Millard County Chronicle | 1911-01-05 | Page 4 | Two Daring Aviators Killed

TWO DURING AVIATORS KILLED Archls Hoxie and John 8. Molssanl Met Death on 8am Day While Trying for New Records. New York Two of America's most famous and daring aviators met death on Saturday. John B. Molxsunt, the first man to cross the Kiigllsh channel on an aeroplane aero-plane with a passenger, and winner of the sensational race around the statue of Liberty, fell to bin death In New Orleans. Arch Iloxey( the former Salt Ike chauffeur, who only a few days ago established es-tablished a world's aviation record for hclKht, the man who took Colonel Roosevelt up In the Blr, fell to his death while trying to win the Mlche-lin Mlche-lin prl.o for sustained flight at Is Angeles. Hoth these men were young at the flying game, but they were easily at the head of American aviators and were regarded as among the very best flying men In the world. The manner of their deaths was similar. Knch was trying to beat the record for sustained flight in order to win the Mlehelln prize. In both cases the machines became unmanageable when a comparatively short distance from earth, turned turtle and sent their daring pilots to earth. I lot I) men were Instantly killed. Molssant was thrown from his machine, ma-chine, alighting on his head and breaking break-ing his neck. lloxey fell with his machine and was killed Instantly.