Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
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5000 feet up and coming down like the
wind. He also described a beautiful
curve downward, flew over the grand
stand with scarcely any diminution
in speed, thence out over the course,
each moment coming lower and lower,
finally he settled near his hangar
with not even as much as Il jar.
Meanwhile Moisant was tuning up
his newly bought Bleriot preparatory
to making a start At first its motors
did not sing true, but finally they
became atuned and he shot up into
the air, around the starting pylon and
was off over the grandStand, steer
ing by the compass for Bedloe's island.
en- which stands the Statue of Lib
erly. Fifty miles an hour was the
speed the spectators reckoned he was
making against the cold biting wind,
which was blowing at about 10 miles
an hour, and it was only few mo-
ments after he had passed beyond the
park enclosure until ne was lost in
the distance.
Mile after mile over village and town
he sped, high up in air. crossing over
Brooklyn at an attitude of 1000 feet To
those who had seen GrahameW White and
| tie FIeIicHIildl IL uIu iiOI appear eiitN@
Moisant's machine was steady as theirs.
Now and then it seemed to dip or swing
from one side to the other. If Moisant
was having trouble he did not show IT,
for he kept wnging ahead with never =
letup in speed. Reaching the East river
Moisant swept across to the New York
shore and passed almost above the Bat
terry Then describing a pretty half cir
Gle, he dashed out across the bay ana
around the statue. Above the massive
bronze figure of Liberty, he seemed to
stop momentarily, then shot ahead for
the return to the aerodrome. Like the
two rivals who had preceded him Moisant
had the wind at his back and he sped
across Brooklyn at Il mile minute clip.
Once he deviated from the outward
course and followed the elevated struc-
ture, but finding himself going wrong
he turned again toward the tracks Of
the Long island Railroad and followed
them back to Belmont Park. Moisant did
not fly at the high attitudes of Grahame-
White and De Lesseps. Probably 2ooO
feet was his average, but often he was
below that. Certainly he was not much
above 1900 feet when he reached the
aerodrome. lie was numb with cold when
he alighted, but was happy as school
bov when his time for the 3G miles show
ed that he had accomplished the feat
at better than in the aggregate than
mile a minute
At the Battery in New York City TO-
900 persons saw the aeroplane circle the
great statue For two hours before the
airships hove in sight over BROOKLYN
lines of watchers stood on the Battery
wall and about the park and by the
time De Lesseps was first seen the walk
next to the wall was jammed black.
When the bird-like plane of the French
man was discovered. excited crowds
rushed about, pointing toward the sky.
They had not long to wait Soon era
hame- White, flying much lower than
De Lesseps and more nearly over the
Battery. came whirring steadily along.
A sea gull could be seen following the
Englishman's plane as it passed over
the bay. The bird was close behind the
aviator and kept straight behind him
as gulls follow a ship at sea
Concerning his figk. Moisant said
tonight: l started with the wind
against me. 1t was biting, icy wind.
climbed higher and higher as l went
along. This | did purposely, ior by
climbing, two objects were accom-
ulishcd One was to make as much
speed as possible, of course. BY slant
ing upward in going against the wind,
it as apparent that much of its deter
ring force is broken. The other reason
was that had made up my mind that
oil lipopt1x- the
civ of Brooklyn. l knew there was
danger in this. Every air man knows
the strange and treacherous air cur
rents created by a big settlement OF
buildings. The higher up l was the
better | could escape these whirllng
twisting currents and the less the
danger, for if anything happened to
the engine would have the greater
opportunity To glide and manipulate
the planes until l might discover
some park or open place in which TO
effect a safe landing or at least
landing of less peril to my life.
1t is hard for people generally per
haps to understand that with us avia-
tors the higher up We are the safer
we feel. If you start to fall near the
ground YOU have little chance to save
yourself But from far above you have
many chances of righting your plane
Moisant is indignant at the prospect of
Grahame- White and De Lesseps being
allowed to compete again tomorrow. He
Won today. he commended and even if the
rnles leave the contest open to any ava-
tor during certain hours of any day of
the meet he holds that he has eliminated
his rivals of today.
IF they let Grahame- White have an
other chance declared Moisant, II shall
demand that the meet be extended fur
Their so that 7 may have another chance.
Grahame- White is Aging a lOO-horsepower