The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-16
entered at n coming meet in Boston
Baldwin Withdraws Machines.

entered at a coming meet in Boston.
Baldwin Withdraws Machines.
Captain Baldwin. after the acct
dent, al once withdrew all his ma
chimes from the meet.
badgers mother died recently. and
80 far as Is known his stepfather, Mr..
Goettman, Is his only survivor
Johnstone's accident Was due. ac-
cording 20 expert aviators. 20 a SINH
lar unsupported flaw in the mechan-
ism OF his mOnoplane Just what II
was probably never will be known.
a. the engine is deep In the lake. and
the wood and canvas OF the planes
were broken and scattered by the ire
mendous impact with the surface OF
the water.
Wife Sees tombstone Fall.
Johnstone's actual fall WAS wit
messed by his young wife. although
II was not until half an hour later
that she was informed OF his death.
As the monoplaue faltcred in midair.
then crashed downward 10 the sur
face of the lake. the Young aviator
wife. who had been following his flight
closely. crasp'd e. mechanics arm and
exclaimed IN fear:
"Oh. OH. PITY. he's falling, My
boy will 10 kilicd,'
Wives OF half dozen other avia-
tors. whose attention had been riveted
on tho plunging machine. that was 10
carry the second victim Of the day
20 his death. rushed to Mrs John
stones side. and as the machine
hurflcd into tile lax" and out OF
I'd col #...
Johustono would suffer nothing worse
than a duckinc.
Possibly not" exclaimed tho fear
stricken wife. but YOU could see. the
way The machine plunged that -
CroiN had completely los' control OF
it. on. why don't they hurry mp and
get ouf 20 him Some of YOU men
must take me 20 q boat so can 20
out and help him"
wife Distracted.
'ut by this time q half a dozen
mechanics and hanfar attaches had
rushed up TO the group They
whispered 70 the women surrounding
Mrs tombstone that she must Dee
taken back 20 her apartments in
! Michigan Avenue hotel For five
minutes Mrs Johustonc pleaded %
be- allowed 'o cross the .sii and out
to the lake. where her husbands
machine had plunged Trcu another
mechanic rushed up fo fhe group and
assured Nr- Johus'ouc that her hus-
band had been pluckcl out o. the
lake unframed. THAT boat vas bring
iuE him ashore. and thI. %" would Join
her iu .ho hotel Immediately
N'as-lrod D., This Information.
which had been deliberately invented.
FOO calm rho fears of tho aviator's wife.
-Nc went back to her hotel and bur
ricdly laid OFT apparel for her hus
band For half 900 hour and moro she
waited. then 20 member o, The John
stone family took Der word ~ 90,
aviator death The young wife was
r-oe'ra'c'
Beachey Star.
Hcarhny Was the individual star in
fho .re.I events ~ rho fourth day Of
fHe International Aviation meet here
today lI- made the fastest trip
around rha mIr and Third lay. and
hlf fYr 3d. fnu would have won fao two
chief events.
fn fI. r.e1 contest FOR hiplanos
H.r.hrt arI Ncturdv made thc fu1i
ap 500 rock and lc,k dash Tho
$500 machine nsrr almost Within
reach of each other when Hcaclot
Ir.N r I.tt arI rounded ihc south
rt'Hr- II. Vls p'ultf'd lt The rur
fo.f c.rw .fs. and made fo drive 900
f1frI Hr 600 charge chat h' bad
f1I..I fIo ptlpn llo completed fh"
f'n 'sra H minutes ''. .'cund a-
ualrs' NrDurIt % m'rg'es g. -ec-