The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-03
Verdi Renevned| Aviaters Heet Death
D Instantly ., i, y f1tins
MLSJUDGED CURRENTS
Moisant, at Ne,I Orleans, Falls Hun
dreds OF Feet and Has His Neck
Broken-Hoxsey, at Los Angeles,
is Dashed 70; Earth In Aeroplane
and Crushed By the Machine.

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John 3: Moilant and Arch Hoxsey,
avtators extraordinary. were killed
Saturday. Both fell out OF the
treacherous 2airs currents with their
mschines--nelther from l vast
height-and :, No!sant's remaining
minutes sof iise wero so lew as TO
couns;as nausht; Ho1seS swaa killed
instantly. s5. 'i:jt.'ssi 3
Moisant MET $5his desthlas s!55 q:
M, attempting 80 sAght Ill. a;'aeld .
few miles from Neu Orleans. La:
Hoxseg, ,-vho>ventsinto+ tho ir.early
In the afternoon at Los sAuseles,
CAL, laysat 2:12p. me- crusheda life
less mass In viewJof tho tboueanda
who were: watching tho aviation
tournament q z :,
Thus the last day OF 1910. In
bringing the total number Of deaths
Of aviators to thirty. capped the list
with two Of the: most illustrioue of
those atrmen who have been writing
the history OF aviation In the skies
Of two continents. rs ,.a3,
Moisant, Chicagoan by birth, az
ter an adventurous. life in Central
America, became Interested in aqia-
tion in France:les than year ago.
After soaring into public recognition
by bis paucky blight from"Paris across
the English Channel to London, with
q passenger, Moisant's fearlessneBs
and resourcefulness were exhibited
frequeatly. Finding himself without
machine, he1purchased one from
a friend for $40. 900 and within ten
minutes, starting on his winning
flight from Belmont Park, N. z,
around the Statue. Of Liberty, WIN
ming prize Of $4,000. ,
Today 9 sudden pun Of wind
caught him within 500 feet Of the
earth. turned hta*machine over and
a broken neck terminated, his CO.
reer, ! 3,,j:. j. /, 53a
- Arch 1OK5eE ieHrtcf-aI year OIL Wills
form succea, with the Wright aero
planes, hadgGlned name for dar-
Ing and competence In the air. Only
within the week he had set q new
world's altitude record .of 11.474
feet. and then to chow hts contempt
for the earth, had sailed nraiestleally
mors than 1000 feet above Mount
Wilson. Today he ran afoul Of the
Same kind OF boiling, treaeherouA
wind when some 500 feet from tho
earth. and n minute later horriflea
crowd, aroused from lie shock, vas
ryahing muddy to wheresa q broken
maas Of humanity lay beneath a'torn
bit OF canvas and some broken epara.
Both met death In almost the Same,
manner. Each machine .vas headed
for the earth and suddenly seemed
10 stop, hover IN the air. then "tur1a
over on TO lta noee,,' ana dive heau-
long to the earth-and to destruc.
tion. ,}..lsi:
Moisant's eeroplane was Blerict
mollopianey and In addition to the
heavy engine in front of the main
plai1es, he had fastened tank hold
Ing 95 gallons of gasoline. Aviation
experts believe a sudden puff Of wind
stopped his machine dead In the ar
and the heavy weight ahead dragged
the light framework behind 1t. dip
ping the then useless rear elevator.
From his position partly back OF the
main planes, Molsant was dipped out,
clear iof the machine, and struck the
ground Oh HE head. breaking hia
neck. He died on q Nat car upon
which he was being rushed to New
Orleans.
Horsey, likewise vlic returning
from Journey into the clouds. He
was within Eve hundred feet Of the
earth and cheers were going up to
meet the conquerer or the Fhtshs,
air, when his mnchIne seemed 70
stop. shudder and whlrl over and over
to the ground. AS In the mornlng's u
tragedy the rear elegtor rendered
useless when the momentum vas
sone. aipped around. helpless to aid
the fated machine, HoEsey vsi1ilS
eadeasored to right his craft by
warptng: the main planes end By Use
| OF tho ru6der. Vain attempts. these.
for. before sufficient momentum Was
gained the frail structure was crun
pied upon the earth, the heavy en-
gine being torn loose. II
| Only few farmers and aids saw
Moisaut. hurled to his death. but
aosssy's end e sstose or, the he, horr', sor,