The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-20
Engh. Biplane Buekled Under Him oHe
Hundred fees in Air.
BE FALLS TO Els DEATH
Prerneir Among Ficwcr OF British
:Ari>:ocra.ic Sportsman. Charles
Stcwar, Hollis. Who Flew Across
Channel and Back Without Stop
Crushed TO Dea,t. 4. Fee, OF .ad-
n,irins Thousands.

\, Rouraemoutt. E.s.. the first
f,yins tournament OF he year was
hr rh, 20 a tragic close Tuesday
morning By the dramatic death OF
aviator the Hon. Charles S. Rolls.
third son OF Lord Liansai;oc&-
In the presence OF great compa-
nv OF SPECTATORS. majority Of whom
were ladies and children and many
personal friends Of the Young aSl-
asor. The Weish, biplaae on which
he vas flying fell suddenly with ter
.!sic speed from height OF 100
foo; I. struck the ground close
70 the crowded graadstand. smashed
into q ,snsle,. mass and before the
doctors and their assistants could
reach the spo, Rolls was dead
TIE event in whi,~ Rolls was COM
netting was for prize tor tie avia-
:or al!shtiag nearest given marx.
The goal was directly IN front OF the
grand stand where the spectators
were massed. He had riser 10 q
good heish, and then shut OF his
noto. and was gliding in oToac
circle 10 the mark.
Without warning the tail piece
OF the bip!ane snapped OF. The ma
chine gave a sudden lurch and the
framework crumpled up in the air.
When it struck the Sroud 1t was
smashed to sp!inters. The doctors
found that Rolls had sustained =
fractured skull. The wreck OF the
machine and twisted stays surround
ed the body so that there was d!tti-
Guilty in extricating him.
lmedia,ely after the result -
Rolls accident was known the com
ni,,ee announced that flying weuld
be suspended for the day.
Capt. The Hon. Charles Ste~ar'
Rolls was thirty three years old anc
was one OF the most popular young
all around English sportsman. HI:
death will be great blow 70 ar.s'o
cratic sporting enthusiasts. with al
os whom be was a great sarortte
AZ ballooning. motoring and later II
the field OF aviation he had d!St!n
suished himself by his utter fear
lessness and was satisfied with moth
ing shor, Of record breaking Il
whatever line OF sport be took 10.
Undoubtedly his crowning Tea
was his round trip ACROSS the cnan
nel between Dover and Calais II
his Wrigh: biplane oa June last
Two Frenchmen, Louis BleT!os ant
coun, de Lesseps. already had cross
ed the channel and Hubert Latham
had almost succeeded. Caanne
flyius was at discount in Engiant
because it was considered al Oh
story and because national md
had suffered from the monopoly o
st bv Frenchmec. when Rolls cleo
.r;led the entire kingdom by douo
ling the accomplishments OF HI
predecessors The distance oet~ee'
Dover and Calais is q miles an'
when Rolls did the round trip o
- miles in 80 minutes w'thou
stopping his performance was mar
velous both for distance and time
In his youth Rolls was one OF eh'
pioneers in motoring in England
He drove motor car about while
the ordinance was still sn force tina
every self propelled vehicle on Tax
public roads must be proceeded by
nan CARRYING red flag 70 war1
pedestrians. In 1900 he Won the
gold medal in the thousand miles
automobile race. He was The rep
resen,ative Of Great Britain in the
Gordan Bennett race in 1905 ad sew
era! times made worlds records fo'
srced. As a ba!loonist Rolls had
more than $50 ascensioos and hac
crossed the channel several times u