Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-02
AVIATOR KILLED BY
FALL FROM
MACHINE
FATALITY ATTENDS
KANSAS COUNTY FAIR
Unfortunate Man Crushed to-
Death Beneath Engine After
Being Driven to Flight By
TauntS of Crowd,

tfv Morning journal wpeclal Leases Wtrel
Norton, Kas.. Sept III. r. Frisbie.
the Curtis aviator. was Killed by q fall
at the Norton county fair this even
ing. Frisbe met with an accident
yesterday aud only went into the air
aean today when driven TO do 50 by
the taunts and ieers of the crowd.
FNisbie fell about 100 feet and the
engine ct his machine tel upon him,
crushing his lett side aud chest. lie
fingered Tor about an hour before he
died
Frisbie had been giving exhibitions
at Elmwood park for several DAYS.
Yesterday his machine acted badly
ana ne had a rall OF about forty feet
hut beyond bruises and shaking M
was not injured.
llc was skcptical about the ability
OF his machine to stand another
flight today and announced that he
would not take the air this afternoon,
but when this statement was COM
municatcd To the crowd There was an
iangry demonstration. The spectators
I hootcd and shouted "Fakir' ana re-
fused to listen To explanations.
Finally Frisbie announced, that
rather than have the big crowd go
away with the impression that he
| was not willing 10 do his best, he
would attempt a flight. Tie assembled
! from the track without difficulty, but
/ in attempting TO make turn the
! plane tipped and Frisbic lost control.
! As he came crashing to earth the
spectators could see the aviator try
! np to right the machine. but as II
/ Of ~ tfasr
lcrashed into a barn and then glanced
off to the ground, with Frishie under
meath.
Physicians who hurried to the avi-
ator's assistance expressed the onin-
! Ion at once that his injuries were
| fatal.
Frsbies wife, son and little girl
I were witnesses of the accident, Mrs.
Frlsbic being nrostratct when she
saw her husand fan Tonight she bit
terly denounrea the AZ ion OF the
spectntars n fareine A l. ashland 10
make the flight with a disabled ma
chine
After the accident il was learned
the Frisbie had told several OF those
about him before starting, that his
machine was not properly balanced
This he said, had caused the aeti-
dent Yesterday Even while the ma-
chine was rising from the ground to-
! day il did not appear to act right III
the opinion Of many persons, and
! these were not surprised at the out
come. Frisbic was plainly aVefse t'
making the flight. He said that IN
addition to the disabled machine, the
wind was unfavorable-"co coming IN
spurts,' he expressed it.
J. w, Scott. manager of the Curtis
! company who Is here said, however
tonight that the blame for the ac'
cidcnt was not to he laid to the ma
/ chine.
| Mr. Frisbie was forty-sevcn years
old and was native Of Oswego. \
", where his parents still reside. ll'
! Is survived hv widow and fou
children. The oldest son, Donald
aged twenty-one ana five year ol,
daughter in addition 10 Mrs. Frisbc
were at the grounds when today's ac'
cident occurred. Two other daugh.
ters, aged respectively eighteen anc
thirteen. are living in Rochester
| New York.
Frlsbie. popularity known as the
Irish aviator" has been attempting
aviation fCats for tWenty-siX years
according to his son Donald. but his
experience with heavier than air ma
chimes dates back only q little moro
than a year. He was formerly witt
the Moisant flyers. and took part il
the meet at Belmont park and tn,
| recent big race at Chicago. He wa'
last at Overland park, Denver wher
Ralph Johnstone was killed.
Mrs. Frisbie will leave 1t O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon with the body
| for Oswego, n. Y.