The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31
Figured in Wild Stories Like
Neritable Hero of
Romance.
SALVADOR EXPLOITS
PROVED HIS BRAVERY
Headed an Army and Seized
anc Held Treasure Ship
Single-Handed

in Nicaragua and other L.atin-Amer-
ican countries. Johnny Noissant bore
2 reputation that was little short OF
Legendary In his latter day aviation
career he established a reputation for
bravery that was almost UnequaIeG-
Loissanr was horn In AIanteno. H.
nearly forty years as3. and was taken
20 Chicago as a boy. lie was the sec
ond OF six children. His father was a
baker. and three Of the sons followed
the same profession Their bakery
failed and an Uncle gave the boys suf-
icient money 10 80 20 san Francisco
From there they drirted 10 salvador.
where they managed 10 get possession
OF an undeveloped coffee plantation.
afterWard adding sugar plantation.
and later establishing soap and SUN
tactcries-
Wild Tales Told.
Wud tales are told Of MOlssant's ex-
ploits iH salvador Il is said that IN
1897 ne headed an expedition under the
auspices Of President Zelaya 70 conquer
Salvador His army" Is said 10 have
consisted of atty Nicaraguan former
eonvicts- AI0issaut pushed on in the face
OK q force Of several thousand troops
OF SalVad0rean soldiers, and was pre-
pariag 20 attsCk when has army
thcueht better of the plan and de-
serted
Moissaut had terrible trip alone
thr7ash The forests 70 the Nicara guam
Fc thls -esoiutIoss sIs4zsant's property
IN san Salvador was eonhscated Tor 4
time.
While a fugitive IN Nicaragua. MoIs-
SAINT organized a hlibustering eNpedi-
ton against salvador The American a
cruiser albany interfered and threatened
20 blow MOlsSaut'S snip out ot the water
lICissanC was in Honduras when a
tramp stgamer, with a cargo worth
SI5d.5l9 was abandoned IN q gale 1I0is-
small "dus-ou-' and took possession
Holds the Ship.
IN the morning the storm abated and
the crew returned They were halted by
a Srot from Noissaut's revolver. Mois-
SAINT was holding the ship for salvage
The American consul ordered AIoissant
away. He threatened to blow the head
OF the first man who came on board
There was q second expedition % the
ship and 1IOissauC shot the consuis hat
OF. lie held the ship until il was Ca
stroyed By the storm and he himself
rescued by the consul
The brothers engaged in many Of the
South American rebellions, finally get
tins in right in Salvador and cleaning
VI fortunes
As an aviator, AToissant spranE into
fame with one sight He went 10 France
about year dE0. 10 have built an aero
plane after his own plans In the mean
time he bought a BleTiOt passenger-car-
ryInE mOnOpiane- After three pTelimiu-
airy fights, which were unimpOrtant,
Moissant made his famous Paris-to-Lon-
don flight with Flint, his French ne
chanic, who had never been in an aero
plane, as a passenger
Zenith of Career.
The Statue of Liberty race was the
feature Of lTOissants aviation career
Graham White, the English aviator,
had astcunded the spectators by his
brilliant flights on the day of the race
and II was generally believed he had the
S10,000 prize already won.
Americas 8 chance OF success in the In
terna rIgEal contest seemed helpless as
MOiSSant. who had Ieen selected to rep
resent Uncle sam had damaged his ma
chine so badly that il was impossible
TOT him 70 make the fight. he confded
ms troubles 70 his brother The elder
MoiSSant thought John had an excellent
cnance Of winning the race and the
Prize and wasted no time In less than
hatf an hour, he had completed the pur-
cnaSe OF an aeroplane from Leblanc
MolssanJ had never even seen the ma
ciine before. but he expressed his viii
un2neSS 20 make the attempt
The story OF that attempt is historv
now Battling IN his frail craft acs.fussr
stlm breeze which cut his face and
lan0s, ne beat the pluczy Britisher over
the thirty-four-nile course
A flight across the Atlantic vvas NTofs-
SAINTS ambition, and IN a recent intar-
view he discussed his hopes enthusiast
tically.
within FIVE years from today" he
declared the Atlantic viii have been
passed by an aeroplane. All that is real
iv necessary IS to have q motor 5e7-eIon