The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-02
WRIGHTS SHOW
THEIR AIRSHIP
Three Successful Flights
Made.
CROWD CHEERS AT FORT MYER
Aeroplane Eneircles the Drill
Ground.
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Brsthsrs Declare rAsy WIN Dc
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CROWD CHEERS AT FORT MYER

/ washington. July. l--calm, confident
and nerveless, OrviIle Wright late to-
day encircled The Fort Nyer driil
ground time after tias In his aeropians
In three successfui flights. while q
crowd Of thousand cheered him for the
success that attended his pcrsistency
and pluck.
Excitemsnt and enthusiasm permeat-
Cd the air a. the machine climbed high
or and higher. and continued skirting
the drill grounds.
After the apparently unsuccessful
trials Of the past two lays. the per-
formances Of the Aging machine were
inspiring. while the machine osctllat-
ed ut certain points In its nights and
dipped and rose suddenly Ut other
points. It was evident from the regu-
larity with which these things hap
pened, that they were due to the con-
dition Of the atmosphere and not to
any fault Of the machine.
Shortly before o'clock this even
fng, Just as the sun was sinking In
the West. the aeroplane was whssled
from the shed at the southern END OF
thu field to the starting track at the
on psite end. Previously. the neid hed
H a cleared by troop OF cavalry.
The damage sustained BY the asro-
plane in yesterdays night had been re-
paired by splicing . new piece to the
broken skid. Everything had been
tested carefully. In accordance with the
customs Of the wrights. before the ma
chine was removed for q trial night.
There was no evidence from the man.
ner Of the brothers. IS they walked
across the nsid together. that they
unsuccessful attempts. Bishop Milton
Wright the proud father. and the
brother, Reuchlin, who had never be-
fore today seen his brothers machine
fiy. were with them. q
Ready for fright.
After the motor had been tested. the
weight which gives the aeroplane it,
was ready for flight. The propeliers
were cranixed and orville turned on the
motor. The screws whirled around at
what seemed like greater speed than
on the previous occasions and a. Or
Vile climbed Into his seat. wilbur put
his hand on the right wing. ready to
run along with the machine. Nodding
to his brother. orviile released the ma
chine and It started down the track
at rapid rate. As II neared the end
OF the starting rail. Orvilie turned up
the forward horizontal rudders and the
machine arose into the air.
It was beautiful start and the
crowd that lined the sides OF the aero
drome cheered wildly.
curved gracefully about the lower end
and back up the east side of the field
along the edge of the Arlington ceme-
terry. The machine seemed ito be be-
having beautifully. Mr. wright was
making very short turns. but AZ he
seemed TO regain the familiarity with
the ground over which he was travel
ing. he increased the radius OF his
trips about the field. The nrst round
was made IN ATTY seconds.
Five times the machine skirssd the
field. attaining height which varied
from fifteen to thirty feet. On the
sixth round Mr.. Wright, came to earth
within few hundred feet OF the start.
ing point. completing the flight In ex-
actly Ave minutes. The landing was
perfect. the machine swooping down in
successive glides until within q few
feet OF the earth. when Oryiile pulled
the string which stopped the machine
and the aeropiane glided smoothly over
the grass on its skids until 1t came
to stop.
The machine was returned to the
starting apparatus while the two
brothers held o consultation. Again the
aeroplane was placed In position. the
motor was tested and another flight
was essayed. The start was as success.
full as the frst.
flight 10 Higher.
In the second flight orville made
much wider turns and rose to q great
err height. 1t was evident that Wilbur
had cautioned him to do SO. The elder
brother watched every detaif OF the
flight with care. The machine cir