The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-23
FALLS TO DEATH
Ralph Iohasou's AaopIane Drops Five
Hundred Feet end he
IS INSTANTLY KILLED

| s;axcator> II Overland Pnrk--
Aviator - ManSiei ID the Wreck
and Ever, Bone l. Broken.
! With one wing ZIP 0: bis machine
c.um ol.-d :is: piece oi paper
Ralph Joanstou-. ,h- daring yoUns
aviator. ao!ter o: e. "o.its Az
:ude record. dropped TX. 2!uU!ne;
from A heiya; OF ~. hundred :e-;
INTO the inclosure 81 Overland PARK
aviation field. q; D-nver. Col. o.:
| Tnarsdav afternoon
He was instantly killed. "h.n
SPECTATORS reached him his body lay
| beneath the engine OF the e:p!ane.
With the white planes :ha; had .a:!-
I'd him II ;!me OF need. Wrapped
nbou, I: like 3 shroud. Near.y e'e:y
bone in his BODY ~as broken.
He lad samb!ed @!;h death once
TOO often. but he played the game
10 the end. fighting cody and gT!nl!
20 the last second to regain contTo.
OF his broken machine.
Fresh from bis i-!uuphs at Bel
mon: PARK. where he had oroken the
worlds record tor attitude H.;a
Sigh, OF s.1i4 tee;. Johnson attempt
ed 20 give the thousands OF specta-
tors an extra thrill with lis most
daring feat, the sp!ra! g!!de. which
has made the Wright av!ators fam
ras The spectators got their 'hr'l
The :a.a! f..h; ~as .hv seconJ
Johns,one had made during the az
.ernoon. In the arst flight. when ae
was n the a!r with Hoxsey and
Brook!ns. he had gone through bis
usual program me o. dips and sl!des
with the machine apparently under
perfect control. Then Johnston rose
again and after few circuits OF the
course to gain height. headed 70
ward the foothills Still ascending
he swept back IN big circle and as
he reached the north end OF the en-
closure he started his spiral gliding.
He was ~ an altitude OF about
500 :eet. W..h his planes t:ltnd a
al angle o: almost 2:re;: degrees.
he swoope-i down IN uar-o" ci-e.'-
the aeropiane seeming 20 turn Amos
IN is own length, AS he started taS
second circle. he middle spur. which
braces the LEFT side o. TIE !o~s:
siane gave way and ;h~ winds tips o!
10th upper AID lower planes :o.deG
Up az though hey aat been hinged
For second johnstone at:empte.
20 right ;he plane by working ne
other wing ,!p Then ;he horriteos
spectators say the plane swcVve Ike
a wounded Bird and riuccr s;Ta:sA.
toward IN. earth.
Johnston. ~as thrown from b.
sea; as the uooe Of the piac" r"uaG
downward Ee caush: on one O.
his wire stays between he plane
anc s-asp-d Oh. o: he wooden hrac
"a OF the uppe! plane "!il:
both HANDS hen. working
wi,h hands AID :eei. he !ouES: !.
main strength 20 warp The planes sc
hat :hel- surface might catch "a
air and check lis descent. 20!
secoad j, seemed ,ha; ae nigh; sue
iced. io- :he football helmet he ~o-,
Slew OF aat .e!i muca more rapic!!
than :he picue.
The hope vas mowen;ary. 10"
.ve.. .o7 when aboa; SOC zee: :-oT
ne ground The machine t:-ned coni
ple:e,v over. and the Spectators Het
soldly as :he broken plane. With III"
aviator s,!l! fighting Sr:u:iy - -
mesh OF wires aat STAYS p!EnSrr
aasoag them w!:h crash
S-arcely had loh2a;orc h.t :o'
ground he:or. nl".a!d me-. sn" 40
.c-E sIarc.... over .h- S-"ckasc
lighting With each other :oT soHT
.ni-s. On. Of rae hroHca wo"t "a:
lad goa. Almost through Joansone
n.:y Before doc.or- could :e.c:
=. -c.ae on. slaG HAD ;"-C -:
splinter from the body and ruE Away
carving his trophy Hi;h -. s::::r;o:
,loot SIT. dripping from - eGds
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