St. Clair, Professor - 1889

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Professor St. Clair, the xx in attempting to give his “leap from the clouds” at the fair ground park at Houston, Texas, on Sunday, 12th inst., lost his grip on the parachute and fell 300 feet to the earth.  Nearly every bone in his body was broken.  <Part of the newspaper is un-readable.>
~ Jeannette Dispatch, Friday, May 24, 1889, Page 1, Column 6

You can visit the memorial page for Professor St. Clair.