The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24
ALPINE FLIGHT NAY COST LIFE
,UuT/ iND PtILLETI soar
OIIR THE SYMPTOM.
Peruvian Aviator Fails and u Badly
NaIn-d AFTER Great Yea, In Tr,inG
.. I,esreal NJ Dome d'O--SIa ThriII-
,nst,perIenees .OOo Feei In the AIR.

A.ps - i1y.
,tt,., was unable 10 complete his
. ,b. ,. hi. city He fell rear bono
q, ps..A u" was injured and his aero
t.,rs "a, damaged
r.. rnu d".cnnded At Stre~a but went
again in a short time and continued
l.asr' 'pNard Milan
Newman made several attempts TO
,-l-s ~. mountains but Was obliged
each ume to dsSc-rd Z gain AZ Brigie. az
h.. machine did not work properly
George thAveZ. the Peruvian aerorAut
lad very hard luck. He crossed the
S.n.Iau Pass at an altitude 81 7.GJO Zee,
All passed over the Simplon Kuhn. the
hsh pax. some eighteen miles from
nornu d 'Ossoll. in safety.
The Peruvian decided 20 deScend At
p5nr i'O~~ola hut gust % wind upset
b.. machine nr the momen, % alRhting
ChAv.z fell a distance Of thirty feet. The
motor fell IN him and both his legs were
broken The acceptance struck rock
md Wa lady smashed.
Brgu~ vas rathed In sunshine and there
Nas l''I. wind under the shelter Of IN"
mountains Not for Ave DAYS had there
t~en such favorable conditions for
,rarSaIpIn- flight. A. Chavez roSa tho
rhv'hmIral roar Of his motor showed that
ths -ngua was sparkling regularly. The
s.-0.0tn" ruS" m wide circles higher and
Sn"r pntl ~ was n tiny speck against
the H~-cv clouds hanging over tho Simplon
PAS Then " disappeared from view.
following the line of Napoleon's road
Al along were signalling stations
Chqvezs Las, words before the start
wore. -Whn-ver happens, shall ~
found on tho other side Of the Alps
N ~ entered the area above the Sim
rlon Kuhn no rushed into currents - lcy
winds which seem never Ia rest b-tween
N" mountains. The SPECTATORS AZ IN"
stat pns tremhlsd a. tn" aeroplane was
tossed about like a boa' IA -eawav
Ch1v.Z. with superb skill. fought the Gu
rents lacking and rising after Zach
b T"t and fail tIt5 h. was siRnaII"d
across the Simplon kuim. 300 feet above
tho sea ovsl
Then came the most y-~lous part 81
he ighi. After passing the old hospicc
b. cane to lO.DD feet ~ the Ieak- II
X IbsChhorn and Mont~cIn-. with - sharp
Descent on the Itaran side ~ Domn
a Os-oia only 81 feet above the level 80
thu SEA.
What happened then only Ihnv-, can
tel Atahnu' ~ strong glasses hrr.. ~
him into view n. r-art- - ~" -rr..'.'-
tors stood ~,ill A. they Watched Il mighty
vOlplane from the Tremendous n'igrf
through the Grand Rlvlns Ih"n cheers
Use Up. Hardly had "a. chs-.rrrs r-lliD,.d
that man had fiown over the Alps than
thsy saw him s~ooplnR down ga 'h"
village
Almost ia the act OF alighting something
vent wrong Some ;hink the asroplans'
capsIzed. whsle others think that gust
a. nd struck u just A. u wa- snghting
Arvwav the ma rh,ne fell heavily
,bty-Z when taken from i.u-ath the
vr"rsag- was seen 10 ID" tea rfIllv injured
NJ ~ les ~ a critical state iu m" flag.
.Ir sVf-.ct"d o. recover
lravay had been in the air Hfty minutes
Sn-r ~ met with hrs mishCr H.
--..r-t the paint al which h- met with
ua accident AZ 7.ia O'Clock IA The after
Tn lie rrDssed the SImpIut Kuhn
- - u'YCg after having accomplished
to- most a ffcult part 81 hts feat. the
= E'' over the mountain at a great height
''r distance 81 eight miles The entir.
ds'aao- from Bri g'i- TO Milan j. seventy.
o.. riI.--
i.. w-a'hsr wa- not favorable for
to start 'hi- morning. - there wa -
'..,.s -irHug rr.'cz- piuW ny aud Ito to-,
t = Id in has
- rhav-y learned that clear weather
~. ~ IN both sides u the Alp- and
Is'-rs .-I - risk IN" attempt
ra s'a-'inR ground was meadow
. 'a ego miles from Br' CUE aud at ar
a. - -O meters above sea level
ia 90 .p.k 20 'he AIR in good form and
80. tr "a a series ~ spiral- until he
r'a.'aI ar elevation sufficient 20 enable
..ssr the pass Weymann had not
s''aI o.. start today. but followed
'.ar". - -nnn as he could make his
''ara.H' -
IT," 40" which was -ga rded a. he most
ia'a-i...- ys' attempted. vas act for any
'.-" '.'0. cen September ~ and Ne ~ enbsr
. 'a"sa-' had been po-t poned a number
....sI-e - Rad weather and tho
'.'' s.i..s Z ~" municipal authori-
'.-' h-.gi" IN" race was regarded
.." ....Iv h31a -dpu, because the
80 80 - a height " about
'a.. .ur"dl 'Hlv on leaving the
.'. MAINTAIN that altitude q r ~
'' .. 0HIr IN order 60 clear the
H.. ..-.
Rhp descended anywhere
-s v-rty miles - the rocky.
'.' surg,-z would almost certainly
10th Tn. racers were -
'aEsl ant lanl 81 Milan
..Ii..u- M. race must h"
-.rgl. iav
Pa~ marked Dut for the
Weren't wRvs A. far ~
TO vas ll easy matter. bs-
'. rsrlWay and -.., era
.. D.upd O--Ola SMOKY fire.
I..v. w"rs placed Acrpss
..r" and a ssrvIOa - auto.
.. s.- 20 readiness th-r"
harr H-re on duty Tor h-ilO