Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-22
Tragedy Attends Start of Paris
Madrid Race Premier Monis
and His Son Seriously In
jured,
FLYING MACHINE DASHES
INTO SPECTATORS STAND
Monoplane SWoops to Earth
Under Influence of Erratic
Air Currents Carrying Death
in Its Wake.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wireI
Paris May 21.--France paid ter
rible toll today for her magnificent
endeavor to attain supremacy Of the
air when monoplane, the driver of
which had lost control, plunged into a
group of cabinet members, who had
gathered TO witness the start OF the
race from Paris to Madrid killing the
minister of war and injuring the
prime minister, his son and a we'll
known sportsman.
The dead:
HENRI MAURICE BERTEAux.
minister OF war.
The injured
Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis,
premier and minister of interior.
Antoine Monis, son OF the premier.
Henri peutsch de La Mourthe, aged
patron OF aeronauties, automobiling
and other sports
Many others OF note had narrow
escapes.
The accident occurred on the avfa-
tion field of Issy-les- Molneux where
100000 persons had gathered to SEQ
the start OF the race.
M. Train was plotting the mono-
plane. With him In the car was M.
Bounier. passenger.
Neither was injured. The machine
was wrecked.
Minister OF War Berteaux was hor-
ribly mingled, The swiftly revolving
propeller cut Off his left arm which
was found ten feet from the spot
whore he was struck. the back OF his
head was crushed in, his throat was
gashed and the whole OF his left side
was lacerated.
Premier MONS was buried beneath
the wreckage of the monoplane. He
was taken out as quickly as possible
ana examined by surgeons, who found
he had sustained compound fractures
OF two bones In the right leg, that
ms nose was broken, his face badly
and that there were bruises
on the breast and abdomen.
NJ. Deutsche and NJ. Monis were not
seriously hurt.
Among those who had narrow e..
capes from injury was M. Lepin, pre-
feet OF police.
Premier Monls and Minister Ber-
teaux and party arrived at the avia-
ton field about o'clock this morn
ing, shortly after Roland Garros, M.
Beaumont and M. Gilbert had started
In the race.
The line Of spectators bordering the
flying field was being held rigidly by
soldiers. who. however, permitted the
party and about fifty 9TH
ar persons OF distinction to walk
across the field to where they could
get better view down the course
and see the airmen as they rose from
the starting point
While the great assemblage cheer
Ed madly, the ministers saw Pierre
Vedrine, who had been picked by
many as the probable winner OF the
race, mount easily from the ground
md head down the aerodrome. only
suddenly TO eapslze and fall hut
'merge from the wreckase of his ma
shine.
Aviator Train now had taken his
position at the starting line. levers in
hand and with NJ. Bounier beside
him.
The breeze had been steadily fresh
ming ana the meteorological observe
= In the Eiffel tower telephoned thar
ais gauge showed q velocity of close
o thirty miles an hour.
Train however. left the ground
ascending swiftly he circled the field.
hen flying down the course at forty
niles an hour. the machine rocking
n the Wind. At this moment. II was
Observed by the commandant OF the
roops that the crowds were broaking
nc line formation on one side OF the
leld and he dispatched troops
ulrnssiers to get them back In order.
he Cuirassers galloped across the
eld, breaking Into double lines as
hey went
Trains monoplane here swooped
oward the earth under the Impulse
7 an air furry and IL appeared as
hough the aviator was about TO dash
1to the cavalry. The pilots atten-
on seemed momentarlly diverted
'om his course and he made a quick
lrn 70 the left, where the party of
Incials were standing Then he lost
introl OF the craft altogether and II
ashed violently Into the ministerial
roup.
The impact knocked NJ. Berteaux
N feet away, where he lay in a pool
blood, hadly mangled. while un-
ar the wreckage of the monoplane
" Premier Monis. his son and M.
eutsch. Train and M. Bounier
merged from the wreck uninjured.
A scene OF frightful confusion fol-
we'd, From all parts of the field
'ose cries OF alarm and dismay and
ms of thousands OF persons broke
trough the lines and moved toward
10 scene.
The cavalry bv repeated charges
anaged to clear the field the Injured
en- were given first aid treatment BY
eld surgeons. IL was seen that NJ.
erteaux was fatally hurt and that M.
onls was seriously injured. After
Ie ministers had been cared for the
rgeons dressed the wounds of those
no had received minor bruises,
There are various versions as TO
lie cause of the accident, but all seem
creed that II occurred with such
Ipidlty there was no time for M.
erteaux, NJ. Monis and the others TO
cape.
M. Hersnnd, a nephew Of former
remler Dupuy. whose Newspaper,