L’Écho d’Alger
- In England the accident is attributed to the aircraft’s overload
- Important solutions envisaged by Briand and Stresemann
- There may be 2,000 victims
The central diplomatic report names Rhineland evacuation, return of the Saar and the marketing of German railway obligations as subjects considered by Briand and Stresemann, while stressing the technical guarantees still required. An aviation dispatch attributes an overload explanation to a British aviation editor rather than an inquiry’s findings. The Florida report says the exact death toll is unknown while circulating a very high provisional estimate. Together the selected passages show proposals and early disaster assessments reaching readers before settled outcomes or reliable final totals.
Translation
In England the accident is attributed to the aircraft’s overload
London, September 22.—Asked by the Evening Standard about the New York–Paris aircraft accident, the editor of The Aéroplane expressed the opinion that the accident was probably due to the excessively heavy load carried by the aircraft. He observed that in America the government exercised no control over aircraft construction and everything was left to the aviators’ initiative.
Important solutions envisaged by Briand and Stresemann
[place illegible], September 22.—It is confirmed that Briand and Stresemann considered evacuation of the Rhineland, return of the Saar, and marketing part of the German railway obligations instituted by the Dawes Plan. The complexity and importance of the solutions to be reached require the government to secure all indispensable guarantees. Once it possesses all the technical elements for discussion, it will continue examining the possible conditions of a Franco-German arrangement, which it unanimously favors.
There may be 2,000 victims
New York, September 22.—According to the latest news, the gigantic hurricane that ravaged Florida continues to rage. Extending along the Gulf of Mexico coast toward New Orleans, it has reached the southern parts of Alabama and Mississippi. The exact number of victims has not yet been established, but at least 2,000 people are estimated so far to have perished.
Context
The heavy load behind a record attempt
Fonck’s Sikorsky S-35 carried the requirements of an attempted nonstop New York–Paris flight. Auxiliary landing gear was fitted for the heavy takeoff load. This helps explain why weight became an immediate focus of discussion after the crash: extending range also made getting airborne more demanding.
Territory and money in the same negotiation
Rhineland evacuation, the Saar and railway bonds connected security, territory and finance. Germany wanted relief from postwar restrictions; France faced its own financial obligations. Thoiry’s practical importance lay in discussing whether movement in one field could help unlock agreement in another.
A disaster larger in early reports than in later counts
The newspaper’s estimate of at least 2,000 deaths came while the storm’s effects were still being traced across several states. The Red Cross’s later October 9 count was 372 dead, as recorded by the National Weather Service. The gap shows how severely disrupted access and communication affected the early picture of the catastrophe.
Original
EN ANGLETERRE ON ATTRIBUE L'ACCIDENT A LA SURCHARGE DE L'AVION
Londres, -22 septembre. — Interrogé
par 1 Evening Standard au sujet de
l'accident d'avion du NCW-YQrk-Paris,
le directeur du journal The Aéroplane
a émis l'avis que, vraisemblablement,
l'accident est dû à la charge trop
lourde transportée par l'appareil.
Il a fait observer qu'en - Amérique,
aucun contrôle n'es.t exercé par le
Gouvernement sur la fabrication des
avions et que tout est laissé à l'initia-
tive des aviateurs.
Les importantes solutions envisagées par MM. Briand et Stresemann
t'açis, 22 septembre. — On confirme
que I.M. Briand et Stresemann ont en-
visagé l'évacuation de la Rhénanie, la
rétrocession de la Sarre, la commercia-
lisation d'une partie des obligations
des chemins de fer allemands instituées
par le plan Dawes.
La complexité et l'importance des so-
lutions à intervenir obligent !e gouver-
nement à s'entourer de toutes les ga-
ranties indispensables. Il poursuivra
l'examen des conditions éventuelles
d'un arrangement franco-allemand dont
il est unanimement partisan quand 51
possédera tous les éléments techniques
de la discussion.
IL Y AURAIT 2.000 VICTIMES
New-York, 22 septembre. — Aux" derol
nières nouvelles, le gigantesque oura-
gan qui a ravagé la Floride continue
à sévir. S'étendant le long de la côté
qui borde le golfe du Mexique, dans
la direction de la Nouvelle-Orléans, iJ
a gagné les parties méridionales des
Etats d'Alabama et du Mississipi. Ot*
n'a pu encore établir le nombre exact
des victimes, mais on estime jusr?u'icî(
au moins à 2.000 les personnes qui ont
péri.