New Britain herald., 1929-08-13
Parachute Jumper Stage Struck,
 Loses Manuscript In Drift Down,
 Broadcasts Only Three Sentences
Sensation of Grand Drop Still Concealed From Painting
 Public-Radio Thrills Missing As Vast Silence Envelops Loud Speakers

New York, Aug. IS (UP)-That part of the radio audience which is curious to know what a parachute jumper thinks about in the midst of a jump has a right to be cynical today.
 Mr. H. G. Bushmeyer, parachute jumper, when approached by the National Broadcasting Company to tell of his sensations while Jumping. jumped at the chance. And then he and the National Broadcastlng Company failed the public. It had been faithfully promised that MT Bushmeyer would ascend 10000 feet in an airplane, descend lo,obo feet in a parachute, chatting with the radio audience all the while over portable broadcasting set strapped to his back.
 Got Stage Fright
 Only two things marred the per formance. MT. Bushmeyer did not ascend 10000 feet and he did not chat. In fact, he got stage fright. And then the whole sordid plot came to light. MT. Bushmeyer, it seems, decided before he ever went up what he was going to think about while coming down.
 He even went so far as to place his thoughts on paper and when he had finished he found he had 5000 | words worth of thoughts. He tucked the manuscript in his pocket and | climbed into plane. At the alti- tude of 5000 feet-1, ,0o0 feet short of his promise-Mr. Bushmeyers desire to make a speech became overwhelming and he stepped into space, reaching nonchalantly for his manuscript. Then he had that sink ing feeling: the manuscript waS gone.
 Mr. Bushmeyer drifted down 1,oo0 feet or so, thinking things that the radio audience probably would no care to hear, but saying never 2 word. At 1000 feet he sought te regain comamnd of the situation b. talking extemporaneously.
 Says Three Sentences
 "Well, now, folks" said Mir. Bush meyer in a limp voice. ''here 1 am I'm in the air over Roosevelt Field and what I'm saying is being broad cast by. the National Broadcastins Company
 Everyone waited breathlessly fo, him to say Now that reminds mt of the story of the travelling sales man. but MT. Bushmeyer student. was besieged by stage fright. A 5000 feet he was still silent: at 4. 900 feet some of the National Broad casting officials on the ground sus gcsted that Mr. Bushmeyer was loaf ing on the job: at 2,000 feet it be came apparent that there was to b. TO more speaking and MT. Bush meyer was left to drift ingloriousl. into a tree top. From that verdan perch he recovered his voice, indlg rantly denying he had been stricke, by stage fright. He explained tn silence by saying his antenna ha become tangled in his harness an that even had he shouted till hi lungs burst the radio audience woul have heard nothing but gurgles.
 Even Announcer Stumpcd
 Meanwhile, an announcer wh was to have told people from coas to coast how a parachute jumper i the midst of cerebral contortlon appeared while gliding earthwar also met difficulties. He could nc describe MT. Bushmeyer because tn weather was too thick for MT. Bus. 5 meyer to be visible. and. it develop ed, the announcer had not bee crafty enough to prepare a manus } cript.