Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-18


DEAL, Aug. l7.-With every prospect of
success in completing the aerial trip from
Paris TO London. which since the crossing
OF the English channel by Bleriot and 9TH
ers has been the great aim of the bird men,
Moissant, the young Spanish aviator de-
scended near here today, having accom-
plished the flight from Paris to Calais and
the journey across the channel to Deal
with an ease and brilllancy rarely sur
passed.
Moissant in his trip across the channel
carried a passenger, his mechanician,
Albert, making the cross-channel flight not
merely an Incident in the longer Paris
London journey. but achievement which
surpasses the feats OF Bleriot DE Lesseps
and the unfortunate Rolls. whose machines
were burdened only with the pilots in cross
ing the straits.
He is now preparing to continue the trip
TO London. the completion OF which will
bring him the cup and prize offered by a
London newspaper for the race, and the
proceeds Of the subscription raised in Eng
land for Grahame White, which the un-
successful competitor on the London Man
chester flight generously offered a prize
for the Paris to London competition.
Hubert Latham, who started from Issy
: a suburb OF Paris, to race Moissant to
London. had a series OF unfortunate acci-
dents, the last at Amiens. eliminating in
the total wrecldng of his machine as he
was preparing to resume the flight
Latham escaped unhurt, but is out Of the
race.
strong wind Blowing.
The last stage of Moissant's flight the
trip across the channel, was accomplished
in strong breeze, the wind being so high
hot aufa ha
start as foolish. 1t was such a wind as
repeatedly deferred BlerI)t Latham and
other aviators from attempting a passage
OF the straits, and correspondents who had
witnessed the earlier attempts to cross the
channel confidently wired their papers that
Moissant would not start before evening,
when the wind was expected to fall.
Nevertheless, as soon he could arrange
for a French torpedo boat to follow him
across the channel. Moissant launched his
aeroplane from the cliffs near Calais at
1928 o'clock this morning and started for
the English shore. The breeze was still
strong and the monoplane which. like other
Bleriot machines, appeared to spectators
less steady in the air than the heavier
bplane, pitched and rolled so dangerously
that spectators believed it in Imminent
danger.
Driven North by Gale.
Mossant. however, though one of the
youngest Of the aviators managed his
machinery with the greatest skill and as
the Blerlot with It's guide passed out OF the
zone OF greatest danger near the shore
seemd to steady his machine and as 1t
passed out Of sight of Calais was. accord
ing to reports here. flying well, at an al
titude OF about 800 feet
He was expected to land at Dover, but
was driven few miles north and made the
coast near Deal, passing over Walmer
castle and the marine barracks at lI:l5
a. M He was unable to continue the
journey TO London, so numbed was he by
the cold and landed near Tilmanstone. a
short distance from Deal
The trip from Calais to Tilmanstone oc-
cupied Approximately thirty-seven minutes.
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 outdistanced in the race and
Moissant landed at Tilmanstone before the
vessel had reached mid-channel.
Native of ChIcaEO.
LONDON. Aug. 17.-Accordng to a dis
patch received here from Deal, Juan Mois-
SAINT, the aviator who today flew 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.