New-York tribune., 1910-10-20
AVIATORS ESCAPE WRECKS
Moisant Smashes MonopIane in
Dip al Belmont Park.
gAMlLTON'S MACHINE TORN
Panet's Biplane Drops as Motor
stops-Men Not Injured in
Spectacular Mishaps.

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,be first TO carry a passenger across the
English Channel through the air. fell yes
+srdav afternoon At a trial fight in Bel
mont Park with his speedy Bleriot mono
lane erom a height Of almost thirty feet
t5e was no, injured, although his machine
vas baGly wrecked
The accident happened after Moisant had
4oun around the field for five minutes.
execiting various evolUtions He had
rsssed the ErandsianG. and Was above the
fs- END Of the field when his monoplane
5lrped suddenly and. s~ervinE around so
,hat Il pointed in the direction whence II
came. struck the earth with considersb ble
fo-ce. There was an outcry from among
-he spectators. and many started on a run
toward the wreck. Moisant crawleG from
The wreck apparently uninjured-
Lost Control Of Rudder.
,7, was all my fault" were his first
Vor5s when d breathless crowd began TO
storm him With questions Il took my foot
OF the r1dder 10 turn on the oil, and lost
control over the machine" His dust COW
cred face bore smile THAI proved how
small an impression the mishap had made
upor him
From the position Of the wrecked machine
il was hard 10 see how Noisant escaped
serious injury The monoplare mad struck
ne ground with its right wing, swapping it
6oVnUard. so that the engine sma shed
through il. The impact caused the break
ing ot the other wing. Between the two.
close behind the badly damaged engine.
was the seat Of the driver. Moisant said
thar ~ did not jump. but remained in his
scar until he WAS spilled sideways. striking
the 6us-y hut comparatively soft soil after
nv 70
a small crowd assembled yesterday after
noon a. Belmont Park in expectation OF
trial flights preparatory to the interna-
tonal aviation tournament. which il to
open on Saturday. II was shortly after :
o'clock whe1 Noisanr hangar opened and
his machines were brought into the field.
He seIerred his speedy Bltriot. with 50
ho-sepozyer engine. for another trial. al
though be- had made IN il a 'cross-country
HighI Of fourteen miles the day before.
Ha rose smoothly and soon circled the
field occasionally ascending TO a height of
nearly three hundred feet. He negotiated
-re dangerous west pylon without diff
GUILTY and appeared TO be in perfect con- /
-ra al eyerE turn OF his flight. After
several minutes he came down 10 level
a. sixty fea-. Wien his monorlane was
seen 70 dip and ~werve Tor 4 moment. but
reEs med tre balance. AIoisant now sought
a lover level and after another round of
ris field just after q successful sharp turn
the accident happened.
Took Risk and Lost.
.7 did re, warj 10 descend TO turn On
The oil h. explained Il forgot 10 do ~it
before I started. and I thought 1 could
risk IT, 7 burn about two gallons OF oil an
hour. and after few minutes ] noticed
-1s- f- was not turned on. To reach the
oil cock ] have 10 }ean very far out Of my
usual position. and have 10 take my feet
or the rldder I tried that once, and that
v-ss when YOU vaU the machine sWerve-
was lust quick enough 20 put my teet back
and regain control. The second time the
hing happened too quickly. II was all my
tsr-r. bur We al have TO learn"
l-oiSsnr said that there Is little hope to
-4-s7- the damage done Yesterday in time
70 ee- his fast monoplane into the tourna-
re~- Although he has many extra parts
The damage was SO serious that QUICK
~ero7sr-1lcrlCn of the machine seems I'M
---rshla His second Bleriot monoplane Is
passenger carrier and has not the speeu
d.--r rsvea ry the wrecked one
claude Cirararle- "a hi1e made flight o.
...- minutes i'm his Rlkriot monoplane i'm
--e=-a-ar,- after Noisant's mishap. He cir
.-.5 --e 4erd and landed smoothly in its
GENRE
.-+-ord p Harmon also made trial spin
in his E-srr-an hirlane. but remained IN the
air only short time
Fer--,r- Park is practically ready for the
big meet. and from now on there VIII De
freageu- fights every day Harry 6aIh-
ness brought his second Antolnette mono
----. ~ -,7a,- and Glenn II. Curtiss has an
ror-oe5 that ne will ship for the tourna-
mem TWO 4 his new racing machines
cir 7crlc
r-.-ar~ This announcement was the first
indication that Nr Curtiss is interested in
s-- orher machine hut the hiplane, and
general curiosity prevails Al Belmont Park
rs 10 -ne 7r-l ideas embodied I'm those ma
chimes They have only single support
.rz surface. which is comparatively small
Hut tfey have very powerful motors. j.
ID nrcrlrdv and Eugene Ely are 10 op-
crate them Tor Mr. curtiss-
Two Other Machines Wrecked.
CHARLES X Hamilton had ore Of his hi
5rs~es disabled Yesterday morning in front
~ mis- -e,1- ,,t ATjneola. a new motor mao
been Installed i'm it. and vas being tried
when suddenly the monoplane Of Naldroh
Z. uvort came running rapidly across the
aeld and smashed into the Hamilton ma
chine . II Dyott. who was Al the wheel
vas thrown from his seat and ms mono
plane was badly wrecked
short time afterward the pllIahe Oh
perer was wrecked on the same held
small rfpa from the Easolene tank broke
and stopred the motor just after Penet hao
risen from the ground. The blllahe
dropped and vas smashed. WhHe fehe'
e-eared Win hard shaking up.
The wrecked machines VIII be repaired
n was announced. in time for the meet.
Z weather conditions are favorable zoo
Schriler and Charles X. Hamilton VIII ny
to-day from Mineola 10 Belmont fal n
where the other aViators also expect ~
make trial flights
Besides Harmon, Grahame-s ~ illle az
others. II is expected that ). AIii'So o--e
Drexel VII hy to-day With his mecha
rician. Macardle. he was hard at "oi
se.rer5a, ureUsrfng FOR -o-day's practice