Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-10-08
WRIGHT DEFIES
FIR and WATER
IN TRIP UP RIVER
SCARS OVER NEW YORK HAppo,
AND RETURNS AFTER MoSr
PERILOUS VOYAGE.
OUTSKIRTS THE FASTEST BoA7s
Pleasure Yachts Distanced When ~.
Attempt Race with Wonderful
Flying Machine.
MAKES AN EXCELLENT STAUr

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Wilbur Wr;oh.
the aeroplanist, defied the air. the u,ota,
and the land in a marvellous flight todor
over the numberless craft in New yors
harbor and the North river. Starring a,
9:56 the aviator headed into the wind
and flew over the ferryboats, yachts
steamers and other craft in the harbor
Flying high, Mr.. Wright went up tba
North river, over the feet of battIeshns
and OH past Grants tomb, encircIng tba
British cruiser Argyle. Returning at
faster speed with the wind, he cana
,ack over the water and landed at HE
starting point in the most matter-of.faa
way possible.s He had been gone fl,
thirty-three minutes and thirty-threespc.
onds, making one of the most perlms
trips ever attempted. The distance Of
the fight was estimated at fifteen mile,
The aviator got all excellent start
leaving the rail after a run of barely
thirty feet. AS the machine left the
ground, the tip of the right wing lightly
touched the new made ground and threw
up q cloud of sand.
After half circle over Governors
island, at IN average height of fifteen
feet, Wright turned up his eleyatDg
p-anes and tioated up TO forty feet
teaching the sea wall, he found himself
confronted by the big passenger steamer
Seaberg, but he easily mounted over the
obstacle and kept on rising until he was
100 feet above the water. As his N,
plane appeared against the sky, the craft
III the harbor turned loose their whistles
THE machine responded in fine
shape" said Mr.. Wright, as he clam,
bered through the network of wires Of
his machine, after he landed at the aero
drOme on Governors island.
The motor worked fine. | started f.
ing about 10 feet above the water, bit
kept climbing higher until | was about
zoo to 800 feet high. The air current
ant up by the tunnels of the ferrybOats
lterfcred somewhat, and | came down
nearer to the water.
81 could hear the cheers of the sailors
on the warships," continued Mr.. Wright
rs the enthusiastic group OF army off,
GERS and newspaper men who had
awaited his return with keen anticipa
ton, grasped his hands to congratulate
him. ''The wind was blowing about
ten miles an hour, and | had to head in
little toward the east, instead Of point
ing the machine straight up lue EiFeF
Has Fulfilled Contract.
This fight fulfills every condition Of
ny contract" added the aviator, in re-
So lse to inquiries as to further demon
STATIONS Of his prowess in the air. but
if the favorable weather conditions con-
tinue this afternoon, l may make an
other fight which can be announced by
the Hudson-Fulton aviation committee
l will leave for Washington to train the
army officers as soon as possible"
AS the aeroplane approached the cT
flying steadily but bucKing the wind Tue
roofs of all the buildings became croWd
ed and pleasure craft started up tne
river in an effort to keep up with Inc
remarkable craft that flew above them
They were soon compelled to give up
the chase, for Wright Outstripped Tue
fastest of them.
AS the machine flew high above The
water craft, the little maroon-cG9Ofytu
canoe, which Wright had previously at
tached to his aeroplane in the event tDa
he would be compelled to allght on lne
water, was plainly visible.
AS the machine pushed into the breeze
dipping slightly occasionally, as though
caught by a downward trend OF the an
and then again was lifted suddenly aP
parently striking a QlSLufpluS an va
rent, the absolute mastery Of the ayr
ator was strongly impressed on the Sp@
tators.
The exact distance in straight line
from Governors island to the foot o.
West both street, which marked las
northernmost point of WrightS tight \
nine and quarter miles. Inns WoOm
make his fight, if it had been III d
straight line ,one of eighteen miles ana 91l
half. Counting curves and the clr Gts
at the start, Mr.. Wright estimates thai
he covered more than twenty miles r.,
Glenn H. Curtiss departed today iu
H ammondsport, n. Y, and his aeI@
plane at Governors island is being pre-
pared for shipment.