Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-23
.ON WINGS OF DEATH
AIR MEN RACE FROM
PARIS To MADRID
Terrible Tragedy of Sunday in
Which French Minister of
War Was Killed Fails to
Stop Race
CBy Associated Press. }

CBy Associated Press.)
PARIS, May 22.-Physicians today re-
ported as satisfactory the condition of
Antoine Monis, the French premier and
minister of the interior, who was seri-
ously injured yesterday when an aero
plane. piloted by NJ. Train. \ dashed into
group of government officials in the
military field at Issy les Moulineaux.
They had gathered to witness the
start OF the Paris-to-Madrid race.
Henri NJ. Berteaux, the French minis
ter OF war, was killed and two other
men were hurt.
Premier Monis. who was buried be-
meath the wreckage of the monoplane
sustained compound fractures of two
bones in the right leg, his nose was
broken and his face bruised. He passed
quiet night.
Pierre Vedrine undismayed by the
wreck OF his own machine yesterday,
just prior TO the disaster in which the
French minister of war was killed, again
started in the Paris-to- Madrid race early
this morning.
NJ. Train, who in trying to avoid
siers galloping across the mill
tary field caused yesterdays trag-
edy and who was entitled, under the
conditions of the race, to make another
start In the international flight contest,
announced that he had no heart to do so
because of his terrible mishap.
Four other aviators, Weymann, Frey.
GARNER and Ferrept, also retired from
the race.
vedrine at $3.50 this morning took pre-,
liminary flight around the field at Issy
les Moulineaux, testing his motor and
then at 4:11 o'clock arose high in the air
and disappeared swiftly in the fog to-
wards Augouleme. the first stage of the
race.
Vedrine arrived at Angouleme at 1850
o'clock having covered the 279 miles in
hours and 80 minutes. The running
time of the southern express between
Paris and Angouleme is hours and IS
minutes.
had broken the record for the long dis
lance cross-country flight. His time was
all the more extraordinary when it was
considered that he air-man had made
stop at Etampes, 80 miles from Paris
to regulate his motors. The aviator ar
rived at Angouleme in good condition,
though he suffered considerably from
the cold.
Roland Garros was the only contest
ant, out of yesterdays four starters. to
reach Angouleme. Gilbert reached Pen
tleveri. but, learning of the catastrophe
on the Issy field. decided not to proceed
further. lie Laseur landed near Cosne,
having lost his way in fog. Beaumont
descended at Azay-Sur-Imbre, and on at
tempting to resume his flight damaged
the left wing Of his aeroplone by DASH
ing against a tree.
The disaster of yesterday has plunged
the whole French nation into grief and
the death of Minister of War Berteaux
is mourned without political distinctions
throughout the republic as a national
loss.
Today the body of the minister lay
in state at the ministry of war. The
funeral. which is expected to take place
on Friday, will be conducted with full
national honors The army will go into
mourning for 80 days.
Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, the vet
eran patron of aeronautics and auto
MODELLING, and Antoine Monis. son of the
premier both of whom were struck by
Trains machine when II plunged into
the group of official spectators, were
not seriously injured.
1t is the general belief that as a result
Of the catastrophe the rule prohibiting
spectators on the aviation field, will be
vigorously enforced in the future.