The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-11
Brookins and Seven Others
Are Hurt One May Not
Recover.
AIRMAN GETS so FOOT FALL
Aero Narrowly Missed Crashing
Into Throng on the
Grand Stand.


V-,H'S vino on July Q climbed To the
r.. 7ri height " 6.l7S feet At Atlantic City
an then cnaSt'i safely TO ear1h with his
motor not running crashed 10 earth from
A'".ght ~ ahou' fifty feet in the first hour
,trUrn,-ulnI II the ten day aviation meet
rerr Tbs afternoon. and for the first time
sn-s aviation logan tn draw big crowds
oforIorkor- an asroplan. tumbled down
o. ih- spectators.
seven l"r~ons besides BrookIns were
mural tina fourteen year.old hoy
named G-orE" Burnett Of Spring Lake
vas crushed haneath the framework Of
~" lorNr par ~ the main planes ~ the
machine and had his skull fractured and
o.. -,g broken. He was taken TO the Long
Rrtr-h Hospital IN an automobile that
De- '"'n rarkad few feat from the plaC.,
vhero -" wreck occurred He probably
vii ~"
When Brookins was found l@naaih the
tAnsl@ ~ the torn plan. fabric and SPIN
r--"f framework and wires hs lay on the
sod n the AVIATION field with his face IN a
POOL II rl''d and his r1gh' hand still
sra~rrnC steering lever. He was
thought 20 h" Had as ne vas dragged out
q he wreck Nv rnief ~ Police sexton and
Frvar~ Henry k1I-chknA Of the Third
Infantry q y ! While heing carried
INTO %" hospital tent a few feet away.
''vever ~" aviator logan 10 Rroan and
A. ~ TAYLOR ~ 'Ha Asbury PARK Fr,.a
ir-p"nsarv "au"d .v"r him IN the hoo ri' al
tent Br0"Nin, ASKED weakly. -HoE did II
hapr~ns-
tonight the doctors -Hv that q Sut-r-
""ia' elimination s.,NrI 'hlr Brookins I
asa broken no-~.' aui severely leo, -a'-d B
t"at and FACE Hrs eyes Az. .lu-..d and .
D." 1as bruises auou' M. body
krpnkin- saws '.a' hl- fan wa IN. 20
- rfs he was making while. d.. ending ,
70 avoid crowd OF camera men and
...-- sPec iators Grour-t on 10" AVIATION ;
'"i few feet IN front ~ the norm end
.' 'I" uncovered grand -taud wAr'h a.
point was soIidlv packed with spec
- '. When about fifty feet over ne
r.., 70 'hs grand stand crowd ID"
.rr. p.tr" was seen 10 TAP at wha- --rrn.d
"H...- - an angle ~ fprty-fiy'. degrees
&C. 80 AVIATOR tr.et 10 swing hi- ra,un
s'nrf arch l.-'w---u Ia. grand stanu
r ''" mot ~ inch ou' o. the frid ,
A. . .r.rp pun ~ wind al hlt ~. |
''r -I'.ao" 81 the highest edges 81 the .
rr. I.a1'-- the machine inofu"Htar.Iv /
-t nn .-ig" N n.lda,r and then =
.'.i aIgh' downward and orrlmpI'd .
heap ui wr~Ckag-
Had ~" a-ropIau.. fallen ten feet further .
% - q GIT ~ would have crashed /
"A
rarv mon. ~oman and children who a
'.u moments before were cheering d..
.'1- one could almost reach out and
'h- wr"o.age from the front row -
o.. grand stand seats Shri-k- OF terror
ID" from the onlOOkers Men ava
".'r '-pIcheh. and with upra go ,
l. s-"meI 20 Try 10 ward ~ the
'. POI" tearing toward them Uu' on
Of p 'front.' ~ ~" stand there was u
-'-''irl" among the siahd'~s Whose
H ..- united them 20 he on th. field
'- 'r" grand stand seats AZ a SAFE
. -'a-"" from he machine the 9p1
=" 4'"fs arose with q cry 81 horror
.'" '"roplan- fell upon group -
"-'rT" -"llers. policemen aud spsACra'
'- and some small boys who had
'-. '..ng AitsS Of strange des GA before
DO - took the AR Their efforts 10
'"r safety were only partly sic
80 The plane smashed through a
g. ..s' sanding on the grass. the
90 ".ig.s ~ the planes tearing
'.- .st '.' wIre netting that was supposed
t".r 'r" rrhwd hack A b,g crowd of
a- r~portsrs. National Qua rdsmen
=. ." inuoe turned IN 10 pick mp IN"
."1 iNe SIX who were injured besides
pen, 90 ana the Burnett boy were
..r1 Ei'hArd Bradford 81 1908
.'"- \sbYrv PARK. right Shoulder
''.. ~'I bruised and liberated tongue
N...a. F'umm. g.. Years oId. a son ~
ga. Frqsnms Of New Nurk Who
'' ing 10 summer ~ ht- cottage a.
.-1 Too bruises 81 The head AMI BODY
."-"I..v INJURED
...r-U.h 7p ,-nr- OIL ~ i.hurV N
.''' forearm broken. removed 80
40 iphn Reed ~ Nsbrrv Park
."'' body returned - duty 90
.''"r '".E< PATCHED 49, in ''- los .I
Mandatory n"~. rsh' arr,
% -'"Gld"- d.-lu' t'.'! tskeu 30
NshHrr para
'r'tdt. 'u '~afs oIi. . gu"si
PARENTS - 49," Hu'rl iotprii
and bruised taken 60 hotel
.." MUIR" w"r" bsirS attended
.- ltyIpr. Robinson ard Potts
.. PAX ard Nv Mr. Frs"a Conyr
.r-'' Who - ~" wife - ore 80
s''- IuIi- h-r. to Hy. q hot
.' l"Iprgirg to JDhuIv VI. rk
.Eu' ~, from 'U.. -.riheEsterr
''" ~ field With tvO men Dress.
~ ghrg 3 o. cath ths lPg. rrr
.." cr"~i forgot ~" e. lurei ~
.' before AMI t'Irr"l To- cigcr
%" 20 49," S"@-trg strfolks Whom
raj lp"s"' - their rarari,pts-
OIL" ...'u,r al hal arnprci shout.