The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-24
A GREAT FEAT
ACCOMPLISHED
IN AER0PLANE
CHAVEZ, PERUVIAN AVIATOR,
CROSSED sIMPLoN PASS
4 YESTERDAY.
Caring Aviator Crosses the Historic
:. Mountains, :ut ACCIDENT and Injury
Prevent Him Completing Trip and
Winning $4,000 - Weyman Fails.

winning Szo'oCo - "eymdn rails.
lillian, Italy, Sept 23.-Accom.
plisling one of the greatest feats in
the history of aviation, Georges Cha
vez, the Peruvian aviator, today
flew from Brig, Switzerland, over the
famous Simplon pass of the Alps. az
irving at Demodesseka on the Ital-
ian side this afternoon at 2:19
O'Clock. He was greeted with enthu-
siastic cheers from the small band
of natives who realized what he had
accomplished.
IN order to cross the pass Chavez
had to ascend to a height greater
than 1000 feet, which height he had
to maintain during the first 80 min
utes of his fight, gradually descend
ing until he reached the valley at
the foot of the historic mountains.
Crossing the Alps has been the
dream of Chavez's life since he be-
came an aviator, and he has fer some
time past feen awaiting favorable
weather in the hope of realizing his
dream.
;, Chavez Dared Death.
This morning both sides of the
Alps reported clear weather. but the
top of Simplon pass was obscured in
haze.
Chavez rose to a height required in
little time and eight miles brought
him across the pass, following which
he sailed gracefully toward Demo
desseka. a distance of Is miles. The
remaining distance offers less Difficult
ties, but takes the aviator over Lake
Maggiore and succession of plains.
The distance. from Brig here is Is.
miles.
Experts had predicted that the
was death, as the aviator was forced
to- cross wide chasms notable the
George of Ysette, where a safe de-
scent would be impossible and an ac-
cident must mean certain death
Chavez followed the road used by
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1900, and sig
nal fires along the road marked the
way as far as Demodesseka. The
rest of the course was marked by
flags and buoys on Lake Maggiore. A
captive balloon showed the finish line
at the aerodOme here.
Broke Both Legs.
Demodesseka Italy, Sept. 23.-In
alighting here this afternoon Aviator
Chavez fell beneath his machine lfe
was painfully injured and the mono
plane was destroyed
Injuries received by Chavez have
proved more serious than was at first
thought Both legs were broken and
his left thigh badly fractured. Other
parts of his body also are in bad con-
dition, but his general condition is
not grave.
Was After $4,000 Prize.
Chavez was trying for the 100000
prize offered ty the Italian Aviation
society Of Milan for a fight from
Brig to Milan. but was unable to con-
tinue the trip on account of injuries |
received in alighting here.
Tie aviator was about 80 feet from
the ground when a gust of wind .
caught and overturned the machine,
carrying the aviator beneath it.
BY noon the wind died out and but
for the mishap there is little doubt
hut that Chavez would have reached
his goal. as the remainder of the
course offers little difficulty. The
most recent notable feat of Chavez
was the establishment of a record
for height of S.271 rect, Sep. Sd.
Weyman Expects to Cross.
Brig, Switzerland, Sept 90
Weyman, the American aviator VINO
has for some time past been attempt
ing 20 fly across the Simplon pass
with Chavez, the Peruvian. ascend
ed shortly after 1 o'clock this after
noon. Weather conditions are en-
tirely favorable and the aviator ex-
poets to make the trip with little diff
ficulty.
Weyman Fails to Fly.
Weyman was forced to descend
after being in the air for only four
minutes, something being wrong
with the machinery of his mono
plane.
Weyman tried again this after
noon to cross the Alps, but was un-
able to reach the summit of Simplon
pass. He turned back and landed y
minutes after the start.