The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
WEYMANA QUITS
ALPINE TRIALS
Daring American Aviator Says
He is Through With
Mountain Flying
.COMMENDS PERUVIAN
WHO MADE FLIGHT
Chevez Describes Adventures Dur
ing Perilous Noyage-Monu-
ments to Mark Starting
and Finishing Points.

DOMODOSSOLA, ITALY, Sept. "a.
--unnerved by the fearful accident
to his fellow aviator George Chavez,
after making an epochal aeropfane
light over the Alps, Henry Weymann,
the American who tried Jour times to
clear the Simplon PASS In his eipiane,
announced to-day that ne would make
no more attempts 10 fly over the
Alps
"Chavez's flight was a wonderful
achievement" Weymann said, and
has brought him an honor that l
ionged for But | recognize now as
| never did before that to attempt TO
fly over the Alps in the safest aero
planes that we now have is merely TO
court death. I'm through with Al
..ilc flying"
In the local hospital where Chavez
is recovering from his injuries, which
include two fractures OF his lett leg.
one OF the right, several bad cuts and
body and head Commissions, he tried
to-day TO give an account of the ae-
cident, but DIR. earle. who came from
Turin to attend the daring Peruvina,
forbade him to talk at length about
his experience.
struck Stiff Wind.
When | arrived over the Simplon
Pass" Chavez said. Il encountered
a tremendous wind. which made II
necessary to alter my course and steer
toward Condo Gorge. j did not get
much relief. however, for the wind
continued erratic and still blew a
gale.
1t was hard to control the ma
chine. II sweryed and leaped madly,
and at one time | narrowly escaped
being dashed against the vertical side
of the mountain, What made the
manipulation of my monopiane par
ticularIy difficult was that was par
TALLY benumbed by the cold.
When l reached the Domodossola
Valley i saw the Duray signal, indi-
eating a suitable spot to alight.
wanted 10 come down and NIL the
petrol tank. ! shut off the engine
and began planning down. What
caused the machine To- collapse,
don't know. but ! suppose the fearful
struggle against he winds had weak
ened he stays"
At this point Or. earle cautioned
Chavez TO keep quiet. Chavez fell
into light sleep, during which he
was heard to mutter several times;
Too bad. Too bad
Regains Cheerfuiness.
The poor fellow was dreaming about
awoke, however, he had regained
much OF his accustomed cheerfulness
and at noon DIR. Carrie issued a bull
letin that his cond'tion was satisfac-
tory.
Steps are now under way to mark
the spots where Chavez started and
ended his trans-Alpine flight with suit
able monument, the money for which
will be furnished by the Italian Avia-
ton Society. for whose prize of S2o.-
600 for a fight from Brieg to Milan
Chavez was striving The society also
will make Chavez a handsome pres
ent, probably $4,000.
Owing to the destruction of the
Paragraph in the Chavez machine,
IL Is Impossible to determine whether
he exceeded his own height record in
his flight over the Airs s.40s feet.
The report that Pailletti, q French
flyer. has also crossed the Alps in an
aeroplane was due to the fact that he
arrived at Stresa by rail from Brieg,
and as every one knew that he was
contemplating a flight over the pass.
it was assumed that he made the
journey by seroplane.