“HUMAN FLY” KILLED.
DAREDEVIL’S FATAL FALL. By Telegrraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian a-nd N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, March 5Harry Young, the so-called ” Human Fly,” a professional climber tip the sides of skyscrapers, fell to his death from the ninth story of a hotel, while he was engaged in a publicity feat for the forthcoming Harold Lloyd film, entitled “ Safety Last.” Young's back was placarded with “ Safety Last. In corpora ted.” which name has been adopted by an organisation of dare devils who make their living hy risk ing their lives in public, and to whom the Assurance Companies ref rise grant policies because of the excessive risks they take.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16984, 7 March 1923, Page 5
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