Show A brau operator dead boston march 21 Thoin thomas its carroll boone the telegraph operator in the war balloon in the operations before santiago died sunday at the massachusetts chu general hospital as a result of an operation on a wound received in the fall of the balloon after it had find been shot to pieces bootie boone with two gov eminent officers performed heroic work in the great airship which was a tar target et for the spanish gunners until it fa fell into the trees and threw all the men out boone was caught in the drag anchor and was feard fearfully ally wounded lie he never fully recovered although since last fall up to within two days of his bis death lie he continued his work as a telegraph operator |