Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-19
A BROKEN PROPELLER
CAUSES MO|ssANT DELAY
Neither the Chicago Aviator
Nor His Mechanic Are In
jured in the Descent
(RY Associated Presa.l


CHATHAM. England, Aug. B.-John
r Moissant, the Chicago aviator who
is attempting to fly from Paris to Lon
don, descended for the second time near
here today, breaking the propeller and
part of the frame of the machine, max
ing the second landing.
The broken parts must be replaced
from Paris and a resumption of the
flight to London before tomorrow Is i'm
probable.
Neither Moissant nor his mechanic was
injured.
GOOD LUCK FoRsAKEs HIM.
The good fortune which accompanied
Moissant in the earlier stages of his
flight from Paris and his record breaking
journey acros sthe channel with a pas
senger, seems to have deserted him with
his arrival upon English shores. Motor
defects in the aeroplane, which yesterday
worked without a slip, forced him to
make two successive landings when about
half way on the course between London
and Tilmanstone. where he assembled at
4:55 this morning. His first descent, q
mile from Sitting Bourne, about IS miles
from London, was due to the displace-
ment of q small pin In the mechanism,
entailing an immediate descent. He mar
rowly escaped death in his landing, just
missing a small pit, fall in which would
have meant death.
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 a second accident brought him
down at Rainham Ken. A rod connect
ing up the driving gear OF the aero
plane was fractured, stopping the engine
asd forcing the Chicagoan to plane down
to the ground. He landed in a field, but
his skillful handling OF the aeroplane
prevented it's plunging into clump of
trees which barred the way.
Moissant made an abrupt turn to es-
cape these, and the machine came down
heavily, breaking the chassis and smash
ing a blad of the propeller. Moissant
and his mechanician climbed out of the
smashed machine uninJured, but upon
looking over the damage were OF the
opinion that the repairs could not be ac-
complshed on the spot, and that they
must wait for parts to replace the dam
aged portions for which they immediate
ly telegraphed to Paris.
MoIsANTs ROMANTIC CAREER
NEW YORK, Aug 1s.--In Nicaragua
and the various other republics Of Cen
trail America, where many Americans OF
adventurous spirit have staked their
lives and reputation on their quickness
with a gun, John Moissant bears a
reputation savoring OF the romantic.
Stories of Moissant were told here to-
day by former residents of Central
America.
At the time oMissant was sojourning
in Honduras IL was told today by MIC
araguan tramp steamer. loaded with a
cargo at something like 100000 was
cast ashore during a storm and abarH-
doned. That night in the teeth OF the
gale, Moissant made his way alone to
the steamerinasmall dugouta ndtookp
steamer in a small dugout an dtook pos
session Of the vessel. In the morning
the storm abated and the ships captain
accompanied by members Of the crew
rowed out to tire ship, which had with
stood the pounding of the sea and wind
but which was held fest on a sunken
reef In the outer harbor. They were
halted by a shot from Moissant's re-
volver. Moissant claimed the ship ana
her cargo as salvage and had threat
ened to blow the head OF the nrss
man who tries TO coma aboard