The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-18
Five Spectators of the Auto.
mobile Contest at Crown
Point Are Now Inmates Of
The Hospital.
COURSE Is GUARDED
WELL bY SOLDIERS

ssssO WSVuvoUu9 uU6 mace WAS
Started, Which win Have
Chicago as Finish.
0UllErlN.
Crown Point, Ind. June lS-(s:3Ol
Tho Chaimers-Detroit car, No. -.
wins the auto race: Robertson. sec.
ond: Monson. third. Time. four
hours. three minutes. twenty-one SEQ
ouds.
Crown Point. Ind. June la-Fivo
persons, two women and three men
were injured on the course OF the auto
mobile race before the starting OF the
races.
Adolph Magnus. grandson OF Adoaph-
us Busch, the millionaire brewer and
two women were pitched from q large
touring car into ditch. and all taken
to the hospital tents adjoining the
grand stand. Tho injured:
Adolph Magnus. hurled over front OF
machine into ditch: badly bruised ana
cut.
Miss Florence Packard. GARFIELD bou-
levard, Chicago. hurled into ditch from
tonneau Of Masnus car. injuries be.
lieved to be serious; spinal and inter-
nal injuries.
Masnus touring car. thrown into ditch
and badly cut from glass guard Of
machine. ~.
Deliver Crushed.
Edward Dolliver. salesman Of the
Excelsior Supply Company; crushed
between his own machine and q paes-
ing auto; injury not serious: taken to
emergency hospital.
T. A. Free. while crossing Main
street In Crown Point. was hurled un-
conscious to the pavement by . cycle
auto: taken TO Crown Point hospital;
badly injured.
1eEs. Dolliver who was in the car At
the time Of the accident. wired to the
Excelsior Supply company stating that
her husband vas in . hospital. but not
seriously hurt
DR.. Reinhart, coroner's physician.
assisted by six other physicians were
in attendance an Nr. MASnus and his
two women friends. While ambu-
lances scurried to and fro. ready all
day to carry the injured to the tempo
rary hospitals.
The cars all reported to Starter
Fred J. Wagner Of New York 1t 7:l5.
Soldiers from the First regiment in
Chicago were distributed around the
course with hundreds Ct deputy sher.
lbs and private course guards and um-
pires scattered at all points.
a Stirring Scene.
The tire and car pits were packed
with workmen before the cars were
called to the post and the scene vas
stirring to IN elmost incomprehensi-
BILE degree.
The Arst car to get away was the
Corbin with Maissonville at the steer
ing wheel Wagner gave him the word
and one minute later the Buick With
Burman was sent after him. Stntx In
q Marion came next with the Chalm-
ersDetroit, under Knippers' guidance
followed.
After these the others were sent
| along at one minute intervals until
the starting.
The crowd Immediately settled back
to await the return to the start Of the
first car.
Peculiar Strain.
A peculiar strain showed every
L 70 &H 1HAA
accident might stop q starter. When
restraint passed and the crowd began
to show thrilling appreciation Of the
driving and intense interest In an
work.
The total number Of spectators
spread around the course 10 CONSERVE
lively estimated at 25O, 900. Every one
Of the fifteen small stands held III
quota Of spectators and the fences
were black with enthusiasts over the
whole distance.
| The course 10 In perfect coodition-
Every yard has been soaked I'm oil and
swept clean as . billiard table.
Owing 70 the length Of time requir.
ed in placing eleven hundred men O
the military picket line. the start vas
delayed one hour. the CoFban 6tArttng
| at O'Clock instead Of q m.
Dewitt Tee Nerves.
| The only change announced n driy.
ers IL the substitutioa q Shsvro3ee foe
Dewitt In the Buick No. 3. Dewitt
IL On the verge of nssvuus psustSar
tton. He has drives too hard h ps1e-
idce.
Wnnam McHseil. q 0oenseye1o G1Gnal
man, Lost eoatr0 o( hlo n0e41no Wn0o
run1ing SIXTY miles IN hoar at H.
graveyard turn and csa1hed ~ .
wire fence. Tie Red Gross DafBo1 osso