Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-14
MODEST AVIATOR | SON 0F WELL KNOWN MAN

| DOUGLAS, August I3.-(SpeciaDI ! MT. A. M. Williams. whose experl mental work in the aeroplane line has ped to so much interest on the part (of Douglas people, the last few days.I |comes by his interest in that line, |1uite naturally He is son of Rich.I |hrd Williams, for twenty years headI |mechan.c for the Phelps-Dodge Co-| |with headquarters at Morenci. 5nt| Ewas born and raised in London and |came to this country when his father, moved his family, only a few years. |ago. In England he was practically, Eeducated under the charge Of his, uncle, Lieut.. Burt Phillips. of the Signal corps of the British army.j whose work has much to do with jdirig. bles, aeroplanes, and the iike| fwhere Mir. Williams, the junior. camel much in contact with them and1 gained much observation and exper- ience that is proving valuable n pres, snt circumstances. Mir. Williams has heretofore been able to keep his movements with theI planes secret, but the rain which, Characterised the early morning hours of last Sunday made him late in get1 ing out to the trying-out grounds md so the news became public. Mir Williams is building another larger md stronger aeroplane in a place in own not announced, as soon as he las 1t perfected will give a public rial of it for the benefit of Douglass
 Nr =c ay claim to being an inventor, though me device which he has originated would make some men feel entitled make that claim. He only claims to ,e a mechanic and his principal anx1 ety when called upon by a Daily In ernational reporter yesterday noon t his home wats that nothing should be said that would make him appear msaodest
 Fl wasn't intending to say any hing about it yet, please cut it short, . vas the way he put it.
 The dev.ce of his origination to which reference has been made is hat of pivoted instead of flexed end wings, without one Or the other of which no aeroplane can fly, or turn It least And MT. Williams end wings are hung between the solid planes. at their ends, instead of being he flexible ends of these fixed planes themselves as in the Wright machine.
 Mir. Williams made trial trip in the air a week ago as well as last Sunday. A wesk ago Sunday. he used his propeller and went very nicely for half a mile, from the lower part of a hill about five miles out on the Slaughter road, alighting handily without damage. Last Sunday he started from the top of the hill, where there is about 150 feet abrupt des- cent, without a propeller, to try the gliding qualities of the planes. He dropped about forty feet down close to the hill, before his front adjustable planes caught the wind and enabled Ihim to rise; but after that he went a mile or more successfully. The ac cident occurred when he was alight ing. in the effort to escape the top oi a big cactus, when, by a slight mo ton of his body, purposely, he cantec the planes backward and broke the rear ends of several ribs as ths planes settled to the ground, the ribs being only about as big as ones little finger.
 In the back yard of his home liei the aeroplane, dismantled that nes ribs may be put in, but still recog nizable as "a pair of wings with human body and it will soon be il shape for another trial.
 Mir Williams is married, his wifi being formerly Miss Alice Fort O cananea. They have a very pleasan home at 1918 Eighth street. Though 1 mechanic, MT. Williams is at presen clerking for Tinker & Sampson. th grocers. He has been a resident o Douglas for two years.
 Mir. Williams fatherin-!aw. Hon. F Fort. connected with the administrs tion of Gov. Torres Of Sonora and sta Douglas accompanied MT. William tioned at present at Agua Prieta, hi son Daniel. and Burt Solomon Q in his experiments last Sunday.