He must get well,” Orville Wright said over and over through the long night. Not until his physician uttered the final syllable of the last word did his loyal brother, constant companion and sharer in his world triumphs, give up hope. With the world watching, hoping that he might win, Wilbur Wright early today lost his gallant fight for life. Man Who First Conquered the Air and Led the Way in the Aeronautic Marvels of the Last Decade Succumbs to Typhoid - Members of His Family at Bedside When End Came Early today - They Hoped to the End.ĭayton, May 30. His comments seem to contradict some commonly held beliefs. In addition, at the end of the article are some interesting comments from Wilbur about what role birds and the bicycle played in inventing the airplane. The following historic article that appeared in The New York Globe contains a detailed description of Wilbur’s death.
His death was front-page news around the world.
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