The Washington times., 1910-08-18
MOISSANT IS HURLED
TOEARTH IN LONDON
American Aviator Escapes
Injury In Fall After
Successful Flight.
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circled over the city, selecting his land
Ing place. Twenty-Five thousand of the
spectators were Americans, tourists and
members Of the colony.
Moissant, who had made only i've as
cents before he set out Tuesday morn
ing on the feat that has startled the
world, has established two records chat
Viii rank with the most daring feats OF
the pioneer bird men,
Never before has the distance between
Paris and London, % miles by air line,
been covered III an aeroplane, and never
before has 50 IOng a trip been made in
machine carrying two men The
fourth 70 cross the English Channel IN
an aer0Dlane. AIoissant outdi5 his pre-
decessors by carrying with him his
mechanician, Albert FIeUx-
Steered In Air By Compass
Not only is this the frst trip that has
been made between Paris and London.
but never before has d distance equal
70 that MoiSsant covered been made
with two in one plane. Another re-
markabIe feature is that Moissant
steered by compass
Motor trouble twice forced him to
descend after ne left Deal, the Chan-
mel port. where he alighted yesterday.
He left Deal at 4-55 a. N. Shortly
before o'clock a pin in the motor
went wrong, and he came down at
SittfuEbOUrle. thirty-fire miles from
London
Putting OF again, ne was forced 10
aI5ght once more between Bromley
and Chatham about twelve miles
southeast Of London.
All night long crowds were gather
Ing at Crystal Palace, where AIOissant
had said he wOuId land Thousands
OF persons camped out in the streets,
many OF them supplied with camp
stools and blankets. Not since the
funeral Of King Edward has London
seen such crowds cOnSreEatlnS during
Motor cars were banked about the
palace BY the scores when morning
came. and as the day progressed their
number vas constantly Increased
many motorists coming from Deal,
where they had gone TO see the aviator
start this morning and beating him
in because Of the stops he was com
PEELED 10 make
Peddlers Feed Crowd
PeddIers Of food and drink did q
land office business, and several po-
lice were detailed TO guard the crowds.
but so great was the crush that sew
eraI women tainted
For all its size the thrOnE was no
more enthusiastic than that near Deal
whe-e 5000 persons gathered before
dawn to see the ascent 1t was 4;55
when 1doissaut hoped into his seat
and his mechanic, Albert EiIeuEs took
the other
The weather was ideal
Here goes said EI0issaut 70 the
crowd, and moment later the fragile
s-r1
yards. rose. and darLed toward the
northwest at an elevation OF 10 feet
As the car grew small in the distance
the crowd cHeered LuSLllys Wnle the al-
IomODllIsJS jumped to their machines
and set on in line strung Out ve- five
AIoissant had hoped 10 land al Lon
den by 9-50. but il was almost Z Whcr
he came down al SitIinEb0urue- II took
him but a moment 10 fix the motor
Gains Glimpse Of Goal
His eye, fnhamed by being hit oy rain
drops in the ChanneT passage, bothered
him, but he SAID he would keep on. He
had covered forty miles before the mex
stop. but before he descended he Dad
gained his first glimpse Of London, Ie
spIendent In the morning sun
AIoissaut made his second landing u
sn open field midway between Chatham
and Bromley two suburbs WITHIN
short time MS machine was surr0u1des
by an enthusiastic crowd
Its too bad to have 10 come dow
almost at The end of the "trip ne said
'-but I'm going to set there
When the news Of his second hal
reached London a good part Of tl'
crowd thai rad gathered ~ CRYSTAL Pal
acc. believing that he might change hL
plans. spread out over the SCuIEU ester
sections Of the CITY Others joined them
and the hCuseTops were crowded W-hel
the plane no larger than a guaI 10 IN,
eve. was first sighted by the telescope
speeding toward the city
Too Busy To Eat.
bToissan- has not bothered much aboU
eating, since he started his trip H
said he had not had real meal sine
leaving Amiens Wednesday morning
though fortunately for him. as he said
he was well supplied with cigarettes
To guard against the cold. M0issan
gore a dress that initiated against nj
Berscnal appearance greatly He wrap
ped q coating Of japanese paper owe
his clothes and topped the attire Of