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Show AVIATOR MARS HAS PROBABLY f AM FALL ! Plunges at Erie, Pa., From Height of Several Han-f Han-f dred Feet. ! H'HIIi-H-l'H-l-HH'l I I I M I I 1 , KKIK. P.i . .I ll, IS --At the , llriniett hospital, where .1. '. : i Hti! ") M-irs !if crushed by i- hit. tall with in aeroplane yes- ' f t'T'lav. it wit rportii Ht H 4 j H" nVUwk this nicrnitiif that the : -r axiator if in :m( irn :ro ! con I ihtion .inl tiir opinion is , t hr-!.(l that thpn' an no bones I- broken nl no frm-turf of the ' xknll. tin" fi r-t superficial ex $ alnili itlon itiilii-Htpil. 1 1 her J 4 rvaminatirin of the injured man t- I will lie made tndav. It also wax vh.lnl at tin IWritnl that .Mr. ! I -r Mar would rrfiiver ' j ERIK", Ph.. .Inlv I.V-J. . (Bul) 1 Mnrw. el! known Amenao aviator. I ridiahlv was fatally injured here Ute vcter-iflv when hi' o-t control of hi- "r.vJiiT tt? w rrt ww erweHeel sas a i height of wverHl hun-lrc-l feet to t he j uioniin. The lieavv biplane dropped on ; top uf hint. His injuries arc of uc)i it i nature. 'it is that thcr. is prac ' tn-allv no hope of his recovery. The aviator's wife witnewd the nr ci.Ienr and tontuht her condition ii sen-I sen-I ouh, due to th hock. Mars had made one siicecyful flight ; earlv to the afternoon. He waa in the ! air for the second time when the acci-! acci-! dent occurred. Several thouand spec tatorn were watching him. He cirelerl the field several times at height of several hundred feet. Suddenly the m;ichin made the dip downward and Mars waa seen to jefk at somethne in an eff-yt to regain con troi. It was a futile attempt, however, and an instant later the biplane struck the ground. The machine was eom pletelv wrecked and Mum lav under it. He was covered with Mood and t firt it was believed he was dead. )r. Bonghton and (iiffilott. who were present a spectators, were joon at hi? side and he was carried to an improvised impro-vised field hospital. The serious nature of Mars 'a injuries was evident and he whs rushed to a hospital. Ton iff lit Dr. Houghton issued a statement that the aviator ehest wag hadlv injured, that he had sustained eoneuwion of the hnitn and nuffered internal injuries, while he it also bruised from hcad to foot. The aviation meet here was given under un-der the auspieei of a newspaper. After his first fliifht Mars fixed several levers on tha machine. He started thi second flight a few minutes before 5 oVloek. fie had not been in the air long when for some reason he started to descend. The machine rocked badly for a time and then shot downward with terrific velocity. The amazed spectators stood atiH for a moment. There was a seream and Mrs. Mars, the hirdtuan's wife, ritahed toward the wrecked machine. Before she reached her husband's side, hew-ever, hew-ever, she was overcome and was ferried fer-ried from the field. |