The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
TWO MEN MUST Be
IN AIRSHIP TONIGHT
Lieutenant Lahm or Lieuten-
and Fulois to Accompany
Chevalier Orville.
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and he walked over and helped himself
to a large drink of water well they
think d lot of those things in France,
but they don't amount to a great deal
in America.
81 remember a story that suits this.
too. There was an American once vino
went over TO Paris to see things, He
stopped at big hotel there and he
used to notice that everyone seemed
10 be wearing a decoration Of some sort.
The decorated persons got most Of the
attention, too Well this man was not
going 70 be left out, so he dug around
in his belongings and found badge ne
had worn as a delegate 10 a Republican
national convention. He pinned that on
his coat and went downstairs. lie got
the attention, too.
When Orville came out to the shed
little later and the same Information
was given freely to him, he was Just
about as nonehalant as his brother had
been.
Huh" said he. rs that 500" About
the only difference was that he &C
cented so and Wilbur preferred 20
single out that
Not Busy Today.
Neither OF the brothers was especially
busy today. Orville sat down at the
Raleigh and talked to a Times reporter
for about half an hour, then went up to
the War Department and told General
Allen he would fly tonight il possible
and tomorrow certainly. After he got
out to Fort Myer he watched the poten-
tiaI skid being warped into shape.
The skid trouble. caused when the
machine came down rather abruptly
Saturday night, will be remedied this
afternoon long before 6 O'Clock, ac-
cording to Orviile. The wind was COM
ing strong this morning. but from the
right direction-the south.
IA
be necessary for the War Department
TO put more than one balloon on the
Fort Myer-Alexandria course. This
balloon viii be on Shooters Hill. the
turning point where Mr.. Wright tacSs
about and starts for Fort Myer on the
back trip.
Can Buck Strong Wind.
OrviHe refuted this morning the idea
that the Wright machine can't buck
into a good wind. He said that often
he has hnown IN winds Topping along
between fifteen and twenty miles an
hour and once he believes he ran into
twenty-four-mile gale
The reason lie hasn't been putting the
nose of the flyer into the breezes out
al Fort AIyer is because there wasn't
any use in doing II. Ills GohLIaot - s,, IN
the Government allowed plenty OF time
to wait for good days ana II the ma
chine had gone I'D in a stiff breeze and
come to grief the brothers stood 10 lose,
on such a chance, $4,000. II WouIdnI
have been good business, he said.
And this talk that because We didn't
go up in breezy weather, said Mr..
Wright, the aeToplane would be of no
use in time OF war is foolish. In war
fare men take much greater chances
II Is their business TO. There would be
no difficulty about going up in breezy
weather. But they don't take cavalry
man out and shoot at him IN times or
peace Just TO give him practice
May Not Stay After Test.
Mr. Wright said It hasn't been decided
whether he or Wilbur viii remain H.
washington after the official tests. to
instruct the Signal Corps officers in
the science OF manipulating the aero
plane.
One Of them. Mr.. Wright said, must
hurry over to Europe. where they have
some aerOplone business with some
Emperors or Kings or dukes. In fact.
che OF Chem ought to be in Europe
right ncw. and surely must get there
before September.
II hasn't been decided whether or not
Wilbur viii fly al all here. but n he
doesn't stay for the instruction period
he may lake one shot at the Fort Myer
sailing anyhow.