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HUMAN FLY' FALLS 10 STORIES TO DEATH; Harry F. Young, Scaling Martinique Hotel for a Movie Film, Misses His Grip.

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The astonishment of a large crowd of men and women turned to dismay yesterday when, ten stories up the sheer wall of the Martinique Hotel, Harry F. Yovng, steeplejack, or " human fly,' missed his grip by a fraction of an inch or so and fell. He died a few moments later. View Full Article in Timesmachine »