The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-17
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The Wright Brothers.

Wilbur and Orville Wright are two
of seven children of Milton and Susan
Catharine Wright. Wilbur was born
April 10, 1867; Orville, August 10,
1871.
Wilbur is the third and Orville the
sixth child, twins deceased, intervening
between them. Two older married
brothers live, and younger sister
katharine. None are ionder than they
of their brothers children.
Between the two brothers there was,
quite a difference in their Younger
years. Wilbur was strong, of good
size, and full of thought and indepen-
dence. He excelled in every study,
and often astonished his parents by
his original thought and the forcible
utterance Of his views on many
subject. He was ready of speech,
and yet talked not overmuch.
OF course he was admired in school,
his attainment commanded the admira.
ton OF the girls, who had parties; and
he once took his girl to the party, en-
tertained her for he was full of wit; and
he took her home, but always left her
there. This has been his course
throughout life SO far.
1t fell to his lot early to have part
in two very important church controv-
ersles in which his father was engaged,
where he showed such memory and
such judgement as commanded the
confidence of the abest attorneys.
When he was about sixteen years
old, his mothers health began to de-
cline, and no son has ever excelled
him in care and in devotion to prolong-
ing her life. He took every care other
torsaklng other employment, carried her
to her bed the night before she died,
and kissed her in her coffin. Never
was a grateful mother watched and
tended with closer care than she was,
especially by Wilbur.
Part of this tine his healt was
poor, probably the effect of stroke
by bat in the hand of one since ex.
ecuted for the murder of his father.
mother, and brother. The bat flew
out OF the hand of the holder as they
with others were playing game on the
ice Qor Wilbur excelled in skating and
every athletic SPORTY in which several
were engaged; it was purely accidental.
After few weeks he began to be
, troubled with palpitation OF TIC heat
, and for some years his health was poor
: This left him to care for his mothe
+. and to read, an opportunity that h,
: greatly improved.
Orvillie was rather small, full of an
!, lmation, and became a leader in all
innocent sports Enthusiasm seemed
to give him pre-eminence. At sever
years he became leader in an arm,
enterprise in Cedar Rapids, To-, ane
four or FIVE years later in show en-
terprlse, in Richmond, Ind, a minute
account of which would be most in
teresting.
lie was ready of speech and full
OF courtesy, though timid in school
and everywhere.
His strength of mind has advanc-
ed with his years, till, all together, he
is in most respects his brothers's equal
and in some respect his superior. He
is pleasant to talk to and to deal with.
He is more for company than his bro
Their Like him he is good writer.
In invention he is perhaps surer than
his brother, though the former is more
fertile. He rarely fails.
Neither cl ,ims,isuperiority in their
discovery of methods of flight. They
admit that neither alone would have
made success of it. They often diff
fered sharply in their inventions, but
undertook anything when they had
agreed.
Their thought of mans flying they
attribute to a toy that their father
bought them when they were eight
and twelve years of age. Years late
the efforts OF Lilienthal to glide, ant
his death, impressed the thought NOR
deeply. They were the first to fly
and their invention has had no substi
tute so far.
Their mother died an unflinchinl
Christian. Their father has spen
nearly sixty years in the Christian
ministry.
1t is unwise TO discuss the religion
men ushered into notoriety. Blu
a their training has been such as t
! make them close observants of tn
Sabbath in all their shops and ms
chimes. They observe Christian mC
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