Show E AND GOVERNMENT Secretary of War Wa Believes People Would Applaud a Generous Attitude to Aeronaut Aernaut WILL FULFIL CONTRACTS O Otherwise OI e Will 11 Accept Xo for Board of I He ports on Accident c t Washington Sept Sept 19 Thero Is no doubt that the American people would applaud a generous rather than a strictly technical on the part of the government toward Orvillo On le leright Wright right said sad Secy of War Wright upon being asked foran as ns asto to what action acton the government would ttO In view lew of Thursdays fatal fata acci accident dent to t Brothers bro rs aeroplane at Fort Myer J er Mr Ir Wrights l achieve ments which won the th admiration and his misfortune the tho sympathy of tho lw whole but until the tho war de do department I t hos some in tu act upon I cannot say What cours will wi be t followed It I may bo be that tha t should payment a mont full ful or partial be he adjudged d dan an act mt of fairness under the contract tho th department would be without pow powel or el to make it IL arid mid an act of would bo necessary Under no circumstances would woul Mr r Wright accept l any liny money mone from the government for his machines unless he hud had fulfilled the contract require requirements ments men paid uld Charles R H Flint the tho Wright right brothers business bushle s representative Jel tive le when he l learned that such a prop proposition o llon was being discussed dl cu sed Orvllle 0 11 e Wright is thinking only of getting g well welland wl and Ind is not making any plans for fOl the future f rj just yet I Tile The Wrights have several nero aero aeroplanes planes at Dayton Da ton O 0 and ami I J am sure that thaL they theS will make an effort to fulfil their th h contract with wih the government as soon oon as possible I 1 presume they could got get an extension of time if they the asked for it i If I Orvillo Orle Wright is not fully ful recovered by b tho time Wilbur com ll tes his tests In France it Is s possible that the tle elder cIder brother will wil come back to this country to make Imle the official trials before the army ann board loll I do donot donot not say sa that this certainly will be bo done doneas donens as ns Orvllle Olle Wright may mn foci feel a special pride In fulfilling the contract himself Miss Is Katherine Wright sister of the tho will wi take talt up UI her temporary residence not far fa I from the hospital ho at nt Fort Myer lyer In order to be he near her hel brother The he arrangements for the funeral of oC Selfridge probably bl will wi bo be com completed today toda Dr Alexander AI Graham Ben Bell the scientist with wih whom ent Selfridge was wi associated In the aerial experiment experiment association as o laton Is on his way wa to toVa Washington Va from Haddock Nova oa Scotia to attend the tho funeral Glenn II I Curtiss and J A D McCurdy also of tho aerial experiment association havo left N Y for fOl Wash Washington ington REPORT ON a ACCIDENT Washington Sept IS Fo t Myer Iyer the scene s eno of yesterdays ester nys aeroplane nt disaster which resulted In the death of Thomas homa 13 Selfridge of tho signal corps and nn serious injury of Wright presented a 0 cheerless s aspect today toda Lout body bod was today tOlay removed from the hospital at Fort ForLI My Myer er to an undertakers where It will remain until the tho arrival arIval of the young oung officers father who wired today tola from San Francisco FrncIsco that ho ha would like ko to havo hn his son SOl buried bUlee hi either Arlington or 01 West Vest Point cemetery The 10 funeral arrangements Im not been made but buta a military funeral will m bo hold held Prof Alexander Graham Cell Ben will wi come from Nova No Scotia to attend ale d the funeral Miss Catherine Wright sister of o the Injured arrived hero hOlO from Dayton Daton O A this afternoon and accum accompanied R H the tho Wright brothers financial agent visited her hel brother brothel at tho hospital Maj aJ George Goorge O Squier acting chloE ehler signal officer el of the tho army t morning convened the hoard board of signal officers for fl the tho purpose of oC making making an official Inquiry Into tho death of Sel Selfridge fridge Maj Charles CharlE acted acId as chairman Calt Charles S Val Wal Wallace Vallace lace and Ll ul Frank P Lahm were tho other members present Sweet of the thc navy nav and Richard of tho marine corps COIS detailed to Fort Frt Myer er aeronautical tests test assisted the tho board bOad In its work The wreckage of the tho aeroplane had been bell placed in tho t aeroplane shed night and ant the th members mein of thc tho b rd accompanied by 1 Octave Octive and Prof Albert of tho Catholic uni university y both h th of aro authorities oh aeronautics a on Jn inspected t tho tangled mass I Maj aj reviewed wed Ufa th ln of the th court co rt the meeting In the nature t ot of a l J t The finding of or the board of inquiry was Tho board finds Ind that the accident was due to the breaking of ofa ofa a propeller blade and a consequent un unavoidable avoidable loss of control co which result resulted ed In the machine falling to the ground from a n height of about 75 feet Tho board finds that First Selfridge First field fell artillery accompanied Mr 1 Wright by b authority of the for rO the purpose of officially instructions Jn and In Injuries Injuries juries by Iw the falling of the machine which resulted re in his death The Tho signal corps will wi proceed with wih its ILs aeronautical work and It Is understood tho Ih Wright brothers will bo permitted to 10 make maIm their trials trial whenever they thoy are arc ready lead without endangering their Uth chance of receiving tho contract price of for their theil aeroplane Sir Mr Wright said today The machine was already alrea y recovering its balance when It struck lt and 1 am nr sure if wo hall had been bean 25 5 feet further her up 11 we would woul have landed on the skids without serious sellous damage amage Speaking for fOI Mr l Wright Mr r Taylor his The accident was caused by an fn ex extraordinary vibration of one of the wires running from the main planes to the tho upper steel fitting of the tho rudder This vibration was so great grat that It got in III range Iange of the propeller and was struck by h the blade cutting a 0 deep I gash in the edge of the propeller blade This caused el the tho blade bado to break The Theother Theother other blade of the propeller fiew le around lound and an in turn struck tho same wire breaking It This made mado Mr 11 Wright lose control of or the planes Strutting off of power to stop the remaining propeller which tended to swing swint the tho machine In II a circular direction toward the left ho steadied the machine somewhat but tho distance to the ground was not rent enough to restore the equilibrium Numerous telegrams of sympathy s received at al Fort Myer 11 ye I hospital today but they the were withheld from Mr Ir Wright |