Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
Moissant, Spanish AVA
TOR, Continues On
to London.
LANDS, NEAR DEAL AFTER
HAlRDsTRIP OVER CHANNEL
Latham, Who Started in Race,
Wrecks Aeroplane and
Quits Contest. 4

DEAL, England.iAug. 17.-With every
prospect of success in completing the
aerial trip from Paris to London, which
since the crossing of the English chan
ney by Bieriot and Others has been
the great aim Of the bird men, Mois-
SAINT, the young Spanish aviator. de-
scended near here today, having ac-
complished the flight from Paris to
Calais and the, journey across the chan
mel to Deal with an ease and brilliancy
rarely surpassed This afternoon he
continued the trip to London. the
completion of which win bring MIN the
cup and the prize offered by London
newspaper for the course, and the pro-
ceeds of the subscription raised in
England for Grahame White, which the
unsuccessful competitor in the London
Manchester fight generously offered as
a prize for thelParis to London compe-
tition.
Hubert Latham. who started from
Issy, a suburb of Paris. to race KIois-
SAINT to London, had a series of un-
fortunate accidents the last at Amiens
eliminating in the total wrecking Of
his machine as he was preparing to re-
sumo the flight Latham escaped un-
hurt, but is out Of the race The 1ast
stage of Moissant's fight. the trip
across the channel, was accomplished
in strong channel breeze, the wind
being so high that experienced ayiators
looked upon the start as foolhardy.
Braves High Wind.
It was such wind as repeatedly de-
TERED Bleriot Latham and other aEia-
tors from attempting the passage of
StrRits. and correspondents who had
----ssed the earlier attempts to cross
channel confidently wired their
pas-rs that Molssant would not start
before evening. when the wind was ex-
pected to fall. Nevertheless, as soon
as he could arrange for a French tor
pedo boat to follow him across the
channel, Moissant launched his aero
plane from the cliffs near Calais at
10:45 this morning and started for the
English shore.
The breeze was still strong, and the
which. like other Bleriot
machines, appears to spectators less
steady in the air than the more stable
and heavier biplanes. pitched and
rolled so dangerously that spectators
believed it in imminent danger
Handles Machine Well.
Moissant. however. though one Of
the youngest of the aviators. managed
his machine with the greatest skill,
and, as the Bleriot with its guide
passed out of the zone of greatest dam
ger near the shore. seemed to steady
his machine. and as she passed out OF
sight of Calais was. according to the
received here flying well. at an
altitude of about 500 feet. He was ex-
pected to land at Dover. but was driven
q few miles north and made the coast
near Deal, passing over Walmer Castle
and the marine barracks at 11:15 a. m.
He was unable to continue the journey
to London, so numbed was he by the
cold during the crossing from Calais,
and landed near Tilmanston, a short
distance from Deal. The trip from
Calais to Tilmanstone occupied approx
imately 81 minutes.
The torpedo boat was unable to get
up steam in time TO accompany Mois-
SAINT, and the aviator WAS followed in
his trip across the channel only by
single tug. The tug was utterly out
distanced in the race, and Moissant
landed at Tilmanstone before the yes-
sci had reached mid channel
Moissant in his trip across the chan
mel carried a passenger, his meeha-
nician, Albert, making the cross-chan-
mel flight not merely an incident in the
longer Paris London journey, but an
achievement which surpasses the feats
of Bleriot, De Lesseps and the unfor-
tunate Rolla. who was killed recently
After rest-near Deal, the intrepid
aviator again ascended and continued
toward London. flying along the line
of the Southeastern railroad.