Evening star., 1909-08-22
THREE MORE LIVES
ARE LOST IN SMASH
At SPEED CARNIVAL
Continued from First Page.)
| breaking the one made by Chevrolet in
the 2.O-nie race Thursday
| Kellum Breaks Down and Weeps.

breaking the one made by Chevrolet in
the 2.D-mile race Thursday.
Kellum Breaks Down and Weeps.
kellum and Aitken tried every way in
their power to get their car in shape to
continue. but were forced to sit by as the
cars which they had been leading flashed
by them. kellum broke down and wept
when he found their car would not be
able to continue the elusive chase after
victory.
Shortly after Aitken's car was with
drawn Merz's first mechanician. Robert
Lyme. collapsed in the National repair pit,
and kellum was substituted for him.
Merz's car had gotten into trouble on the
far side OF the track, and Lyme had run
all the way across the inf1eld in the beat
ing sun. and this. combined with the emo
tional excitement of the moment and his
efforts to help MerZ. caused him to fall
into dead faint He was able to gasp
out that he wanted a new battery for the
car.
kellum. eager to get back into the ex-
citing battle, grabbed a battery and
started off across the field After little
work on the car he and Merz were able to
get 1T under way. and they continued the
dizzy grind around the track. which was
becoming more lumpy every minute.
Had a Chance to Win.
As Kellum passed the National repair
pit the first time after getting the car
back into the race he waved his hand In
a joyful salute to his feilow-workers.
Merz. who is an Indianapolis boy and
the son of policeman here, Is great
favorite and was greeted with hearty
round of applause when 1t was seen ne
was back in the running once more.
The car was then working in excellent
shape and, as other machines were drop
ping out regularly. MerZ and keilum
hoped. that they might work their way
into an advantageous position ana then
have some freak of the game or turn OF
fortune give them the race. Then came
the crash.
Despite the agedy the six cars left in
the race continued the trying ordeal un-
til the accident to Bruce keene In the
Marmon occurred The officials there
upon decided that enough had been sac
rificed for the sake OF speed and that
every man in the race was in danger OF
suffering similar fates, because Of the
many ruts and holes in the track keene's 3
car crashed into post near the side OF
the track after it had started to skid for
some unaccountEble reason. Schiller, the
mechanician sustained slight fracture
Of the skull.
Five Cars Still Running.
At the time the race ended there were
still five cars on the track. Lee Lynch,
in a National, was leading and had COW
cred go miles in Abb 4-1O. De Palma
was second, only three-quarters of lap
behind the leader. Stillman, in a Mar
mon, was in third place. and Harroun, in
another Marmon, was fourth. According
to the statement made by the officials.
Keene, who had met with an accident
just before the race was stopped. was
awarded fifth place, and De Hyrel. In a
xI,n nrl1y o<h or,
on the track.
A meeting of the officials was held after
the race and it was decided to call the
race no contest. The following statement
was issued by Referee s. B. Stevens:
Owing to the physical condition Of
the contestants. who had been subject
ed to the strain Of three-day race
meet, under trying climatic conditions
deemed it to the best interests of the
entrants and spectators to abandon the
race, therefore I rule no race and no
awards.
I'm conclusion. however. ] recommend
to the management of the Indianapolis
motor speedway and to the donors of
the trophies that suitable engraved GER
tificates of performance be presented to
all contestants in active participation
in this event at the time Of its abandon
ment, and that they be signed by the
management of the Indianapolis motor
speedway. the donors and the referee"
Body Underlined.
Up to a late hour tonight no one had
been able to identify the body Of the
young man who was killed. At first 1t
was thought he was Benjamin Logan Of
this city, as a lodge card bearing that
name was found in his pocket. Mr.. Logan
had not been to the speedway. nor could
he explain how the card came to be in
the dead mans possession.
Homer Jolleffe was a farmer living at
Trafalgar, Ind He was twenty-six
years old and unmarried.
Kellum was a resident of this city, and
has been working for the National Com
pany for several years He was thirty
five years old and leaves a wife and two
children.
Nineteen cars. lined up IN three tiers,
faced Starter Wagner at the beginning
of the three-hundred-mile race. They
were concealed behind a misty curtain
of smoke and vapor as they prepared
to get under way. Their sputtering and
cracking resembled the noise of mimic
battle
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
Party at Raleigh, N. c., in Wreck;