New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
WRIGHT WATCHES FLYERS
DaredeviIs Should Be Injured
Now and Then, He Says.
BROOKiNS NEARLY WELL
Burnett Boy, Worst Hurt in
Accident, May Recover
Others Out of Danger.
rEy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


4sburv Park. y. J. Aug 11.-Nilhur
Wright was an interested spectator to-day
- the aviation meet Of the Asbury PARK
Ae-o and Motor Club. There were ten
thousand other spectators. but the modest
,-for7ee- in The art Of navigating the air was
he star attraction OF the day. He came
here 70 learn the cause OF the accident
-yricl, befen Walter a Brcokins. his pet
aviator. while making flight yesterday.
r--anlz Corvn. who Is in charge Of the avia-
=. = -be meet explained Broo<inss fall
~ H--iSF7-.s only comment when asked for
E statement was
.srool4rs ought 10 he hanged for ct
-a-7rrf7- q fight under such clrcum-
stances
W xz--irf7+ RENAME on the field for sew
,rs7 7,,,,rs and then went 70 Bay Head, n
n see Rrookins who is still a. the sum
-,,.r home of Mrs Ahercrombie Fell. o.
z,lil.6eI-l7ia He Is resting comfortably
.-5 viii oa cut again in few days. he
.iIY rot attempt TO fly again at the AsnurF
Park meet His most serious injury Is a
broken nose
While here Nfr. Wright was introduced 20
e,.-.,e1 ,5,,rqa-rov5, OF Brooklyn. the lad
who had his left arm broken IN yesterday
so-i5enr Young Murgatroyd appeared on
zo---5,- me bow on the head and smiling,
NJ. Wright remarked.
Never mind. my son. I'm awfully sorry
- --~e in the rlix-ur, but when YOU get
- be an old man you will delight in taIk-
Ing about it
Then. turning to an acquaintance. ne sa q
"y1-le, you've got q bunch of daredevil
a-4e-org .s7,ch as have Il seems absolutely
-,e-assa~v that some Of them should be IN
-rI~e6 nov and then.
FrooLine has no comment 10 make on MS
daring fight yesterday and his sacrlhce 10
save the people in the grandstand- MS
<er-ov, av4arors declared il was the most
daring in the history Of aviation, and MS
choice Of what seemed certain death lot
him rather than injury 70 the spectators
In the z-andstand the most heroic act ever
--i-ressed. The accident. the aviators sald
-o-dsv. was caused by the presence IN the
4eld Of large number Of camera men.
Their presence prevented Broohlns from
making the descent ne had planned. and the
forced change in his plans caused him 10
loose control Of his aeroplane.
There is hone for the recovery Of George
F7,,-rarr the Paterson lad who vas most
seriously injured Il was reported from
the hospital tonight that the boys condi-
ton remained unchanged, but that he
= oll1d rroha blv recover Burnetts skull
i fractured and his right hip disclocated
Warren Y F'rorun7e. Of New York. an
other hoy who Is in the hospital is doing
veil. Froume's scalp was badly lacerated-
All the Others are out Of danger
Ralph Johnstoue. Archie" HoXsey and
Frederick Owens gave several thrilling eI-
f,fbfrious in their aeroplanes and dirtgible
balloons this afternoon. The weather con-
dftiors We're nearly perfect and there were
no accidents. Acting on orders from Mr.
Wright. the aviators kept clea- Of the
Erandstand and parking spaces while in
me air tombstone made trial flight Of
i've minutes and ascended three hundred
feet Later. in 2 machine used for the first
time for exhibition purposes, he scared TO
an altitude Of 1.3e0 feet.
Hoxsev gave q spectacular exhibition
fight lasting ten minutes, concluding with
stunts in which he demonstrated to the
spectators that he had his machine under
perfect control. He made sensational turns
and dips and sailed his btpIane the length
o. the field with the runners not over two
inches from the ground In his second
fight later in the afternoon he reached an
altitude Of L5o0 feet. and then, descending
rapidly. landed within marked space in
the centre Of the field
Frederick Owens made two flights in his
d-~iEibie balloon. In the first Try he sailed
gracefully around the field, and demon
strated the workings Of his machine. In
his second ascent he sailed over Deal Lake
and back and made a circuit Of North
Ashury Park. Two balloon ascensions by
johnny Mack filed out the programme
far the day. In his second trip skyward
Mack made two drops from parachutes
after having drifted dangerously close 10
The ocean.
Tomorrow VIII he politicians day" at
The aviation meet. Governor Fort Secre-
rsrv Ballinger. Mayor Reyburn Of Phila-
.delnhia. Thomas 4. Edison and many New
Jersey politicians viii be present, and the
bL-d-men VIII be called upon TO perform
extra stunts for their entertainment.