Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-23
Prime Minister Monis Of
France, Injured by Fall Of
Monoplane That Killed
Berteaux; Resting Well.
RACE CONTINUED
DESPITE ACCIDENT
Event Marked by Tragedy
Was Paris to Madrid Trip
and Vedrine Today Makes
Second Start.

the French premier and minister al
nterlor, VINO was seriously injured
Yesterday when an aeroplane. piloted
Oy M. Train. dashed into q group or
government officials who had gathered
On tne military field at Issy Les Moul.
ineux to witness the start OF the Paris.
to-Madrid race, killing Henri M. Bert.
eaux, the French minister OF war. ana
ln1urying two other men. passed q
quiet night. Although Premier Monis.
VINO was buried beneath the wreckage
OF the monoplane sustained compound
fractures OF two, bones in the right leg.
mad his nose broken, his face badly
confused and received bruises on the
breast and abdomen, his condition at
noon today, according to statement
given out by the physicians attending
him ts satisfactory. No complications
have set In. sSs
Immense Crowd ssss Disaster.
The accident occurred on the ayia-
tion field at Issy les Molineaux. where
100000 persons had gathered to sea
the start Of the race. s
N. Train was pilotinx the monoplauA
that wrought such havoc. with. hin:
IN the car was ME Bounier, : passen-
ger Neither Of these men were In
jured. The machine was wrecked.
Minister Of War Berteaux was
mangled. The swiftly revolving pro
peller cut OF his left arm, which was
found ten feet away from the spot
where he was struck. The back OF his
head was crushed in, his throat was
gashed, and the whole OF his left side
cut and lacerated.
Henry Deutsch Do La Muerth. the
veteran patron Of aeronautics and
automobiling, and Anterne Monis, SON
of the premier, both OF whom were
struck by Trains machine when 1t
plunged into the group of offlcial
spectators, were not seriously in
jured.
It Is the general belief that az q re-
suit Of the catastrophe the rule pro-
hibiting spectators on the aviation
field will be rigidly enforced in the
future.
vedrIne starts; Trains Nerve Broken.
Paris. May 22.-Pierre vedrine, un.
dismayed by his own accident yester-
day, when just prior to the disaster
In which the French minister OF war
was killed his machine suddenly cap
sized and was wrecked, again started
in the Paris-to-Madrid race early this
morning.
A thick haze covered the aviation
field at Issy Les Moulineux and com
paratively few spectators were on
hand to witness the resumption of the
race
M. Train. who in trying to avoid
crashing into squadron OF cuirassiers
galloping across the military field.
caused yesterdays lamentable tragedy
and who was entitled, under the con-
ditions Of the race, to make another
start in the international flight con-
test, announced that he had no heart
to do SO because OF the terrible
mishap.
Four other aviators, Nm. Weinman
Freyer, GARNER and Ferrept also re-
tired from the race.
vedrlne Breaks Record.
vedrine at half past three this
morning took preliminary flight
around the field for the purpose OF
testing his motor and then, at ALL
o'clock arose high in the air and dis
appeared swiftly In the fog towards
Angouleme. the first stage OF the race.
There were no cheers when the aviar
tor started on his flight. the people
seemingly being stunned by the acci-
dent attending the opening event.
The crowd and the Judges, however
remained on the aviation field, through
out the morning and received tele-
grams OF the time keepers along the
route OF the flight.
Vedrine arrived at Angouleme at
7:50 O'clock having made the 279
miles In hours and 80 minutes. The
running of the southern express be-
tween Paris and Angouleme is FIVE
hours and 18 minutes. The judges an
nounced that vedrine had broken the
recorl for the long distance CROSS
country fight.
M. Garros was only contestant out
OF yesterdays four starters. to reach
Angouleme. Gibret reached Pont
Levoy, but learning OF the catastrophe
on the Issy field decided to proceed no
further
L. Laseur landed near Gosne, having
lost his way in fog. Beaumont de-
scended at Azay Sur Imbre and on at
tempting to resume his night damaged