The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20

Macon, Ga, October 19.-Eugene Ely. the well known aviator, was fatally in
 Jured at tho State Fair grounds this aft erroon shortly after o'clock when his ,aachine failed to rise from a sensational dip and plunged with him J0 feet to the ground. He fell in the presence of nearly 5000 people to the middle of the inclosure of the mile track, after almost clearing | tue machine by a desperate leap when he realized his peril His body was broken | in score of places, and he died Il min utes later, regalning consciousness just before the end, long enough to mutter: l T lost control--I know I am going to l die
 Ely made remarkable flight this morning, shortly before noon, ascending 1 the atmospheric heights to an altitude of I 310o feet. At 2;45 o'clock he began his | second flight of the day, rising graee- fully from tho track inclosure, which he l circled in a feS minutes, traveling at about 30 miles an hour. As he was com r,etng the circle he made one of his {, famous dips, seemingly to startle the thousands beneath him who were watch 1 ing with straining eyes.
 The .birdl6e machine shot down with tremendous velocity and the crowd ap- rlauded, thinking the aviator would rise, | ds he had done many times before, in the manner of a bird. But Ely seemed to lose his grip on the lever, for the ma chine continued it's downward plunge to the eartls and he attempted to rise from lis seat. In faetsrhe relased the lever al 1 tc gether and half jumped, barely clearing
 the aeroplane as it crashed to the ground. l. was demolished, bits of wood and metal flying hundreds of feet, so great
 vas the impact, while Ely struck with
 terrific force.
 Scores rushed across the track to where
 he lay, a bloody, inert mass. He was
 tenderly removed from beneath the
 wreckage and carried to the shade of his hangar Runners. searched the grounds
 for physicians. while others telephoned for ambulances. The crowd surged about the hangar, but were kept in order by the policemen who had gathered. In the meantime everything possible was done
 for the injured man, but he died shortly after reaching the hospital.
 Ely Jeff his wife in New York two
 weeks ago to come to Macon to give @ series of flights for the Georgia State Fair in his Curtiss biplane. En route he stopped at Davenport, Ia, to visit rela- tives. He had been giving spectacular aerial demonstra tions here for eight days going up on one occasion in a rainstorm
 Today he offered to make a flight by night, painting his craft with phosphorous so as to startle the natives" he told the ia directors. The offer was declined, for the reason that he wanted S10O0 and the association thought the sum too large and the performance unnecessary.
 Before making his ascent this after noon Ely told his attendants that he feared something would happen and asked them to notify his wife imme diately at St. Marbury Hall, 164 West 14Sth street, New York.
 The message notifying Mrs. Ely of her husbands death was sent by the management of the fair association. Ely's body will be taken to New York by his associates early tomorrow
 New York, October 19-Eugene Ely was United States. His reputation was also international being experienced as a pilot He has probably done as much as any other American aviator in further ing military experiments with the aero plane, particularly in connection with the United States navy It was Ely who first made the flight from a warship, starting from the United States steamship Birmingham off Norfolk. Va. in Novem- Der last year. Subsequently at San Fran