Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-31
WRIGHT WINS
HARD EARNED
SUCCESS
CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT
TRIUMPH FOR INVENTOR
Machine Carrying Two Men Ex-
ceed Speed Requirements Of
Governments President Leads
Cheering at the Finish
fBy Morning journal Special Ico.ed Wire,


Washington, July 30,-QrNille
Wright this evening attained the zen
it'll of hard earned success. In "a ten
mile cross-country flight in the fa-
NOUS aeroplane. built by himself and
his elder brother Wilbur and accom-
panied by Lieutenant Beujamtu y.
Foulois, of the army signal corps, he
not only surpassed the speed require
ments OF his contract with the gov
ernment but accomplished the most
difficult and daring flight ever plan
ned for a heavier than air flying ma
chine.
Incidentally. he broke all speed rec
ords over measured course. His
speed was more than A. miles an
hour. lie made the ten miles flight in
IA minutes and A. seconds, lie went
up nearly 500 feet III crossing Four
Mile Run valley and his average altl-
tude was about 200 feet
President TAFT arrived upon the pa
rade ground Mt Fort Myer just IN time
to see the aeroplane land. and to par
ticipate in the wild demonstrations
which welcomed the triumphant ayi-
ators.
great crowd watched oryllle
Wright have the machine placed ON
the starting rafl and gu9e the motor
a final test.
Lieutenant Foulois climbed into the
passengers seat beside the motor
Wilbur took his place at the right
tin of the planes and OrNillc clam
bcrcd into his seat beside Foulois.
He grippcd the levers and slipped
the cable which released the starting
weight. The aeropl0ne shot down the
track. rose before it reached the end
and skinned over the ground for one
hundfcd feet or olofe,
As if drawn by invisible powers II
rose, higher aud higher, reached the
end of the field, turned at slight
angle. and came about. facing the
madly cheering multitude.
Hats and handllerchicts were way
ing. automobile horns were toollnG'
some ovcrwrought spectators even
went. AS the great white creature
turncd again southUard 1T the start
ing tower. Then, with a short turn
nrville swept about almost over the
heads of the closely banked specta-
tors. and started straight southWard'
over the center of the arm ground.
"They are off, q thousand voices
shouted.
Like Il giant bird the aeroplane
swept unswcrVingly down its course
1t kept straight to the south ana
seemed to be rising even higher as 1t
passed over the diverse and heavily
wooded country in the distance.
Those who had glasses saw the aer-
opIane turn first to the left ana theH
TO the right above shutter hilL Then
if was lost to view and as the seconds
missed. a silence grew upon the crowd
"A silence that spoke of deep concern
As the delay in the aeroplahe aBa''
rising above the Sky liue becam'
seemingly alarming great beads o'
perspiration stood upon Wilbur's brow
and his agitation was evident.
suddenly the speck came IN sight
again. over the distant hill
"There it u.s." everybody said ana
the sigh of relief was plainly audible
soon the aerial nayigators were
homo again over the driIl grounds;
fving very low Orville ste'rcd
straight across the field, aud at a.
height OF about twenty feet swung
around again "a the soutHWard, ana
landed easily far down the field. The
task was done and he was greeted
with deafening cheers.
Despite the l,uticr that nobody
would bc allowed upon the field there
was a rush of the crowd which almost
eludcd the Gordon of mounted men on
guard. Galloping horses brushed the
people back. however. and the hn's
were reformed
wilbur at once began calculating
the speed OF the trip. After ho had con
suited with Lieutenant Foulois hc tig-
urcd il at i2ia miles am hour.
we were making eighty miles an
hour coming back" said Foulois. or-
Vile said.
ITS easier 10 fly across country
than round field"
lie seemed more impressed bl the
lessons that the unusual flight had
taught him than 10y any sense ot his
I'VE were forced off our course hN
several counter currents. hy said,
and bon turning ~ thu lower end 81
down trend Of air took me lower Than
] meant 10 go. I was forced to climb
higher In starting back
starting back as We crossed -Four
Mile Run valley down trend made o.
necessary a. climb rapidly Zee get up
in tho air above the hills"
Even more dramatic than its de-
nsrture from Fort Mycr was the adj
vent Of the acropiane and its passen-
gers az the southcrly turning point on
shutter hill just outside To- Alexandra
There large crowd vas gazing cag-
crlN into the sky
Details Of cavalry ON duty 4" ke"p
hack the people. forgot the rurposr
OF their presence and Sat rapt upon