The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-18
Flies Across English Channel
With a Passenger, Surpass-
ing All Achievements.
WILL CONTINUE TO LONDON
IN HIS RACE FROM PARIS
American, by Remarkable Feat,
Takes Rank With Greatest
Aeroplane Pilots.

DEAL, Aug. 17.-With every prospect
Of success In completing the aerial trip
from Paris to London. which since the
crossing Of the English channel by Ble-
riot and others. has been tho great ain,
of tho bird men. Moissant. the young
American aviator, descended near here to-
day, having accomplished the flight from
Paris to Calais and the journey across
the channel TO Deal with an ease and
brIlliancy rarely surpassed.
Moisssnt. in his trip across the chan
ncl. carried a passenger his mechanician,
Albert, making the cross channel flight
not merely an incident in the long Paris
London Journey, but an achievement,
which surpasses The feats OF sleriot; De
G4cSseps and the unfortunate Rolls,
whose machines were burdoned only with
the pilots in crossing the straits.
He is now preparing To continue the
trip 10 London, The compile ton of which
will bring the cup and prize offered by
London newspaper for the course. and
the proceeds of the subscription raised
in England for Graham f. White. which
DON Manchester flight generously offered
as Prize for the Paris TO London COM
petition
Hubert Latham who started from
Issy, suburb OF Paris, 10 race Moissant
to London. had 4 series OF accidents, the
last al Amiens, eliminating In tho total
wreclinG of his machine as he was pre-
pairing to resume the flight. Latham es
capped unhurt. but Is out OF the race.
Flew in a Gale.
The last stage OF Moissants fight. the
trip across the channel. was accom-
plshed in Il strong breeze the wind being
50 high that experienced aviators looked
on the start as foolish. II was such
Latham and other aviators from attempt
ing the passage OF the straits, and cor
Respondents who had Witnessed the earli
cr attempts to cross the channel conf
IDENTIFY wired their papers that MoiSsant
would not start before evening. when
the wind was predicted TO fan.
Nevertheless. as soon as he could ar
range for French torpedo boat 10 fol-
launched his aeroplane from the cliffs
near Calais at 1915 this morning and
started for the English shore.
The breeze was still strong and the
monoplane. which, like other Blcriot ma
thines, appeared to spectators less steady
IN the air than the heavier biplane,
pitched and rolled SO dangerously that
spectators believed it in imminent dan
ger.
Moissant, however though one OF the
youngest aviators, managed his machine
with the greatest skill and as the Bleriot
with its guide passed out Of the zone
seemed 10 steady his machine. and as
she passed out Of sight OF Calais she was,
according TO the reports received here,
lying well, at an altitude of about 500
lcet.
He was expected TO land at Dover, but
was driven few miles north, and made
the coast near Deal, passing over WaImer
castle and the marine barracks at 1l:15
journey to London. SO numbed was he
by the cold. and landed near Tilman-
stone. short distance from Deal.
The trip from Calais TO Tilmanstone
ADnrOyima in
uteS.
out-Distanced Boat.
The torpedo boat was unable to get up
steam in time to accompany Moissant
and the aviator was followed In his trip
across the channel only by single tug.
The tug was utterly outdistanccd in the
race and Moissant landed at Tilmanstone
before the vessel had reached mid chan
mel.
John Moissant, 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 young
American.
After four trial flights August T. he
few with his mechanician as IL passen-
ger, from Etampes to Issy, fifty miles
at an elevation OF 5000 feet. arriving as
the competitors In the cross country race
were starting from Issy. Yesterday
morning he ascended at Issy with Lath-
am, and reached Aniens after a two
h0ur flight.
Latham. whose propeller was damaged
in landing at AmIens yesterday, rushed
repairs in the hope OF outstripping Mois-
SAINT. but while making trial flight this
morning the aeroplane touched a tree
with one wing. The wing collapsed and
the machine turned turtle and plunged
TO the ground a wreck. Latham escaped
uninjured-
After q long walt. Moissant decided to
make no attempt 10 continue his journey
10 London today. He will start for Lon
don about o clock tomorrow morning.