The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-28
WRIGHT TRIES
A new ENGINE
EXPRESSES PLEASURE AT HIS
is SUCCESS IN ALABAMA
FLIGHTS.
mo MORE ACCIDENTS
Noted Aviator Declares There ID 40
Chance Of Another Disaster
Like the One at
Ft Myer.

Montgomery, Ala, March 2T--0r-
vile Wright made. Ills initial flight in
this city this afternoon, when, in try.
ing out new engine, he scared far
-four minutes at an altitude OF fifty
feet. He expresses pleasure at his
first success ID Montgomery.
Just to look az oryille Wright one
would not take him to be man.
who. with a wonderful invention, he's
startled the world. He is modest
sort Of fellow, with cordial smile
and fraternal temperament, and
seems to be quite fond of people. HE
talks interestingly Of the many conn.
tries where his machines have been
exhibited and has found much To in-
Iterest hi moutside his airshIp inpessi-
cations
Mr. Wright is using al Montgomery
the same machine that his brother
used In flying about the statue OF
liberty In New York harbor, only he
rs installing rear portion, taking
somewhat The nature Of a tail. ia which
the ridder will be held He came
down somewhat hurriedly from Day
ton when he found the wcrknnen wara
ready to attach this N portion
/ There Is ever SO much more of this
lpart Of the machine than before. and
lie Is anticipated that II win adj
greatly to the handling OF the ap
Iparatus III mid air
People May Wtness Flights,
Many persons are expected to visit
the city and the grounds while Mr..
Wright ana his men are here. There
Iwill be no set time for the try-outs.
the flights being governed by the
condition Of the weather The pur-
pose of the work here Is to train men
to handle the aeropanes, and 1t viii
Ibe a case Of getting in ever good hour
possible in the education laid OUT.
There is so much of demand for the
machnes that the factories cannot
cannot fill 1t, so it is necessary to
get as many men as possible in trim
for handling them.
/ Those who care to go to the
grounds win be welcome, though
they may or may not see flight.
However," says Mr.. Wright, "any
who come on fine days may depend
almost upon seeing lis 80 up. We
fhaye O lot Of experimenting to do for
Ethe first few weeks ana II is going
TO be up and down right often take
Eit" No program will oe made out
and there is plenty Of field to ait apart
land see what Is being done Visitors
10 the shops are welcomed so long
las they do not get in the way, ami
there is no attempt to conceal the
lbg ear from view
Accident ie Recalled.
] Asked ii he lost his nerve after
being hurt at Fort Myer two years
ago-an officer of the army was killed
at the time--Mr. Wright replied in
the negative. Twice tIe-ore that time
he came much nearer to being killed
though neither time was he injurei
Once the machine crnmpled up just
over his head, when, il 1t had caught
ion BIS neck. death would have been
certain, and the other time II crump-
u led onto his shoulders, part of the
Iconstruction being broken in such
way as TO relieve his body from pres
surc.
The Fort Myer accident could not
be repeated 1t resulted from wire
becoming entangled In the propeller.
No one could have anticipated such
"a result, and like every other import.
lant detail, this was discovered as a
result of experimenting. The Fort
Myer accident too was result OF
mot being high enough n the ar. II
the machine had had as much as one
thousand feet more 10 sail II would
have caught the air and sailed to com
iparatiye safety
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