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Show - uu ISKILLED Daring American Aviator Avia-tor Is Added to Long List of Dead New Orleans, Dec. 31. John H. Vi-isant, tbo darlug American aviator, avia-tor, confident of adding to his many laurels of tho air the Mlchclin cup rrconl for 1910, fell to his death at this morning, while making a rrcllmtnary flight. While preparing to mako a landing cn a special field selected for the Mhe)in cup trial, twelve miles west ef New Orleans, along tho bank of tho Mississippi river, Moisant wa 'hrown from a Blerlot monoplane an.1 landed on his hoad thlrty-slx feet from wlieTe tho machine struck1 the ;:ound. His neck was broken, producing pro-ducing death within ten prcoods, ac-l ac-l "rdicg to tho coroner, i A moment after Molsant struck, (Mllng In high weeds to the right of tho field, some workmen picked him ir. A special train of flat cars was bailing near tho Fceno of th acci-dent acci-dent and the body was placed aboard asd brought to this cltr. Wind apparently was the cause of th accident. Molsant, guided by tho whUe flag which lined the course, 1 tended th circle twlco in an effort tu find a landing place. Tho third li ne around the wind, which was Mowing about fifteen miles an hour iii-tois the courKe, drove the machine toward the earth. Molsant, in trying to L'et back over the ground, swerved xu.,p.ily to the left, then attempted bin famous right circle, considered dangerous that It Is Mid but one tthr iri-m i.ver nttemntvd it. At thU Instant the wind caught the n athlne. It tipped, pointed Its nose directly at tbo ground and camo down lie a flash, while Molsant was hurled forth and fell head first. Movant had a married sister, living liv-ing ln San Francisco. Two sisters were with him here, Marlda and Lulu. One brother. Alfred J., was the president presi-dent of the International Aviators' as-r as-r 'elation. He was not present when the accident occurred. Molsant also has two brothers In Salvador, interested interest-ed In the banking business. No arrangements have beeu mad" n to the disposition of the lJdy, but It probably will be shipped to Chicago. Chi-cago. New York Shocked. New York, Iee. 31. John B. Molsant, Mols-ant, who was killed toJay near New Orleans, won the heart of every lover 'i th" daring sprt, when, on October "'. he fl. w from Belmont Bark around 'he Statue of Liberty and back t.i the relation held, thereby wresting from the Ungllshman, Claude Grahame- (Coctlnued on Page Six.) j ested him less and less. Soon be was II an avowed aerial enthusiast and himself him-self making flights. From the start his career as an aviator avi-ator was marked with daring exploits. He first came into tho world's prominence promi-nence a,j recently as August last, when he started on a flight from Paris Par-is to London with a passenger, Albert Flleaux. He successfully crossed tho English channel, being the first aviator avia-tor to accomplish this feat with a passenger. He mado the trip over the Stralt.s or Dover in the face of u storm thnt would have turned back a less bold adventurer. i accompanied by Barton Weyl. mi attorney at-torney of San Francisco, who i;; fie i husband of a sister of John B. Movant. Mov-ant. Today the boy was at the h"tel -n the summit of Mount Lowe. He lu! not been informed of the death of his father, and Mr. We-j I requested the newspaper men not to let him ki.cw of the tragedy until he returned j Los Angele8 tonight. "The boy has been enjoying him--If so much that I want him to hay? ou? more d iy befcire he Icams of t! 1 tragedy," paid Mr. Weyl. Expressions of .sorrow were heard on all 8ideS at aviation field over ih: death of Movant. "I am dec-ply griexed to hear of Molsant's tragic rfeath. I kr.ev him well, having fiiit met ,ini at RLcIum. France, at the Inter naL' .mi n;:cf in l'J"!. It was ihcn that Molsant flrit became interested m avj ,ticn met ut my quarters on teveral occasions occas-ions and discussed avlnion IW wa i a most interesting and amiable man and was popular with everv one. At Belmont park last fall we rcnewe I r our acquaintance. He seemed to delight de-light in flying for the srort of the thing. I know no derails of the r.cci-deut r.cci-deut and therefore can give no opinion opin-ion as to the cause." He landed in Deal and from thn on I had a series of accidents that continued continu-ed for three weeks. Undaunted, h clung to his purpose to reach London ' through the air and whllo the y.bole ' world applauded the plucky Chk.-goan he pressed forvsrd and Ilnully. on Sept. C, floated down at the Cryt.il ralace in the British cnnltal. Mol'sant arrived in New York on Oct 8 The report that Molsont, who had endeure-d himself to thousands of New-Orleans New-Orleans citizens, had met with a serious seri-ous accident, spread rapldlv and when the special bearing his body arrived at the Union station, there was a vast crowd surrounding the train I I shed j i oo MOISANT IS KILLED. (Continued from Page One ) White, ono of the most highly prir-od prir-od of the trophies offered tor aerial feats Interest in the youug man became fo Latenae locally at that time that the news of the fatul accident caused an unusual shock in this city Expressions Ex-pressions of grief followed an announcement an-nouncement uf the news in the local headquarters of the Aero club of America. Molsiint was born in Chicago. in l!iO, and lived there until he was 10 li.a Id- Ho tben stated for the pacific coaot, drifted down to Central America, became a soldier of fortune and trader and finally was driven from n Salvador when the -eneral under "bom h was lighting met defeat. Started As a Revolutionist. Molsant at that time was wealthy nt his property was confiscated bv tne government. Soon afterwards he "'tit to bpuln and later appeared in I aris. when the Wright brothers were there exhibiting their machines. It was told of Moisant. at that time, "at he went to Paris to buv an aeroplane, aero-plane, with the aid of which he plan-"ki plan-"ki ,lVal1 ln( country from I wnicn he had been excluded, and in i a t-pectacular manner, revive the drocDg spirits of the revolutionist. Ji')eer, su the storv goon Mol.c.m: .came fo interested n the posslMII- oi the living machin.-s that p.,!;- i Heal affairs in Central America Jr. tor- i Machine Rebounded. '"Moisant was ton daring for a man of his experience with machinery and aeroplanes. H,. took too many . chances and ever since I saw him perform at Belmont park I have been expecting his death." This was the comment made today ! by James Bad ley. the English avln-j avln-j tor. when Informed , Molsant's death. Radley drives a Blerfe.t. i,e same tvpe i of monoplane Movant was piloting v.hen he was killed today. : "Onee at B.lrri'rit park." Kas'Je-y ! went e.n. "Mob-ant dived from a tnat j height with his powerful motor going j full sneed. He piruci. th.- grund wit-l j .'ieh f-rrlfic force ihat his monoplane reUjimdel nearly J hun ired fe-t in I the oir. ,V ar p,ac.;jlne CQ t--ld ! tLai. tort of thlr.g." An ambulance and several surgeons were in waiting, and as the train drew in several men leaped to the platform plat-form aud. ninnln; to the ambulance, told the surgeons that Molsant was unconscious, but still al!ve. The first surgeon. haweer. who reuche 1 the flat car saw that the aviator was dead. Moicant Was Daring. Is Angeles. Dec. 31. Tho tragedv : In Xew Orle.-uis, which cost John B , Molnant his life, left deep Its mark of ' sorrow in this city. In addition lo ! the dozen or ko noted aviators, friends nnd associates of Moisaat now in Los I Angeles. StanJey Molsant. the four- ; teer. year-,ld non or thn dead a; late r. is here, visiting friends. Ho caw I |