The History: Their father, Bishop Milton Wright, wrote in his diary, "I was at home. Wrote some. Bert Strang called in the interest of the Commercial Gazette. Katharine got a telegram from Orville, saying he and Wilbur would be home tonight. They came at 8:00. They had some interviews on the way, but suppressed them." ¹

Orville driving, sister Katherine on the right and friend Harriet Stillman on the left - 1903 With Permission From Special Collections Wright State University Libraries

Orville's telegram was sent from the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad station in Huntington, West Virginia. "Have survived perilous trip reported in papers. Home tonight." ²

¹Quotation from the book Diaries 1857-1917 by Bishop Milton Wright.
²Quotation from the book The Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright, Volume 1 by M. McFarland.