Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-19
THE VfNcENNEs START.
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inc and NJ. Bathat, who already wer
in position at the starting line. Whlrl
ed away within minute of eac
lother. amid a volume of steering.
The aviators started from tire
parallelograms from one to three min
lutes apart Tetard, Kimmerling. An
DIRE Beaumont, Gaget. Henri Molla
Roland Garos, Cidart and Henre Myn
lmalon, NORM and Prevot were OF
within 20 minutes, and then FOLLOWED
Jean Bielovucci, Amerigo. Pascal Du
val. Bobba. Count Dhespel, Loran
lContenes, Charlix. La Bouret lie Las
seue, De Nissole Allard. Charles 7
Weymann. Barra, Bibert, Valentine
Marquis De Romance, Lendron. Mort
son, Billie. lie Martin. Verrept, Euhling
| Dalger and last of all Emile Train
whose machine recently killed Minister
of War Berteaux and wounded Premier
Monis.
| Among those in the official stant
were Premier Monis' son. Anyoin, who
was injured when NJ. Berteaux was
killed; General Francis Goiran. minis
ter of war, who succeeded NJ. Ber-
teaux; NJ. Del Case. and NJ Lepine
project of Paris.
| The wind was rising at the start OF
the contest and LIE Martin, who was
one of the most experienced aviators
| in France, rocked about a good deal
as his machine cleared the ground and
swept across the field. His aeroplane
had reached the woods quarter of a
mile beyond the barriers. when it was
| observed to pitch swiftly downward
| and into the trees. lie Martin was
using a biplane. which was broken
badly as it landed at the foot of an
oak tree. A corner of the motor
struck lie Martins head. crushing his
| skull and his right leg was fractured
| in two places. He was barely alive
when taken away by Red Cross sur
geons. whose stations surrounded the
| field. and died in few minutes after
reaching the hospital.
Something was wrong with the
steering gear of lie Martins machine.
1t had acted badly earlier in the
morning and lie Martin, in endeavor-
ing In adjust the difficulty. asked his
friend, Roland Garros, to assist him.
Garros advised him not to go up. but
lie Martin, after. as he believed, put
ting the apparatus in order, decided
to attempt the fight
Garros himself had trouble with his
machine, which acted rather wildly,
but after two effectual attempts at
starting he got away safely
Gen. CORN, the new war minister,
had selected today for comprehensive
scouting maneuvres by the army areo-
pianists. Twelve of them were detail
ed to work out certain problems in
reconnaissance. One set forth from the
Chalon, four from ST. Cyr and seven
from lssy Les Molineaux.
Among the latter was Capt. Prince
air when one of the planes of his ma
chine caught fire. Capt. Prineetau, it
was seen by his fellow officers, was
struggling to undo a strap that was
holding him firmly in his seat so as TO
be free to jump as he glided toward
the earth. Before he could loosen the
belt, however, the motor exploded
ana flaming benzine gushed over him.
He did not utter cry and when the
Wreekage fell to the ground the cap
tam was dead. His body was fearful
burned. Capt. Princetau probably
had been asphyxiated by the first
burst OF the benzine flame. He was one
Oh the most courageous and capable
aviators in the army.
Pflncetau had been a lieutenant
since 1890 and today was gazetted a
captain in the Official Gazette the de-
.iee reading: By a ministerial decis-
ION OF June II. 1911 Monsieur Prince
TAU lieutenant 18th Chasseurs. is de-
eaehed from the service of aviation and
esuYanced to the grade of captain, for
,ep'ionsi services rendered to mil
ltary aviation"
tragic coincidence of Princetau.s
ueath was that at the exact spot wher.
ne Tell, Laffort, the French aviator. and
roia' passenger. were killed last ne
cember in the competition for the Auto
CUBS prize for a flight from Paris to
Brussels and only few yards away the
french minister of war met death four
weeks ago.
len OF the competitors in the race to-
DAY, although they started off gaily. new
er got beyond the limits of the maneu-
wiring field. Either on account of the
gusty wind or because their machines de-
veloped eccentricities, they all came down
and gave up their chances of winning the
contest.
sixteen different sets of monoplans and
oiplanes were used. The troops and DO
lice before and during the starting of the
contestants had much trouble In Keeping
the unruly, pushing crowds from storm.
ing the enclosures. They did invade the
held at several places, once almost occu-
plying the starting reservation Mounted
troops, however, slowly forced the people
back and 200 persons were more or less
injured. chiefly by being trampled by the
horses of the cavalry and by the feet OF
the mob when they lost their footing and
fell The Red Cross surgeons had busy
time In dressing the wounds of those in.
jured.
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