Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-17
Younu Spaniard First Aviator to
Garry Passenger Across
English Channel.
STRONG BREEZE BLOWING.
Monopiane Pitched and Rolied--Hu-
bert Latham Had Bad Luck,
Wrecking Machine.

neai Aug. i7.-with every prospect
NJ success in completing the aerial trip
from Paris to London, which since the
tossing of the English channel by
r,toriot and others has been the great
aim OF the bird men, Moissant' the
voung Spanish aviator. descended near
here today, having accomplished the
ayht from Paris to Calais and the
,ourney across the channel 10 Deal with
a, ease and brilliancy rarely sur
passed.
uoissant. In his trip across the chan
,d carried a passenger his mechan-
,clan. Albert, making the cross channel
oight not merely an incident in the long
PARIS London journey. but an achieve
nent which surpasses the feats OF
yier,ot De I,esseps and the unfortunate
polls whose machines were burdened
onlv with the pilots in crossing the
straits. .,.-.. A..
erin To London, the completion or Willcn
viii bring the cup and prize offered ~
n London newspaper for the course ana
the proceeds of the subscription raised
On England for Graham r. WHITE,
which the unsuccessful competitor IN
The London Manchester fight gener-
m,sly offercd as a prize for the Paris TO
London competition.
LATHAM WRECKS MACHINE
Hubert Latham, who started from
Issy a suburb of Paris, TO race Mois-
SAINT 10 London, had n series OF acc,-
dents. the last at Amiens, eliminating
In the total wrecking of his machine
as he was preparing to resume the
flight
Latham escaped unhurt but is out of
the race
The last stage OF Moissants flight, the
trim across the channel, was accomplish
ell In a strong breeze, the wind being
SO high that experienced aviators look
ed on the start as foolish. II was such
wind as repeatedly deferred Bleriot.
Latham and other aviators from at.
tempting the 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 predicted 10 fall.
Nevertheless as soon "a he could ar
range for French torpedo boat to fol-
low him across the channel. Moiseant
launched his aeroplane from the clirs
near Calais at 1915 this morning and
started for the English shore.
The breeze was still strong and the
monOulane, which. like other Bleriot
machines, appeared to spectators less
steady in the air than the heavier BIZ
rlane. pitched and rolled so danger
ously that spectators believed it In
imminent danger.
MOISSANT DEF1ED WIND.
Moissant however though one of the
youngest aviators, managed his ma
chine with the greatest skin and as
the Bleriot with It's guide passed out
Of the zone Of greatest danger near
the shore. seemed to steady his ma
chine aud as she passed out OF sight
Of Calais she was, according TO the
reports received here, flying well, at
an altitude OF about 500 feet.
Hc was expected 20 land AT Dover
but was driven a few miles north and
made the coast near Deal. passing
over Walmer castle, and the marine
barracks at 11;15 am. He was un-
able 10 continue the journey To Lon
don, so numbed was he by the cold,
and landed near Tilmanstone, a short
distance from Deal
The trip from Calais to rlmanstone
occupied approximately 81 minutes
The torpedo boat was unable 10 get
w steam in time to accompany Mois-
SAINT and the aviator was followed In
his trip across the channel only by a
single tug. Tho tug was utterly OUT
ulstanced In the race and Moissant
landed at Tilmanstone before the YES
rel had reached midchannel.
After a long wait Moissant decided
70 make no attempt TO continue his
Journey 10 London today. He will start
Tor London about 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning