The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-18

succeed, for the football helmet he
wore blew Oft and fell much more rap
idly than the plane.
The hope was only momentary, how
ever, FOR When only about soc feet from
~ e ground the machine turned COM
pletely over and the frightened specta-
tors fled widely as The broken plane,
with the tense-faced boy stln fighting
gIimly in its mesh If wires and stays.
plunged among them with a thud and
crash that could De heard over tie DIS
field.
Ghouis Rushed on Field.
Scarcely had he hit the ground when
sensation-mad brutes. both men and
women. swarmed over Tie wreckage,
fighting with one another for souvenirs
of the terri ole occasion one OF the
broken wooden stays mad thrust ats
jagged end almost through John
stones body. Before doctors or
police could reach the scene one
man had torn this splinter from the
gieefullV away. carrying ais noTrid
trophy With tle aNlators blood sli-
dripping from its end Frantic the
crowd tore away tae canvass from over
4is body ana fought for toe very gloves
that had covered Johnstone's hands
from cold.
The machine FEN on the opposite side
Of the field from the Strand stand ana
there We're few near the SPOT, hnt ply
siciaus and police We're rushed across
the field. Physicians declared that
stones back ana less were broken, the
bones OF lis thighs being forced
through the flesh and the leather gar
meHts he wore.
Arch Hoxsey, who in a previous
flight this afternoon had reached an
altitude of $500, had risen Just before
tombstone begaH lis fatal glide, and
was IN the air VIXEN the accident took
place. AS he swung around tie other
end OF the course lie saw that John
stone had fallen, and guided bis ma
chine directly over tIe ucdV OF ms
friend. lie descended as soon as he
could bring his plane 10 the ground and
rushed 10 the Wrcckage where ne aud
Walter BrOokins Helned 10 -lft the
mangled Body into an automobile which
brought I'll 20 TIE city.
"And the Hand Played On."
Many Of ale spectators we've watch
ing Hoxsevs flight ana did not see
Iohnstone's machine collapse. but
Woman's shrek. My God. he's gone.
drew every eye i'm time 20 see rle
doomed man dashed 40 death upon the
ground. The band in Tie grand stand,
hlaring away under contract. never
ceased 10 play, and Johnstones body
was driven out OF the enclosure with
the strain Of "A GRIZZLY Bear Tor
funeral march.
II would seem that many incidents
had happened throughout the aviation
meet mere 10 warn the ili-fated aviator.
Yesterday IN alighting. Johnstone
broke the left wing OF his machine
against the fence. II was the same
tin that gave way today and caused his
death. To-day, when he started on his
Iirst flight. one Of the wheels on which
the e~ropiane runs along the ground
gaYG and he Ecd 20 have IL re-
placed. &c prepared 10 start for his
last flight 'ON terrier that had broken
through I'm, 'ence stationed himself di-
Fectly in front of the machine and,
barking frantieally, refused 20 be driv-
eu away. As the machine rolled down
IL G inn ont al lrlN
the dos. which pursued the machine
until il lifted into the air
In discussing his flights in this rare
atmosphere yesterday with repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press john
stone declared he would attempt no
stunts here. as he considered il too
dangerous. Evidently, however, he be-
lieVed he had solved the problems OF
this altitude when he dropped his ma
chine.
Hoxsey's daring flight TAR over the
foothills seemed 10 have fired him with
q determination 10 Guido his teammate.
Tor the first spiral which he made safe
ly was lv far the most daring any OF
the aViatOrs had attempted al this
meet.
Overland park today which had sad
ending i'm the death OF Ralph john
stone We're productive of the highest
flight ever made in this altitude. Arch
HONsey. the first of the Wright avia-
tors in the air today. started out TO eN-
plore the current of the upper levels.
Circling around the course he mounted
upward in gradually widening circles
until he was flying far over the foot
hills 10 the west and over the city 10
tte north. In was bitterly cold and
HoxseV finally turned back. sweeping
down in beautiful spirals and figure
eiehts. He made a beautiful landing
coming 10 the ground after a flight OF
- minutes. So chilled he could hardly
walk While HONsey was soaring high
81 ~ % HaaH narF en-
around the course. jumping imaginary
fences. dipping and turning. with ma
chimes undec perfect control. John
stone was first in the air for the sec
Ond flights He was followed a mo-
raent later by HoNsey. but BroOkins
had not started his machine when
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