Identifier: outing58newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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sant flew from the City Park racetrack in New Orleans to a field at Har-ahan, about twelve miles away, wherepreparations had already been made formaking the record flight. The preparedlanding place was not very large andafter twice circling the field, as Moisantwas about to land to fill his fuel tanksior the long flight, he was seen to shuthis motor down and immediately after-wards, it is said, he seemed to straightenup his machine as if to make anothercircle of the field, probably to stop earlierin order to have more clear ground forhis machine to run over after landing. The motor apparently failed to re-spond immediately and it became neces-sary to descend very abruptly, as he wasnearing the end of the ground suitablefor landing. The machine pitched downat such a steep angle that Moisant fellout and was killed. The levers, I under-stand, indicated that the motor had beenstopped. This seems to show that therewas a moment of indecision or a suddenchange of intention on the part of the
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