Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-30
WsIeuR WRIGHT, ssoTGO AvlAs
TON, succuMss TO FEwGa At
HOME IN DAYTON.
DISEASE FINAL vicroR
IN LoNo srRuooLa
Wright Several Times Near 0eash Oue
Each Time Raiiisd-oalnsd Weelds
Wide Fame % co-invsater % Flylnn
Machine -Rsiativss at ssdside tNhsu
End Came

Dayton. O.. May 3o.-Wtlbur Wright
the noted AVIATOR died 1t 3:1s this
morning OF typhoid fever. He had been
Ill for several weeks and number OF
times had been reported at the point cE
death. but each time rallied.
Following sinking spell that de-
veloped soon after midnight Mr..
Wright died at S:l5 today. Wright
had been near death for many days
and tho his condition from time to
| time gave some hope to members OF hix
family. the attending physicians. DR..
b. B, Conkltn and Levi Splitter. main-
tanned thruout the latter part OF hiu
sickness that he could not recover
When the patient succumbed he was
surrounded by the members OF his
| family. which includes his aged father,
Bishop Milton Wright. Miss Katherine
Wright. OrvlIle Wright. the co-in-
ventor OF tho aeropianc. Reuchlin
Wright and Lorin Wright. All OF the
family reside in this city except Reuch-
lin. who lives In Kansas.
Chilis With High Fever.
The most alarming symptoms In
Wright's sickness developed yesterday
shortly before noon. when his fever
suddenly mounted from 104 to l06 and
| then quickly subsidized to its former
stage. AT this juncture the patient
was seized with chills and tho attend
ing physicians were baffled by tho
turn OF events, Chills were unusual In
II patient suffering from fever this
high. and the doctors at Wrights bed
side were puzzled,
His condition remained unchanged
thruout the rest Of the day and there
was no Improvement up until last mid
night.
Then there seemed to be II slight im-
provement. but soon ther- w;sss s..d-4
den turn for the worse and DIR. Conklin
was called He arrived at 3:26 and
learned that Wright had died few
minutes before. ---Areesfs
| III Since May.
| Mr.. Wright was seized with typhoid
| May while on business trip In tha
enst. ON that day he returned to Day.
ton from Boston and consulted with
Dr Conkiin, He took to his bed almost
! Immediately and 1t was several days
| before his case was definitely dag
nosed as typhoid.
| Arrangements for tho funeral had
no, been completed early today.
Wilbur Wright was born In Henry
county. Indiana. April 16. 1857. Orvillc.
| the sixth child was born Aug. -. 1874.
Was Former Printer.
Both Wilbur and Orville attended tbs
| local high school and stood high In
their studies. Hampered by heart trou-
| bio caused 1t Is thought by accidentally
being struck by polo stick Wilbur
| was compelled to abandon his purpose
| of attending college, Their father.
Bishop Milton Wright. being away
from home much OF the time In attend
nnce on his duties. the two boys
helped maintain their home. The two
| first started job printing office and
for awhile published small sheet
that had n suburban circulation They
| then entered the bicycle business and
opened n repair shop. al the same timo
manufacturing bicycles.
| In the meantime they began studying
the flying machine while carrying on
| the bicycle business, and In pursuit OF
| this subject they acquired knowledge
of the underlying principles, further
adding to their knowledge by q work
| ing acquaintance of different modern
| in IIsiiaSrS.