The Detroit times., 1911-05-22
BIlER8PLAHE
N|1istu q War Berteaux Meets Ter
rib1s Death When Aizship Dashss
Down On ohlasl Party At
Aviation csane.
Premier Monis, Dangerously Injured
al Same Tine Il Greatly
Improved Today.

Ernest Monis, dangerously injured Il
yesterdays aeroplane accident at ID
y-Lss-Mouiineux. which cost the III
o. Minister OF War Henri Mauric
B6rtsaux, was greatly improved today
The physicians now say that barrinI
complications the premier will n
cover.
Blonis passed . good night and wa
prsctica1ly free Of fever this morning
His injuries consist Of compoun'
fracture Of the right leg. o broker
nose, severe scalp wound and ah
dominal bruises and iacerations.
II win be weeks before the premie
viii be able to resume his officia
duties.
A state funeral win be held for Wa
Minister Berteaux. who was almos
Instantly KILLED when the Bleriot mon
0plano or N. Train, an entrant In the
Paris 10 - Madrid race. under Tho
auspicossof the Petit Partisan. dashed
into the crowd IN which Berteau,
Antoine Monis. son Of the premier
one Of the best-known sporting char
acters In France. who were injured BY
( Trains machine. were reported I'M
proved today.
consIdsrs Races Useless
The public IL divided as to whether
such races an that In progress should
be abandoned. Gen. RoQues, director
81 the army aeronautics, told the
United Press that he considers such
races not only dangerous. but ab.
solutely useless.
Others. however. contend that the
accident was due altogether TO bad
MANAGEMENT, that, had the starting
IS ground beer properly patrolled and
the crowd held In check. M. Train
never would have been called upon 10
engage in wild flianeuvers In an effort
10 escape by striking groups Of spec
fafors
Henry weymenn, the American en-
B trant In the race. withdrew today. be-
sause his mechanician failed to show
Pierre vedrine won the frst leg OF
the race today when he New from Is
~ 10 Angeloume, ISL miles In three
hours and forty-eight minutes, which
Was 1t the rate Of nearly 70 miles an
hour.
Owing TO the national mourning for
Berteaux, the reception Of King Peter
% 8eryit, which was to mark his
1rst r<c6ption ny any % -the- great
capf<6I5 % Europe, has been fndefns
itely postponed.
King Peter Is now In the city, but
y fernhining incognito. He WIN take
part IN the state funeral OF Ber
<eaux on Friday. 81
Premier Monis and Minister Ber-
feaux and their party arrived at the
n1l1fi0n Held about 6 O'Clock fhis.
morning. shortly after Roland uafros.l
~ beaumont and M. Gilbert had
started m the race. .. -
ms the flying field was being held
. <IGld BY . large force OF soldiery who.
however, permitted the ministerial
party and some halfhmdred other
Dof1ons Of distinction to walk across
he neld TO point where they could
~ better view down the course and
- Ne afr men as they rose from the
starting point and new In their direc-
While the great asse mblage
&c1f<0 madly the ministers saw
I14 Yedrine, who had been picked
my 90 the probable winner OF
<nco, mount easily from the
and head down the aerodrome.
ddenly TO capsixe and fall but
onhurt from the wreckage OF
chine Aviator Train, whose
<I11e caused the disaster. mean.
had taken his position at the
EI18 line. levers IN hand and with
Bounier beside him.
crowds Break Formation.
<o6 breexe had been 20 steadily
Ic1h onlne, and the meteorological OBJ.
&or|er IN the Eliiel tower telephoned
(16( Ms gauge showed velocity Of
cIo1o 10 30 miles IN hour. Train
hoXexer, left the ground. ASCENDING
swiftly ne circied the great field. curry
ms round to the starting line and then
1yin8 down the course ut q 40-mile
nn-honr gait. the machine rocking IN
the Rnsty wind. At this moment 4
ra8 observed BY the commandant OF
The troops that the crowds were
breaking the line formation on one
el1e Of the field and he dispatched o
troop a. cuirAssiers to get them back
a order The cuirassiers galloped
ACTIONS the fleld breaking into double
linz a. they went.
Irain's monoplane here swoopec
toward the earth under the impulse
of an cir furry. and II appeared a
though the aviator was about &
dash into the cavalry. The pilots
attention seemed nomentarily to hay,
- been diverted from his course and he
made q quick turn TO the left, toward
Nbere the party OF oflcials wer,
1<anding Then he lost control of tn,
craft altogether and Il dashed violent
Iy Into the ministerial group.
The Impact knocked M. Berteaux /,
{co< away whore he lay In a pool o
blood. badly manEled, while under TIL
Hrcckngc Of the monoplane lay Pre-
uicr Nonis, his son and M. Deutsch
Train and N. Boumier emerged from
the wreck uninjnred
A scene Of frightful confusion fol
Iowo6 the fall OF the monoplane. From
IA D1rfs OF the aviation field aros,
rr|os 81 alarm and dismay and tens O
|1cu1nnds Of persons broke through
/no lines and moved toward the seen.
- ne accident The cavalry. how
@<1r- b. rcDcatod charges nanaget
IS NEAR The feId and the injured mcr
&vo SVEN frst aid 70 the injures
&(rcnf by the fleld surgeons. From
rs 1F~< 4 vss seen that NJ. Bertean,