Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-26

luz lHHi obJtIlN saw were Snip
off the English coast then ! observed
Dell and ! discovered that the wind
which was southwest, was carrying
me thither. | vcerod 10 the south
ward 10 Dover castle and then saw
friends flourishing a rag in a valley
suitable for landing. | made W. cir
Giles while lcssenlnR the speed ana
then dlved down, but | came IN con
tact with the ground sooner than J
expected. Both the machine and my
self were badly shaken up.
Il few persons quickly assembled
and | was hclued out, as my injured
foot WAS painful. Lam exceedingly
glad to be here"
NJ. Bleriot's friends took him quickly
to the old Lord Warden hotel Mean
while his wife arrived on the scene
She embraced him, weeping, but
they Worc soon sitting at breakfast,
the center IF "A proud gathering Of
French people. Tho mayor md other
Dover officials welcomed NJ lileriot
in the name OF the city ana nation,
as the ploner Of international flight
The townspeoplc of Dover. who for
three weeks have been on he alert
for the signal announcing that one
of the dying men had started, were
caught mapping. \ gale was blowing
last night and the weather forecast
prophesied n strong wind ana squalls
Hence, the operators of the sirens on
the steamers which II had been ar
ranged should be blown when the
flyer started were absent from their
posts. only a few persons received
the wireless warning of Blrriot's AS
cent
N IN Fontaine, d friend of the
aviator, arrived at the Lord WARDEN
hotel from Calais at midnight, saying
he had an appointment To meet NJ
Bleriot Mt 3 o'clock. The hotel pco-
pie thought he was ioking.
NJ. Ia Fontalne selected as a lnnd-
ing place n c%up-shnpcd dcprcssiOn'
two miles east of Dover, where the
airship wonld be sheltered from the
wind in settling, There he planted
the French flag.
The sailors on the ships IN the hnr-
Dor were the first to discover that
Bloriot was approaching. They heard
the buzzlng of the motor two or three
minutes before they could discern the
%aeroplane. Then, what ooked IKE.
a big, white butterfly, glided over
their heads as fast as a train Of cars
and with almost as much noisc. II
reached the cliff near tho grey tur-
rets of Dover castle. swooped around
In broad curves ana disappeared
II was not long before half the
population Of Dover, dressing as they
went. were rushing 90 the scene, Pho
%tographers ana clncmotographers
we're erestfnilcn because they had
missed the great event Tor which
they had waited so long
The city officials conceived q happy
thought and. with Blcriot's consent
raised a tent about the machine ana
charged six pence admission to view
Il. Tho profits from this enterprise
viii go TO the hospital and the police
ponslon fund. The exhibition did a.
big business all day
Weighs Bnt 100 Pounds.
Parts Of the framework OF the mon
oplnno were splintercd on landing
Everyone expressed surprise at lts
small size. II Is no moro than ~
feet across the wings, aud it's weight
In about 400 pounds, the motor being
* horsepower. In the same machine
Bluriot recently made a cross-countrN
trim OF 81 miles from Etnmpes to or
leans. II Is fitted with an airtight.
sausagc-Rhnpcd rubbed pad SO that II
would float II it descended to the sea
nleriot said. however, mat he had
absolute control Of the machine
throughout and had no fear that the
motor would fail. The only difficulty
he experienced was the force OF the
wind. which hurt his face ana eyes
badly, aud the wind eddies which
twisted his machine about while near
ing the English coast
Count de Lambert eamr from ca
lais hv boat to congratulate his rival.
4 Telegram arrived from Hubert La
than. who a rev days Ago., failed ia
his attempt tu cross the channel say
ing:
Il hope tn follow you soon
Hleriot early announced that II
Latham crossed today, lac would share
thv prize with him
The American CONSUL at Calais
james D. Milu,r, who came here Win
Count de Lambert. said on his arrival
that he found Latham sitting with
his head ON his monnpiin" weeping
VI UIorlut returned to- Calais oh
the destroyer this afternoon but Viii
r,-,tuss Tomorrow fot tine official t'-
,cptlou To- De- tcuicrcd hy the Dover
municipality Atatrwnrd ho Will gn
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