The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
FLEW ACROSS THE
CHANNEL IN AlRSHIP
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Dover Castle, and then saw friends
hourishing a flag in a valley suitable
for landing. I made two circles while
lessening the speed, and then dived
down, but I came in contact with the
ground sooner than I expected. Both
the machine and myself were badly
shaken up.
"A few persons quickly assembled,
and was helped out, as my injured
foot was painful. l am 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 destroyer.
She embraced him, weeping, but they
were soon sitting at breakfast, the CEN
ter Of proud gathering of French peo-
pie. The mayor and other Dover Of
ficials welcomed NJ. Bleriot in the name
of the city and nation, as the pioneer of
international flight
Citizens Caught Mapping.
The toWnspeople Of Dover, who for
three weeks have been alert for the sig
nal 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 ana squalls. Hence, the operators
of the sirens on the steamers, which it
had been arranged should be blown
when the flyer started, We're absent
from their posts. Only a few persons
received the wireless warning of BE
riots ascent.
NJ La Fontaine, friend of the avia-
tor, arrived at the Lord Warden hotel
from Calais at midnight, saying he had
an appointment to meet NJ. Bleriot at 5
o'clock. The hotel people thought he
was joking.
NJ. La Fontaine selected as a landing
place a cUp-shaped depression, two
miles east of Dover, where the airship
would be sheltered from the wind in
settling. There he planted the flag.
Discovered by Sailors.
The sailors in the harbor were the
first TO discover that Bleriot was ap-
preaching. They heard the buzzing of
the motor two or three minutes before
they could discern the aeroplane Then
what looked like a big white butterfly
glided over their heads as fast as a
train of cars. and with almost as much
noise. 1t reached the cliff near the gray
tuTrets Of Dover Castle, swOOped around
i'm broad curves and disappeared.
1t was not long before half the peO-
pie of Dover, dressing as they went,
were rushing to the scene. Photogra-
pliers and acknowledgements were crest
fallen because they had missed the
great event for which they had waited
SO long.
The city officials conceived a happy
thought and, with Bleriot's consent,
raised a tent about the machine and
charged sixpence admission to view it.
The profits from this enterprise will go
to the hospitals and the police hospital
fund. The exhibition did a big business
all day.
A Small Affair.
Parts of the framework of the mono
plane We're spIintered ON landing. Every
one expressed surprise at its smaT ..
1t is no more than twenty fe, ;
the wings, and its weight is auodt 400
pounds, the motor being twenty-five
horsepower. In the same machine Bile
riot recently made a crOss-country trip
of twenty-five miles from Etampes to
Orleans. 1t is fitted with an alright
sausage-shaped rubber bag so that it
would float if it descended to the sea-
NJ. BleriOt said, however, that 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 face and eyes badly.
and the wind eddies which twisted his
machine while nearing the English
| coast.
Congratulated by RiVays.
Count de Lambert came from Calais
| by boat to congratulate his rival A
| telegram arrived from Hubert Latham.
who a few days ago failed in his attempt
to cross the channel, saying:
q hope to follow you soon"
BleTiOt early announced that if La
/ than crossed today he would share the
! prize with him. The American consul
at Calais, James B. Miller, who came
here with Count de Lambert, said on
his arrival that he had left Latham sit
| ting with his head on his monoplane
weeping.
NJ. BleriOt returned to Calais on the
/ destroyer this afternoon, but will re-
| cross tomorrow for the official reception
/ to be rendered by the Dover municipal
/ ity. Afterward he will go to London,
| where a great demonstration is being
| arranged in his honor.
START FROM CALAIS.
Admiring Spectators Cheered as the