Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-10-08 | Page 1 | Russian Aviator Dashed to Death

RUSSI1 ilffl OJSeiO DEATH Falls From Machine at Height of 1600 Feet Lie fore Eyes of Wife. ST. PKTICRSBURG. Ocl. 7. Cuptain .Maclevlch, thc Russian military aviator, was killed today in a fall from a Volson biplane. The accident occurred during nn altitude competition, which way won by Captain Mirclcvioh. who reached a height of .onn reel. 'Maclevlch had rleen S."J feet, but deckled de-ckled to descend. When at a height of 1600 feet bis machino upset and the aviator avia-tor was thrown out. lie camo hurtling down like a plummet, reaching thc ground before tho biplane. Every bone In lily body was broken excepting an arm. It Is the belief, of the physicians that he died of heart failure before reaching .the ground. Loss of control of a lever Is supposed sup-posed to have been responsible for the accident. Tho lad of the aviator caused a panic among the spectators. The wife of Maclevlch Ma-clevlch became delirious and It Is feared she will be. permanently Insane. Maclevlch was considered the most skillful and careful of Russian military aviators, and only last Wednesday tool: Premier Slolypin for a ten-minute lllghL