Show FLYER Fl SMASHES ALL RECORDS IN TRIP John rohn r B Moissant Crosses Eng English English English lish Channel With Passenger passenger ger Startling Aviators A and Setting ew Mark NOVICE AT BUSINESS DARING IS UNEXCELLED Know Where He Was WasI I Going but Was on His Way in Flight Drops in a Strange Land FLIES FLEES THROUGH STORM DEAL 1 EM England Aug 17 It has 1 been reserved for an American citizen to perform one of the most daring laning feats in the history of aviation John B Moissant of Chicago flew fiew across the English Channel from Calais to Tilmanstone today with a passenger and by this achievement far surpassed the feats of De Do DeLesseps DeLesseps Lesseps and the English aviator Rolls Bolls who afterward met his death at Bournemouth The flight from France to England was the more astonishing in that hat it was only a month ago that Moissant learned to fly and was so little known among air men that not even ven his nationality was disclosed He was vas reputed to be a Spaniard and It was only when he landed in England today oday that It was revealed that he is isi Isa a i L young Chicago architect To make the feat still more surprising surprisIng ing ng Moissant was totally ignorant of ot the he geography of his course He had Ocr never been in England ingland and was obliged to o rely rei entirely upon the tho compass while hUe the channel in the teeth of ot a astr str ng westerly wind Paris Parla Paris to lo London The channel flight was an in incident incident Incident in the aerial voyage from Paris to London Moissant left Issy yesterday with Hubert Latham and reached Amiens in two hours aeroplane was wrecked and this morning Moissant leaving Amiens at an early hour headed for tor Calais His Albert who halt had ha accompanied him across the country took his place in the machine when the motor had been set let in motion for the dash across the channel Thousands who had gathered to watch the daring aviator were amazed and urged him not to make malte the attempt in the face tace of ot the halt half gale that was blowing Do ant Heed Warnings Warning Moissant cared nothing for tor the warn warnings warnIngs ings legs of ot the people and even the fact tact that there was no torpedo boat to fol tol follow tollow 01 low in his wake but only a ing tug did not deter him He made the trip in 37 31 minutes When hen he de descended descended descended his eyes ees were bloodshot and greatly inflamed as a result of the I heavy rainstorm into which he drove I on approaching the English coast The high wind beat the rain into the I faces of the men like hail haU and almost blinded them An average height of ot between and feet was main maintained maintained tamed over the water The cold was intense and both Moissant and his me were benumbed When hen he revived sufficiently he be laughed and said to an Interviewer hiss First Visit 1111 This Is my first visit to England This is only my sixth flight in an aeroplane I did not know the way from Paris to Calais when I started and I do not know the way to London LondonI I shall have to rely ro on the compass I would like to land In Jn Hyde Park If I Ican Ioan Ican can oan find it My 11 who weighs pounds had never been In an aero aeroplane aeroplane aeroplane plane before and did not know where I was taking him when we left Paris The people tried to dissuade me inc from making the flight from Calais inthe in inthe Inthe the gusty gust wind but in spite of ot the pitching during the crossing of ot the channel the greatest difficulty en encountered encountered encountered countered in the trip was landing the Continued on Page Pace Two I CHICAGO FLYER SMASHES RECORD Continued d From Vase lage age One sea and land wind causing dangerous cross currents Goes Goell the Iho Limit Asked how ho came to attempt such sucha a flight as that from Paris to London Moissant said that the idea Ideo was wall die dis discussed cussed in aviation circles in Paris and und was generally regarded as an impossibility He lIe said that tha not only would he ho attempt It himself but would carry a passenger also niso He was surprised to t thear hear that Latham had started on the flight but to follow him himIn himin himIn In spite of ot thams L big advantage Was AVon aN ou on Ills III Way Wa 11 Moissant who Is 35 years of age Is of slight alight build but seemingly of very vary Jovial temperament He Ie first visited visit ell Paris some Bome months ago and became interested in the study of aviation He had two machines built after atter his own design and found the subject so fas tas fascinating that he determined d to a 8 practical air airman man His Hill flight was made in a ma machine machine machina chine china which weighs about pound He H himself weighs about pounds pound ao 59 that the total weight amounted to about 1110 pounds FHe a burly burl Parisian l clad in over overalls overalls alls ails did not know now where he was going when whop he ho started but says that th he ha felt quite at home hoe as he had the greatest confidence In lathe the pilot Flight Deal England Aug 18 re resumed his flight to London at 45 a n m Obliged etl to tu Descend London Aug 18 Aviator Moissant who resumed his flight from front Deal Doal at 56 was obliged to descend at 7 about a Q mile tulle from Sit Sittingbourne His Ills descent descant was due dle to a slight alight de Ite foot teet in the machine a small email pin phi becom becomIng lag Ing ng displaced ed He Ie Intends to resume ills his flight as soon lioon as possible Is about miles from London Hero lIero of the Hour Jour Moissant ill is the hero of the British press His smiling portrait appears in almost every even morning newspaper and bd bo h Is given much space Many of tho the papers have editorials on onUs his Us unique feat which it is held will bring into practical every everyday ever everyday day life Ufe The thing that most impresses the London Condon morning newspapers is the he fact tact that Moissant steered by compass AU All airmen have complained that the compass is useless in connection with their air all flights on account of the tho strong trong vibration from the motor Moissant speaking of this said What about my compass floating In glycerIne air tight and placed just lust be between between tween my feet That is what took me straight to Amiens to Calais and would have taken me to Dover had I Inot Inot Inot not seen ships yonder onder and thought that Walmer almer must be tile the town |