Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24

ance are of the opinion that these hurts
will not prove fatal and that unless
unlocked complications ensue Chavez
will be about in two months
Had Crossed the Alps Successfully.
The accident occurred as Chavez was
endeavoring to make a landing here.
The Alps had been crossed most sue
cesSfully and the aviator was descend
ing gracefully with the power of his
machine cut off. When it was about
thirty-five feet above the ground a sud
den gust of wind seemed to catch the
monoplane. which turned over and fell,
carrying down Chavez with it. When
the crowds that had been watching the
descent ran UP they found Chavez lying
bleeding and unconscious beneath the
twisted wreckage. Willing hands ten
derly lifted the aviator from the
ground and bore him to the hospital.
Seeking $4,000 Prize.
Fifty miles away, and over country
that has none of the hazards of the
Alps. lay Milan. the goal Chavez was
seeking in an endeavor to win a prize
of $4,000 offered by the Italian Avia-
ton society for the fight. Chavez had
lost the race.
How the Trip Was Made.
The weather at Brig was clear and
bright when Chavez made his start.
Leaving the ground with his motor
running at full speed he rose in sweep
ing circles until he had reached an
altitude sufficient for him to clear the
Resti Shoulder to the southea stward
of Brig. This obstacle having been
overcome, the Peruvian aviator headed
his monoplane straight for the snow
capped crags of the F'Ietchorn. Con-
stantly ascending. Chavez reached the
Simplon Kuhn. where. at an altitude
estimated at 1900 feet, he turned his
machine south over the terrifying Sim
plon Pass. with the Kaltwasser glacier
at his left and the frozen peak of the
Huschhorn at his right.
After crossing the divide, instead Of
taking q short cut over the Monchers
Pass. a huge edged glacier Chavez
turned the towering white mountain
head of Monte Icons. which rises to
height of 16.646 feet. and passed down
above the Gonda Gorge a deep gulf
the open valley of Stedre, and then de-
scended easily toward DomodossoIa.
which is SS9 feet above sea level. II
was here that the accident occurred.
Best Worlds Record for Height.
Some of the spectators of the fight
say that after crossing the Sinnplon
Pass Chavez followed the short cut
5000 feet above the sea. If this be
So it is possible that the Peruvian
beat his own worlds record for height
of s.271 feet
The twenty-five miles between Brig
and DomodossoIa, which it took the
armies of Napoleon a fortnight to ne
gotiate, Chavez accom- plished by the
way of the eagle in exactly forty min
uteS.
Terrific Speed Made.
From the hieh point at Monsera he
descended 1000 feet in thirteen min
utes his machine gaining; momentum
as it flew over the jumDe c. lower
peaks. sullies and hills beyond until its
speed Was terrific as ii approached the
aerodrone here. This doubtless caused
the accident which turned the cheers
CT admiration by the waiting crowd
into cries OF horror. for the machine
came hurting to the ground just as it
seemed that Chavez was about 10
aligh hit in safety.
Cause Of the Accident.
After treatment in the hospital.
Chavez regained consciousness. He
suffered terribly from his hurts. He
said he was unable to expla in how tn
accident -occurred--that he could not
remember having fallen. The generally