The Washington herald., 1909-06-29
AEROPLANE HALTS
CONGRESS SESSION
Continued from Page One.


however. and had a great time mixing in
with the moving picture man. and get
ting through guards. and stepping in
where angels feared 20 tread
On one occasion. just after an unusually
strenuous attack OF the mounted patrols
had cleared the field and finally succeed
ed IN getting the last strsgglers away
from the flyer. a group OF I'VE. four adults
and one small boy. stepped over the
rope. and made for the white-winged ma
chine. the center Of. thousands OF enTious
glsRcss-
Charley Taft There.
Charley Taft and party" said some
body who recognized the youngsJer. and
not q guard moved in his tracks 20 dem
onstrats the workings OF military disci-
pine
Well did the men Of the Fifteenth Cav
airy dc their work. one of the first eul-
prits they nabbed trying % break through
the lines turned our 20 be Senator Al
drich- The Senator merely got absent
minded. that was all He wanted 70 so
down 10 the shed where the Wright
r
and have a look al the thing A man on
patrol stopped him a mans man for
a. that thought the guard. Finally an
orderly was sent hot foot 20 the shed.
more than quarter Of a mile down the
parade ground. 10 present the compli-
ments or Senator Aldrich. and ask the
Wright brothers II Senator Aldrich might
drop down and have a look az their in
ventiOn- Word came back that TIE
Wright brothers were very sorry, bur
this was their afternoon our.
Another man who was grabbed was
Brig Gen. James Allen, chief signal Off
Ger. and the head OF the whole show. He
was not in uniform. and had never been
introduced 10 Files on Parade Il was
wiki a good deal o. difficulty tha; the
general fshed out his union card and
made good with the patrol
Came Out of the shed.
At o'clock, after the roping-o1 process
and the galloping Up and down maneu-
vers had gone on for about an hour. II
was seen that the aeroplane was sliding
out Of its shed Il was placed on rollers.
and with eight or ten men Of the Signal
Corps and Charles Taylor. the mechanic.
tugging at II. il moved slowly I'D the
field toward the starting derrick. VII
bur Wright also tugged- He was dressed
ike pirate. with a black derby on the
stern OF his head. his coat on. his. collar
missing, his shirt open at the throat.
and the perspiratisn running in little
brooklets down his aqulline face.
Not so with OTvile, who was % drive
the machine on its upward career. 4 II
careered NaJty as the prize guest OF a
yachting party was OrvnIe- A collar was
not the only refinement OF his raiment.
On the TOP OF his head was very jauuty
cap. His coat was buttoned tightly
about his slender form. as II II were al a
mistake about its being hot In his hand
he dangled a small hatchet. which he
thought he might use somehow or other
perhaps. Altogether. he looked years
without number younger than his per
spring brother. and exhaled the atmos-
phere OF a man who finds himself on the
top layer OF the upper crust Of t5e creme
de le creme OF all that's worth while.
Arriving at che starting derrick. the
flyer was adjusted 20 the monoran. the
Hanged roller was set IN position. and
the gear BY which the drop OF the weight
was 10 be communicated 10 the machine
was overhauled and connected Up.
By that time the crowd. weary OF its
wait. shook out its legs and looked for
something "a happen II was a vain idea.
First there came a black cloud. very
Ominous, scudding across the sky. vii
bur looked at il: Orvilie looked az il.
Then Orville looked at Wilbur. and they
both sat down A few drops OF rain
raised little hicks OF dust from the parch-
ed parade grounds. Scattered gusts Of
wind darted fitfully through the grass
Then II Gained. and the crowd allowed
hope 10 spring eternal In It's breast.
About that time Orville remembered he
had forgotten something back at the
shed. He sauntered on. looking blandly
ar the sky He was a long time going.
a long time there. and q long time com