Show POLO PLAYER IS DROWNED IN I FALL FROM HIS HYDROPLANE HYDROPLANE I PHILADELPHIA Oct 24 Alexander Alexander jL PHILADELPHIA Brown the tho widely known polo player of or this city fell from his hydroplane hydroplane hydro- hydro plane piano Into Inlo the Delaware river at Essington Es- Es In ton below this city toda today and wits was ti d. ro wn ed Brown along with other wealthy wealth Philadelphians had been making freQuent frequent frequent fre fre- quent flights at Essington lIe He was inthe inthe inthe in- in the air last nl night ht and today's flight was wa to have been his last laRt In iii a test for Cor Cora fora or ora a license Brown was about feet up when watchers noticed that something some seme- thing thIn was wrong wrong- and a a. moment later the thc machine dropped into tho the river Brown was a pupil of or the Philadelphia Philadel phia school of oC aviation at Essington ton Weather cather conditions wore ideal for Cor or his flight and confidence had been expressed ex ex- pressed that he would have no trouble In winning his license He was well I down the tho river rl and had been in tho the air about abc ten minutes when the tho hydro hydro- aeroplane was seen to careen careen as If Ie the pilot had harI lost control Before the planes could be he adjusted the machine fell CeIl Into the water near the New ew Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey shore Attaches of oC the tho aviation school ol rushed in a speedy motor boat to to- the spot where Brown fell Cell but only the I tips of oC the tho wings o of the machine were visible The machine was raised an and Brown Drown was found Cound wed wedged ed lI tightly between be be- tween stanchions Efforts to revive revl him failed falle Mr Brown not only had an International International reputation as polo player hut but was also known as a a. bl big game Jame hunter He was prominent in social circles of oC this city Nc New cw York and Newport |