The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17

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A,ot1Nt tnt @ctccnt tombstone could
% seen cuts ans tnt levers oDou< his
-..->, 800 St.e ~ lsNtSi'eo SPECTATORS
w ~. o, ~ ~ some chance ne So1ld
net rlgrt ms meehine and SAKE him-
sell rom QSatn.
Wntn the 9efopiahe struck the
s:,ecsAtors rushed from tue grand
stas'a ana 2aodock ana literally mob
Deu one announcer trying 20 a9ceFtain'
the Sate oI me oartpg &irman.
fnystct2ns hurried lrom the pack9
ana StenostAno, ana even they mad to
pe1t IN tlf Way through tno crowd To-
set 70 the ftctin. Ions oetors they
ssLLtteo on rae scene Sonpstone was
oeao
s.asI''nc tuyiie ootncrS@uits,
- go" Nn9 ~@< S'ttsos ~ az 1d-
e@.,tct..S, A.tnin evV rect OF SVne-
800. "Nel' 'nF e'in'en ny tne se0"ho,
.r -. 49, 800. 49,,
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f5,c fs1 $500, - ~. :. - .2 y .Sl'
See fsst sse''s4 S s',f,e, vas eooes
lanv Find Nhise fsSisoy sg,..s-.e -
teasn of efsv ,,,,e -, ,S,,,:t
( lv hinder fSe *a1,irs~ ! ar,ssIs,> M.
driver rufles Them ba,Sl< Ell f3, -, 49,,
on their hannches. ,T'l,e r,,aei,s re- s5S
not miss them ten feef.1 -. -
One spectator. declares thar nothinr
broke while in The air nat thai fhe
machinery seemed 10 stop snddenlv.
Then he said. she aeroplane start
ed Tor the earth exactly as 3 leaf falls
with a peculiar haif-sDiral- naIf-
aoating motion. which was maintain
ed though at terrific sneed until
within thirty feet Of the Ground, when
It dropped like a plumr1et."
Had Trouble Before Flight.
tombstone had trouble when he first
started preparations TO dv. 4is
motor worked badly. and after he got
y so tEst Il promised to give no fur
ther trouble he found that his steering
apparatus was not in good trim and
Then he had more trouble with his
motor, and II wss sometime after
Br0okins and Hoxsey were amusing
the crowds before he got into the air.
but when once Up his graceful evolu-
tons secured for him the major share
Of attention and admiration,
The spectators who wanted thrills
were fully grained by the seemingly
reckless work Of Broolzins ard Hoxsey
but the majority found the careful
was less OF strain on the nerves and
ne was given the lions share OF ap-
plause when in the air. and OF praise
when ne alighteo.
5otn legs,, BIS neck, and back were
orQkeh, and the bones of his thighs
were forced through the flesh and
through his heavy leather garments.
Brookins and Hoxsey hurried 70 his
side after HIS fan and helped remove
the body tombstone had an accident
yesterday, just as he was starting up.
and today when he gave the signal a
dog rushed in front OF his machine
barking furiously. The brute could
not be driven away, and was still in
fun cry when Johnstone rose for his
last flight.
ltschewed New ThrilTers.
He said that he would not try any
now stunts here. as ne feared the up-
per currents. but his spiral attempt
Yesterday had il been successful. !
would have surpassed anything his
comrades have tried
When Johnstone left the home OF
his uncle in Kansas City, kan. last
sunday. W. NJ Federmann, his uncle.
said;
- suppose I'll receive telegram
one OF these days to come after your
remeins.'
mot mine" replied Johnstone.
'fNfhea I make "A Digit j have my
plans we'll laid. Before leave tho
ground know exactly what / am GO
Ing 70 do. Don't worry about me be-
ing injured
Burial IN Kansas City,
Mr. Federmann wired last night that
be would come tc Denver and take
Johnstone's body. 20 Kansas city for
oorial The aviator was born in KAN
s1s ely thsrtS years ago His parents
G1o arc oh p Taw v m,1e and two chill