The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-22

RarlS, May 2l-france paid ter
rihle toll today for her magnificent en-
dcavor to attain supremacy of the air,
when a monopIane. the driver OF which
had lost control. plunged into a group
OF cabinet members, who had gathered
to witness the start of the race from
Paris to Madrid, killing the minister of
war and njuring the prime minister,
his son and well-known sportsman.
The dead:
HENRI MAURICE BERTEAuX,
minister of war.
The injured:
Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Alonis,
premier and minister of the interior;
Antoine Monls. son of the premier
Henri Dcutsch DE La Mourthe aged
patron of aeronautics, automobiling
and other sports.
Many others OF note had narrow es-
capes. The accident occurred on the
aviation field Of Issy-Les- Molineux.
where 100000 persons had gathered to
see the start of the race.
NJ. Train was plotting the mono
plane. With him in the ear was NJ.
Bounler. a passenger. Neither was in
jured and the machine was wrecked.
T0oEIIple OcdtN.
Minister of War Berteaux was hor-
ribly manglcd. The swiftly revolving
propeller cut off his left arm which
was found 10 feet 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 was
laccrated
Premier Monis was buried beneath
the wfecka e of the monopane. lie
was taken out as quickly as possible
and examined by surgeons, who found
he had sustained compound fractures
> of two bones In the right leg, that his
nose was broken, his face badly con-
fused. and that there were bruises on
the breast and abdomen. NJ Deutsch
and NJ. Monis were not seriously hurt
Among those who had narrow escapes
from injury was NJ. Lcpine, prefect OF
police.
Premier Monis and Minister Ber-
tcaux and party arrived at the aviation
field about o'clock this morning,
shortly after Roland Garros, NJ. Beau
mont and NJ. Gilbert had started In
the race. The line Of spectators bor-
dering the flying field was being held
rigid by soldiers, who, however, per-
mltted the ministerial party and about
80 other persons of distinction To walk
across the field to where they could
get a better view down the course and
see the birdmen as they rose from the
starting point.
While the great assemhlagc eheered
madly, the ministers saw Pierre We
drinc, who had been picked by many
ns thn nrnln 1.la tIipn AZ ba
mount easily from the ground and head
down the aerodrome only sud-
denly to capsize and fall. but emerge
unhurt from the mreckage OF his ma
chine.
Train Starts.
Aviator Train, meanwhile had taken
his position ut the starting line, levers
In hand and with NJ. Bounier beside
him. The breeze had been steadily
freshening and the meteorological OBJ
server In the Eiffel tower telephoned
that his gauge showed a velocity of
close to 80 miles an hour
Train. however, left the ground
Ascending swiftly, he crcled the field.
curving round to the starting line and
then flying down the course at 40
miles an hour, the machine rock ing
In the wind, At this moment II was
observed by the commandant of the
troops that the crowds We're breaking
the line formation on one side of the
field and he dispatched a troop OF
cuirassiers to get them back in order
The cuirassiers galloped across the
field, lreaklng into double lines as they
went.
Trains monoplane here swooped to-
ward the earth under the impulse of
an air furry and 1t appeared as If
the aviator were about TO dash into
the cavalry. The pilots attention
momentarily diverted from his course
and he made quick turn to the left
where the party of officials We're
standing Then he lost control of the
craft altogether and 1t dashed Violent
ly into the ministerial group.
The Accident.
The impact knocked NJ. Berteaux 10
feet away, where he lay In a pool Of
blood, badly mangled, while under the
wreck Of the monoplane lay Premier
Monis, his son and Nj. Deutsch. Train
and NJ Bounier emerged from the
wreck uninjured,
scene Of frightful confusion fol-
lowed. From all parts of the field
arose cries of alarm and dismay and
tens of thousands OF persons broke
through the lines and moved toward
the scene. The cavalry by repeated
charges managed to clear the field ana
the injured men were given first aa