The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-26

1other Dover officials welcomed NJ.
Blcriot In the name OF the city and
nation as the pioneer Of international
flight
The townspeopie of Dover, who for
three weeks have been on the alert
for the signal announcing that one of
the flying men had started, were
caught mapping. A gale was blowing
last night and the weather forecasts
promised a strong wind and 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 few persons received the wire
less warning OF Blerlot's ascent
NJ. Lafontaine, friend Of the ayia-
tor. arrived at the Lord Warden hotel
from Calais at midnight, saying he
had an appointment to meet Ms Bile
riot at O'Clock The hotel people
thought he was Joking
NJ. Lafontaine selected as landing
place a cup-shaped depression, two
miles east of Dover. where the airship
would be sheltered from the wind i'll
settling. There he planted the French
flag
The sailors on the ships in the har-
Dor were the first 10 discover that Bile
riot was approaching They heard the
buzzing of the motor two or three min
utes before they could discover The
aeroplane. Then it looked like big
white butterfly glided over their heads
as fast as train of cars and with al
most as much noise. 1t reached the cliff
near the gray turrcts of Dover Castle,
swooped around in broad curves and
disappeared
II was not long before half the peo-
pie of Dover, dressing as they ran,
were rusing to the scene. Photograph
ers and cineomotographers were crest"
fallen because they had missed the
great event for which they had waited
so long.
The city officials conceived happy
raised a tent about the machine and
charged six pence admission to view
| 1t. The profits from this enterprise
will go to the hospitals and the police
pension fund The exhibition did a
big business all day.
Parts OF the framework Of the mono
plane were splintered on landing. Ev-
eryone expressed surprise at its small
size. 1t Is no more than twenty feet
| across the wings and its weight is
about four hundred pounds, motor be-
ing twenty-five horse power. In the
same machine Bleriot recently made
cross-country trip of twenty-five
miles from Etampes TO Orleans. 1t Is
fitted with an air-tight sausage-shaped
rubber bag so that it would float If
il descended to the sea
Bleriot said. however, that he had
absolute control of the machine
| throughoutand had no fear that the
motor would fail The only difficulty
he experienced was the force of the
wind, which hurt his face and eyes
badly. and the wind eddies. which
twisted his machine about while near
Ing the English coast Count De Lam
bert came~from Calais by boat to con-
gratuate his rival A telegram ar
rived from Hubert Latham, who few
DAYS ago failed in his attempt TO
cross the channel, saying:
Il hope to follow You soon"
Bleriot early announced that IL
Latham crossed today he would share
the prize with him. James B Miner.
who came here with Count De Lam
bert, said on his arrival that he had
left Latham sitting with his head on
his monoplane, weeping.
NJ. Blerlot returned to Calais on the
destroyer this afternoon but Will re-
cross for the official reception to be
rendered by the Dover municipality.
Afterward he will go to London, where
great demonstration is being ar
ranged in his honor.