Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-02
AvIATRIcE KILLED IN FALL
Miss Harriet Quimby, First Licensed
Woman Flyer, Drops Into Sea With
MenepIan-Passsnse Also Killed.

Boston, July Miss Harriet Quinn
her passenger. were killed last night at
Atlantic. when her Bleriot monoplane
fell 1000 feet into Dorchester bay.
Miss Quimby was the first woman to
win an aviators license In America and
the first woman to cross the English
channel in an aeroplane. Mr.. Willard
was manager of the Boston aviation
| meet.
| The accident happened when Miss
Quimby and Willard were returning
from a trip over Boston harbor to Bos-
ton Light, a distance Of twenty miles.
The flight was made in twenty minutes.
| The Bleriot, one Of the latest models
of military monoplanes. circled the avi-
alton field and scared out over the
, Savin Hill Yacht club, just outside the
aviation grounds.
Bodies Hurtis From Machine.
Heading back into the eight mile
gusty wind. Miss Quimby started to
volplane. The angle was too sharp and
one OF the gusts caught the tail Of the
monoplane, throwing the machine up
| perpendicular.
| For an instant it poised there. Then,
sharply outlined against the setting
sun. Willard was thrown clear Of the
chassis, followed almost Immediately
by Miss Quimby. Hurting over and
over the two figures shot downward
striking the water twenty feet from
shore.
| They splashed out Of sight second
before the monoplane plunged down
| fifteen feet away. 1t was low tide and
the water was only FIVE feet deep.
Men from the yacht club in motor
boats were on the spot quickly and
leaping overheard. dragged the bodte.
out Of the mud into which they had
sunk deeply.
Both Badly Crushed.
Both bodies were badly crushed
Several of Miss Quimby's bones were
broken and there were many large
bruises on her body Willard. wht
weighed 100 pounds. hit the water fact
first. and over one eye there was {
cash from which blood was flowing
He. too, sustained several fracture'
and bruises.
, The clothing of both filters was tori
mud that it was several minutes be
fore the doctors and nurses could de-
termine the extent Of the injuries.
When the victims were brough
, ashore the bodies were laid on tn
ground on the edge of the aviation
field The crowd rushed over, but I
troop Of state cavalry held the peopl
back while DR.. George Sheahan, tn
field surgeon, with his staff and
nurse. made hasty examinations. In
few moments ambulances arrived an
the victims were taken to the Quinc
hospital.
Another Woman in Air Sees Fall.
FLYING high overhead at the time o
> the fall was Miss Blanche Stuart Scott
another aviatrice taking part in tn
meet
From her high altitude Miss Scot
had watched Miss Quimby's flight an
. was near by when the gust upset tn
monoplane. In the excitement OF tn
, moment no one noticed Miss Scott. bu
1 when Miss Quimbys body was brough
ashore all eyes were directed aioft, an
8 Miss Scott was seen making sweep
ing circles over the field at height {
about 500 feet
Twice she started to descend. br
each time she was seen to falter.
: another moment, summoning all he
nerve she turned the nose Of her ma
chine downward and landed safel
, coIiapsinR In her seat before any or
D could reach her.
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