New-York tribune., 1910-08-18
AMERICAN MAKES
AVIATION RECORD
"a. Moissant. of Chicago, Car
ries Passenger Over Eng
Iish Channel.
RESUMES TRIP TO LONDON
perilous Trip by Compass-Re-
susal to Heed Warnings at
calais-Latham's Ma
chine Wrecked.

n.e, England. Aug. 1S.-Moissant re-
-,,s5 his fight TO London at 4:oo
In ideal weather. with only
-. r-es+ern breeze. Moissant. with
- beside him. made splendid get
He WAS watched by a crowd of
n,,e than five hundred people. VINO ar
-,,,e5 81 Tiimanstone by motorcycle or
On foot
uoirssr1 vas 50 anxious not to lose
,-ns in continuing his Paris to London
sirb, that he slept with his mechaniCian
hay rack close beside his aero
s,e and early in the morning he
- conditions so tempting that he
..,l5 have made a still earlier start
,,s he not promised the public not to
,..ve until about o'clock
r. Machine travelled at good pace
r-ss soon lost 70 view behind the
trees.
Deal England Aug 17.-An American
,;,i,er has performed one Of the most
..-,re teats in the history Of aviation
7o., 2 No:ssant. Of Chicago few to
A.. .cross the English Channel. from
~.,.is 20 Tilmanstone. with a passenger.
= b1 this achievement far surpassed
-. sea+s of Bleriot, de Lesseps and the
-,-4o--unste English aeronaut Rolls. who
1.ee- -,e. death at Bournemouth.
The tro-nan fight from France to
r-els-5 was the more astonishing. as
a, res o-lv month ago that Moissant
,..-,1s ~ ~. and ne made so few flights
s,5 Tas so little known among aero
,.,,-s the- even his nationality was not
5;sclosed He was reported TO be
o,srisrd- and Il was only when he
landed in England to-day that - wss
revealed that he was young architect
tron Chicago
To make the feat still more surprising,
Hoissart vas totally ignorant of the
geography OF his course. He had never
been in England, was obliged to rely
entirely on the compass. and the crossing
of the Channel was accomplished in the
testh Of q strong westerly wind.
The Channel flight was an incident Il
tbe aerial voyage from Paris to London.
Noissart left Issy yesterday in COM
psnv with Hubert Latham. and reached
sriers IN two hours. Latham's aero
plsne -xas wrecked, and this morning
Nossant.- leaving Amiens at an early
he1r. headed for Calais. His mechan-
;-is- Albert Fileux, who had accom-
vs-ie5 him across the country, took his
glsre il, the machine when the motor
vas set in motion for the dash across
INC Channel. Thousands who had gath
ered to watch the daring aeronaut were
amazed. and urged him not TO make the
suernpt in the face Of the half gale that
vas blowing.
Refuses 10 Heed Warnings.
voissant cared nothing for the warn
trss Of the people. and even the fact
thst there was no torpedo boat to fol-
iuw in his wake. but only slow NOV
ing tug. did not deter him. He made
he t-ip in thirtv-seven minutes When
he descended his eyes were bloodshot
snd greatly infamed, IS a result OF the
hsavv rainstorn into which they drove
OF approaching the English coast The
hiFb wind beat the rain into the faces
q the men like hail, and almost blinded
them
an average height of between 3oo ano
20 feet WAS maintained over the water.
TIE aeronaut expected to land at Dover
but was forced by the wind few miles
north. and made the coast near Deal
The cold was intense and both Molssant
and his rnechanician were benumbed-
Noissant seemed TO take his feat as II
Il were q daily occurrence. When he
rsyived sufficiently he laughed and SAID
70 q reporter. This is my first visit to
England
Describing his experiences. he said:
This is only my sixth flight in an aero
plane. l did not know the way from
Paris 10 Calais when l started, and L
Go not know the way to London 1 shall
aaTe to rely on the compass would
IKE to land in Hyde Park If I can find
I
Ny mechanician. who weighs ls2
Pounds. had never been in an aeroplane
Before, and did not know where / was
taking him when we left Paris. The peo-
p'e tried TO dissuade me from making
ne fight from Calais III the strong.
snsty wind. but in spite of the pitching
elfing the crossing Of the Channel, the
sifatest difficulty encountered in the
mp vas landing the sea and land winds
NNnslng dangerous cross currents
asked how ne came to attempt such
Isnt as that from Paris 20 London.
"oissant said that the idea had been
1Scussed in aviation circles in Paris
sho had been generally regarded as an
Hhpossibility He scoffed at this notion.
go said that not only would ne attempt
himself, but be would also carry a
PASSENGER He was surprised to hear
sst Latham had started on the flight.
''' determined To follow him. in spite
iatham's big advantage.
Weight Carried Over Sea.
r-aoissant, who is thirty-five years old,
: = slight build. but seemingly Of jovial
Impairment He first visited Paris
Ae months ago. and became interested
lhe study of aviation. He had two
hines built after his own designs,
- round the subject so fascinating that
determined to become a practical air
His flight to-day vas made in
iot machine. which weighs about
hundred pounds. He himself
Ems about $50 pounds. so that the
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