daring aeronaut drops to death in the presence of two thousand horrified peo pie at san jose CaSS fornIa san jose calif july 18 with women fainting and men sobbing daniel maloney who has made numerous public ascensions with professor go aeroplane feil feet to his death at santa clara this morning professor montgomery had announced an ascension from the grounds of santa clara college in honor of the league of the cross cabets cadets who aro holding their annual encampment in that town the announcement no attracted probably 2000 people who watched with interest the huge machine as it shot up from the college garden attached to a huge balloon at fhe height of maloney cut loose and began maneuvering the aeroplane he circled gracefully about for some minutes having tue machine apparently under perfect control then he essayed a deep dip suddenly the machino swerved hesitated and turned completely over it righted sank down a considerable distance and turned over again maloney was clinging desperately to bia seat and evidently endeavoring to regain his control but all his efforts were in vain again the aeroplane turned in the air and this time the wings came together and the man and machine plunged straight downward while the horrified spectators gazed helplessly upward amid shrieks and groans many people rushed to the scene while others turned away weeping A number of cabets cadets first reached the unconscious man and picking him up they conveyed him to the college hospital his head was fractured and blood was flowing from his ears and mouth he expired within a short time the aeroplane which was constructed ted of the toughest oak procurable was ground into small fragments