| Show I THE r t LIST LAST l r FEW FEAT ff r OF f ft t I MM t tI I While Attempting the Cannon Act He Fell Two Hun Hundred HunI Hundred I dred Feet DEATH CAME THIS MORNING i iI I 1 I I lynch t Performance I cr Ii lire VIII V ii I be IJ h I at nt atI I 1111 ho SHIt Smi I I I IN In iv I I itt I I fo lois 1111 cli I 1 ut I I Aei Joseph Ih Mc lann l Is II dead tI as asa a aa aa a result of 01 Ing a daring tent feat In midair I r about h last Iet evening The net lIel that cOst cust the Ihl HIM 10 till his ne life 1 by b thousands thousand of oC people mUtT many of o whom were at t the Salt all Place Palace lAce grounds others viewed the tile fatal Ulu from Crom thur thuir own on yard am Nightly for a 0 week pest imst the balloon a u as Ion hiss beets been made and nd remarks tI have been n heard h rd on oh every side that the thebold thebold bold performer would take lake a Ii trip trIll Into the thi region of or clouds once one too ti often The Th Inon nt 1 wax was the feat fest t t un 1111 undertaken by 11 ll after atler an aseen plon had been cx fully taken by another performer lc I con oon e n in Pm A R connon which was u fastened to 10 the parachute of oC the When tien tiena a 1 necessary height is III attained a u usually from SOO IO 00 to 1000 fet feet Il l the parachute la is rut Cut loose 1110 and after descending A en certain tain Iliin tam distance the man iian In is shot hot Into Inlo the theair theair air falling swiftly until a II second part para parachute chute diu Ie his speedy descent dell and the former ormer lands safely arel on terra lelTa firma The rh balloon ascended properly until the tJ height was U reached Mc lc I If titer tired red the pistol pl lol which I was Willi a signal I for lor the Ibe loosening of at the UtI cannon The signal was obeyed by bythe bythe the aeronaut who bo however failed to 10 hoar hear or at III I least to heed the second shot which was wan Intended to lit let him bin know when hen to cut loose from rom the first parachute The man waa too near mr the ground when at ill last 1111 he responded for or the parachute to be of oC much avail all and amid whIte while the descent was wa impeded In velocity h struck tIme the Ih ground with great reat force loret and was WA picked up shortly afterwards un with injuries already mentioned Rather Hairier than view the Ibe terrible fall that threatened Instant death to 10 the performer Informer many lain p ople averted their gaze Iaze while the Oes of oC others were Immovably transfixed upon the scene It le III safe cafe to III ii say that these there are arc thoe tho among last 1111 nights spectators al lAtora who VI hI he will never again with wIsh h to tu behold hold a ascension Noting the direction that the balloon was tas as taking lAking before the thu descent d was 11 al at attempted tempted l C V M it J Hawley had gone gOlle to a al aI at t I l where h hll he i thought ht tIme the aeronaut It t When th the Uhl i was wan to ground he was wan picked tip by II Mr and aru Adolph dolph I Love evey of 01 Hi u last Kant Ita t street who at 1 once un I sow sats that wan WAIl Injured He lie wa was taken take to 10 the tie office of II Dr Par Parmelee melee and aid later removed to Iu th the Holy I froM IIO IC hospital At first It II was ties thought lIal might recover I but bul lie hf grew Me steadily llly wore curve during the Ihl and aud expired between i 8 and amid 6 clo this morning despite all 1 that I ecu suId uld Id be bt done for him The unfortunate man mall was a II nathe of or Iowa JOWl wax was about II 19 years yearn of 01 age ag and auth lie He hall hail followed the Ih life of ot an 11 aeronaut for tor some and m many times Ilmis had performed the fr frt feat t that thaI last hit night proved fatal fati It Is said Mild that Ihal In h never before foff met mt with an n accident of ot any consequence f Vie The body bod l Is II at an undertakers undertaker awaItIng arrangements for disposition 1 of 01 the remaIns remain A balloon perform performance Jl ance will IK be given glyen at the Rail Halt Palace f al III 7 jM this evening to raIse means to 10 audit 11 In the hI I burial of ot h The made good money but hUI Is U said to 10 have hac hll 1 lied died almost M |
