The New York herald., 1921-10-30

to hangar in coming into landing field.
but the man who keeps farthest away,
from it.
Three famous fiers who met death be-
fore Beachey, who in their more rudimen.
tary machines were every bit as daring
were Arch Hoxsey, Ralph Johnstone and
John B. Moisant. Hoxsey and Moisant
were killed on the same day, December 81.
1910, the former at Los Angeles and the
latter at New Orleans. ~
Hoxsey and tombstone were two of the
original Wright fliers. Moisant learned to
fly in France All three men, although
they were fliers who had advanced the
progress of aviation, met death while in
dulging in stunt flying.
Johnstone, whose flying career lasted
only year. established an altitude record
of 9,714 feet during the famous Belmont
Park meet, in October, 1910 He was the
first pilot to be killed in this country.
Wilbur Wright pronounced him fine fier.
but with one weakness he would not be
beaten by any one. On the night of the
fiier's death Mr.. Wright remarked.
"The others were not so difficult to con-
troll, but he and Arch Hoxsey Kept me on
the anxious seat all the time. The trouble
with JOhnstone was that he would not
keep within the limits of safety. Instead
of making a turn in ten seconds, which
would be safe, he'd make it in five at the
risk of his life"
Soon Followed Teammate
In Fatal Spiral Dip
Arch Hoxsey, his teammate, lasted only
six weeks after Johnstones death. Hoxsey
hAI hA.A
achievement, attaining a height of 11,474
feet. On the day of his death he set out
to beat his own record. He climbed to a
height of between 1000 and 5000 feet
When the air conditions proved unfavor-
able he gave up the attempt, starting back
to earth in sweeping. graceful spiral
At about 1000 feet he began to make spiral
dips. At 500 feet he lost control of his
machine and It fell like meteor. The
motor crushed the pilot
While flying at New Orleans in prepara-
tion for the Michelin long distance trophy.
Moisant, in new so horsepower Bleriot
machine, tried a right curve at too abrupt
an inclination. At height of 200 feet the
machine got out of the pilots control II
plunged downward and Moisant, fighting
to bring ii back to level, fell from il and
uiVpPcu lVV icct. ne INeu Only a SNORT
time.
During 1910 thirty fiers met DEATH
large number when the few who were fly
ing at that time are considered. Previous
to that year only ten men had met death
in heavier-than-air machines. Among those
who died that year were Leon Delagrange.
who fell while making turn at high
speed: HauvetteMichelin. who crashed
into pylon, and Cecil Grace, who started
across the English Channel. met a fog.
and perished in the sea.
The brave George Chavez in this year
crossed the Alps. Drawing the swift cur
rents and aerial whirlpoos of mountains
and valleys. flying miles across snowy
peaks and rocky gorges where motor fail
ure meant destruction in a machine so
frail no pilot of to-day would touch 1t
Chavez crossed the Alps. flying at 1000
feet over the Simplon Pass and over the
Simplon Kuhn, the high peak. He followed
the road by which Napoleon crossed the
Alps. On the other side, eighteen miles
from Domo dOssoa as he was landing a
gust of wind overturned his plane. crush.
ing him beneath it. He died a few days
later.
Two OF the best spectacular hiers OF