The Washington times., 1912-05-30
WILBUR WRIGHT,
TYPHOID VICTIM,
DIES IN DAYTON
Noted Aviator Made Ill BY
Clam Broth and Fails
a to Rally.
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motorcycles. The early experiments OF
Wilbur and his brothers with "gliders'
were for love of the sport rather thar
suits.
The work of Octave Chanute in Chi.
cago and of Lilienthal In Germany at.
brothers and they began their expert
ments, quietly and secretly in 1900. Al
first the gliding and experimenting were
done In the shop of the brothers at Day
Soon impressed with the possibilities
OF the flying machine, Wilbur and his
brother moved their field of experiment.
During the years OF 1900. 1901 and 100.
gliding for pleasure and love OF the
sport comprised the sole object OF the
Finally the belief came to Wilbur and
Srville that flying machines OF the
neavier-than-air type would be the chief
modern means of warfare. The brothers
e develop the Wright biplane, recos.
types of aircraft.
The meagre funds of the wrights. se.
cured from the output of the little ma.
chlne shop, were soon exhausted and
the saving of Miss Katherine Wright .
scnool teacher sister of the brothers
meIt.S meIe SaraWn upon and they too quickly
Up to this time 1t had been the
thought of Wilbur and his brother to
sen tne secrets OF their aeroplane con-
struchon to the governments of the
world without taking out patents or at.
tenpung to commercialize the business
put Charles r. Flint an exporter, came
Son 90 tne S 5rothers when their funds were
zone ana their experiments at a stand
SUI, and he 1t was who changed the
policy of the brothers. Mr.. Flint
Financed the patenting, and exploiting OF
Accomplish Success.
Public flights that the brothers made
n tManteo, N. c., startled the world
and prepared It for the sensational
mano onsTations st atoms Of flying that Wilbur
an washington the same year.
80 careful and painstaking were the
methods of Wilbur and his brother thai
their flying machines left the ground
properly and remained in flight. Dur
ing the months Of September and Oc-
tooer OF 1905, within a period of 10 days
the brothers made Ave flights vary.
ing IN distance from eleven to twenty.
four miles and in duration from eighteen
TO thirty-eight minutes. These flights
were the talk Of the world and were the
frst Of the really extensive and success.
3ul air voyages of the world.
During the early years, after expert.
nent had given away to certainty and
the Wright aeroplane was nearing its
present efficiency. EFFORTS were made tc
sci 1.-The device to French syndicate
and to the German government. The
Inventors. however, refused to give
their secret away to prospective French
customers in advance of the compietior
of the sale. The German representatives
Echaracterized the machine as "it fol
acrobats, not soldiers"
These early failures finally worked
tout SO that the German and French
rights were sold for several times the
figures at which they could have been
secured during the original negotiations
1 ThnRA MN hrntharG civ n
an the front ranks of pilots of the air
the world over. Their biplane is rated
as one of the simplest, safest, and mos
Ien the credit Of achieving fullest sue
cess in the difficult field Of aerial navi'
cation.