The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-10-27
HAZARDOUS SPORT AND SCI
ENCE


However when aviators started to
give sensational exhibitions then the
death roll increased rapidly. AS long
as there were doubts and misgivings
carefulness was the order and fatal
accidents were not many. Confidence
begot carelessness; carelessness, neg
ligence; and negligence, death. This
has been the history of the develop
ment of aviation in this country and
abroad. There is little likelihood of
diminishing death rate among avia-
tors until the public's appetite for
sensation in aviation is thoroughly
satisfied; until every community of
importance has sacrificed its victim.
Then we may look forward to an era
of sanity and sane development of
the art
The mastery of the air has been the
dream of scientists for centuries. The
first practical step in this direction was
when Stephen and Joseph Montgolfir,
observing the clouds suspended in the
ar constructed a paper balloon, filled
it with smoke and watched it ascend
Later they constructed a linen bag
about 80 feet in diameter and inflated
it with hot air from a fire fed with
chopped straw. The attempt was en-
tirely successful and on June 5, 1888
the balloon assembled to a height of
mile and half. Balloons were soon
CONSTRUCTED with the view of carrying
human beings and with entire success.
Of course prior to this flying kites
was a popular sport and undoubtedly
exerted an influence. Modern aviation
dates from 1879 when M. Victor latin
invented his aeroplane. The science
of aviation has since been developed
b y such men as Santos-Dumont, Bier
lot, the Wright brothers, Curtis and
others.
During the year there have been so
accidents of different kinds. Daring
aviators have not hesitated at giving
all kinds of spectacular demonstra-
tions of their ability and the adapta-
bility of their particular machines. In
several instances the aeroplane caught
fire in the air and the aviator was Ell
their burned to death or killed in the
fall One such accident occurred in
France September I'd, another in
Spain two days later, and the third, in
(which two men were killed happened
in Germany on the 9TH inst.
The accidents enumerated for the
year follow:
Fifty aviators have been killed to
date in 1911. The record of all of 1910
was IS. This years fatalities-January
9, Russian, at Belgrade; February 6,
Lieutenant Stein, at Deberitz; Febru-
airy 9, Noel and passenger, at Doual;
March 5, w. G. Purves, at Baton
Rouge; March %, Paul Keyser, at
Krefeld; March %, M. Gel, at Paris;
April IA, Lieutenant Byassen, at Chev-
reuse; May |, Matievitch brothers, at
Sebastapol; May 6, Rene WALTON, at
Shanghai; May 10, Lieutenant G. NJ.
E. Kelly, at Fort Sam Houston; MAY
II, Bekemuller, near Berlin; May H.
A. V. Hardlee, near Los Angeles; May
l8, Lieutenant Paul Dupuis, at
Rheims; May l8, Pierre M. Bournique,
with Dupuis; May Fl, Maurice Mer-
taux, French Minister of War, at Is
sey-les- Molineux; May rs, George
Benson, at Hendon, England; May
II, Charskey, at St. Petersburg; May
%, Cirra, at Milan; June S, Macel Pr
not, near Havana; June 8, Maria, at
Rome; June 9, Schendell, at Johannis-
thai; June g. Voss, with Schendell:
june l8, Captain Princetau, at Paris;
June l8, LIE Martin, at Paris; June
l8, Londron, at Paris; June rs, George
Blondell, in North Sea; June %, Lieu
tenant Trochon, at Rheims; July 10, D.
A. kreamer, at Chicago; July ID, Ed
ward Pailiete, at Algiers; July %, Jolly,
at Juvisy, France; July "a, Miss Den
Use Moore, at Etamps; July Is, NJ
Shimansky, a passenger, at St Pc
tersburg; August /, Gerald Napier,
in England; August IS, William Bad
ger, at Chicago; August IS, St. Croix,
tombstone, at Chicago; August 10,
Theodore Ride, at Alderchot; August
20, Frank Crawford, at Marion, Ind. ;
September l. J. ]. Frisbie, at Norton,
Kan; September 2, Lieutenant JAG
ques de Orally, at Rigney, La Mon
neuse, France; September 2, Captain
De Canine, at Nangis, France; Sep
TENDER 5, NJ. lie Jarristier, Haugla,
Spain; September 7, Lieutenant New
mann and NJ. Leconte, Bilzheim, Ger
many; September 9, Raimund Eyring
at Roslingen, Wurtemburg; Septem-
Der p, Frank II. Miller, at Troy, o.;
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