The Washington times., 1906-10-06
shepard's Auto Kills Man.

n6unced that he would not be arrested
Until after the race.
Shepard's Auto Kills Man.
While rushing at lightning speed
around Krugs Corner. Elliott +. shep-
ard. in his Hotchkiss. No 6. car. struck
and instantly killed Frank Brauner. OF
New York. who was one OF a crowd on
the Vanderbilt Cup course. Shepard
kert on his way aud a deputy sheriff
who witnessed the Killing, said he would
be arrested Immediately after the race
Shepard when he reached East Nor
w4ch after his car had broken down,
did not know that he had killed a man.
lie said n man had tried 10 cross the
road and the left front wheel OF his
machine struck him. throwing him Ia
the air. The man turned several sOfner-
sRuls and fell IN the road, Shepard
SAID. he said he did not know the man
was badly hurt.
shepard was put out OF the race by
the ureaking or the crank of his ma
chine Just before he reached the east
Norwich turn and the seventh lap. The
Shaft Went through the crank case.
bringing the machine 10 a sudden stop
and throwing the meChanlcian out OF the
car. shepard managed TO retain his
seat. The car was towed 70. a control
at the east Norwich turn. The mechan-
tcian escaped with a few bruises.
-. Shepard is the son OF the late Elliot
r. Shepard and a connection OF the
Vanderbilt family. lie has lived much
in Paris. Last year his auto ran over
and kiiled a girl ih France. when ne was
arrested. and in addition 10 being nned
5000, was sentenced 10 serve several
months In prison,
Italian Machine Crushes Crowd.
Before two laps Of the 2a.u mile coarse
had been covered. dip of Death Hill.
at Manhasset, the most hazardous spot
on the circuit. had claimed it's first vic
tim.
DR.. Aldo Weilschott. the millionaire
Italian entrant. as he drove his I'D
horsepower Fiat car at mile-a- minute
speed around the terrible dip. was un-
able 10 keep the front wheels from skid
ding. and he bounded into the fence
alongside the road. plunging into the
crowd OF spectators. OF whom three were
badly injured.
The injured are:
John Brooks. aged eleven. Port Wash
iBEton. L. J.; legs and thighs badly
bruised and lacerdted.
Edward Ralph, Manhasset, l. l.; Sc
riOusly bruised ana lhCeTated.
Howard Woods Manhasset. T. T.;
whole body bruised and laceTated-
All three OF the injured were ATTENDED
by physicians among the spectators in
the nearby houses.
As the huge machine crushed through
the fence both DR.. WeilschOtt and hts
ulEchaNlclans \. Colombo. managed 10
keep their seats, IN spite OF the fear
ful plunge Of the car. Neither OF them
was hurt
The machine was a wreck-just as
bad as the machine OF M0n6tnl after
he had run into a telephone pole al
most at the same spot Ia the elimin9-
tion race Of Two weeks ago. Dr. Well
schott and his meChunician looked at
the wreck of their ear with dismay.
Il don't think l can reI0iT the ma
chine In time 10 go on with the race,
said DIT. WeilRchOtt. after he had CN-
amined the ruined car.
This is a terrible blow TO my hopes.
Lawwell Strikes Crowd
There were many narrow escapes from
accident because the great crowd per
sisted in edging on 10 the roads OF the
course. At the East Norwich turn thou-
sands had gathered in the belief that
this, one of the worst turns on the cir
cult, would witness several accidents
before the day was done.
L-awwell came laundering along in his
110-hOrsepower FTayeT-Miller ear and
the crowd so packed part OF the road
that he was forced 10 take a wide turn
in order not 10 run into some OF the peO-
pie. The machine skldded and in spite
OF his efforts To control the car. II
struck several people in the glancing
blows. They were only slightly bruised,