Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-19
BURNED
IO DEATH N AIR
EUROPEAN CIRCUIT RACE At
TENDED WITH THREE FATAL
iTIEs ON START.
BLAZING MACHINES FLIGHT
LIKE THAT OF SkYROCKET
Participants Surviving Rest After
Completing First Stake of Journey
From Paris to London and Return
Air Men Greatly Depressed BY Acct
dents.

Iiege, Belgium, June 19.-The avia-
tors who accomplished the perilous first
stage CT the European circuit race are
resting here today. Tomorrow the Sec
ond flight will be attempted. Rain
fell heavily. the weather being in keep
ing with the spirits Of the airmen. who
are much depressed Over the series OF
fatalities which marred the sport at its
Inauguration yesterday.
News of the frightful accidents pre-
ceded the aviators here. Captain
Princetau and NJ. I-andron were burned
to death in mid-air following the eX-
plosior of their motors. NJ LIE Martin
was crushed to death when his machine
became unruly and struck tree soon
after the start from Paris, NJ. Gaubert
and NJ. Belle fell and We're seriously in
jured. NJ. Jordan, Oscar Morrison.
and NJ. NORM also dropped to the
ground but were less seriously hurt.
The second stage of the race is from
Liege to Utrecht, 130 miles, which will
bring the successful one within 342
miles of Paris.
Machine Blazing Rocket.
Further details of the death Of Land
ron have been received from Chateau
Thierry. The aviator who was only %
years old, was flying at a height esti-
mated at from 1,SO0 to 5000 feet, when
suddenly the machine and aviator We're
seen to be enveloped in flames. Then
there was heard a faint report, as Of
an explosion. and the ball of fire pitch
ed earthWard, turning over and over as
1t fell. The aviator was hurled from
his seat, clear Of the flames, which
streamed fifty feet behind the aero
plane. The machine was still burning
when the wreckage dropped into
wheat field. The body of L.andron had
struck the ground nearby. VillageH
hurried to the scene with fire engines.
but the gasoline blazed away for a
quarter of an hour after their arrival.
Both of Landrons legs and one arm
were broken, and his chin was shat
tered.
The race, SO unhappily begun is to
cover a course from Paris to London
and return. a total distance of nearly
1000 miles. The prizes aggregate S94,-
900.
Death Starts With Race.
Paris, June 19.-Three aviators were
killed and half dozen injured, one
gravely. shortly after the start Sunday
Of the European circuit race, which
calls for q flight to London and return
with stops going and coming.
Two OF the birdmen We're burned to
death by gasoline which exploded in
their cars. The third to meet death
was thrown against a tree.
The first fatalities took place almost
Immediately after the race began at the
aviation field at Vincennes.
OF the fifty aviators who started the
race thirty eight We're civilians and
twelve officers assigned for military
duty.
Hung up for the competitors are
prizes amounting to $4,000.
The Dead.
Captain Princetau, whose motor ex-
ploded in mid-ar flooding him with
gasoline and burning him to death
NJ. lie Martin, dashed against tree,
motor of his aeroplane crushing his
head
NJ Lendron. killed near Chateu-
Thierry; benZne in reservoir exploded.
machine consumed and aviator burned
to death
The Injured.
NJ. Gaubert, former lieutenant IN
army. entered in civilian race under the
name 'Dalger"; found lying senseless
near his machine in wheat field four
miles from ,Villars- Coterets. Injuries
grave
NJ. Bile. whose aeroplane struck
earth within mile of start and was
wrecked. Not seriously injured.
NJ. Jordan. fell near Charleville.
Oscar Morrison, fell near Gagny.
NJ. Norm, fell at Chevron, within
twenty-five miles Of Liese. end Of first
stage Of race.
None of these men were badly hurt
Crowd Of 100000 to 1000, o,o0o.
Dawn at Vincennes saw crowd esti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000 per-
sons massed around the military exer-
else field to witness the start Six
thousand soldiers and 1000 police most
of them mounted, were on hand to keep
the field clear.
A single gun fired at As o'clock
signaled the commencement Of the pre-
ininaries to the race. Then Abbe
Larebourg was just finishing the mass
at an improvised altar in one Of the
aetoplane hangers for some Of the
aviators who desired spiritual prepara-
ton for the perils Of the day. NJ. LIE
Martin, who within the hour was dying,
was among those who knelt for the
blessing
the second gun S''undeQ at 3 O'CLOCK,
and Maurice Tabuteau, Pierre verdine,
and NJ. Bathiat, who already were in
position, whirled away within a minute
Of each other amid cheering.
The aviators started from three par
allelograms from one to three minutes
apart. Last to leave was Emile Train,
whose machine recently killed Min
lister Of War Berteaux and wounded
Premier Monis.
How 10 Martin Met Death,
The vino was rising at the start and
lie Martin. who was one of the most
auia torS In