The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05

and distance for is1o by flying
1870 miles in four hours and so
k minutes. ~
k The flight ended when cody's
k %aeroplane accidentally touched
the earth.
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New Orleans. Jan. 8. - John B.
Moisant, daring American aviator, con-
fident of adding to his many laurels of
the air the Michelin cup record for 1910.
fell to his death at s:55 this morning
| while making a preliminary flight.
While preparing to make a landing
| on a special field selected for the
Michelin cup trial, II miles west of New
Orleans, n along the bank of the
Mississippi river, Moisant was thrown
on his head SO feet from where the ma
chine struck the ground. His neck was
broken, producing death within 10
seconds, according to the coroner.
The report that Moisant, who had
endeared himself to thousands Of New
Orleans citizens, had met with a se-
rious accident spread rapidly and when
the special bearing his body arrived at
the union station there was a vast
crowd surrounding the train shed. An
ambulance and several surgeons We're
In waiting and as the train drew in
several men leaped to the platform and
running to the ambulance, told the sur
geons that Moisant was unconscious,
but still alive. The first surgeon, how
ever, who reached the Hat car saw that
the aviator was dead.
A moment after Moisant struck the
earth, falling in high weeds to the
right of the field, some workmen
picked him up.
special train OF nat cars was
standing near the scene of the accident
n the body was placed aboard and
brought to the city.
Tried Daring Stunt.
Wind, apparently, was the cause of
the accident. Moisant, guided by the
white flags which lined the course,
rounded the circle twice in an effort to
around, the wind, which was blowing
about 15 miles an hou across the
course, drove the machine toward the
earth. Moisant, in trying to get back
over the grounds, swerved suddenly to
the left. then attempted his famous
right circle, considered so dangerous
that it is said but one other man yer
attempted it.
At his instant the wind caught the
machine. It tipped. pointed its nose
directly at the ground, and came dow
like g. flash, while Moisant was hurled
forth and fell. head first.
Moisant had a sister, married, living
in San Francisco. Two sisters were
with him here, Marlda and Lulu. One
brother Alfred T., was the president
of the International Aviators' associa-
ton. He was not present when the ac-
Icident occurred. Moisant also has two
brothers in Salvador in the banking
business.
Nc arrangements have been made as
to the disposition of the BODY, but it
probably will be shipped to Chicago.
Moisant was In Rene Barriers So
horse power Bleriot m~onoplane, a ma
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three times. At the front Of the ma
chine. almost directly beneath the
engine, was strapped a 35-gallon brass
gasoline tank. built especially for the
Michelin cup trial.
Moisant assembled at the city park
aviation field at 9:35 a. m, and flew
across the city n along the banks of
the Mississippi river to a special four
mile course. He appeared to have per-
feet control of the Machine and prob
just what aused the accident. He had
inclined his monoplane toward the
earth for a landing before it took the
fatal plunge. 1t fell like a plummet and
buried h propeilers in the soft earth
New York. Jan. 3.-Tnterest in the
young man became SO intense locally
that the news of the fatal accident
caused an unusual shock in this city.
Expressions of grief followed an an
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headquarters of the Aero Club of
America.
Moisant was born in Chicago in 1870
and lived there until he was 10 years
old He then started for the Pacific
coast, drifted down to Central Amer
tca, became q soldier of fortune and
trader and was driven from San Sal
vador when the general under whom
he was fighting met defeat.
Moisant at that time was wealthy,
h11f hiS nrny,arfU wac rnnHc,afal NV tho
government. Soon afterwards he went
to Spain and later appeared in Paris
when the Wright brothers We're there
exhibiting their machines.
From the start his career as an avi-
ator was marked with daring exploits
He first came into the worlds prom
inence so recently as August last.
when he started on a flight from Paris
to London with a passenger, Albert
Fileaux. He successfully crossed the
English channel, being the first avi-
ator to accomplish this feat with a
passenger.
Moisant arrived in New York or
October 8 last, and was n CT the most
interesting figures in the aviation NEE,
in Belmont park.
He had a narrow escape from deatt
last Tuesday in New Orleans. After
being blown five miles from his course
by a 40-mile wine he glided down from
an altitude of nearly 5000 feet ant
purely eScapeu a iouSh landing III {
clump Of trees.
The death role includes George
Chavez. the Peruvian. who flew owe
the Alps only to be fatally injured il
landing; Ralph Johnston, of Kansa:
City, who had just before broker thu
worlds altitude record; Charles S
Rolls. The popular English sportsman,
Leon De La Grange. the Frenchman
and Cecil Grace, of New York, who
after flying from Dover to Calais, wa.
lost, probably in the North sea, during
his return trip.
Was Popular With All.
Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. 3.-The trag
edy in New Orleans which cost job,