| Show FAILED TO FLY ACROSS THE ALPS Weymann American and Chavez Peruvian Encountered Strong Breeze and Dense Fog PERUVIAN ASCENDED FT MOM I III In Ii m SIll rim I t of ur by Liy Ir J Ill J Sept 19 9 1 Though the tl th e weather was wai for tor the th bold undertaking Mr Mm I Wey We miCa the tho American anti and anI Chavez Chaez limo tho Peruvian tho tim th acro aeroplane today tOla Doth failed but not until Int they had given pretty exhibitions of ot high that Iha t promised lIeU better In fair fairweather weather During tho thu night n it stiff l breeze ro win was Wil In tho time patu pUl and the tho 0 mountain peaks I wore naro hidden In III n a I dense Tog log OK Theme seemed little prospect that thaI tho limo competition would begin today after daylight the tho wind hart had la gone ione clown down mind and although It II was i still MUl cloudy the Intrepid and WO Voy decided to 10 risk a I Thoy The ho got gol away awa with wih encouraging cries froum nn an al enormous crowd that thaI n was warm l yesterday and mutt had fen eared rod that thai bad bt weather com corn compel pel a another not hop postponement today loda Chavez Chaez left hl the Iho starting grounds n little overlook lag In the tho Ihl Rhone v vale Irl anti anil Im In 11 began legan begal to rise riMe In spirals until he hud readied reached in on il alti altitude alt tude lule above nhe tile the ton mountain wal wall all opposite TilI ho he disappeared over the granite shoulder that marks markH tilt the II entrance of ot the Saltino gorge A bandit tl I later the watchers watchorn at point sow 1 w the monoplane wheel wh l und and ant gradually descend until It I slighted alighted on ona onn a n little grassy grill slope lOjo at al the toot tool of ot the th sheer her cliffs who started a few rew moments after aler Chavez Chaez remained In Inthe Inthe the cho air only sight eight minutes lie He an RA to an am of ot about 1700 feet whore where ho lie encountered a R baffling u wind In n landing at the tho bottom batten of or the Ithone valley alE he bent benl a mu wheel wh I I of ot his hi biplane reached r an altitude of feet when he lie ht was waa ag t In n a violent wind lie ILu observed that the Che summit 1 J lU 8 Ti t d r rather hant i the rock He that ho If a might try lr again l aln later Inter In the ch day dl dayTime Time The h other oll r aviators who prop o to try Iry for or the are nr Cat at and Paillette The American I uw uses a n biplane antI and the thie others mono monoplanes monoplanes planes The hl he terms tarmac of nf the competition provide that the flight I mf he be made any ni time 11 today anti and Sept 28 26 The he start must be h near point at atthe th Ih the heath head hM of ot the Illume valley Rie anti and the lh aviators must t 1 over or I pass PURS R end 1111 down doun across I Lake Maggiore I to Milan Italy iAly hIs To Tn elton clear I pass It II wIll 1 be bc necessary for the thi avle arie torn tore to 10 maintain an nn altitude of ot some feet In the tho first frat halt half hour of or the flight The TIll total to He IJ coy cov 0 ored creti la Is I 7 miles mt R and all smoking fires tres and other signals signal RI na ti point the way n nTh The Th height df of 6 tp 75 6 feet reet attained by 1 Show I Is Ie within W 1 fe tcO feet t of r the tle Ihl Peru Peruvians world orl orIl altitude record which nan has hSI b been n placed plarl at 1409 feet tEI |
