Chicago Tribune Obituary, July 23, 1919, Page 2.
At Duty's Post
Photographer Who Died of Injuries Received in Parachute Leap from Dirigible
Milton G. Norton, the newspaper photographer who went up in the "Wingfoot Express" to take pictures died yesterday of his injuries.
His parachute caught fire as he was coming down. Both his legs were broken and there were internal injuries. It was at first believed he would recover, and his wife and son went to their home, 2141 Vilas Place, firm in that faith. They were summoned back shortly after midnight, and were with him when he died.
Norton was on the staff of the Harold and Examiner. He was formerly with the Daily News. He was 45 years old.
Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 about Milton G. Norton
Name: Milton G. Norton
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1873
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1903
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Alice B. Smith
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Gender: Female
Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 about Milton G Norton
Name: Milton G Norton
Birth Date: abt 1874
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Death Date: 21 Jul 1919
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 26 Oct 1919
Cemetery Name: Graceland
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Photographer Newspaper
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: James B Norton
Father Birth Place: New York
Mother Name: Mary Cox
Mother Birth Place: Ohio
Died while covering a story and photographing the city from the Wingfoot Air Express (blimp) while on assignment. He had to jump out of the dirigible by parachute as the blimp burst into flames. He smashed into a window and was temporarily snagged on a window sill of the Western Express building but was plummeting too fast for it to break his fall enough to save him. Each dirigible victim's family received $4,500 in compensation from the bank's insurance and accident policies.
At Duty's Post
Photographer Who Died of Injuries Received in Parachute Leap from Dirigible
Milton G. Norton, the newspaper photographer who went up in the "Wingfoot Express" to take pictures died yesterday of his injuries.
His parachute caught fire as he was coming down. Both his legs were broken and there were internal injuries. It was at first believed he would recover, and his wife and son went to their home, 2141 Vilas Place, firm in that faith. They were summoned back shortly after midnight, and were with him when he died.
Norton was on the staff of the Harold and Examiner. He was formerly with the Daily News. He was 45 years old.
Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 about Milton G. Norton
Name: Milton G. Norton
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1873
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1903
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Alice B. Smith
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Gender: Female
Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 about Milton G Norton
Name: Milton G Norton
Birth Date: abt 1874
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Death Date: 21 Jul 1919
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 26 Oct 1919
Cemetery Name: Graceland
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Photographer Newspaper
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: James B Norton
Father Birth Place: New York
Mother Name: Mary Cox
Mother Birth Place: Ohio
Died while covering a story and photographing the city from the Wingfoot Air Express (blimp) while on assignment. He had to jump out of the dirigible by parachute as the blimp burst into flames. He smashed into a window and was temporarily snagged on a window sill of the Western Express building but was plummeting too fast for it to break his fall enough to save him. Each dirigible victim's family received $4,500 in compensation from the bank's insurance and accident policies.
Chicago Tribune Obituary, July 23, 1919, Page 2.
At Duty's Post
Photographer Who Died of Injuries Received in Parachute Leap from Dirigible
Milton G. Norton, the newspaper photographer who went up in the "Wingfoot Express" to take pictures died yesterday of his injuries.
His parachute caught fire as he was coming down. Both his legs were broken and there were internal injuries. It was at first believed he would recover, and his wife and son went to their home, 2141 Vilas Place, firm in that faith. They were summoned back shortly after midnight, and were with him when he died.
Norton was on the staff of the Harold and Examiner. He was formerly with the Daily News. He was 45 years old.
Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 about Milton G. Norton
Name: Milton G. Norton
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1873
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1903
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Alice B. Smith
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Gender: Female
Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 about Milton G Norton
Name: Milton G Norton
Birth Date: abt 1874
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Death Date: 21 Jul 1919
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 26 Oct 1919
Cemetery Name: Graceland
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Photographer Newspaper
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: James B Norton
Father Birth Place: New York
Mother Name: Mary Cox
Mother Birth Place: Ohio
Died while covering a story and photographing the city from the Wingfoot Air Express (blimp) while on assignment. He had to jump out of the dirigible by parachute as the blimp burst into flames. He smashed into a window and was temporarily snagged on a window sill of the Western Express building but was plummeting too fast for it to break his fall enough to save him. Each dirigible victim's family received $4,500 in compensation from the bank's insurance and accident policies.
At Duty's Post
Photographer Who Died of Injuries Received in Parachute Leap from Dirigible
Milton G. Norton, the newspaper photographer who went up in the "Wingfoot Express" to take pictures died yesterday of his injuries.
His parachute caught fire as he was coming down. Both his legs were broken and there were internal injuries. It was at first believed he would recover, and his wife and son went to their home, 2141 Vilas Place, firm in that faith. They were summoned back shortly after midnight, and were with him when he died.
Norton was on the staff of the Harold and Examiner. He was formerly with the Daily News. He was 45 years old.
Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 about Milton G. Norton
Name: Milton G. Norton
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1873
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1903
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Alice B. Smith
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Gender: Female
Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 about Milton G Norton
Name: Milton G Norton
Birth Date: abt 1874
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Death Date: 21 Jul 1919
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 26 Oct 1919
Cemetery Name: Graceland
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Photographer Newspaper
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: James B Norton
Father Birth Place: New York
Mother Name: Mary Cox
Mother Birth Place: Ohio
Died while covering a story and photographing the city from the Wingfoot Air Express (blimp) while on assignment. He had to jump out of the dirigible by parachute as the blimp burst into flames. He smashed into a window and was temporarily snagged on a window sill of the Western Express building but was plummeting too fast for it to break his fall enough to save him. Each dirigible victim's family received $4,500 in compensation from the bank's insurance and accident policies.
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