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Unfortunately performing high over the hard concrete floor of Old Chicago without a safety net has its hazards and on Sunday November 30th Jimmy Troy "The Comedy King of the Air" slipped and fell to his death in front of a packed crowd.



This article from the Arizona Daily Star form December 4th shows how far the death of Jimmy Troy spread in the news.



This article from the December 4th edition of the Lemont Metropolitan goes into more detail about the incident.  "The show must go on" as they say.

The show did go on.  As I remember from future shows the aerialists performed higher but there was always a safety net beneath them.



For the first year the Old Chicago International Circus performed at this spot next to the rotor.



In later years the circus moved a few feet over inside of the Chicago Loop's final turn.  The bleachers came right up to the track and if you sat all the way in the back (my favorite seat) every few minutes another trainload of screaming riders would speed on by.



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