The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-26
WRIGHT FLYERS
ARE MAK|NGG00D.
Papers Give Enthusiastic Ac-
counts OF Flights by John
stone and Parmelee.
MAYOR TO HAVE GAY JOY RIDE
Parmelee at Knoxville Puts
Even Birds to Shame by
Daring Work.

From the reports the newspapers are
giving to the work of the Wright
flyers at various expositions through
out the country, Mayor Richardson
will have the time of his life when
he goes up with Ralph tombstone
For steady dying some of the Wright
aviators are prepared to embarrass
turkey buzzard, and to cut figures
against the clouds that would make
the figure eight seem wobbly. Since
the contract was signed tombstone has
done some wonderful things, and SO
greatly augmented his reputation that
it is doubtful If he could now be Sc
cured for anything like the price the
Fair board is to pay, $4,000 for
weeks work. Under the contract
fight, and $500 a day for each of the
five days thereafter, his pay to be
locked If he fails to stay in the air
ten minutes at a time.
Pnrmclec Making Good.
p. o. Parmelee another Wright
flyer, who was offered Richmond by the
Wright Company, but who was re-
iected by the Fair board because he
wasn't we'll enough known, and hadn't
then attracted a worldwide reputa-
ton as had tombstone and Hoxsey and
Erookins is making exhibition tliSn's
at the Appalachian Exposition at Knox
vile, Tenn. According to the Knox
willie Sentinel he is more than MAKING
good. In fact, his daring flights there
have proved by far the feature OF inc
exposition. The Sentinel says OF Frl'
days flight: 80.
station. and started the intricate ma
ohinery of the aeroplane into motion.
Like a huge albatross skimming ATOMS
the sea. the aeroplane travelled nortH-
ward. When 1t had reached a nttle
knoll, over half way up the enclosure
IL gradually arose from terra hrha
and sailed off over the blue mis-.
"As the machine arose from the
asrth a. mighty cheer rent the al'.
Men and BOYS in the crowd threw their
hats and coats In the air IN tnelr
thnsiasm. nhe aeronaut GUIDED ms
graceful machine over the grahast .,,,n
and each Sime he came wlthin ,1,.
distance he was cheered rou1ots'
chipping like swallow. anu aa,oea 70
mo = condor, Mr.. Parmelee seemed 20
iiNe q sar the coolest person in the
oroYd parting downward, 1t seemeu'
at times as If he would Smash ms
machine and himself into small DIS. a
,,nle turn of his lever. however a,iu
he was again vieing with the birus.
accommodating difficult turns. as easily
as IL he were driving an auto,iio 80
swooping almost to the grouna' lien
back high into the air IN the twlhhiiits
Of an eve. the flights were very spec
tacular.
In his hrst flight, Mr.. Parmelee re-
NAMED in the air eleven minutes. he
demonstrated, In that length OF time,
that he was perfect master OF the
machine Before he went up there
were but few who wanted to make
the trip into the clouds. After he had
flown so easily and gracefully, there
was probably not person within the
Enclosure who was not simply crazy
to sit in the beautiful machine and
be transported into the clouds.
I'm his first flight flock OF swal-
lows gathered around the machine to
see what 1t was all about. Mr.. Par
melee made them ashamed After
living with the aeroplane for a few
hundred yards, the birds gave up In
disgust, wroth that their mothers nad
so neglected them in their training IN
the flying game. After executing dif-
fcult manoeuvres near the earth, Mr..
Parmelee began to rise rapidly to-
ward the clouds. The gazing thou
sands were then treated to the most
spectacular part of his flight He arose
until the noise OF his seven-foot pro-
pellers was almost inaudible. Like a
giant mosquito on wall of cerulean
blue. the aeroplane seemed to rest in
the sky. The height attained was said
to be 500 feet, but 1t seemed much
higher to the spectators The propel-
lers resembled small fans, and Mr..
Parmelee himself had Chquita, the
exposition midget, looking like giant
in comparison"