VOL. IX.
COTTON CONDITION IS 58.5;
\yORST REPORTED IN YEARS
Compared with 63.7 on August 25,
1909, 69.7 on September 25,
1908, and 67 for Ten
Years Past.
HEAVY REALIZING
HOLDS DOWN ADVANCE
Georgia Is Given at 71, Texas at
52, and Louisiana at 39.
Georgia Leads Big
Cotton States. ‘
(By Associated Pm )
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4—Financial and
weather conditions combined produced to
day the most unfavorable report from the
department of agriculture on the condi
tion of the cotton crop that has been
made at this season for many years.
Hie official report indicates that on
September 25 the condition of the cotton
, crop was only 58.5 per cent of normal, ad
compared with <3.7 per cent on August 25.
ISOS. <7.7 on September 25. 1908; <7.7 on
September 25. 1»7. and <7 per cent on the
Sr*ra<e for ten years on September 25,
19» •
Comparisons of conditions by states fol
low
COMPARISON BY STATES.
State*. 19® IM* 10-year
average
Virginia -.71 78
North Carolina 70 78 75
South Carolina 70 ®
Georgia 71
Florida *. <7 71 71
Alabama ... » C <®
Mississippi 53 • W «
Louisiana <9 55
Texas ... ... ... ... 52 71 63
Arkansas 53 TO 67
Tennessee 68 78 U
Missouri 7! TO 74
Oklahoma 55 TO ®
United States ... ... 58.5 ®.7 57.0
The market was firm in the forenoon on
covering by nervous shorts and more ag
gressive bull support with prices show
ing a Mt 'advance of about 15 to 17 points
at mid-day. 'lhe government report
making the condition 58.6 per cent proved
Just about as expected and was followed
by an excited but very irregular market
with prices seeing off to within 3®7
points of last Saturday's finals under tre
mendous realising.
Spot quiet: middling uplands, 13:80;
middling gulf, IXM.
New Orleans Traders
Send Market Down
** NSW ORLEANS. Oct l. Qntck to take
advantage of a decidedly bullish cotton
crop condition report. New Orleans longs
unloaded just as soon as the figures, 58.5
per eent were received hers this morning
and sent the market down 20 points.
The report was within two-tenths of a
point of the lowest on record, and the first
tendency of the market was to advance.
January went from 13.48 to 13-58, and
then with other options went down under
heavy realising sales to a level 20 paints
lower.
New high records for the season were
established I nthe cotton market during
the day. Following the publishing of a
bullish report on ginning from the cen
sus bureau came the equally bullish re
port on the condition of the crop from
the department of agriculture. But for
the heavy realising sales in which it was
said prominent New Orleans bulls, now in
. New York. lead, the market would prob
ably have been a runaway affair. As it
was it advanced on the two reports 22 to
26 points but around the noon hotir was
only three points over Saturday's closing.
BEARS EXPECTED IT.
The first report on ginning was issued
at 9 o'clock and caused an opening of 8
to TO points up in spite of an unfavorable
Liverpool market Bears expected the
returns, which were up to September 25.
would exceed those of the same date last
year, but the figures were 2.562.886 bales
against 2.5PX6T0 Y year ago Disappoint
ed shorts covered heavily and longs add
ed to their lines with the result that an
advance of 18 points was brought about.
The market was steady at 11 o'clock,
when the condition figures were read out.
They caused a further advance above the
previous highest levels of the rooming of
> to 5 points, and made fresh high levels
for the season. Within a very few min
utes profit taking was being indulged in
heavily and prices slumped badly, break
ing four to five points at a time.
yew York was a heavy seller in 'this
market The strength of a repor - that a
prominent New Orleans bull operator,
now tn New York was one of the heaviest
sellers resulted in realising sales by many
traders who have been holding their cot
ton for some time.
CAUSE OF FALLING OFF.
After the announcement by the depart
ment of agriculture of the figures record
ing the average for this month. Dr. 8. A.
Knapp, chief of the co-operation demon
tratlon work of the department of agn
• culture in the south, after the conference
with Secretary Wilson, said that the se
rious falling off in the figures, especially
for Louisiana and Mississippi, were due
to two conditions: one was the excessive
rainfall In the early part of the cotton
crop season, followed by a serious drouth,
and the second was the failure of cotton
planters to obtain advances on their crop*
from bankers. The latter reason forced
the planters to dismiss a considerable part
cf their labor at a time when the boll
weevil was a most serious pest.
Dr. Knapp that another reason
which induced a failing off in the gen
eral average of Louisiana was that there
was practically 20 per cent less of acreage
in cotton than In previous years.
BOLL WEEVIL HURT.
The boil weevil did serious damage dur
ing the past year in the southwestern
quarter of Mississippi.
"In my Judgment." said Dr. Knapp,
“the really serious trouble, which applies
to all the cotton state*, was brought
about by the excessive rainfall in the
early part of the season and the exees
aive drouth in the latter part. In some
of the states planters scarcely could ob
tain water enough for their live stock.
This was particularly true of Texas and
Oklahoma. What is known as the New
Orleans hurricane. which passed up
thdough portions of Louisiana and west
ern Mississippi, blew out Immense quan
titles of cotton and served seriously to
detract from the excellence of the crop.”
Secretary Wilson declined to make any
statement regarding the figures given out
by his department He said that he would
talk about the wheat crop, about the con
dition of cattle in the west and about
almost anything but cotton. He said that
Atlanta Sowwl
TWO BOYS ON ONE BICYCLE .
CRASH INTO SOUTH PRYOR CAR
BEFORE CROWD AT SCHOOL
Coasting swiftly on a bicycle down the
steep grade of Doane street. Julian Conk
lin. aged 14 years, and Elmer Carlton,
collided with an outgoing Soulh Pryor
street car. a little before 8 o'clock Mon
day morning, and suffered painful inju
ries.
Conklin, who was taken to the Atlanta
hospital, will probably lose his right eye,
his right arm is broken, and his back is
sprained.
Young Carlton, howevyr. was not so
badly hurt. '
The boys ride together frequently, Carl
ton on the saddle. Conklin on the han
dlebars in front. It appears that they
came down the Doane street hill so fast
the wheel eould neither be checked nor
I turned, when they saw the car. and a
collision was the inevitable result. The
inside turn, around which it would have
been necessary to swerve in order to miss
the car. is so short that it cannot be
Dr. Knapp knew more about the cotton
crop from practical observance of condi
tions In the south than any other man in
the department, and he had nothing to
add to the statement made by him.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4. The two govern
ment reports of importance to the cotton
trade which were issued from Washing
ton today, caused a very active and excit
ing market and great Irregularity tn
price*. w
The report of the census bureau, show
ing 2.582.888 bales of cotton ginned to Sep
tember 25, against 2.590,638 for the same
period last year, was under expectation,
in view of claims as a result of drouth,
and accounted for the firmness of the
market during the morning, when Decem
ber cotton solg at 13.51 and Marcti 13.60, or
16 to 20 points above Saturday's closing
prices.
The crop condition figures of 58.5, as
published at midday. was about what
leaders looked for, and was followed by
tremendous realising, under which the
market lost most of its previous advance.
COTTON MARKET CLOSES
AT LAST WEEK ’S PRICES
NEW TORK. Oct. 4.-The cotton mar
ket closed steady at practically the clos
ing prices of last week—December at 13.35
and May at 13.44.
DR. COOK TO MEET
PEARY’S STATEMENT
Pole Controvery Will Reach Cli
max Wh— dtortte Ohb "i
Makes “Exposure.”
NEW YORK. Oct. 4.—The north pole
controversy is expected te reach a climax
this week when the Peary Arctic club
makes public the statement which Com
mander Robert E. Peary declares will
prove that he was the only white man to
reach the pole. Gen. Thomas H. Hub
bard. president of the club, will be in
the city today or tomorrow and will im
mediately call a meeting at which the
statement prepared by Peary and sub
mitted to Genera! Hubbard, at Bar Har
bor, vrtH ** tone over and then
made public.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, who will be in
Baltimore tonight, has arranged to issue
a counter statement, it is announced, to
show that his rival's declaration does not
prove that he did not precede Peary to the
pole by nearly a year.
The cargo of arctic trophies gathered
by the Peary party will be unloaded from
the Roosevelt at once and the ship,
which has made two polar trips, is ex
pected to be offered for sale by the Peary
Arctic club.
As the vesse' was not built for carryin*
cargo, it is said to be useful only on ex
ploration trips and for the reason that
there are not now any prominent north
pole seekers, at least on thia side of the
ocean, there is soms talk that fortune
seekers may acquire the ahlpe for a
search of the West Indies foWthe hidden
hoards of pirates.
The officers of the Peary Arctic club
met today to formally pas* upon the proof
that Commander Robert E. Peary has ob
tained to show that Dr. Cook did not
reach the pole. The statement will be
made public in a few days.
CREOLE COOKS HOOT
AT TAFT’S CABBAGE
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4.—Greatly dis
appointed and considerably chagrined at
the corned-beef-and-cabbage edict which
has placed a ban on the rich creole dish
es which were served to Presedent-elect
Taft last February. New Orleans has de
cided to fill up President Taft with music
when be vlsita this city the latter part
of the-present month.
Teo proud to dabble in such plebian
foodstuffs as cabbage and corned beef,
the haughty creole chefs have been elim
inated from the running, and the French
opera season, which opens late
in November, will start the latter part
of October, and will form the pjiqpe d
resistance during the president's stay and
throughout the entire time that the
Lsk«s-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway con-9
vention ta in session.
Boxes of honor will be reserved in t(ie
old French opera house in Bourbon street
for President Taft. Vice President Sher
man,' Speaker Joaeph Cannon and other
distinguished visitors.
RAY LAMPHERE DYING
OF CONSUMPTION
LAPORTE, Ind.. Oct A 4.—>Ray Lam
phere. whe was convicted as an accom
plice of tfie arch murderess. Mrs. Gun
ness. has hut a few days more to live,
acccrdirg ’o prison physicians. He is suf
fering from consumption.
State s Attdfcaey Smith is confident he
will make q confession clearing every de
tail of the Gunness death farm mystery
when he realises that his end is at hand.
Up to the present time he has protested
persistently that he knows nothing about
how Mrs. Gunness killed and disposed of
her victims. >
PLACED UNDER BOND
BY COLUMBUS COURT
COLUMBUS. Ga., Oct. 4.—William Mc-
Guirk. a planter living near here. Was
placed under a 8500 bond this morning on
a charge of Voluntary manslaughter, al
leged to.hxvs killed Charles Wil Haras, col
ored. in a watermelon patch last Friday
night.
taken except at very low speed. Neither
the motorman nor the conductor saw the
boys until It was too late. The car was
slowed down abruptly, and had almost
come-to a standstill when the crash came.
The boys were taken across the street
to the home of Marlon O. Patrick, where
Mrs. .Patrick and the neighbors did ail
they could to relieve their suffering until
the Greefiberg, Bond & Bloomfield am
bulance arrived on emergency speed.
Carlton was not taken to the Atlanta hos
pital. as was Conklin, his injuries be
ing of such slight nature that he decided
a doctor could fix him all right. His face
was cut in several places, and he was
otherwise braised. but no bones were
broken, and none of the cuts were deep.
Conklin is the eon of Emmett Conk
din. a fireman on the Southern railway,
who resides at 58 McDonough road.
The car was in charge of Conductor J.
F. Brown and Motorman C. L. Gass.
JOHN HARPER GETS
ANOTHER RESPITE
Governor Brown Stays Death Sen
tence for Two Weeks After
October 8
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JOHN HARPER.
Governor Brown, without any solicita
tion, Monday morning, granted an addi-
Übuwr i spite ortwo weeira to Jdhfi Har
per, convicted of murdering Sheriff Ben
Keith, of Murray county, and Dr. J. M
Elliott, who killed George L. Rivers, of
LaGrange. Both men were to have been
executed next Friday, but the record in
both cases is a volumnious one and Gov
ernor Brown wanted to have pjenty of
. time to thoroughly examine it. He has
never seen the papers in either case and
. as he will be out of the city Tuesday and
Wednesday he thought It best to allow as
much additional time as possible to study
j the records.
I The respite in no way Interferes with
the hearing of the Harper case which
began Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Harper has been in the very shadow
of the gallows for months. His case has
been before a Jufy time after time and
this will make the second respite, he has
received. He is at present confined In thd
tower and of late has devoted a great
deal of time to reading the bible. He
claims to have become converted and was
apparently reconciled to his fate. His
attorney, Sam Hewlett, of Atlanta,
claims to have discovered some import
ant evidence which he thinks will throw
an entirely new light on the case.
WASHINGTON GIVES
WELCOME TO COOK
Official Greeting Is Accorded Ex
plorer in Presence of Great
Crowd
(By Associated Press.}
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—With the
words: ’Thia is the home of the Ameri
can flag which, you carried to the north
pole,” Dr. Frederick A. Cook was today
welcomed officially at the municipal build
ing here by H. B. E. Macfarland, presi
dent of the district board of commission
ers. Mr. Macfarland made a sj>eeeh of
I welcome in the presence of a crowd which
taxed the building to its capacity. Dr.
Cook, in reply, said:
"I fail to find words to suit my appre
ciation of your kindness .1 am a man of
few words, and I can only say I thank
you.”
A reception and handshaking followed.
Earlier in the day the explorer had dis
posed of a mas* of correspondence and
had been treated to an automobile ride
about the city. ' ’
He left xftej* the reception for Baltl
; more, where he lectures tonight. He said
he was deeply grateful for the treatment
accorded him tn Washington.
BOY WAS MURDERED;
BURLED INTO RIVER
Body of Vonderau Kennon Found
in Oconee River Near
Athens
(By Aaaoelatad Preao.)
ATHENS. Ga.. Oct. 4.—Weighted down
with a 50-pound rock, the body of Von
derau Kennon, a well-known young man.
who disappeared from home on September
25. was found in the Oconee river, half
mile below Cemetery bridge today. It is
supposed that young Kennon was murder
ed and his body thrown into the river.
There is no clue that would lead to the
young man's assailant, although the of
ficials are at work on certain reports
that woyld Indicate the young man met a
violent death.
Kennon left his home on September -25
on his way to Atlanta to undergo treat
ment by an eye specialist of that city.
He was last seen in Athens near the de
pot of the Central of Georgia railway.
His father learned that his son had nev
er reached Atlanta and immediately be
gan search. ,
The river was dragged teday and the
body found & few hours later.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, L 909
THERE IS A REASON
THE TURK—THESE ARE THE NICEST PEOPLE I EVER SAW. THEY ARE GIVING ME ALL THE
GRUB I WANT. - t
BALLOONS IQ RAGE
Al ST.JJUIS EETE
Eight Balloons of, 3Q»OQQ. -Ciihir.
Feet Capacity, Besides Others of
Less Capacity to Ascend During
the Afternoon.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct. 4.—Eight balloons
of 80,000 cubic feet capacity were ready to
start this afternoon in a long distance and
time race as the leading feature of the
second day of centennial week here. Two
balloons of 40,000 cubic feet and 37 adver
tising balloons were also prepared for
flights.
The balloons In the 80,000 cubic feet class
scheduled to ascend at 4 o’clock In an ef
fort to break the world’s record for dis
tance, planned, to start in the following
orderi
. The Cleveland, J. H. Wade. Jr., owner,
and pilot; A. H. Morgan, aide. St. Louis
111, Aero club of St. T -»uis, owner; Von
Puhi, pilot; J. M. O’Reilly, aide; The In
diana. H. H. McGill,, of Osborn, Ohioi
owner and pilot; J. E. Schauer, aide. The
Centennial, H. E. Honeywell, St. Louis,
owner, and pilot; J. W. Tolland, aide. The
Pomerey, N. H. Arnold, of North Adams,
Mass., pilot; Leroy M. Taylor, of New
York, owner and aide. The Hoosier, Aero
club of Indiana, owner; Charles Walsh, of
New York, pilot. The New York. Clifford
B. Harmon, of New York, owner and pi
lot; Augustus Post, aide. The University
City, John Berry, of St. Louis, owner and
pilot; W. C. Fox, aide.
The balloon Missouri, of the Aero club
of St. Louis, and the Peoria, of the Air
Craft club of Peoria, will start in the 40,000
class. James Bemis, of St. Louis, will
pilot the Peoria and Harlow B. Spencer,
of St. Louis, will handle the Missouri.
The work of inflating the balloons began
early tn the day.
About 300 mayors of American cities
were here today as guests of St. Louis.
Governor Hadley welcomed them to the
city with a brief speech.
153 Fill lit River
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 4.—Fifteen thou
sand enthusiasts and curious persons tried
to board four tiny torpedo boats at the
same time yesterday.
The boats- could not hold them, and
part of the overflow, numbering 153, were
pushed into the Mississippi to be drawn
'ashore by police,, sailors and others.
Many were trampled under foot when two
squads of police reserves charged the
crowds to drive them back from the
boats.
NINE INDICTED FOR \
MAKING RACE BOOKS
Kings County Grand Jury Returns
‘ Bills Against Men at Sheeps
head and Gravesend
NEW YORK. Oct. 4.—Nine indictments,
charging aiding and abetting bookmakers
at Sheepshead and Gravesend race track,
were returned today by a King's county
grand jury. Those indicted were Police
Inspector John J. O’Brien, Lieut. Hugh
Reynolds. Sergeant, Tugh Meyers tfnd
several private detectives.
Hearing of the cases was set for Octo
ber 18..
Indictments were, also handed down
against the jockey clubs, as corporations,
which control the respective tracks.
HALF BACK DYING
AS RESULT OF KICK
POTTSVILLE, Pa.. Oct. 4.—Robert'
Millington, half-back of the Pottsville
High school football team, is dying at a<
local hospital as the result of a kick in '
the abdomen in a football game with the
Shamokin High school eleven at Shamo-■
kin Saturday afternoon.
Physicians operated upon him and re-1
moved his appendix and also found
an Intestine wax badly ruptured.
PRESIDENT TAFT -
SEES CALIFORNIA;
BUSTDATPLANSED
He Awakes to Find Train Speed
ing Southward through Region
i the Most Beautiful He Has
Yet Seen.
i
1 i 1
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 4.-Pres
ident Taft awoke in California today to
. i find his train speeding southward
through a region whose beauty eclipsed
any setting of nature thus far or hl*
i journey. Off to the left Mougit Shasta
was seen sgleaming through the early
morning mists. Its snow-clad summit
rose with promise of a perfect day. Even
in the early morning hours the whole
countryside was focused on the presi
■ dint’s train and every station platform
wds crowded with farmers and their fam
; Hies.
■ The first stop of importance was at
| Redding, where three minutes was given
ito attach the special car carrying Gov-
I ernor Gillett and the committee of 20
! business men from the bay cities, who
welcomed the president while he was ad
, dressing the school children and cljtixeng
. oft Redding, who filled the streets sur
j rounding the station. A company of
national guardsmen was drawn up on the
platform to do honor to the nation’s ex
ecutive.
When the train was again in motion
the president received Governor Gillett
and the members of the committee,
i whose program was given to him in de
tail. This included a stop at Sacramento,
i; where a reception in the state capltol
[ was planned.
Leaving Sacramento, the president was
expected to artlve in Oakland before 8
o’clock to begin one of the most strenu
ous days of his journey, including, recep
tions at Berkeley. Oakland and San
Francisco. The day’s program will end
with a .banquet at the Fairmont hotel,
where 600 San Franciscans will sit at ta
bles with the president.
Blue and Gray to Guard
President at San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Oct. 4.—During
President Taft’s visit here, October 1, at
joint guard of the blue and gray from the
local divisions of the United Confederate
Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic
will act as an escort.
This guard will head aH parades that
occur during the president's stay in San
Antonio.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
TO SPEND BUSY WEEK
The railroad commission will have a
busy time of it this week. Commissioner
1 Gray, of Savannah, arrived in the city
Monday and will remain the entire week.
The commission will make an effort to
arrive at a decision in the petition of the
sheriffs asking for free transportation
and the citizens of Columbue for lower
lighting rates. The record in the latter
case is a lengthy one and has required
long study.
Among the new cases to come up are
those of the citizens of Millen, Ga., com
plaining that the special rate authorized
the Central of Georgia on cotton ties be
tween Savannah and Waynesboro was
discriminatory, and the petition of the
Gainesville Railway and Power company
asking for authority to issue 8150,000 In
stock and 8150,000 in bonds.
CUTS WOMAN’S THROAT
AND HIS OWN, TAKES ACTn I
TULSA, Okla., Oct. 4.—W. S. Duval to-[
i day cut'the throat of Mrs. Cordelia Fan-1
1 ning, then slashed his own throat and.
drank a quantity of carbolic acid, cans- .
; Ing his death a few minutes later.
I Duvadi is said to have been madly in ’
I love with the woman. Two months ago'
ho was arrested for attempting to kill
her when she refused to marry him.
WOMAN GIVES DAIL
111 POISONING CASE
<
Mrs. L. J. Atkinson, Implicated fti
Death of Husband’s Deaf Mute
Half Brother, Is Released on
Five Thousand Dollar Bond.
(Special Dispatch to The Jounrnal.)
DAWSON, Ga., 4.—Mrs. L. J. At
kinson, who was arrested in connection
with the alleged poisoning of William
Glaze, of Chickasawhatchie, her husband’s
deaf mute half-brother, has been released
on ball of 85,000.
Glaze was a deaf mute, owning proper
ty at Chickasawhatchie, and was a half
brother of Atkinson. A few months ago
Glaze offered Atkinson a home with him
self. About a week previous to Glaze's
death, it was alleged that Mrs. Atkinson
and Glaze were involved In several re
ported disagreements.
The morning of his death, about two
months ago, Glaze arose early, ate a
hearty breakfast, sat awhile on the porch
tn front of a store, and started off to see
about some cotton, but was seized with
convulsions. Dr. Ein Collom, of Herod,
was called, but was unable to control the
paroxysims. Glaze dying in a few min
utes.
Dr. Collom, it is claimed, suspected poi
soning, and had the viscera examined by
Dr. W. H. Gardner, of Dawson, who in
jected some of the contents of the stom
ach into a frog, a dog and a cat, all of
which died quickly, in conculsions.
Dr. Gardner then sent the viscera to a
government official for examination, who,
It is said, telephoned Dr. Gardner that
he was corrsct in pronouncing it strych
nine.
Mrs. Atkinson was arrested, tried before
a justice at Sasser, and brought to the
Dawson Jail, where she was placed under
85,000 bond.
BOSTON CANDIDATE
TAKES TWELVE HOURS
“Theocratic” Candidate for Gov
ernor, Who “Also Ran” for
Mayor, Startles Boston
BOSTON, Oct. 4.—Boston common prob
ably never saw a more extraordinary feat
than yesterday when, for 12 hours, with
but one intermission of 25 minutes for
lunch. Judge Henry P. Dewey, who has
announced httnself as the "theocratic”
candidate for governor, talked continuous
ly upon the "Established Religion of the
State.”
Judge Dewey four years ago ran for
mayor of Boston and caused comment by
appearing upon the platform attired in
evening dress. The past year he sued the
Good Government association for 876,000,-
000 for alleged slander regarding his in
tentions during the campaign, but lost the
verdict.
At 6 in the morning Judge Dewey
took his stand upon the slope at the
west of the soldiers’ monument. The au
dience consisted of h»w ‘•’•other and one
newspaper man. Shortly after, a police
man arrived. The audience was small up
to 8:45. when the speaker took a 25-minute
recess and had lunch.
At 9:10 Judge Dewey again took up
his argument, with a larger audience, and
talked without a break until 6 p. m. The
audience gradually increased until some
300 to 600 people were present. At the
close Judge Dewey der’»~«'i hfe felt no in
convenience from having talked continu
ously for 12 hours, with the possible ex
ception of being a little stiff from having
stood so long in one spot.
THINK HE STOLE JEWELS
FROM PITTSBURG WOMAN
LORAIN, Ohio. Oct. 4.—Suspected of
the theft of 82,000 worth of jewelry from
Mrs. K. R. Speare. the wife of a million
aire steel man of Pittsburg. H.
Brantford is held In Jail here.
The jewelry was stolen while Mrs.
Speare was making a trip on a freighter,
on which Brantford was steward. The
missing property was found today hidden
under a bath tub aboard the vessel.
WRIGHT DEFIES
LAND. WATER, AID
IN FLIGHT DE PERIL
Soars High Above Hudson, Over
Battleships, Past Grant’s Tomb,
and, Encircling Cruiser, Re
turns Faster Than Wind.
SPECTATORS RUSH TO
ROOFS TO SEE HIM PASS*
Mastery of Aviator, in 20-Mile
Dash, Is Shown as Never Be
fore—Outspeeds River CrafL
Sailors Cheer. ;
(By Awooiated Ttbm.) ‘
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Wilbur Wright
the aoroplaniat. today defied the air, tha
water and the land in a marveloua flight
over the numberless craft in New Turk
harbor and the North river. Starting lit
9:56 a. m., the aviator headed into tiia
wind and flew over ferry boats, yachfci,
steamers and other craft in the harbor.
Soaring high he went up the North, riv
er, over the fleet of battleships and on
past Grant’s tomb, encircling ths British
cruiser Argyle.
Returning at faster speed with the
wind, he came back over the water aed
landed at his starting point in tire most
matter-of-fact way possible. He had
been gone for 33 minutes and 33 s<Konds>
making one of the most perilous trips
ever attempted. The distance of the
flight was estimated at 20 miles.
RESPONSE WAS FINE.
"The machine responded in fine shape,”
said Mr. Wright, as he clambered through \
the net-worx of wires of his aeroplane,
after he landed at the aerodrome on Gov
ernors island.
"The motor worked fine. I starred fly
ing about 75 feet above the water but
kept on climbing higher until I was about
200 to 300 feet high. The air currents seat >
up by the funnels of the ferry boats in
terfered somewhat and I came down
nearer to the water.
HEARD SAILORS CHEER.
“I could hear the cheers of the sailors
on the warships," continued Mr. Wright,
as the enthusiastic group of army offi
cers f*nd newspaper men that had iwaited
his return with keen anticipation, group
ed his hands to congratulate him.
“The wind was blowing about ten mi las
an hour and I had to head in a little to» |
ward the east, instead of pointing the ma* <5
chins straight up the river.
‘This flight fulfills every condition of
my contract," added the aviator, in re
sponse to Inquiries as to further demon-*
strations of his prowess in the adr, “but
if the favorable weather conditions con
tinue this afternoon I may make another
flight, which can be announced by the
Hudson-Fulton aviation commutes. I .
will leave for Washington to train the
army officers as soon as possible.”
ROOFS ARE CROWDED.
As the aeroplane approached the dty,
flying steadily, but bucking the wind, the
roofs of all the buildings became crowd
ed and pleasure craft started up the riv
er In an effort to keep up with the -re
markable craft that flew above them.
They were soon compelled to give up ths
chase, for Wright outstripped the fastest
of them.
As the machine flew high above the
water craft, the little maroon-colored ca
noe, which Wright had previously at
tached to his aeroplane for use tn the
event that he would be compelled to
alight on the water, was plainly visible.
As the machine pushed into the breese,
dipping slightly occasionally ag though
caught by a downward trend of the air
and then again was lifted suddenly, ap
parently striking a disturbing air cur
rent, the absolute mastery of the avta
tor was strongly impressed on the spec
tators.
STARTS AT 9:56 A. M.
Wilbur Wright started his a<sn>-
plane flight at 9:56 a. m. the
rail after a run of barely 30 feet. As
the machine left the ground, the lip of the
right wing lightly touched the new-made
ground where the starting rail is laid, and
threw up a cloud of sand. The rail was
pointed southeast.
After a half circle over Governors Island
at an average height of 15 feet, Wright
turned up his elevating planes and float
ed up to 40 feet. Reaching the sea wall he
found himseif confronted by the big pas- ‘ .
senger steamer Seaberg, but he etJrtly
mounted over the obstacle and kept, on
rising until he was 100 feet above the
water. As his biplane appeared against
the sky the craft in the harbor turned
loose their whistles and the crowd on the
battery cheered. X"
The aviator first flew due west, Khen
turned north for a trip up the Hudson
river. Fcur minutes after the start, he
had passed Fulton street, three-quarters
of a mile from Governors Island, still fly
ing about 100 feet high and ln » straight
line.
1 At 10:25 Wright passed Fulton street
again, headed south on his return to Gov
ernors Island. He landed at Governor*
Island at 10:29 a. m.
The exact distance in a straight line ..
from Governor’s island to the foot of
West 130tb street, which marked the
northernmost point of Wright’s lights, is
nine and a quarter miles. This would , I
make his flight. if it had been tn a
straight line, one of 18 1-2 miles. Count- |
Ing curves and the circles at the s:art.
Mr. Wright estimates that he covered
more than 20 miles.
Glenn H. Curtiss departed today for
Mammondsport, N. Y., and his aero
plane at Governor's islanu is being pre
pared for shipment.
WON'T CONDEMN GRANT
FOR MARCHING IN P/LRADE
German-American Alliance Refus
es to Adopt Resolution—Ssiy
General Favored Canteen
_ ...
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Oct. 4.—The
man-American Alliance convention voted
down a resolution condemning General
Fred Grant for marching in his United
States army uniform at the head of a
temperance parade in Chicago.
Prevailing arguments were that General
Grant marched in his personal capacity
only and that “he is not a fanatic, as he
advocated the usefulness of tha cantaaa
for tiie army,”
NO. 6.
