Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
Monls Passes Comfortable Night
Through Use Of Choral.
Aerial Race Continued Despite
Sundays lamsniabIe Disaster.
EngIand's First Naval kirshIp Re-
liability Contest Bardot Hurt.

Paris, May 22.-Anteine Il. Monis, the
French premier and minister Of the in
terror, WHO was seriously injured yes
terday when an aeroplane piloted by
NJ Train, dashed into a group of gov
erament officials who had gathered on
the military field at Issy-les- Mouli-
neaux, to witness the start of the
Paris TO- Madrid race. killing Henri NJ.
Berteaux. the French minister of war,
and injuring two others, passed quiet
night.
Although Premier Monis, who was
buried beneath the wreckage Of the
menenlane, sustained compound frac-
lures of two bones in the right leg. had
his nose broken. his face badly eentus-
ed and received bruises on the breast
and abdomen, his condition at noon to-
DAY. according to a statement given
out by the physicians attending him. is
satisfactory. No complications have
set In.
Prof. Lanneloguc announced this af-
ternoon that il would take three days
before he would be able to say wheth-
er the head Of the French cabinet was
out of danger. Choral was admins
Attf7d ~ tflN I'itlAitl tAdffIo lAAG MS III
to induce sleep. NJ. Monis is 65 years
old today.
There was a pathetic scene at tine
bedside of the injured minister this
morning when he received Emile Con-
st9nt. under-secretary of the interior,
and the members of his own family,
all OF whom extended their birthday
wishes. The premier first asked for
news concerning the health of his coll
league in the cabinet. NJ. Berteaux. M.
Constant replied that the condition of
the minister of war was grave. where
upon NJ, Monis murmured:
"Oh. poor fellow; we both had mar
row escape"
If the premier's condition strengthens
this evening. he probably will be inform
ed of the death of Berteaux. The funer-
al of the war minister has been definite
ly fixed for Friday.
The terrible disaster of yesterday at
the commencement of an international
contest which promised to he one of the
principal aviation meets of the season.
has plunged the whole French nation in
grief and the death of Minister of War
Berteaux is mourned without political
ulStlHtlOHS tiiibuBh liie ItPuullC DIS d ia
tional loss.
Today the body of the war minister is
lying in state at the ministry of war
The funeral service, which is expected 10
take place on Friday. will be conducted
with full national honors. The army will
go into mourning for so days.
Henri Deutsch De La Meurthe, the vet
eran patron of aeronautics aud automo-
billing, and Antoine Mons, son of the
premier, both of whom were struck by
Trains machine when it plunged into
the group of official spectators, were not
seriously injured.
Although various versions are given as
TO the cause of the accident. it appears
70 be the coneensus of opinion today thai
the disaster was caused by a defective
motor, superinduced by an air furry ere
ated propably by the galloping OF A troor
Of cuirrassiers across the field directly
under the moving aeroplane.
1t is the general belief that as a result
of the catastrophe the rule prohibiting
spectators, even though they be member,
of the government, on the aviation fielC
will be rigidly enforced in the future.
The physicians bulletin issued tonigh
says simply:
m. Monis' condition continues satisfac
tory"