Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-27
SPECTACUL CROSS CITY
CHASE OVER RICHMOND
Cares and Barrier Follow Simon in
whirlwind Trip, Watched by Eager
Crowds In Streets ard Parks and
On Housetops-virsinla Capital Has
Record.
tny Associated Press,

lily Associated frcesl
RICHMOND. VA. Nov. 2G.--Thrty
minutes before Rene Simon, Roland
Garros and Rene Barrier. French avi'
atois. made spectacular flight over
Richmond together today. john II
NJ issant cut she figure eight at an
altitude OF 1000 feel above the city
and circlcd around the state peniten-
tlaiy on two flights as a speciui show
Tor Loo convicts. who gazed aioIt
terrtr-stricken and silent The double
penitentiary flight was arranged by
the Time Dispatch for the benefit OF
the men who were locked In the gray
walls before the advent OF street and
motor cars.
The men were brought into The
court yard under guard.
Too Chilled To Cheer.
Men en- the signal towers gave word
that Moissant was within sight. As
he appeared above the walls and
dipped gracefully. the army IN stripes
was too badly chilled by the spectacle
10 shout.
Cutting away from The prison. Mois-
SAINT pointed the nose OF his mono.
plane higher. sailed directly ever the
tall buildings of the city and made a
sharp tyrn th.f he migi.f fiy again
by the place where tho c0nyic $
awaited him On the Sc cord trip he
flew still lower. circled agan aud
again and then returned 10 the avia-
ton field where l0.000 people had as
sembled for the closing day OF the
meet.
After Mc'ss'n; had been forced to
bow and smile &c the grand stand.
Cares and Barrier ana Simon. all
OF whom had ilCwn over Richmond
earlier In the week, went into the air.
their secret plan being 10 make a
cIcs~ city fight together. Simon. first
% get away. disappeared so quickly
that his ccmpaDions were unable to
find him nm Il he turned above the
high tower of the CITY hall.
Watching From Houstops.
From almost evsIv housetop people
followed the aviatcrs as they sailed
gracefully and high
Driving s;er machine, Simon
again eluded GaTros and Barrier. as
they ractd /abreast in an effort 20
overtake him. Just as hey cut
through 4 shelter turn Simon yeerec
TO the left and diss ,pDeared again, his
motors thrcbt.ng perfectly as he trav-
eled faster than mile a minute.
While Garros and Barrier were still
well abreast. hey passed over Broad
Street park End its football crowd,
across rhe shopping thorcughfsres so
low that the vhiTring motors could
te distinctly heard. After Garros and
Barrier had aligh,eG in the center Oh
The starting field Simon. directly be-
tween the sun and the crowds, sud
deniy swoCped down.
Meisxsnt's Spectacular Flight.
While he sight Of three 1eroplanes
i'm the air at once above the house
tops was thrilling indeed 10 the whole
city. which looked on in wonder. the
flight q Moissant was by far the
mcst spectacular. As be came over
CAPITOL square from the east he grad
ually dropped to en- altitude Of 500
feet. the Belmont park numbers uader
his planes being easily read by thou
sands Of people who had climbed 70
he top Ct skyscraperS when word
ca<ne from the fair grounds several
miles away that the firs; cross city
night Of the day WIS starting. Mois-
SAINT AZ times could hear the cheering
in the streets His dip as he yaSeed
over he penifeniiary on his second
journey 81 that part OF the town a5d
his suddcu turn made the most excit-
ing Creme n one dsv-s crowded fying.
We issant arrived here this u'rnins
from CEha 10 bring the meef 70 9
thrilling close
Richmond Stands Alone
No city in Europe has e.e-sseen
seven cF1ss civ fights" ssid acss-
san;. ~and in this reSIEct Rich'nrnd
etaads alone and rnique- And NJ band
81 ccnvicts ever saw an arTcPiane
above their wells
ONLY one man in the big Irison
missed the show. lie Is IN the rham-
bcr cf death awaiting execution nexf
week Just before Noissanrs hich'
iegi-r the prisoner was notified that
Governor Mann had declined to rom
mute his sentence 70 lie impr'son-