AVIATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 26, 24 September 1912, Page 6

AVIATION.

ASTLEY'S LAST MOVE

(By Electric* Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, September 23.

Astle-y was" a Wealthy man, who inherited Sir John Astley's fortune and married May Kinder, the actress. When ■ he realised that he had lost control, and that an accident was certain, he frantically waved to the onlookers to move. He turned the machine, and just cleared the crowd. ;,;, j Berlin, September 22. Bittner, an inventor, ascended the Pillar of Victory to test a new parachute. The device failed, and Bittner was dashed to "pieces. A cinematographer who was present to record the descent photographed tho tragedy. AVIATOR's'jOKEz AVIATOR'S JOKE CAUSES ACCIDENT. (Received 11.0 a.m.) ■New York, September 23. At the aviatcr. who was disguised in woman's dress, made -a flight in -an aeroplane over J ;he iheads of'enormous crowds at the a*v\a tionTmeet. flew down Michigan Avonue scattering automobilists, w'lio fled for safety in all directions. The excitement caused'the upset of a launch containing eight persons, Who were flung into the water, but they Were rescued by a tug.

Two -hydroplanes capsized simultaneously and the occupants had a narrow escape.