"No flights of any kind were made except those of our own machine, which, strange to say, did not become a public amusement."

"The course of the experiment was not always smooth. The machine would start all right, but the propelling power was not sufficient to overcome the resistance of the air."

"The machine had scarcely cleared the ground when it began to turn up, and the next instant it darted into the ground."

"We have been trying to solve the problem of aerial navigation, and we believe we have succeeded."

"We have hopes of making a flight of considerable length before long."