The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-13
Benny Prince Dashed to
Death at the Asbury
Park Meet.
THOUSANDS SAW HIM FALL
Second Parachute In Double
Parachute Act Failed to
Work Properly.

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chu.. Jumper who this everinE attempted
- nos' from ore of Johnny Ms"k's blacN
hot ar balloons down to tn. aviation field
81 the Ashury Park meet. s.0sDfset below
him. WAS joltsi from tn. crossbar he.
meath lis parachute Just as he cat loose
from th. hslloon His body. ~ first a
hlack sho. button against the suI-et,
came twisting AID turning toward a rose
garden back of George Coniver's farm
house. Io1 wards To- the west 81 the grand
starI. struck h-a first On the main
branch ~ au Eupls tree Rnd tumblet
lifeless into the garden.
The yourg man. who had riskei the
jump for n 81 bill was Ben jemln Price,
u years Old. who lived with his vi lowed
mother Al Twelfth street and Fourteenth
bexinuing Of the present aviation meet
with Johurv Mack and Mack = wife. Dot.
who jumpe successfully this afternoon.
aud another parachute ~ rformer named
James Flemming u youth slightly youn ger
than Primes whose home also il in Newark.
where the Masks come from. Flemming
ascsnded hanging to the same balloon
with Prince and jumped successfully
from a height Of about 1000 feet a few
moments before Prince cut loose at .
igher altitude to he dashed to death.
There had been a whole afternoon 81
spectacular flights by HoXsey and John
stone in their biplanes high trips by Fred
Owens in his yellow dirigible and grace
ful parachute drop Of about 4.OoO feet ny
Dot Mack. with a throng Of spectators
politicians and more than iO.OOo others TO
applaud the efforts Of airmsn.
The sun had set and only scattered
groups Of standees and autoi-ts still were
ON the field when Johnny Mack began the
imitation OF his hot air balloon 10 send up
Prince and FlemminE for a good night
trip Those who were 81 imbing into
motors and carriages 10 go back To their
hotels and cottages waited a moment
and listened To- the announcement from
the Mack camp that Prince. who sprained
his arm last evening NJ the same hour
| while making q double parachute drop
that - dropping in one parachute until II
| opens aud then letting go Of this support
to be hoat-d TO earth by a second para
chute dangling from the first one was
about to ascend with Flsmming and re-
| peat his performance oI last night 4
crowd Of about ION crossed the field and
gathered IN IN" Circl. in the centre of
which johnny Mack was experimenting
the imitation Of the balloon
! Running out along tn. ground from the
! lower edge of TIA. bag were Two pairs ~
ropes alta ched 10 the parachutes. and from
these were more cordStha ran to atrapels
/ bar Primo. and Flemming. dressed h.
white trousers and blue and white stripped
sleeveless jerseys were -sIuatting on
| their launches fifty feet from the balloon.
the cros.bar percbes under their knees
and their arms pulling hack at the ropes
running On either side Of them Ia the
hot air bag just for moment Prince
stood straight and examined IN" second
parachute living on the ground IN front
81 him He Strengthened out some ~
| ia folds and then crouchcd again beside
| little Fleming. with the remark that the
parachute had been bit tangled hut
now was all right 80
One pistol shot for you. Jimmy Mack
said To FIemmine by which he mean, that
| Flemming was to drop from the balloon
when Johnny fired his revolver the first
time And one for you. Benny. instead
Of two aided Mack. turning to Prince.
Yea. bo.- answered Prince. Tipping
away his cigarette. He hooked UP 70
| talk to some friends standing = few feet
away from him and while he was carrying
/ ON a conversation with them Flemming
bu.ied himself with fastening the big
buckles. on either side Of his heavy leather
| belt to the trapezs bar that was to carry
him aIoft. Prince did not bother tn
secure himself TO his trapeze. hut was
satisfied to 20 AlOft with only q hand
grasp on the ropes supporting his trapezs
90 keep him secure.
| We're going away from here one Of
the jumpers called out Just as the camp
followers who bad been initiating tho big
tag jumped away and the bag started
toward the sly.
Easily ths balloon lifted the two
youths from the grass and they went
up In the still air. their arms waving
| good-by TO the crowd. Al q height Of
about 5000 feet the black bag was almost
directly over tho centre OF the aviation
field. the jumpers swinging easily side by
| side.
The bag climed swiftly .OOO feet highs
and the bark Of Johnny Maok's revolver
reached the ears OF Jimmy FlemminR.
Ha lot go and made the shoot a. the
parachute men tall the quick drop that
opens tho parachute. and then he sailed
easily to tho roadway just outside the
fence. Flsmming aud everybody ebas
craned their necks 20 watch for Prince q
drop a. soon a. FlemmIng hal aliEhtsd
safely. The balloon looked like . muddy
baseball and Prince was hut vague doe
beneAth L..