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mier Monis' son. Antonio. who also
was injured when NJ. Berteaux was
killed. Others in the stand were Gen
eral Francis CORA, minister of war
who succeeded Berteaux; NJ. Delcasse
and M. Lepine, project of the Paris
police.
The wind WIS rising at the start and
lie Martin, who was one Of the most
experienced aviators in France. rocked
about good deal as his machine
cleared the ground and swept away.
His aeroplane had reached the woods
Z quarter OF a mile beyond the bar
rivers when 1t was observed to pitch
swiftly downward and into the trees.
The biplane was broken badly as II
fell at the foot of an oak tree. A
corner of tho motor struck LIE Martins
head, crushing his skull and his right
leg also was fractured in two places.
The aviator was barely alive when he
was taken away by Red Cross sur.
geons, and ho expired few minutes
after reaching hospital.
Disaster overlook Captain Princetau
got well into the air when one Of the
planes of his machine caught fire. He
was seen struggling to undo . strap
which bound him firmly in his seat so
as to be free to Jump as he glided
toward the earth. Before he could
loosen the belt, however. the motor ex.
ploded and flaming benzine covered
him. He did not utter cry and when
the wreckage fell to the ground the
captain was dead.
Captain Princetau probably had been
asphyxiated by the first burst of the
benzine flame. He was one of the most
courageous and capable aviators in the
army. Princetau had been lieuten.
ant since 1900 and was gazetted cap
tain in the official gazette yesterday
morning for exceptional services rend.
cred to military aviation"
Scene Of Former Tragedies.
A tragic coincidence of Princetau's
death was that at the exact spot where
he fell. Laffort, the French aviator,
and Pola, passenger, were killed last
December in the competition for the
Auto clubs prize for the flight from
Paris to Brussels, and only IL few yards
away the French minister of war met
death four weeks ago.
Ten Of the competitors, Tetard, Ga
get, Duval, Contenet, Charlix, La Bou.
ret, Gilbert, Romance, Landron and Eu.
ping, although they started officially
never got beyond the limits of the field.
Either on account of the gusty wind
or because their machines developed
eccentricities they all came down.
Sixteen different styles Of mono
planes and biplanes were used.
Seven Reach Llese.
Liege, June l9.-At the closing OF
the registers seven of the aviators who
started from Vincennes on the first
stage Of the European circuit race.
had arrived here, distance Of 800
kilometers (212 miles). They we're re-
corded in the following order:
Vidart, 3 hours. 10 minutes; Vedrine,
3 hours, 80 minutes; Weymann, 3
hours, IS minutes; Beaumont, 4 hours,
2 minutes: Barra, 4 hours. 8 minutes;
Duval, 4 hours. 81 minutes, and Garros,
5 hours and minutes.
Renaux, the only aviator to carry
passenger, had had luck. He was
wind eddied, when within 200 yards Of
the aerodrome He was not hurt, but
the propeller of his machine was spin.
tered, obliging him to await the repair
automobile, within sight Of the goal
aeset nv Difficulties.
All the men who arrived declared
that the flight from RHEIMS was the
worst in their experience. They were
beset with furious eddies. amounting
almost to whirlwinds, which forced
them to mount far above the clouds
and grope their way by compass. vi.