The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-19
AVIATOR MOisANT HAS Thrill
LING EXPERIENCE AT MEN,
PHls MEETlNG
AScENDED 1854 FEET
Was Lost to vieW--Other Aviators
Fly Out to Search For Him
Darkness Forces Him
to Come Down.

MempHlS, EeuH., Dec. To- -Nhihp-tS
9.2G4 feet into the air John b. Mois-
ant yesterday afternoon numb and
cold from the frigid atmosphere OF
that great height, abandoned an at
tempt to break the worlds altitude
record only when with his motor Gov.
cred with ice he was forced to de-
scend on account of darkness.
Without any intimation, whatever
of his intention of trying to set new
altitude mark, Mosant, yielding to a
sudden whim, started from the fair
grounds at 4:l6:35 o'clock and few
moments later was planeing his way
UP at such an angle that to the spec
tators below, his machine seemd to
be standing almost on end.
Thirty-six minutes afterwards he
vanished into the eastern sky For
some time his Bleriot had only been
a dot against the clouds and all ef
forts of the naked eye and field
glasses failed to disclose his hiding
place.
Thinking that he would soon reap
pear spectators, as well as aylators
a.m mechan!cians, kept their gaze
upon the spot where he was last seen
But d minue passed, then two and the
crowsi began to get Uneasy. Rumors
were rife and aviation officials were
kept busy denying that they had re.
ceive1 word that daring aviator
had descended miles away from thn
park.
The sun had set and the probability
of nightfall oyertaking the aviator in
the air fat away from a safe landing
place was piinly worrying his French
and american comrades.
Makes Aerial Search.
Simer, Carros and Barrier were
discussing the situation when SinoA
suddenly left the group and running
across the field, got into his mono
plane. A few seconds later he was
flying off to the east searching lot
MoIsant The plucky little French
man few two miles from the park
and returned, reporting that he had
caught no sight Of the missing
Bleriot or its occupant.
In order that Moisant might locate
the fair grounds If he We're flying
rear them in the haze John j. Frisbla,
the Irish aviator, put his mechanician
10 work to build bonfire.
Charles X. Hamilton, fearing thai
Molsant had been forced to descend
away from the park, was preparing tc
send ont searching party in an auto
mobile. The chauffeur mas just re
ceiyed his instructions when there
were excited shouts and then wild
cheer from the crowd.
The Misses Moisant with seyehl
aviation officials and party o
friends had been peering off to tht
southeast where their brother ha
disappeared. Both we're greatly wor
ried over their brothers prolonge
absence.
Miss Matilde unconsciously shifte!
her gaze little to the northeast. ="
beheye--yes, there he isl" she ca
claimed, excitedly, grasping her sis
ter's arm and pointing at a fasti
moving object out across the fields.
Crowd Cheers Wildly.
Like a flash the news sprea
through the crowd. There was ,
pause as the incredulous spectator
tried to locate the monoplane an'
then men, women and children yel!e
and clapped in frenzy OF delight
The ovation continued until tn
Dleriot touched the ground. when tn
crowd began to give up cheering
concentrate its efforts to getting pas
the guards ont onto the field.
But such an emergency had bee
prepared for and Moisant, stiff an
numb, was climbing from his m;
chine when the first few spectator
managing to elude the viligance
the ground officials, reached him.
His propeller was still runnir
slowly. A mechanician, thinking th'
This was an oversight of the aviato
started to shut the motor or.
Moisant, who had Just removed h
mask and goggles, quickly inte
poser: That's all right; let 1t ru
| want to melt the ice off the motoc
Unlike DR.. Cook, Moisant hs
brought back his proofs. The met
parts OF the body and mechanicism
the ar car were covered with Goa
ing of ice. The vapor and stea
from his motor had been frozen
the cold In the high altitude.
Frisbie, Hamilton, General Ma
ager Young and several others ma
fConcluded ON Fourth rage.)