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Show V? - ntt - '- , .?M ' iJ" NORTON, Kas., Sopt 1 J. - mm: Friable, the Curtiss aviator, VJeM' was kll,ed by a fal1 at the 4 at I - -f Norton county fair this even- -f Wat - ing FrJsble met with an ao- 8-- -- cfdent yesterday and only -f ; went Into the air again today i when 'driven -to do so by the taunts and Jeers of the crowd. Frlsble fell about U00 foot and the engine of his machine fell on him, crushing -his left side and chest. He H lingered for about an hour before Tie Ri died HL Mob Shouted "Faker." i - Friable had been giving exhibitions S at Elmwood Park for Hfivnmi Aava ; Yesterday his machine acted badly Wm . and he had a fall of about forty feet, .H . but beyond bruises and a shaking up 1p was not Injured. Ho was skeptical !"H about tho ability of his machine to stand another flight today and an- : noimced that ho would not take the ' a'r th,s a0"10011' but when his state- V ment was communicated to the crowd' there was an angry demonstration. ill i The spectators hooted and shouted V "Faker" and refused to listen to ex- planatlons H Would Not Disappoint Crowd. V Finally Frlsble anncmnced, rajfcher than have the big crowd go away with t' the impression that he was nxt will- ing to do his best, he would attempt y a flight. He ascended from tho track ' without difficulty and attained a 1 '. height of 100 feet, but in attempting I to make a turn tho planes tipped and he loBt conirol. As he came crashing crash-ing to earth, the spectators could see . the aviator trying to right his machine, ma-chine, but as it ajrproached tho ground one of the wings crashed into a barn and the machine glanced off and struck the earth with Frisbic undcrneECth. f Wife Witnesses Aocldert. Pbyslctans who hurried to tils as- sistance expressed the orJnlon at 1 V once that his injuries were fatal. ' , Frisbte's wife, son and. little girl ' saw tho accident, Mrs. Frisbic was ; prostrated. Tonight she bitterly de- IIUUUV.CU lilt! OViUUU Ul UL1KI QlltH-UllUlii j In forcing her husband to make the flight with a disabled -machine. Frls- J bio was one of the well known avi- S ators, having flown at Belmont Park, !and was a participant in the recent meet at Chicago. After the accident It was learned that Frlsble had told several of those 1 about him before starting that his ma-! ma-! chine was not properly balanced. Frlsble was plainly averse to making ( the flight. 1 J. "W. Scott, manager for the Curtiss l company, who Is here, said however, 'ti that the blame was not to be laid to ; the machine. 1 Mr. Frisbie was 47 years old and 4 was a native erf Oswego, X. Y H-e is I survived by a widow and four'Child- fren. Friable, popularly known as the "Irish Aviator," has been attempting ascensions for 2G yvars, but his experience ex-perience with heavier than air nia- j chines, dates hack only a little mora t than a year. Ho was formerly with '$ the Moisant filers, and took part in ft the meets at Belmont park and the re-1 re-1 cent one at Chicago. 0 Mrs Frlsble will leave at 5 o'clock J tomorrow afternoon with the body for J Oswego, N. Y. |