Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-19
Breaks Propeller and Part of Frame
the Second Time.
MOTOR MAKES HIM TROUBLE
After Working Perfectly on Former
Day, Engine Found Defective.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM TREES
Young Chicago Man Compelled to
Await New Parts from Paris
Says He IL True
American.

CHATHAM, England. Aug, B--John B.
Moissant, the Chicago aviator. who is At
tempting to fly from Parts to London, de-
scended for the second time 7qar here to-
day, breaking the propeller and part OF tEe
frame Of the machine in making the second
landing.
The broken parts must be replaced from
Paris and a resumption of the flight to
London before tomorrow is improbable.
Neither Moissant nor his mechanlcian
was injured in the accident
The good fortune which accompanied
Molssant in the earlier stages of his flight
from Paris and in his recofd-breaklns
journey across the channel with a pas
serger seems to have deserted him with his
arrival on English shores
Motor defective.
Motor defects in the aeroplane, which
yesterday had worked without a slip.
forced him tc make two successive land
ings when about half way on the course
between London and Tilmanstone, where
he ascended at 1855 this morning
His first descent, a mile from Sitting
bourne, about twenty-five miles from Lon
don, was due to the displacement of a
small pin In the mechanism. entailing an
immediate descent. He narrowly escaped
disaster in the landing. just missing the
mouth of deep chalk pIt, a fall into
which would have meant death of the
aviator and his mechanician. Repairs to
the machine detained him nearly three
hours.
He then made a second start but had
scarcely covered ten miles toward his goal
when second accident brought him down
a Rninhaff1 A Nd
the driving gear of the aeroplane was
fractured, stopping the engine and forcing
the Chicagoan to plane down Immediately
TO the ground. He landed in a field, but
only skllful handling of the aeroplane
prevented 1t plunging into clump of trees.
Machtne Lights Heavily. is
MoIssant made an abrunt turn to ESCAPE
these and the machine came down heavily,
breaking the chassis and smashing a blade
of the propeller. Moissant and his
mechanician climbed out uninjured, but on
| looking over the damage were Of the
opinion that the repairs could not be done
on the spot and they must wait for new
parts. for which they Immediately tele-
! graphed to Paris.
| The machine of Moissant at present lies
| in a most awkward position, every foot of
! the garden where the landing was made
presenting such obstacles that Moissant
and the experts who had gathered to in
Spect the monoplane can scarcely conceive
now he managed to descend without serious
injury to himself and his mechanism
He protests against the report that he is
OF Spanish descent, and insisted proudly
today to the visitors, who conversed with
| him:
| II am an American. My parents were
French, Canadians from America. There is
! no Spanish blood in meS'
DESSAU, Germany, Aug. 1s-Police, gen
darmes and foresters are today conducting
a search of the hills and forests in this
vicinity for the remains of balloon. and
! it's probable passengers which was last
night seen flaming in the sky.
Some, woodcutters who were returning
from their work near nightfall discovered
a burning balloon drifting over the wooded
hills at a considerable altitude, finally fall
ing rapidly. The woodcutters lost sight OF
the balloon as it neared the earth, but i'm
mediateiy notified the authorities In Dessau,
who sent out searching parties