The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-06-23
7 AYIATORS DEAD
ONE Is COVERED WITH BURNING
GASOLINE AND OTHER CRASH
ES AGAINST TREE.
TWOOTHERS ARE INJURED
Accidents Occur at Scene Of Former
Tragedies.-Seven Air Men
Reach Ledge, Belgium,
First Stop in Flight.

Paris. France. Fifty aerOplanisti
took the wing from the aviation tielC
at VincennCs on the first stage Of the
European circuit race, which calls fol
a flight to London and return, with
stops at various places going and re
turning. Two of the aviators almost
Immediately after the start met with
tragic deaths and at least one other
was gravely hurt.
The Daed.
Captain Princetau, whose motor ex.
ploded in midair, flooding him with
gasoline and burning him to death.
NJ. LeMartin, who dashed against a
tree, the motor of his aeroplane crush
ing his head
The Injured.
M. Caubert a former lieutenant in
the army, who was entered in the race
under the name "Dalger." He was
found lying scnseless near hiH machine
in a wheat field four miles from Viii
lare-CoteretJ. His injuries are grave.
M. Bile. whose aeroplane struck the
earth within q mile of the start and
was wrecked. Billie was injured, but
not seriously.
Three other birdmen fell, NJ. Lord
ian, near Charleville; Oscar Morrison,
close to Gagny, and NJ. NORM at Chey-
ron. within 33 miles of Liege, which is
the end of the first stage Of the race.
None Of these men were badly hurt.
Prizes Amount TO $4,000.
OF the so aviators who started the
race 38 were civilians and IL officers
assigned for military duty. Hung up
for the competition are prizes amount
ing to $4,000.
Dawn at Vineennes saw a crowd es-
timated at from 50SS30 to 100000
persons massed aroul-> the military ex-
ercise field to witness the start. Six
thousands soldiers and 1000 police,
most of them mounted, were on hand
to keep the field clear.
A single gun fired at 5:45 o'clock
signaled the commencement of the
preliminaries to the race. The Able
Larebourg was just finishing the mass
at an improvised altar in one of the
aeroplane hangers for some of the avi-
ators who desired spiritual prepara-
tion for the perils of the day. NJ lie
ing, was among those who knelt for
the blessing.
The second gun sounded at o'clock
and Maurice Tabuteau, Pierre Vedrine,
and NJ. Bathiat, who already were in
position. whtiled away within a min
ute OF each other amid wild cheering.
start Three Minutes Apart.
The aviators started from three par
allelograms from one to three minutes
apart. Last to leave was Emile Train,
whose machine recently killed Minis
ter of War Berteaux and wounded
Premier Monis.
Among those who witnessed the
start from the official stand was Pre-
mier Monis' son, Antonio, who also
was injured when M. Berteaux was
killed. Others In the stand were Gen
eral Francis Goira, minister of war,
who succeeded Berteaux; M. Delcasse
and M. Lepine, prefect of the Paris
police.
The wind was rising at the start and
lie Martin, who was one of the most
experienced aviators in France, rocked
about good deal as his machine
cleared the ground and swept away
His aeroplane had reached the woods
quarter o. mile beyond the bar
rivers when II was observed to pitch
swiftly downward and into the trees.
The biplane was broken badly as 1t
fell at the foot of an oak tree. A
corner of the motor struck LIE Martins
head. crushing his skull and his right
leg also was fractured in two places.
The aviator was barely alive when he
was taken away by Red Cross sur
geons, and he expired few minutes
after reaching hospital.