New York, Aug. 31, The well-known aviator M. Mer-maz who succeeded in crossing the South Atlantic last year has, just veen the victim of a serious accident.
While he was testing a new machine for a large construction] firm, the two wings of his aeroplane broke at a height of 3,000 metres. The large crowd who were watching [were afraid that the pilot would be Killed but he succeeded in escaping] cly means of his parachute, Unfortunately at the moment of the accident certain parts of the broken machine damaged the para-Jehute which fell at an abnormal speed. M. Mermez, however, without losing his presence of mind feucceeded in reaching the ground ithout serious injury. He sustained and was taken to condition gives no jcaase for anxiety.A.1
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