Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
AN AERONAUT'S FALL
The Parachute Failed to Open the
Fourth Time.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO CAPT. WEBB
Three Members of an Outing Party
Drowned.
MANY HURT BY FIREWORKS

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MILAN, Mo-, July 5.-While initiating q
balloon last night for an ascension The 80
rope to one of. the heavy poles. which MA
.he balloon came loose, letting the noIa
iaii' hitting Marion George on the hin
h'ashihg 1t like pulp, killing him instantIv
cunningham, an aeronaut, was IN.
s'aiuy Killed at Winigan in the aaetara
u 'iis county, last evening He msda
~, oeeessIuI ascensions during the dav
e iourth time, when about ono faat
lsh' ne cut loose, but the parachute ,o,,oa
pulp. iiashed TO
o"pt. "ebb's Fatal Accident.
COEUR D'ALE&E, Idaho I,,1,,
faui Webb lost his life near here ,n -
attenpt to ride his submarine bo,t ~, -
lei down 300-foot log chute into ~.
Coeur dAiene. About 800 people witnessed
ms attempt to descend into the lake wb,cS
t,oi1h. roHh place place at Rosen's Long Camp. eight
lines lines from mere. Webb was placej v1tbta
the boat, which was six and n baIr Snauu
1WDns' Two feet in diameter and cone ShanaS
two thrds OF the way down there 1yaS z
i,,e,ra iiss lu the incline Here the barrel
Jumped thirty feet into the air s+rdi-irs
she ground on end, then rolling forty faaSS
der.her down the hill. Many persons t,rns
60 their heads with horror and some Iadiss
was ia, w 9en the barrel was opened Webb
~ "as JtIHihed closely into the end but waa
CONSCIOUS DR.. Russell of Spokane examtns
eu MN and pronounced his snins1 cnI,i,,,s
III btoheh; hsA he was taken to Spokane. where
ne died at II o'clock last nie+,t NJ 10y
was James Stewart, and he US for,,,o,s.. H.tis
PpiotoSrapher at McMinnville Oregon Cant
faul Neob was fictitious name assnn,aT
nS aSi pro!essional reasons. He is a cousin
OF senator Stewart n
FOfuI Er,.r
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 5.-Three
petsoiis Were drowned in the Delaware
iNer Yesterday at Beverly. n. J., a town
apout Twelve miles above this city, by the
capsizing of a boat. The drowned nersona
were John Anderson, 3039 Wyoming aye,,,,s.
rank Bevans bicycle manufactures
ioth ana Diamond streets and Miss
Marefnbeck. who formerly lived an Law
renee renee street below Diamond All of thA
phia VI fmiaoei-
Inc party, consisting of six persons. Ieft
Isls city Wednesday night intending tc
sp sppenq the Fourth of July in cruising al,
eAe beiaware. The trip was a pleasanf
one until the calamity occurred Wy
ne party reached Beverly it was sugrested
Ihat they go ashore, and the small boat
tha Mas ,au lowered; All had taken their seats IA
1ne poat Win the exception of Mrs Munce
IN stepping from the yacht into tho hoot
sne shpped, and, her feet striking the snns
o,s, mate, the boat was overturned, all the oo.
cupants being thrown into the wo,os
Mrs Bevans. Mrs. Munce and SJfss Ia
mugs were rescued by the two men wbo
io nao charge Of the yacht, but the otbas
an eniee occupants of the boat We're carried
away by the swift current hefora rasl
cuers reached the scene. ios-
ineir oooies have not yet been recovered
'irs"orks Explode in a Crowded
Street.
LASALLE. ILL.,, July 5.-The caIebrat,or
mere had q sad ending last night and tbrea
persons are fatally injured as the resuIt
OF an accident during the fireworks dIa.
play. bomb rocket was sent up. but sf.
ter going short distance 1t fell and -.
ploded. setting fire to a large quantity 81
force. 'eifA1c
There were 5000 people within a bIoctr
OF the place at the time and a terri1o
panic followed Horses ran away and the
dren under foot
one hundred persons were more or less
seriously injured. William Tahl of Tam.
plco; ; III. was struck by rocket on the
mead, and was SO seriously injured that
me physicians say he cannot live Dan.
Cahill had his leg shattered by exploding
fireworks and was trampled on by the
crowd, suffering injuries which NAV proys
fatal. Harry Kenney, a waif who ssvs
MS parents live in California was hor-
rioIy burned about the face. head and
arms. his injuries may prove fatal.
Harry Joy of Wenona had his arm
broken. A number of women and chill.
dren were injured. The adjoining build
ings which caught fire We're saved by the
fire department.
Found Dead on the Tracks.
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-The bodies Of
Mary Morgan, aged twenty-one, of Tren.
ton avenue and York street, and Maggie
Lafferty, aged twenty-five years, of Gaui
ard Huntingdon streets, this city, were
found on the tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad short distance above Holiness
burg Junction, suburb Of this city, this
morning. The girls had been on :: picnic
yesterday and became separated from the
other members of the party. 1t is supposed
they were run down by a PENNSYLVANIA
railroad train while on their way 20 the
depot at Holmesburg junction, as their
bodies were badly bruised and cut.