Show CRUSHED UNDER BASKET Prof Richard Abegg Distinguished Chemist Dead as Result of Balloon Accident Prussia April 4 Prof Richard Abegg a distinguished chemist and professor of ot chemistry at the Uni Un University University of was killed while at attempting attempting attempting tempting a landing following a ba balloon loon flight yesterday Professor Abegg who was as fond of ot ballooning ascended here yesterday in inthe inthe i ithe the balloon Silesia which belongs to the Aeronautic society He was accompanied by a woman relative Q and Karl Kari I Gerstel an engineer Strong Str mg wind pur purI ur rents were encountered and when the th balloon rached tho the vicinity of pt Tessin In i Schwerin It was decided decide dang dangerous rous to continue the flight Ac Accordingly Accordingly Accordingly cordingly the gas valve was opened and the balloon dropped slowly to earth Gerstel and the woman but before the professor could get out of the basket 11 a gust of ot o wind caught I up the balloon bag and nd dragged the basket along the ground for tor some distance skull was crushed and his legs broken He died 1 soon Boon afterward j jt j t |