Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
NUMBER OF BIRDMEN TO
PERISH in 1910 WAS 20
Crowd Sees Tragedy at Los Angeles as Wright
Flyer Dropped into Bad Wind Condi-
ditions -Chcagoan's Neck Broken
at New Orleans after Dip

New York. Jan. l-America's two fore |
most nvia;or,, John y. Mosant and
Archibald IoNscy. Tell TO death yester-
say at widely separated cities
Moisant, VINO VAS erst to fly across
the English channel with passenger.
ana who sTatclied the $4,000 Ryan purse
from Claude Grahare White By his flight
around the Statue Of Liberty in October.
sell near New orleans. He had flown
put 10 a field wNcle ne was to make
Try for distance ard endurance record
that would bring the Michein cup tol
America AS he was seeking a place 20
alight his Bcriot monoplane suddenly
dipped down and he was thrown out.
alighting on his head and breaking his
neck He died soon afterNarC
Hoxsey. whose ascension OF ll.t14 feet
Monday last is the highest mark yet set
:cll at Los Angeles. He had been up In
an ondeavor to equal or better this feat
and when he came down he encountered
bad wind conditions. These he fought
with success until he was within BOO feet
from the ground when he was caught in
bad air disturbance. His machine
whirled over and came straight down.
He was crushed under the engine
Thus the last day of 1910. In bringing
the total number of deaths Of aviators
to 90 capped the list with two of the most
illustrious OF those who have been writ
Ing the history of aviation in the Sky of
two continents.
FEARLESS AND RECKLESS
Moisant, n Chicagoan by birth after
n adventurous life in Central America.
i,+e Oh I'm a. in,
ess than Il year ago. After soaring into
public recognition by his plucky flight
from Paris across the English channel to
london with passenger, Mosant's fear
iessncss and resourcefulness was ex-
t,bted frequently.
Finding himself without a machine. he
purchased one from friend for $1,000
and within ten minutes started on his
flight from Belmont Park, New York,
around the statue Of Liberty winning
prize of $4,000
sudden puff of wind caught him
yesterday within 100 feet Of the earth.
turned his machine over and broken
neck terminated his career.
Mosant's machine was Bleriot mono
blame. ana in addition to the heavy en-
zine in front of the main planes he had
fastened to it tank holding b gallons
4 gasoline. Aviation experts believe
sudden puff of wind stopped his ma
thine dead in the air ana the heavy
weight ahead dragged the light frame
work behind it, tipping the then useless
elevator towards the zenith
From his position. partly back OF the
main planes, Moisant was Topped out,
clear of the machine and struck the
ground on his head, breaking his neck
lie died flat p,bi1h he
being rushed 10 New Orleans
A lJmile wind, with gusty intervals
caused hangar attendants to shake their
heads az Mosant. but he laughed al,
them and sailed up for try az the long
distance sustained flight record and the
Micheltn cup with Its attendant $4,000
prize
Death was the victor in the long con-
test 1t has fought with the daring Chi
caRosn.
DARING AND COMPETENT
Arch Hoxsey, after year of uniform
success with the Wright aeropane, had
gained rame for daring and compe-
tence In the ar. Only Within the week he
mad set a neT worlds slt.tude record Of
Il4M rect ana then. 20 chow mis- con-
Tempt Tor the earth had sailed rnajesti-
caIy more than 1910 feet above tho high
est mountain In California Yesterday he
'n AIouI Oh boiling, treacherous wind
when some 800 feet from the cartr, and
from lie ebo.,' az Nv
v,har. hro,,,,, 80 ~ ,'.1.
beneath = TOM III, - ,a,,,.a,,, a,,, ,,',,
broken snars
He mot death in alrros. tho sauna
ner az Moisant Eo,r r,acI,irs .,a. haan
81 for the earth ana .,,,ld.,,, s..,,.d
to stop hover IN rhe atr th.r .tur,
over it's nose" and DIV. readlon,, ~ the
eaTtn, and to Destruction uoxs,v Tx.
Mossnt, was returning from tourney
INTO the clouds lie was ahout 600 fee,
above the earth and cheers were going
IN TO meet the conqurror ~ the higher
mr. when his machine seemed to stop.
'hudder and whir ever ard over 20 tho
ground