Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-09-06
G.. w. & j. E. Bauknight,
Walhalla, South Carolina.
3 AvIAToRs PLUNGE TO DEATH.
Fourth Falls into Water, But Mirncu-
1ously Escapes Death.

Boston, Sept. 2-The first accident
In the two years of aviation at
Squantum occurred early this after
noon when Jos. S. Cummings fell 800
feet in Bleriot monoplane into Dor
chester bay, but managed to drag
himself out and swim ashore. He
was badly bruised, but expects to
resume flying next week.
When he started up to-day the
sun was half way to the zenith and
the wind was light. He made O.
circle of the field and then started
SOut over the Wi ter. He said after
ward that the sun got in his eyes,
and before he realized it the mono
plane was diving for the water.
Cummings had worked himself
free of his machine. but one Of the
flying blades of the propeller struck
him before it stopped. He was
swimming for the shore when the
whale boat reached him and took
him in.
Dashed to Death
Norton, Kan, Sept. 2.-Unable to
face the jeers and ridicule of The as
sembled thousands who gathered
here yesterday at the Norton county
fair to SEQ him fly, John ]. Frisbie,
the aviator, ascended in his disabled
Curtiss biplane only to be dashed to
his death when the weakened ma
chine gave way.
Frisbie met with a serious acct
dent to his machine Thursday, and
was unwilling to make the attempt
to fly yesterday, knowing that his
machine was unsafe.
1t was only when he could no
longer resist the taunts and con-
temptuOas sneers at his courage.
made by the crowds, that he tried
to make a flight.
His wife and two children we're in
the audience that saw him hurled to
his feath from height of 100 feet,
Theengine OF his machine fell on top
OF nim' crushing his left side and
chtSt. He lived about an hour.
jFrisbie had been giving exhibit
tpns at Elmwood palk for several
days. Thursday his machine acted
badly and he had a fall Of about 40
feet, but beyond bruises and shak-
ing up was not injured.
lie was skcptical about the abili-
ty of his machine to stand another
flight and announced he would not
take the air Friday afternoon, but
when the statement was communi-
Gated to the crowd there was an
angry demonstration. The specta-
tors jeered and tainted the aviator
and refused to listen to explanation.
Frlsb1e announced that rather
than have the big crowd go away
WIN the impression that he was not
willing to do his best, he would at
Tempt a Hight. He ascended from
ihe track without difficulty and at
taihed a height OF 100 feet, but in
attempting to make a turn the plane
tipped and Frisbie lost control As
ne came crashing to earth the sDec
tators could see the aviator irving
to right the machine, but as it an
preached the ground one of the
wings crashed into a barn and the
biplane, glancing off, struck the earth
with Frisbio underneath His wife.
son and little girl were witnesses of
the accident
Burned in ,Iid Air.
Troyes, France, Sept. 2.-Lieut,
DcGrailley, Of the Sth Cuissaires
from this city to-day, was burned TO
death In mid air. The disaster was
probably caused by the explosion of
the fuel tank, the burning fluid be-
ing scattered all over the machine.
The blazing aeroplane fell with its
pilot at Rigny-La-Nenneuee, about
20 miles from this city, and was
completely incinerated.
Falls to His Death.
Nanagis, France, Sept. Capt
Canine, one of the most experienced
aViators in the French army, fell
with his monoDlane while flying here
to-day and was instantly killed The
machine crashed to the earth with