The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-19
Aviator Flooded With.
Gasoline and Burned
to Death.
TWO KILLINGS
MAR GREAT RACE
M. LeMartin's Head Crushed
When Machine Dashes Against
Tree--Million People Wit
ness Start Of Flights From
Vincennes to London
and Return. .5,4

Paris, June 1s.--Fifty aeroplanists !
took wing early to-day from the avia-
tion field at Yincennes on the s first
stage of the European circuit race,
which calls for a flight to London and
return,l with stops at various places
going and returning Two of the ayia- II
tors, almost Immediately after the
stare, met with tragic deaths. and at v
least one was sravely hurt. The dead:
CAPTAIN Princetnu, whose motor ex-
Pioded in midair, flooding him with gas 3
oicne and burning him to death. l
81 NJ. LeMnrtin, who dashed against a.
tree, the motor of his aeroplnne crush- &
Ing his head. 81 t.ysss
The injured M
NJ Geubert. former lieutenant in
the army, who was entered in the civil
ian race under the name of ..Dalger:.
he was found lying senseless near his \
machine In a wheat Held, four miles 4
from Nillars-Coterets. His injuries
are grave. III II; s. y III ~ s5iis
Al. Billie. whose aeroplane struck the
earth within mile of,the start ana
was wrecked, Bile was Injured but
not seriously.
s.l Three others Fail.
S Three other tirdmen fell-M Lori 4
dan. near Charleville Oscar Morrison.
close to 5Gagny,Iand NJ. NORM. at Chew:
ron. within twenty-five miles of Liege,
which is the end OF the first stage OF
the race. None of these men was badly
hurt. at & sslf 81
OF the fifty aviators who started the
race. thirty-eight Were civilians and
twelve officers assigned for military
duty. Hung up for the .competitors are
prizes amounting to S94 1000. F
Dawn at Nincennes saw a crowd esti-S
mated at from 10000 to 1,O0O,0eO per-
sons. massed around the military exer7s
else field TO witness the start. six
thousand soldiers and 1000 police, most
of them mounted were-one hand to Keep
the field clear @s5
At s o'clock. Maurice Tabauteau,
Pierre vedrin and NJ. Batha whirIed
away within minute of each other
amid wild cheering. Last to leave was
Emile Train, whose machine recently
killed Minister of War Berteaux and
wounded Premier Monis
Among those who witnessed the {
start from the oficia, stand was pre-
mier Monis's son, Antoine, injured when
NJ. BerteauX was killed; General Fran
els Goiran, Minister OF War, who sue
ceeded ~ BerteauX; NJ. Delca sse and NJ
Lepine, Project of Paris.
The wind was rising at the start, and
LeMartn. who was one of the most
experienced aviators in France, rock sd
cleared the ground and swept away,
His aeroplane had reached the woods
quarter of a mile beyond the BARRIERS 4
when It pitched swiftly downward and
into the trees. Tho biplane was bro
kenl badly as 1t fell at the foot OF an
alSitree, y corner OF the motor struck
LeAIartin's head, crushing his skull and
his rightleg also was fractured in two
places. The aviator was barely; alive
when he was taken away by Red Gross <
surgeons. and expired few minutes (
after reachinga hospital.
Something was wrong with the
steering gear OF LeMartins machine
iIt had acted badly earlier in the mnin-
Ing, and Roland Carlos, who helped
adjust It. advised LeMartin not to go;
up. fttS sl,5ls ss s3 90
rlanes Catch Fire.
Captain Princetau had scarcely got
we'll into the air, when one of the
planes of his machine caught fire. He
struggled TO undo strap that bound I
him hrmly in his seat, SO as to be free
TO jump as he glided toward the earth. x
Before he could loosen the belt how
ever the motor exploded. ana flami,ig
benzine covered him He did not utter
{ cry, and when the wreckage fell TO
the ground he was dead, his body fear
fully burned Captain Princetau prob
ably had been asphyXiated by the first
y 4
Princetau had been an army lieu
tenant since 1900. and was gazetted a
captain in the official gazette this 2
morning FOR exceptional! services rem IS
dered 10 military aviation" Il
Al the exact spot where Princetau
fell, I.anert, the French aviator, and I
Pola, o passenger were killed last De-
cenber in the Paris to- Brussels Hight
ana only few yards away!th the French
Minister OF VAR met death four weeks
ago.
Ten of the competitors-Tetard, Ca
get, Duval. Contenet, ChariX, La Bouret.
Gibert, Romance, l.andron and Euhling K
although they started officially. never
got beyond the limits of the helii
sixteen different styles OF mononlaness y
and tiplanes We're used,
,Idnrt In Lead. YIN
LieSe. Belgium, June iS.-At the
closing of the registers to- might seven
of the aviators who started from Vim
cennes on the rstFstages of the Euro y
pcan circuit race had arrived here. a 81
distance OF 500 3kilome.ers 12>miles).
They were recorded In the following %
order Vidert, three hours thirteen
minutes Vedrine, three hours, thirtY'-j.
three minutes; Weynann. three hours.
fiftylve minutes: Beaumont, four II ours
two minutes; Barra. four bours.fthreo
minutes. Duval, four hours. thirty one 4,
minutes, and Garros, Ave hours. three
minutes. IA IN l.9 + III. ftf 81 q az Il ss4f
s All the men who arrived declared
that the fisht from RbsI,us was the Il
worst In their experience.} 55 Tn ys were "
basel With. furious etld.es.1 ii noun t,nf.3.t
almost 10 whiriwinds, whish yofgad &
them TO mount far aboye the ciouda y