The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-19
ORVIILE WRIGHT, Al TODAY,
 WILL NEVER FLY AGAIN.

Orvi11e Wright, who, with his broth, CT the late Wilbur Wright, invented a. heavier than air flying machine that would really fly, has probably made his Last trip away from Mother Earth Since the death of his dis tinguished elder brother, the junior member of the flying firm of Wright brothers has been repeatedly urged to stick to terra firnna, on the ground that his knowledge of aviation IS so valuable to. humanity that It shoulo not be jeopardized. It is understood that MT. Wright has reluctantly con con sented to the request, made by Cor nelius Vanderbilt, August Belmont. Theodore P Shorlts and other million aire stockholders of his company, that he never venture into the air again.
 Still a young man-he will celebrate his forty-first birthday teday--is the sIIryiving member of the ''erazy Wright boys' who solved the problem of aerial navigation. He was born on Aug. 19, 1871, in Dayton, O.. in which city most of his experiments were made and where the Wright factory is now located. Orville's education was secured in the public and nlgn schools of Dayton. Both of the broth CTS early manifested a mechanical and inventive bent, and after leaving school formed a partnership and open ed a shop for repairing bicycles and other small machinery. They were literally patronized. for everybody in although it was generally admitted that they were a bit off in the head Nobody minded this, however. because they were modest unassum1ng ana good natured lads and their madness could not possibly harm anybody pu! themselves. The particular form oI the Wright lunacy was the neneI ana' it would be possible to invent a heav- fer than air machine that would navl- gate the air. Prof. Langley, the learned secretary of the Smithsonian institution, had sought to solve the same problem, and for his pains nao become the laughing stock of the CIV ilized world, but this did not deter inc Wright brothers. They had noth- ing to lose, and much to gain. and oy 1903 they succeeded in making s"rpider'' that, in its initial test al Kitty Hawk; N. C., proved that they were on thN right track.eslTWo years later a successful long distance test was made at Dayton. and the "crazy Wright boys'' became the heroes Q the city. Today Orville Wright is tht most distinguished citizen of the OnlC city and the congra tulations that VII be showered upon him by admirert ] in all parts of the world will be ear
 
 once poked fun at him. There is no doubt that OrvHlt wright'ss head contains more fact' and theories about aviation than any other and that his life is immensely precious to the world. For that req son it is to be hoped that he will le' others do the actual flying, while h' deyotes his entire attention to improv 1 ing the craft of his invention. Orvilit 1 has always been the experimenter O. the firm. and is undoubtedly the great l est aeroplane driver living. It ha' l been his boast that he has never ask | ed any man to fly in machine tha he has not first tested himself. Prac ticaIly all of the experimental flights with new machines have been mad' 1 by Orville. Daring as all men mus | be who tempt fate in the fraii aer1a craft of today, he is also cautious ant l never takes unnecessary risks or in d1lges in grand stand stunts H' l has made a special study of atmos pheric conditions, and this scientific l knowledge, coupled with an intuition 1 almost as keen as that of a, bird. ha enabled him to escape many "hole' I in the air. and other pitfalls tha | might have cost him his life.