| Show WILBUR WRIGHT I DEFIED ELEMENTS Made a Marvelous Flight Over New York Harbor and the North River Now York O Oc Oct 4 Wilbur Wright today toI toda defied the tile air all the ler anti Ald the land In fIt II R K marvelous night over oer he tho craft rat In New York Yort hare han harbor hareb hoc bor b ali and th the North Norh river Starting at al alI I 1 the aviator headed hete Into the wind and flew over u ferry f rr boats bt yachts achl steamers steamer teme anti and ali ther other crafts In the har her harbor harbor bor Flying high Mr Wright went up u the North river 01 the fleet fet of buttle shIp and on peat pact Grants tomb enel encircling encircling cling the cruiser crull A Argle Argyle r Kyle ReturnIng at tat faster speed ale TUI the thu th wind he came em back over O tho the water and landed Inde Hi at Il lit Iii hl starting point He Ite U had been beon gone for 13 33 1 mInutes minute and 31 33 seconds H nil I making one of the newt most perilous trip ever attempted The distance dilanc was estimated at 16 15 l 11 1 The machine responded In fine haps hal said hI 3 lr Jr Wright tui u he clam bored 0 out through the net nt work of wires of or tile his hi machine ut t the tho aerodrome on Governor Island The motor worked flue fine Ile I r started about abut 76 n f fH feet t above lve the water witter but kept climbing higher until uni I was wal about 00 or SOO feet fet t high The Te air nIl currents current sent ment up UI by b the funnels of the ferry ferryboats terr boats bots ts somewhat and nd I 1 came down nearer nerr to the water I Z could hear her the cheen of the milan on time th warships continued i Mr Sir Ir Wright im as I lh the enthusiastic group of or army officers and newspaper neW men that hat Had lad awaIted his return grasped pl hi his it hands hAnd The he wind was R blowIng about 10 mi B an nn hour and I had ad to head hed In a a little toward the met east et Instead of or point pointIng Ing tho the machine straight up the tho river This hl flight fulfills every even eI condition of ot oth my lily h contract added add d the tIme aviator In lit response r onH to Inquiries as to further demonstrations demonstration but If It the thc favorable weather wether continues thin thia afternoon I Imay Imay may mr make another flight A As soon noon ron as na 1 I r will 1 leave lv for tor Washington to train trIn the army arm officers AB An A the aeroplane approached the city lying flying steadily but bucking the wind the roofs of all aU tho building t crowded and ald pleasure crafts craft started tare up the th river In an effort to t keep kp up with the machine machin that flew te above them T I were soon compelled to give up the 11 el for Wright out OUI outstripped outstripped stripped the fastest of ot them themAs Ac As AI the machine Into the breeze occasionally dipping slightly as Re though thuRI CI ht by a downward trend of the air nail Rf then again wo wa w lifted Itt suddenly the th mastery m of o the avIator WM tors tori WI to ws strongly u impressed on the spectators |
