The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-18
GREAT CHANNEL FLYING FEAT
.vTRI1tN TikES PASSENGER
I1ROSN ~ STORM.
us,>..n, "f 'hIcaGo HAS Accomplished
snr No., D,mcut Part sf Parl. 20
ondon AIR VsysRe Only Hls sixth
Vuer, 90 Miles to Finish To-day.

young American aviator. who had prevl-
ou-., made only five flights. made a new
~orrt record to-day by crossing the
pr,i.n channel in AN a-roplane with
.,ss-.ngrr The passage was uneventfIl
.,,cr' that the a-roplan- passed through
1.a,N squat OF rain
rh.. 1lght was made ~ an effort To win
10. Br1g Nod prize Of $40 ON for flight
'r,u Paris TO London OF vice versa Mos
ant started from Paris yesterday and few
q. Ear a. Amiens This morning at SIS
- arrse and few To Calais. arriving there
M-1u He DELAYED there for some time
f,r r.-t aud refreshment and to await
the r",dlneSs 81 a torpedo boat To convoy
HIM across the Channel
lie rNse again at iO:i5 from the cliffs
nsar calais. the starting place Of all che
previous Channel fights He landed a,
4 nt'le place called Tilmanston.. about
seven miles from Deal and twelve from
novsr az /! n 4 NJ He proposed NJ
f-s' ~ continue has Journey TO London
min. iiatsly. although he did not know
80 way hut later ne changed his mind
and d.Ci dsd TO complete the trip to-mor-
row morning
n" ssnt telegram To the Crystal Pal
- on the oUtAkirts Of London saying
,ss' hr will Az direct to it's grounds He
- .ta-' az o'clock in the morning
m distance - ninety-four miles
No-sants companion WAS his mechani-
,An a man named Albert Fileux. II 10 said
'ha' he had no idea a. to where his principal
uss taking him when they started on
trsrr daring flight
Inc hisht when completed will e-,ab-
hsh a double record II will he the first
Nkht between Paris and London and II l.
already the first eros sing Of the Channel
~ the strait of Dover nv two persons IN
tho same machine
~rmN ~ the Er glish newspapers have
rn' vet discovered that Moi-sa-t IL an
America. aud mislsi by his Spa sh
extraction a-d The fac, that he started
from Frarcs. persIs, IN ertitlirg him
Sehnr or MopseuT However he - q
fIll hsiRei American His name Is
JOIN n Moi-aart He speaks Er glish
v7'h chicago accs-t The story of his
Aikh' he told ~ a shary. cor ci-c American
mArr-r He Esii
Ever since began dying a few weeks
Asn ~ was nv ambition 10 Nv from PARIS
70 iyor don just 10 show ~bai an American
oAn DO This was nv sixth air journey
mn my orlv serious III zht previously was
when | carIisi a yEsscrgpr from Etamps-
n lsssv rassirg over 'h- Easel Tower
i invented Two aeroplane- iefor- |
earned 10 ny. hut cuuid not learn gu
either OF them l-cau-.. hey wsrr tn
fast for . beginner They reach = speed
NJ q kilometer- before rising ~ I learned
81 Bl4riot monoplans
When ! told friends that | was going
'-pm Paris to London they said u Was
rupossihl.. told them | would make n
- mors impossible. beca,I-e I meant
p. axe . passenger along They also told
no hat the compass had been proved
on 80 u-eless IN steering an aeroplans
t.f anyway mine brought me thus far
.1ough I mi-took the landing placr.
mixing Deal was Dover
". waited at Amien- TO ses lie Blanc
nj Aubrun start on the last stage of the
49, for the h1iH prize and then rose
q IS The weather was beautiful
su' IA trouble with ia. wind near
"a -,... One gust made m- turn IN
'u pI-;e circle. but afterward laid
--ratsht courss for Calais ! Ctrcled
,sas thrice and then landed IN the open
.gao- which Bl.riO, had indicated 10
no 70 was then 30 By 1850 we were
ags.n. laying our course almost three
sr"r- vest because. OF the wind
When asked what his sensations were
. tossing tho Channel Mois-ant said:
Npn. sir had all ! could do to
I
'r-r'v miles inland. but when the aero
r.r-a vas over the cliffs u was 20 thrown
.a'ou' ~ the wind and . rain sauall that
a. sucked down from coo tn 300 feet
NUv here ! am. stuck Elk miles from
H"'a' among tn. kindess people in the
$50 1..cause I want twenty liters Of
.s-'n' I'll IN mbricats my motor and be-
r. 80 10 wind will no, drop n ] can
- '." COB and the weather - calm | will
"a-' o clock for London
y ssan' slowed his a-roplane on the
." -d' = = harm in the village Of Tilrnan-
''1re and covered Il with q tarpaulin
Il" slept ~ the barn One Of his eyes is
-' 1ramed a. the result 81 being hit
rv Dogs 81 rain. which -tung like hail
.'"rs- FllauN. his mechanic. il q husky
F."r.r-oan who - overwhelmed with
'Gr '7'0n for Moissants skill
I.a vesth-r late tonight was not
' 300 -,ug Tor an early start for London
p" Hgh' actually began Yesterday.
'r"r N1.san' left the dying field at
'sv '.'H he avowed intention OF finally
- ~ 10 London He Was TO be fol-
's-I - Hubert Latham. the French air
'".' 30 20" latter met with ~ luck from
'H' ~" reached Amiena last night.
H'd'nR b" broke the propeller Of
i. %" and had TO wait over 10 make
'".H.r
fuOrniuz Latham AAcended AT
"'1 ff'"r Npi--ant's start. but sue
. '7' 'u fierce gust ~ wind and was
Identity 20 The ground HE
-'rIrs some trees and i,s right
49, smashed He. however. 80
'r,a' injury
.7r.' Wa suffering from the cold
Glands Yer" hsiiv benumbed He
--.' ODD" Channel during a rainsiorm
'.' H . rr.g'' - from ion 70 $50