Show fell 1200 feet from a balloon in a park st bouts louts aug 28 releasing his grasp on a trapeze attached to a parachute as the latter opened to the wind 1200 feet about the ground john williams 38 years old has been dashed to death at red house park near cahokia III every bona in his body was broken as williams struck the ground with fearful force the tragedy Is said to have been tho result of the victims determination to make a baboon ascension As tho aeronaut prepared to make the ascension williams Is said io have rushed forward and seized the trapeze bar calling to bis friends goodbye good bye As ho clasped the bar the balloon rose into space carrying both the aeronaut and william As the parachute nara chute commenced to fall in the wind and the descent of the canvas was suddenly checked williams whose strength was exhausted was jerked loose from and bis body shot downward the aeronaut was uninjured and alighted a few yards away from tho williams met his death |