The Deadly Cost of a Daredevil's Stunt
A young man dies after a disastrous parachute exhibition at Snoqualmie Falls, leaving a grieving father to handle the tragic aftermath.
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August C. Anderson, Jr., the victim of the foolhardy parachute jump at Snoqualmie Falls on Sunday, died at 7:55 o'clock yesterday morning at Providence Hospital. His father, A. C. Anderson, Sr., and Dr. Harrell were with him when he died, but he never recovered consciousness. The father was terribly affected by the sad end of his only son. Young Anderson possessed a fair business education and was known as a steady boy, aside from his inclination to this hazardous sport. His father advised him against it, but he persisted.
“Young Anderson possessed a fair business education and was known as a steady boy, aside from his inclination to this hazardous sport.”
Parachute stunts and daredevilry were a staple of early-century public entertainment in the Pacific Northwest, often performed with little safety oversight. Today, Snoqualmie Falls remains a major tourist attraction, but it has transitioned from a site of industrial spectacle to a protected sacred site and public park.
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