Garland Globe | 1906-08-04 | Page 2 | Fall May Prove Fatal

FALL MAY PROVE FATAL. Aeronaut Falls as a Result of Parachute Para-chute Falling to Open. Salt Lake City. With both ankles broken, with possibly fatal Injuries, and suffering from profound shock, Josoph McMnnn, an neronnut. Is lying at tho Holy Cross hospital ns the result re-sult of a fall from n balloon while mnklng an nscenslon at tho Salt Pal-aco Pal-aco a few minutes aftor 8 o'clock Sunday Sun-day nlgnt. McMnnn, who Is 29 years old and single, nnd whoso homo Is In a small town nour Des Molnos, la., was on tho program at tho Salt Palaco to glvo what Is known ns tho "cannon net." His performance wns wltnessod by a crowd of fully 3,000 persons. Tho parachute failed to open and McMann fell a dlstnnco of 200 feet, alighting In a flold ot cultivated ground.