The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-13
GREAT CHANNEL FLIER KILLED
gOIT>FiIIS ~ BOl RNEvOI I'm
uITH 70 REIkED BIPLANE.
4, rtrr> Neck Brok rn; IIIS Death Ins,an-
iarrous Parents We're Hurr, Ing To
-rr IIIm Nv -<ma shrti Rusi1ier cause
~ disaster BrIiain's Aerial Pride.

rNfNot ~. July - The Hon
..- stewart Rolls. one Of the foremost
gs and mot rists of the United
.lrrn. was dashed To death when his
an" collapsed and tumbIed To the
ui m IN" course of the aviation
nE here TODAY. The distance of
'1.i Was only about forty feet. but
h"ad struck the ground and before
'ud he extriCated from the tangle
.. m" wood and canvas he was dead
s-icians aftsrward declared that he
., suffered a fractured skull and must
been killed almost instantly.
IL was flying in an alighting compe-
when the accident occurred. A
had been set in the ground directly
d. mont of the grand stand and a prize
- offered for the aviator coming to
.,r.h nearest 20 this mark Rolls was
..rs new French built Wright biplane
10. same make as the machine equipped
'l a tail.
Il" had already made a descent in the
r 1lIetition. but landed seventy feet
'- N thu mark In his second trial he
f-N over the stands and evidently in
ended 20 take advantage Of the head
0'ud IN ahshting.
He was sweeping down toward the
ark when something was heard to crack.
mere was a sharp metallic report and
tie propeller seemed - break up. The
r.tchlne swayed ominously MIR. Rolls
tempted To steady It 10y fitting the plane.
rrIt the machine Immediately collapsed
nd fell 10 the ground. II struck some
ySeuty yards m front Of the spectators.
Although the height Of the biplans's
!ali was not great compared with that
In
without fatal injury to their pilots. Rolls
was sntang led IN the wreck in such
-ay that It - probable he was unable to
ave himself.
great crowd was present tn watch
,.I- flying men. among them many persons
trends Of Rolls. and there was a general
rJIsh to the spot where the biplanp htd
.rashcd down. Physicians drew tn,
AVIATOR out of the wreck but he was dead
~fore aid reached him
80 hadly was the biplane smashed that
n Is impossible to say what caused the
accident. Several persons who were
watching the machine closely. however.
maintain that new tailpIece which had
recently teen fitted to the machine CAV.
~ay and loosened the other supports OF
the planes - that II pitched earthward.
"A dead weight
immediately after the accident the
officers OF the aero meeting announced
that there would he no more flying TO day
EARLIER IN the day another mIshap had
caused the crowd To gasp. Audemars. a
S~iss AVIATOR. was hylng n his Demoisells
Inonoplsne on a trial trip when. just az he
vas over wheat iield. the machine turned
turtle ana fell. The aviator escaped
WIthout injury. although his monoplans
was considerably battered
AviAtors whp were watchi ng Rolls
concur IN saying that the accident was
due TO the unforeseeable collapse 81 the
rear r,dders. which either slipped or
we're Wrenched away from their sup
ports owing 70 the pressure Of the air.
Thls broke the wires by which the rudders
~er. operated The wires Immediately
b~csme entanged IN the prop-lIers. and
- they were wound up they wrenchei
the whole rear fremework and stahii
ring pla mes. whereupnn the whole ma
chine became dead weight ot metal and
wood and dropped - the ground No
..irmanship could have prevented the
cident
The doctors say that Mr.. Rolls's death
vas practically instantaneous. His neck
vAs rrrAen. Hts parents were going
~ tram ~ Bournemouth To So him
p Sr Thomas Upton and another
gentleman FASTENED 20 meet them and
lrsss the sad news 20 them
toronto. July ~ The Count de Les
--ns the French aviator who 10 one Of
no star attractions az the Toronto meet
vas sincerely affected on hearing this
o. rning Of the tragic death Of the Hon
, Rolls at Bourn@mouth He said
The death " Rolls will bs distinct
.o.s 20 aviation in Great Britain He was
flon=er II the sport and one 81 the few
l~aIly notable aviators IN that country
Hs feat in Aging across the Channel won
ur-siige for his countrymen and gave a
dsndsd impetus to the new science in
England
Personally he was a most charming
a-i InaTected man TO meet ] sorrow TO
ear II his death and know that voice
.ra sentiment ~ all French devot~ea nf
70 o'lon, a. we all held Mr. Rolls in high
dfnratIon
~ Hon Charles stewart Rolls. third
ID vonneest son of Baron Llangattoch.
80 49, first man 10 wing way across
- English Chlnnel and hack again
Es-n' the Frenchman. had flown from
'-tn~" 10 England before Rolls. as had
q" count De Tesseps. but tn" young
80 -nrnaH. already distinguished for
''t "s-n-ss accomplished the first round
r-f
y" id ~ IN June last British prids
"a suffered on account Of the French
'-.lwTts m ChIn1sl flying. and II re-
81 TO Polls to revive IL He few
Dover 70 CALAIS and back again
70 stopping. accomplishing thu
..' '-.p ~ forty-tvo miles IN ninety
.., Ho 4 owe French built Wright
.t.r Rl.rIot and Count De Lesssp-
.' 81 monoulanCs
les stewart Rolls was a genuine 7
~" hid hecl noted TO- years !
'. - Of d'rIng A. a cychst h" won f,
r.4"- ~" VS. pion~er Of this F.,
...'ll" ~ England and competed
fully N aces Ut from one 10 a
e -..t uIl"s He took To the air first 4
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