The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-15
3lPlANF led AND
v FELL ON BIRDMAN
Made lie Effort to Save Craft as
II Swept Down to Earth
Wreck.

ERIE, Pa. July 1i.-Bud Mars. well
known American aviator. was prob
ably fatally injured in this city shortly
after > o'clock this afternoon, when
he lost control of his air machine dur
ing flight. and crashed from a height
OF several hundred feet to the ground.
The heavy biplane dropped on top of
him. His injuries are OF such a ma
ture, il is said. that there is practic-
ally no hope for his recovery.
The ayiator's wife witnessed the
accident. and tonight her condition Is
serious, owing TO the shock. She was
overcome before she reached the
wreck. and was carried from the field.
Mars had made one successful flight
earlier in the afternoon. He was in
the air the second time when the acct
dent occurred. Several thousand
spectators were watching Mars. He
circled the field several times at a
height OF several hundred feet. Sud
denly the machine made a dip down
ward and Mars was seen TO jerk At
something in an effort to regain con-
troll Of the machine. II was n futile
attempt. however. and an instant later
the biplane struck the ground. The
machine was completely wrecked. and
Mars lay under IL. He was covered
with blood. and at first il was believed
he was dead.
Tonight DR.. Boughton issued
statement from the hospital TO the ei-
feet that the aviator's chest was badly
injured. that he had sustained concus-
sion OF the brain and suffered internal
injuries. while he is also bruised from
head 10 foot.
Take Wife TO Hospital.
Mrs Charles II. Strong. whose hus-
band owns the paper that was giving
the aviation meet. and her daughter.
Mrs. Thora Strong Ronalds. OF New
York. turned over their automobiles
To the physicians i'm order TO get the
injured man 10 The hospital as soon
as possible The automobile was just
leaving the field when the ambulance
arrived. and Mars was transferred TO
H. Hysterical and sobbing. Mrs.
Mars also was placed in the ambu-
lance and taken To the hospital with
her husband
Captain Thomas Baldwin. the veter-
an birdman. who was directing the
meet to-day. did not attempt a flight.
He Witnessed the accident. and was
much affected
Remarkable Record.
NEW YORK. july l4-James g..
Mars has many daring feats of the air
TO his credit. and in one respect his
record is unique Hc is the first Amer
lean aviator IL not the only one. OF
any nationality TO have made what
was practically a globe encircling tour.
Mars left san Francisco in December
and returned 10 New York last month
laden with trophies and a log book OF
over 200 successful flights in the ORR
cnt lie flew in Honolulu. Manila.
Sumatra. Japan. Java. Korea. Siberia.
Russia. and other out -of-thc-way
places. and on one occasion had
royal passcnger-th King Of Siam.
on a twelve-mile fight.
In this country ho has appeared at
times In every aviation center from
coast 70 coast. and has had most
varied career A. the axe Of lj years
be learned parachute jumping as a pu-
pil Of Captain Thomas Baldwin. and
his career includes circus riding. lion
tamiu-. hiEh diving and ballOoning
He first learned % ny with Curtiss.
and boo his second days lesson he
made 80 flights AZ Memphis he once
crashed down ON top of an automobile.
and was laid up for ten days with
painful injuries
" Mar accident M Eric to-day ter
inmates Boo death. hl- VIII hc tho soy
cntf.hrh IIn krpVr fo have been lost
bs aviation since fnc first Ua, record
cd ir rho death of Lieutenant Thomas
IS s. rr.d-'. O. $ g.. september H..
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