Show Owner Claims Mule Frightened to Death By Airplane Noises CINCINNATI OHIO Jack is dead frightened dead frightened to death by low low- lows lowi i s flying airplanes near here Jack was an year old mule owned by b John Merkle who was wasat wasat wasat at work on a farm on North Bend road Jack died with his harness on Merkle said as he pulled a sled i Merkle declared that the strain I II I on the mules mule's heart caused by the thebe thebe I be be- lam from the aircraft was just I toj to much for Jack who never I II had known a sick day in his life I Mrs Carrie Baum who owns the j i farm where Jack was w a s being i worked told of Jacks Jack's passing I thusly I I That mule was like like a member of our family she said He really i I belonged belonge to ir 11 Tr Merkle who runs the farm bt bv na e a l him and ami worked him all all' the time We had him hitched to an I empty sled My son Louis hes he's 22 I Iwas II was driving and I was leading I Jack Then those th se airplanes came over They swooped down almost to the treetops and it looked like they were diving on us j i Then it happened Jack looked up at those planes for a second i H put his front feet out a little then started tc back up He shook a little too then collapsed and andI I died right died right in his harness When I I saw his tongue get purple I knew i he e was dead So I called a veterinarian ian fan i iThe IThe The doctor told me that Jack was scared to death that his heart just stopped beating The purple tongue and all all he he had all the I 1 II I I symptoms the vet said I I |