Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-26
.BLER|OT FEVER
STRIKES LONDON
French Aviator Finds Hero Wor-
ship Much More Trying to the
Nerves Than Navigating Air.
NEEDED POLICE PROTECTION
Was Fairly Modified by Enthusiastic
Crowds Eager TO Greet Him Mt
Fl. Close Quarters.

London, July 26.-Louis Bleriot, taes
Frenchman who made history by fly
Ing across tho English channel from
Les Baraquesxt to Dover a distance OF
q miles in the remarkable time Of q 4
little less than half an hour and his +
famous little monoplane both reached q
London this morning, the former to re-
ceive the monetary fruits OF his 4
achievement in the shape of check i
for $1,000 and the latter; to be placed
on exhibition to the financial advan- [
tage OF both a London hospital and the
enterprising proprietor of the only \
American department store here. !.
The aviator is finding hero worship /.
much more trying to endure than the I
strain of navigating the air. Remark I
able scenes We're again witnessed at H
Dover this morning when NJ. Bleriot 4
returned there toSattend q civil recep-i
tion in his honor The Frenchman was /,
mobbed by the enormous crowds and I
the police had to come to his protec-
ton, so eager We're the enthusiasts to I
greet him at close quarters.
a. similar ovation awaited the avia- /
tor in London, his compatriots having /
gathered at Victoria station in huge
numbers. With the help of the police
he finally succeeded In getting away
and reached his hotel. where he was
presented with the check at a luncheon
I party. ( 55
Bleriot fever seems to have seized
a large part of the populace of Lon;
dom Those unable to see the flyer
himself have been besieging the store
where the compact little monoplane is I
| Installed among other travelling re-
quisites. the machine being SO small IT.
looks like a large toy rather than
practical flyer.
HONORS AND MEDALS.
Numerous honors and medals are
awaiting NJ. Bleriot on this side of the
channel, the principal prize being q
gold cup offered by Capt. Wyndhanl
for the first flight across the English
channel It will be presented to the
French aviator at the Aero club din
| ner;S Aug. 8.
Paul Cambon, the French anbassa
| dor at London! WAS present and warm
/ ly congratulated his compatrio lot. The
British army was largely representens
! and besides War Secy. Haldane, there
/ We're Col. Capper. head of the aeronaut-t
ic work of the army Sir Edward Grey.
secretary for foreign affairs and Lieut.:
Il Gen. Sir Arthur p get F@s Lieut.. e.. IF !.
Shackleton. who recently returned from.
4 an expedition TO the Antarctic. and Sir
Thomas Linton. also We're present.
j CONGRATULATED b " HALDANE.
i When NJ. Bieriot arrived, Mr.. Hat-s
4 dane was the first to felicitate him,
Speaking in French. I he secretary Of
Wal, congratulated the aviator on his
1 magnificent success. which he said.
! would give him a place in history all
1 by itself as to have crossed the Eng
| lish channel was an event marking a
i new era; you did lit with wonderful
ease, u added Mr.. Haldane. but You
had great courage q b,
1 Mr.. Bleriot managed TO get out a
broken accented "1'hank you. but
| made no further attempt to speak in
English. Speaking his mother tongue.
1 he attributed his success to an im-}
mense amount of preliminary work
and said he was profoundly touched
by the warmth of his welcome, which
i he thought was quite out of pro-
| portion to what he l1od accomplished.
All had to do he said. was to-
I leave Calais on my left and make for
1 Dover on my right" al
MI. Bleriot was handed the one thou
sand pounds In bank notes in a SPLEEN
did silver cup.
i 1t was announced Mt the luncheon
that the Aero club of Great Britain
/ had decided to present Mr. Bleriots
/ with gold medal similar to the one
4 conferred on Wilburn and OrNilie
i Wright, the American aeroplanists. In
\ London last Mag.
i Aeronautical experts here regard NJ.
Bleriots feat as a vindication of the
monoplane type OF machine over the
biplane.
The Frenchman's machine carries a
Il greater weight in, proportion & to its
/ plane surface than any other type.
4 which is considered great advantage.
Experts interviewed declare that tho
/ greater surface the biplane- offers; to
the wind would have tended to make
one turn turtle on encountering the
aerial whirlpool which troubled Bic
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