The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-04
1Wp lORE Die On ON SHIP
World a ,noxnd Aviators Me. Death
In t.uls by Falling
hlS4UDGD CURRENTS
Moisant. Mat New Orleans. Falls Hun.
dreds sof Fee. and Has His Neck
Broker ,-Ho1scy. at Los Angeles,
is Das shed to Earth in .Aeroplane
and CrA Aushed By the Machine.
Crushed By the Machine.

is DasI Ished to Earth in .Aeroplane
and CrA AuShed By the Machine.
John 81. Moisaa: and Arch Hoxsey.
ayiators ertraord:narr. were killed
Saturday, 6ote fell out Of the
,.eache-3us all currents with their
machines --nei, her from vas,
heiga,-SRnd No!san,'s remaining
minutes OF liff were so few as to
count as Snaushk Hoxsey was killed
instantly
Mo:sarse met his death at s.55 a.
m. atte1 1ip,!ns 10 alight in field a
few miles lrouS New Orleans. La
Hoxsey. who vi lent into the air early
in the 2 atternoSn a, Los Angeles.
Cal. lay ht 2:.s p. N. crushed. life
less mass IN View OF the thousands
who wete waI ,ch.ng the aviation
tournament,
Thus the la$t day OF 1910. in
bringing the total number OF deaths
Of ariatdrs to thirty. capped tie list
with twd Of III e mos, .llustrious of
those air'wen wSho have been writing
the history OF Sariation in the skies
OF two cSn,inerR R,a.
Moisa,lt. a Cs Csh!cagoan by birth. al
te. an ad:enta atrous !Ie in Central
America. becaiS be interested in avia-
ton in France Hess than year ago.
After soaring S,to public recognition
by his pfucky 4 Esht from Paris across
the English Ca3aanel 70 London. with
passenger. Sioisant's fearlessness
and resourcetl3lness were exhibited
frequently Finding himself without
a machine. ne 4 purchased one from
friend for $4,000 and within ten
minutes. strtinsg on his winning
flight from Belmont Park. y. y.
! around the Statue Of Liberty. win
ming prize OF $4,000.
Today 3 81 Sldden puS OF wind
caught PIN wHth:n 500 feet Q. tae
earth. tIrred Hlis machine over and
! broken necE terminated his ca
reer
Arch tioNseyS after year Of uni
form success 18th ,5e Wright aero
planes. lad "a SEed name for dar-
Ing and competg gence in the air. Only
within the weak he had Sc, new
worlds alt!tudSe record Of 11.474
feet. and :hen tic show his con:enp:
70. the earth. b ad sailed majestically
more than 1920 feet above Mount
| Wilson. Today ne ran afoul Of the
same kind ots boiling. treache-ous
wind waen soIs sae SOC feet from the
earth. aad a nfau;e later horri.ied
crowd. arocseE from It's shock, was
rushing maday 70 where b7oke:.
mass OF humaih:tr iav beneath a tori.
bit Of canvas Sa1d some broken spa-..
Both met c tea;h IN almos; the sam,
manner Each machine was headed
for the. ear;H and suddenly seemed
TO stop. horef IN the air. then turn
over on &c !tf nose" and dive heau.
long to the earth--and to destvuc
ton.
Moiss n,'s l deroplane was a Bleriot
monopl$ne. nd in addition TO the
heavy snsias in front Of the maio
planes. |he hat fastened tank hold
ing 35 gallons Of gasoline. Aviation
experts believe a sudden puG Of wind
stopped his !pachine dead in the air
! Il
the light framework behind It. dip
ping thIe :he& useless rear elevator
From hfs poEt!on partly back OF the
main planes, Moisant was tipped out.
clear OF theXpach!ne. and struck tae
ground on Ais head. breaking his
NICK sEe aed on 4 fat car upon
which pc VI being rushed to New
Hors@y, }kew:se was re,hrnins
from, a jor: ey into the clouds. Ee
| vas within fve hundred feet OF the
earth al |nd cheers were going up to
meet RE Soaqr -er Of the higae:
air. when, BIS machine seemed 20
stop. shut6er; and fhirl over and ov..
to the ground. AS in the mornings
tragedy tie !-ear elevator. rendered
useless "if1 the momentum was
gone. fig a. around. helpless 20 aid
the tadej Machine. Hoxsey vainly
endearsr. MO right his craft b.
warp:Dg main planes aad b. use
OF the ru OF Vain attempts. these.
for befores@tiic:ent momentum was
gained the ail structure was c-u,a
Piled upon o$e earth. the heavy en-
CINE being ;prn loose.
Only 4 te$ farmers and aics saw
noisan: huSied TO his death. but
Hoxsey's end came before t:,e horri-
fed gaze OF thousands who had come
out IN the 5. pleasant afternoon TO
watch me bsrdneH da-;:nS here and
there through me air.
The days pleasure ended when al
announcer. sadly lifting his mega
phone. d-oaAd out the message:
arch Hdxsey has been k:lle!.
There will ole no more byins today"
Mrs c. ". Ho.sey. Of Pasadena.
Cal. missed BY :. mere accident see
ing ner son meet his death. She had
arranged 70 take her first areoplaut
ride with her son today Some de-
tail o: importance in her household
detained he'll and word o: the acci
den; WAS ;as"n &c he. hy Roy Nna-
oe:shue an. Thomas Jackson. OF ;ae I,
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