The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-28
1ROPPED INTO
THE SEA AGAIN
uobert Latham'S Second At
fempt to Fly Across Chan
mel Ended in Failure.
MOST REACHED HIS GOAL

Hin
,oNopLANE GAME DOWN WHEN
TWO MILES FROM DOVER.
-- England. July 25.-Hubert La
D-. Second attempt TO fly across the
4r1riisn channel ended III disaster TO-DAY
L-7--r f- the moment Of victory his mon
Al-- rrttarsd down into the sea two
e-a- tsra7f the Admiralty point, Thou
ll-.5-- r+ persons cr0Wdlug the water front
saL'-+Le +aU and for nearly half an hour
s ssr were JIM suspense as to the aero
maui ,7,li- Gf large and small craft raced
SON. of the disaster and a pin
y from the British baJtleship Russell
ha, mn the mluUky flyer and put him
-tl-ri the French tOrpedo-boat destroy
rer0ualra. After surgeon had at
FL +1 his injuries. the destroyer
..---.~5t Latham ashore and he was taken
y hotel His face was DGndaged and
g,s5ing and his nose was broken. The
1g-sirl badly wrecked, was hOisted from
l- hal 10 the dock. Latham's flight,
.' ts moment OF its sensational finish,
IT, sorre respects eclipsed BleriOts. He
-s5a greater speed, being only twenty
n.--rs fn the air from the time he left
-rs coast of France. Apparently ne steered
----a straight than Bleriot. as he was
Ling direct for Dover when he fell.
cliffs Were Crowded.
The disastrous ending of the flight fur
-.sb-d q dramatic scene. Shortly before
o'clock the clamOT Of sirens and bells
Tho -Tfns i'm the haTbOr notified the
,r7 that another channel crossing was
y, he attempted. In marVelOusly short
-,a rra water front, the piers and the
Sits behind the town We're crowded
thousands gathered there, many of
r..H
TzIf glasses and cameras. Soon two
r-s1c6 torpedo boats which preceded the
ssrdn1ane were seen approaching at
curious pace. thick clouds of smoke puff
5rr from their tunnels.
fourteen minutes after clock an
si-sHip was discerned heading straight
t,- the center of the town. The rapidity
n IT'S flight was evidenced by the quick
mss with which it grew larger and as
s5med bird-like outlines.
Fluttered and Fell.
Suddenly it began to sIacken speed, at
-re same time gliding toward the surface
of the ocean. II fluttered few times
and fell
Tie agr0pIane dropped with a lateral
Incline 90 the sea. There it flOated, al
though only those with glasses could
make out that il had not sunk. The eX-
element while the boats were darling to
frp rescue was intense, but soon a fleet
Of al kinds of craft gathered around the
rrqck The force with which the aero
plane had fallen caused fears that the
aviator might have been killed in the
wreck if he mad not been drowned. but
signals from the ships finally told those
on shore that Latham had escaped al
though somewhat injured. 1t was nearly
kdcl1ck when the EsCOpette came along
SIDE the pier 10 land Latham and his
Machine which was seen to be much larg-
C. than BieTiOJs little flyer, and the
crowds cheered the bandaged hero enthu-
sssicaHy He was followed to the hotel
T thousands.
Har5 Luck, Says Latham.
ut is another case of real hare luck
said Latham i'm discussing mis- failure.
when g started everything was rosy.
The wind was just right and the rain was
not a serious impeachment. I rose 500 feet
and Immediately felt confident of reach
Ing Dover The splendid sensation of com
ing triumph gripped me; ] felt that vic
tory was within my grasp.
Tie engine vas working with ThNth-
mcal accuacy-a delightful sound to me
7 seemed 90 stand still over a moving
plateau of blue. but in reality I was tray
cling at great speed Almost i'm few mo
menis it seemed ] could discern the dim
grey line of the Dover cliffs. In ten
minutes must have gone at least eight
miles. Tho coast seemed 10 rise to grow
Half way across I felt There is Do
ver 7 am going splendidly.' 7 looked at
The motor, all was right. Twenty min
F,es [ thought, and [ shall be on those
cliffs. ] CIanCed around mOmentarlly
Calais and its great tower were mere
hszy lines, Dover was growing. / even
thought ! could see the people. Then,
within three miles of the coast, I heard
The sirens and hooters.
Motor Suddenly Stopped.
'Ny heart heat rapidly at the inexpres-
sbIe feeling of coming victory 1 looked
Tor the moment of descent Then came
tHe tragedy. J was only a mile and
hat from the harb0r mouth, A dead 81
.nGe. the pulsatiOns of the motor ap-
reared % hesitate, they stopped. Ny speed
talEenel the engine gave spasmodic
-Moos and then ceased. During these
.-N-i-NiS J had been gradually descend
1s At thirty feet above the water /
gtted like AN injured bird fearing 20
s1ght realizing that I had failed again.
Al thoughts turned to my own safety
eAl Jaw down i'm order TO tighten the
-'-l7 of the blow. Away i'm the distance
e9lo sec the torpedo boats and won
lsIal II AN would turn out right. As
.-e6 would nave il. / struck the sea
win comparative liehtness. not with the
,.as1 that accompanied my previous
,,5.- although the descent was very rapid.
-a cif my forehead
Knew Machine Would Float.
81, was not anxious. as ! knew that
machine would float for some time.
.sl l appeared a long wait before ! was
-.el The accident was due TO the mo-
. '5i.nE much as it did on the former
.asi1H. do not think that the rain
7l anything 10 do with the failure It
N very Unfortunate. because another
-aie o. minutes would have taken me
shakespeare cliff. However. ] VIII
+1.. another try as soon as I am fit. L
Ll'#t lne machine was much dam
7z- DC V-I be repaired probably before
-ae physician in attendance reported
ta' Latham had three stitches I'm his fore
.-41 and two I'M his nose. but he did not
r-- .'aL the aeTOuaut was greatly
-F .zI|a returned to Calais hoy &c
Latham's Career.
-, a.'1rt Latham is a comparatively re
---e daring exploits already had
r--. " much attention. He was the
.-- a-l-mL a flight Of the English
rg...-. "-t his efforts failed After
.s many days for favora bic weather
f-y- '.S De set from Calais on July IS
.fss .,.-aas for Dover. He cleared the
-- MS BEAUTIFULLY ana his flight appeared
gHlo1s. until midway i'm the channel.
o7i .S motor failed. and the mon
Vas,. ,..eo Eently upon the waters. He
his ..AaL up by "a torpedo boat. Before
lad Nt-..Ial 10 cross the channel Latham
Ts---lr several flights at MOurmelOn-
asfs2r. Ns France. where, on June 6, he
-s--..-zs ned new monoplane record by
vss .= ln the air one hour, seven min
gnu .HTtE-SaVpu seconds