Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-28
Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Cur.
tiss Were to Make First Trial
Flights from Governors
Island.
CONDITION OF WIND
WAS NOT SATISFACTORY
Estimate of Visitors Ranges from
One to Two Millions-Price Of
Grand Stand Seats Goes Up.
Repeat Saturdays Show.


million or more visitors. with those Of
the local celebrators OF tile Hudson-Ful-
ton anniversary. are today turned toward
Governors island. wrom where IL is ex-
pected Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Cur
tiss viii make their first trial flights I'm
aeroplanes. Both maeh hines had been
tuned up and with prediction that the
wind would not be as high as during the
last two days. both aviators declared that
they were prepared to make flights.
display OF certain colored flags on
high buildings in various sections OF the
city was designed to inform the people If
lights were to be attempted. and the ap-
proximats hour The advertised locations
Of these fiagstaffs were watched eagerly
by the crowd which had planned to reach
the water front as quickly. as possible aft
er the display OF the signals that flights
were 20 be made.
AIR SHIPS EAGERLY WATCHED.
The air ships are attracting almost as
much attention IS the powerful armada
OF war vessels. All efforts Of the public
20 reach the air ships sheds on Govern
crs island have failed The public is not
permitted there. no excursion boats are
SLOWED TO land and the only view which
visitors and others in the city can have,
win be when the machines ars in full
flight in the air. Beyond a possibility Of
air ship flights today. the principal events
Of the Hudson-Fulton celebration was the
opening OF number Of especially appro-
pirate exhibitions ranging from pictures
painted by Robert Fulton himself. to live
fishes which inhabited the waters OF New
York bay whsn Henry Hudson visited IT
go years ago The art exhibits include
-rzny valuable paintings by Dutch and
Other artists OF the nth century.
There win be no aeroplane flights today.
Although the prices asked for seats in
the many miles OF grand stands before the
celebration began was considered exorbit-
ant. they have steadily increased until to-
day a seat In q choice stand along the
route Of the land parade is quoted at $40.
Five dollars a seat for each par ade is the
average demanded. and II Is reported that
spectators are doing an enormous bust
ness.
The minimum estimate Of the number
Of visitors In the city is 100000. other
authorities give as high as 1000 600 per-
sons. The hotels are taxed to their ca
pacity with many guests sleeping on cots
IN the halls. and with the Offices sending
surplus TO the ocean liner piers. where
they are charged 50 for q berth.
AS II was believed that many thousand
persons had been unable to get to New
York in time 10 see the spectacular IL
Elimination OF the great feet Of war YES
sells on Saturday night. IL has been order
ed that the Illumination be repeated next
Saturday night. It is expected that this
order win have the effect OF vastly in
creasIng the already record-breaking
crowd.
OTHER SIGHTS FOR CROWDS.
Lacking the aeroplane flights. the holi-
day crowds stu had plenty Of attractions
Palisades park. stretching for Il miles
along the New Jersey shore Of the Hud-
son north from Fort Lee. and the tall
shaft erected IN memory of Henry Hudson
on Spuyten Duyvili Hin in the Bronx,
were dedicated today. The park dedica-
ton furnished the first chance New Jer-
sey has had 70 participate IN the general
celebration. for the dedication took place
at Alpine Landing. opposite Yonkers.
Governor Hughes. OF New York. and Gov
ernor Fort, OF New Jersey. were the prin-
cipal speakers
Governor Hughes spoke also at the Hud-
son monument dedication.
The American warships in the Hudson
near this point fired salutes, and the Half
Noon dipped her flag in honor Of the dar-
ing navigator that had piloted her original
Nd the river.
CROWD SHIFTS SOUTH.
Early IN the day the movement Of sight
ssers began toward the southern extrem-
ity OF Manhattan From the fat. sandy
acres recently made by filling from the
bottom OF the harbor, the aeroplanes OF
Wright and Curtiss were expected to
rise for trips about the harbOr and up the
Hudson. IL had been announced that the
fights would not be made today unless
weather conditions were favorable. and
the stiff breeze that blew from the north
west out TO sea made the prospects for
the aerial exhibition today far from en-
eouraging. Wilbur Wright had promised,
however. that he would try TO get up to-
ward evening II the wind would allow.
on the streets thousands watched the
towers Of the Singer. the Metropolitan.
the Times and the Brooklyn Eagle build
inzs and the tall abutments Of the Brook
lyn and Blackwslrs Island bridges for the
coos flags that would tell whether the
aeropIanss were likely to fiy. and at what
time.
The adverse wind made il practically
,ertain that the race OF dirigible bal
cons from New York 10 Albany for the
no.O00 prize orfered by a New York news
paper would not start today. though the
air ships Of both Capt Thomas S. Bald
wfn-and George L TOmlinsOn were ready.
Raldwin's balloon is made OF gray silk
and rubber. and is e feet long. with 4
diameter tspering from II TO IS feet. The
.ar OF bamboo. spruce and m-taI. is 60
FEET long. Tomlinson's machine is bright
rellow. and slightly smaller than Bald
win's-s5 feet long and from, Is 10 II feet
"a diameter. with car 30 feet long. While