Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-09-25 | Page 3 | Ride in Airship Results in Death

I 1 III P IN orville wrights ls aeroplane overturns in the air and falls to ground with occupants lieutenant selfridge of the signal corps corpa of the army Is fatally injured while inventor wright may recover prom from effects of the pall fall WaL hington after having drawn iho attention ot of the world to lo his nero plano flights at fort myer and having established new worlds world B rec ards for heavier than air flying ma chines cli tries wright on thursday net met a mishap while snaking a teoman two man flight tiro the waa as accompanied by lieutenant thomas 13 11 selfridge of tile the farrial corps of the army lieu tenant Self iid ft was waa fatally injured and filed died at 8 10 0 clock at night mr wright was aa but la Is expected to mcconer while the machine was encircling the a propeller blade snapped off and hitting some borno other part of tho the Intile indicate ate eccli bulam caused aused it to overturn in the tha air and fall to the ground enveloping the amo vo occupants in the debris soldiers find spectators ran across the he field to where the acro aeroplane plane had fallen and assisted in 1 lifting if ting mr wright and lieutenant selfridge aiom under the tangled mairs of machinery rods roda wires and of muslin