns and rose to q
greater height.
On the second flight Orvilla made
nine rounds Of the field in a few sec
onds less than eight minutes. He
made another graceful landing but
flew dangerously close to the ground,
for some time before stopping his mo-
tor and descending. He held another
contultation with his brother before
the machine was again returned to
the starting rail.
In his last attempt he remained
aloft for few seconds more than
nine minutes and encircled the field
nine and one-half times. For one
complete round he flew very close to
the ground, evidently preparing to
land. This he did within two hundred
feet of the aeroplane shed.
During this last flight he went high.
or than on his previous trials. reach
ing height of forty feet.
OWED TO DEATH
Charles A. Harris Killed in Exhibition
of High Dive
Beaumont, Texas, July 2-Charles
Harris aged 80 year. q nrOfeGAiOn-