The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-18
AVIATOR SAILS
OVERCHANNEL
Youth Flies From Paris and
Lands at Deal on His
Way to London
BULLETIN

LONDON, Aug. I7.-Accerding to a
dispatch received here from Deal, Juan
Moissant, the aviator who today few
across the channel with passenger
on his flight from Paris to London, is
an American citizen. He was born.
according TO this dispatch, in Chicago.
Wonderful Flight
DEAL. England, Aug. 17.-With
every prospect of success in completing
the aerial trip from Paris to Londan
which since the crossing of the Eng
fish channel by Bleriot and others has
been the great aim of the birdmen.
Juan Moissant the young Spanish avi-
ator, descended near here today, hav-
ing accomplished the flight from Paris
to Calais and the journey across the
channel to Deal with an ease and bril-
liancy rarely surpassed,
Moissant in his trip across the chan
mel, carried a passenger, his mechani-
clan, Albert, making the cross channel
flight not merely an incident in the
long Paris-London journey, but an
achievement which surpasses the feats
of Bleriot, De Lesseps and the unfor-
tunate Rolls
He was expected to land at Dover
but was driven a 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 con-
tinue the journey to London. so
numbed was he by the cold, and land
ed near Tilmanstone, a short dis
lance from Deal. He will resume his
trip to London about 5 a. IN. tomorrow
The trip from Calais to Tilmanstone
occupied approximately 81 minutes.
Hubert Latham, who started from
Issy. suburb of Paris, to race Mois-
SAINT to London, had series of acct
dents, the last at Amiens, culminat-
ing in the total wrecking of his ma
chine as he was preparing to resume
the flight. Latham escaped unhurt
but is out of the race.
The last stage of Moissant's fight,
the trip across the channel, was ac-
complished in strong breeze, the wind
being SO high that experienced avia-
tors looked on the start as foolish. 1t
was such wind a repeatedly deferred
Bleriot Latham and others from at
tempting the passage of the straits
nevertheless, as soon as he could
arrange for French torpedo boat to
follow him across the channel Moissant
launched his aeroplane from the cliffs
near Calais at 1915 o'clock this morn
ing and started for the English shore
The breeze was still strong and the
seroplane, which, like other Bleriot
machines, appeared to spectators less
steady in the air than the heavier BIZ
plane. pitched and rolled so dangerously
that spectators believed it in imminent
danger.
Moissant. however, though one of
the Youngest aviators mana ged his
machine with the greatest skill. and
as the Blerict with its guide passed
out of the zone of greatest danger near
the shore seemed to steady his machine
and as he passed out of sight of Calais
it was according to tile reports re-
ceived here. flying well at an altitude
of about 500 feet
The torpedo boat was unable to get
up steam in time to accompany the
aviator. who was followed in his trip
across the channel only by tug The
tug was utterly outdistaneed and
Moissant landed at Tilmanstone before
the vessel had reached midchanneI.
Juan Meissant. who by his achieve
ment today will take rank almost at
the. beginning of his career in aviation
with Bleriot. Farman. Latham and
other celebrities of the flying world.
is A young Spaniard
After four trial flights August Z he
few with his mechanician as pas
senger from .Etampes to Issy, so miles.
at an elevation of 5000 feet. arriving
as the competitors in the cross country
day morning he assembled at Issy with
Latham and reached An1iens after a
two hour flight.
Latham, whose propeller was dam
aged in landing at Amiens yesterday,
rushed repairs in the hope of outstrip-
ping Moissant, but while making a
trial fight this morning the aeroplane
touched tree with one wing. The
wing collapsed and the machine turned
turtle and plunged to the ground a
wreck. Latham escaped uninJured.