Show AERONAUT FATALLY F TALLY HURT His ms Balloon Collapses When Feet Peet in the Air Sterling Ills IUs Aug C Simmond a young aeronaut of Evansville Ind md was fatally injured last night by b a fall from his balloon baIlO n while making an ascension at this i lace In the pres presence presence presence ence of persons the monster bal bat loon with car and parachute equip ment meat attached shot up into the air A cheer followed the intrepid aeronaut but died on the lips of the spectators when with a resounding clap the big biggas biggas biggas gas bag exploded The balloon was feet in i the air when this happened and it began to descend rapidly Simmond with rare presence of ot mind desperately endeavored to cut the th para par parachute parachute chute chule away from the debris but though he succeeded the con contrivance contrivance did not have time to open and thus break the falL Man and parachute shot down to the earth with wih terrific ra rapidity rapidity Hundreds sickened at at the te sight and many women fainted the tainted as man struck the ground with wih a thud He was carried senseless to the hotel Phy Physicians PhysicIans Physicians examined him and found serious internal injuries and a fracture facture serous of the spine |