Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-08-11
HOPE
FOR BARNETT
But Other Victims of the
AerOpIane Accident Will
Probably Recover
MISHAP AT ASBURY
PARK AVIATION MEET

ASBURY PARK, N. j.. Aug. 11-At
the local hospital it was stated today
that there is little hope for the recov-
try of George Barnett, one of the VIC
tism of last nights aeroplane acct
dent. He has a fractured skull, dis
located hip and internal injuries.
Walter Brookins, whose machine
caused the accident and the remain
ing six victims are resting easily and
all will recover. Brookins is in the
home of Archibald Felts, at Bay Head.
His nose is broken and his body badly
bruised. but the doctors after an ex-
animation today said that he was not
internally injured.
Brooltins machine is so badly
wrecked that it cannot be repaired
| but he has ordered a new one from
| flights before the present meeting
ends.
The accident has not worried the
other aviators, Hoxsey and tombstone,
who plan to go up late this afternoon
i'm race against time for ten miles,
landing within a 40 foot square.
Pupil Of the WrightS.
Walter BroOkins, the youthful pupil
to the record height of 6,175 feet at
Atlantic City and then coasted safely
TO earth with his motor not running
crashed to earth from height OF
about fifty feet in the first hour OF the
opening of the ten day aviation meet
here yesterday afternoon, and for the
first time since aviation began to draw
big crowds of onlookers an aeroplant
tumbled down on the spectators
Brookins saws that his fall was dus
to efforts he was making while de.
! scending to avoid a crowd OF camera
men and other spectators grouped OF
the aviation field a few feet i'm from
of the north end of the uncovered
grand stand, which at this point wal
sOlidly packed with spectators. Whef
about fifty feet over the heads of tn,
grand stand crowd the aeroplane wa.
seen TO tip at what seemed to be al
most an angle of forty-five degrees az
the aviator tried to swing his machine
In a sharp circle between the grand
stand and the knot of men out on tn,
field. AS If a sharp pun of wind haC
hit the lower surface of the highes
edges Of the main planes the machine
momentarily stood on edge I'm midai
and then It headed straight downwar'
and crumpld into a heap of wreckage
Narrow Escape OF Spectators.
Had the aeroplane fallen ten fee
: further back I'm its flight II woul
have crashed upon the grant stan
q crowd and crushed many men, wome
and children who a few moments be
fore were cheering the aviator. Or
r could almost reach out and touch II
e wreckage from the front row of II
Is grand stand seats. Shrieks of terri
n arose from the onlookers. Men al
women crouched, and with uprais
d hands seemed TO try to ward off Il
z machine bearing toward them o
l. one the sod I'm front of the stand the
}. was a wild scramble among q
e standees whose badges permitt'
o permitted them to be on the fiel
e Along the grand stand seats at sa
5 distance from the machine the 800
a spectators arose with a cry of horro
Il The aeroplane fell upon a group
r program sellers, policemen an
r special deputies and some small DO,
+ who had been flying kites of strane
= design before Brookins took the al
n Their efforts to break for safety weI
4 only partly successful. The plan
smashed through a cigar case stand
T. ing on the grass, the starboard edge
/ OF the planes tearing through tn
b wire netting that was supposed {
/ keep the crowd back. A big crowd d
= officials, reporters. National Guards
e men and the police turned in to pic
up the injured.