The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-31

several days with Garros, Hatf1tss
Hamilton and Simon. but ne did 10$
arrive In Richmond from Cuba untlI3
the last day OF. the aviation meee
ut the Fair Grounds.
Although the wind was blowing ~
a rate Of thirty miles an hour, MOI
SAINT. determined not to disapuCtnt
the great throng which assembled ~
the fair Grounas particularly to -
hin the man who had circled tho
Statue Of Liberty and crossed the
English Channel with passenger
make a flight, insisted on going aloft
In the gale.
AT the request Of Major Wood, Of
the penitentiary. Moisant flew to that
institution, SO that the convicts WIN
were lined up in the yard might AAe
him, Starting from the Fair Grounds
at an elevation of two 'houxand feet,
Moisant sailed over the city 20 tbs
penitentiary and then descended to
within three hundred feet Of the con-
victs heads that they nigh. see him
and his machine at close range. He
was vociferously cheered by the con-
victs and said the flight gave him y
great deal of pleasure.
After lying over the penitentiATy.
Moisant started back to tho Fair
oiodbhSt tut nts WhQ9&A
near the starting point and, turning
around. flew over toward Forest Hill,
recr ossed the river, sailed over Church
Hin and after trayersing the Ala over
Barton Heights. made his way back
To the Fair Grounds. where the great
crowd Of Saturday visitors sent up \
mighty cheer for him.
The cheering OF the crowd continued
SO long that Moisants brother, and
his two beautiful sisters who stood In
the Judges stand and watched his
fight over the city. insisted that he
mount the stand ana speak TO this
tl.rong
The diml;i1ttive aviator, CARRIED In u
dark brown Khaki sait of one piece.
with a hood of tn. game material
eyes, told OF what ne had seen while
lily ing over the city and said: Il was
glad IL fly ever the penitentiary III
give tie conViets a cnance t. see tfs
nrst fsing machine they ever saw
ia their lives, and l VAS az much
pleased with the flight as they .cre.
like the Looks oi Richmond from
ehove aud wish ! could stay longer.
tut We leave To- night
He was again eheered. and TIL.
demonstration continued until he had
walked across he field 10 the hangar
where the various FIXING machines
were housed and thus got out If reach
ri the crowds yoce
Later in thu day Simon. Barrier and
Gsrres went TIP III the air s!muitane-
ouslY and en- by one stole OF toward
the city. Seeing this, Meisant nasttly
jumped into his monnpiane and as
cenfing [" Il height If loo feet
started in Pursuit of the trio OF
foreigners, H. caught up with them
after a few moments flying, and
" men the fnu- afiators paraded arounNs
the city hall tower "A wonderful sight
was witnessed Noisrants iight ever
RiChmcnd WIS une ~ the most spec
taCular and daring ever recorded In
aNiati.n his; RS. and It was also the
longest. WhSe here he and his asso-
eiates made Richmond famoug az the
niiy civ which has heen flown over
seven times in enc week and over
whirh four aviators few at the same
time,
Meisant is the second aeiato. seen
in Richmond who met his death a few
weeks after isasing this city The nrsA
was Ralph Jehnstone. who flew dur
ing the State fair and was killed in
Denver few weeks afterward
The death ii both caused deep re-
gret and sympathy. and Richmonders
were loud In their cummendatinn Of
the courage ard daring vi both.