Harry Moore and How the Wrights' "Tall Tales" Came to Light: Part III
“...he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien , The Silmarillion The other side of the headlines Norfolk, Virginia, December 18, 1903 Alpheus Drinkwater claimed he forwarded the first telegram announcing the "first flight." He very well may have, but it wasn't the famous one to the Wright's father--it was to their sister. Harry Moore was the cub reporter who broke the news of Orville's "flight" to the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. The first "successful flight" of a powered airplane was blazoned in headlines across the front page of the Virginian-Pilot newspaper the day after the Wrights claimed they were first to fly. The story of how the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot got the news of the Wrights' "flights" has been the subject of speculation for years. The "official"