New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-23
FRENCH PREMIER BETTER
Dcondition Satisfactory" Say
NJ. MoniS's Physicians.
RACE IN AIR IS RESUMED
r.,test at Start of Which War
Minister Was Killed Sees
Record Flight.

.s Nav % The physicians bulletin
a ,o.nirbt says simply: M. MONS 3
s,,ion continues satisfactory"
mr. Premier was permitted 10 take HEo'
L.buent to-day. and Professor lame
-. at the close Of a consultation SAID
was no longer fear Of complications.
~ Nonis does not vet know that the
.,'-,.,er NJ War. NJ Berteaux. was killed
w.. same aeroplane accident that caused
- Ann Injuries He persiStently asks for
rs NJ NJ. Berteaux. and the physicians
..,a hin, This evening that the Minister Of
n.,r was unconscious and that there was
- hone The Premier WAS 50 deeply az
80 that II was deemed best not To IN
80, him Of the death of VI. RerteauX until
tomorrow.
,,,bouch The Premier. who was buried
,.,sa,h the wreckage Of the monopane.
,,s,ained compound fractures Of two bones
:. the right leg had his nose broken. his
.,,a hadlv confused. and received bruises
:, the breast and abdomen. no complica-
.,,r. have set in So far and the physicians
are hopeiul.
Professor LannelonCue. however. has Of
s,,allv announced that r. would still take
.,-ss DAYS before he would he able 70 say
ubA,her the head Of the French Cabinet
,.s oni OF danger. Chloral was admins
,.r.d N the Premier during the night 10
induce sleep. The age Of NJ. Monis. who is
.x,v-Ave wears old to-day. Is another factor
IN his general condition.
There was a pathetic scene az the bed
eide Of the injured minister TO-DAY when hA
rsosived Emile Constant. Under Secretary OF
,,e Interior. and the members OF his own
family. all Of whom extended their hirt h
dav wishes The Premier first asked for
news concerning the health of his colleague
n the cabinet. " BerteauX NJ Constant
replied that the condition Of the Minister
Of War was grave. whereupon VI. Monis
murmured. "Oh poor fellow. We both had
a narrow escape
All France ~ Mourning.
The terrible disaster Of Yesterday at the
herinning Of an international contest
which promised 10 b one Of the PRINCIPAL
aviation events Of the season. has plunged
the whole French nation into state Of
grief. and the death Of the Minister of War
IS rourned without political distinctions
throughout the republic as 4 national loss
The body Of the War Minister Is living IN
state at the Ministry Of VA The funeral.
which has been set officially on FRIDAY
will be conducted with fun national honors
The army will 20 INFO mourning for thirty
DAYS
= President Fauiares o-day received
t;hroueh Ambassador Jusserand a message
tron President Taft expressing his heart
ktelt condolences for the loss which France
Sustained BY the death Of " Bereaux. and
expressing his sympathy for the injured
Premier. Messages Of sympathy also have
been received from the heads Of state Of
practically everv nation
Henri Deutsch do "a Meurthe. the vet
tran patron Of seronaUtics and automooil-
i,r and Antoine Nonis. son OF the Premier
both Of whom were struck by Trains ma
chine when # plunged into the group Of
political spectators were not seriously in
jursd
Although various versions are given rs
4 the cause Of the accident. which oc-
klrrea with such fr1ghtful rapidity az to
make II impossible 20 follow the lightning
changes in the aviator's course Just he
fore the nonoplane dashed into the Prem
rier's party, il appears 10 be the consensus
Of orinion to-day that the disaster was
caused BY defective motor. superinouced
BY an air furry created probably by tne
galoplng Of a troop Of cuirassiers across
TIE FIELD directly under the moving aero
plane
The Ministerial party was hidden from
re pilots view by the detachment of
troops. and in avoiding the soldiers Train
crashed into the group Of ofhcias a
.fhongh shot from a cstapult
-aConfusion was rampant following the faH
CT the monoplane cries Of alarm and dis
may arose from all parts Of the field, and
tens Of thousands Of persons broke through
TIE lines formed by the gendarmes and
crushed toward the scene of the accident
II was with great difficulty that the cav
ar by repeatedly charging the crowds.
succeeded IN clearing the field.
N Bertesux who was directly in the
path Of the aeroplane. was knocked a
distance Of ten feet where he lay badly
maneled IN pool Of blood. Premier Mons.
his son and NJ Deuisch were pinned down
u the wreckage OF the machine Train,
.tss pilot, and ". Bounier. a passenger In
the monoplane. emerged from the wreck
thIniured
Is the general belief that. as result
Of the catastrophe. the rule prohibiting
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