Arizona republican., 1909-08-22
A FURTHER
 DRENCH|NG Of Indianapolis Motor Speed
 way With Blood THREE MORE VICTIMS
A Loosened Tire, a Crash
 Through the Fence, a Machine Man and Two Spectators Are Killed = Deaths For Week Seven

 lives were sacrificed today in the speed carnival that marked the open ing of the new Indianapolis motor speedway. One mechanician and two spectators were today's death toll, when a National car driven by Charles Merz, in the SOO-mile race lost a tire and crashed through a fence into a group of spectators. The dead are Claude Kellum of Indianapolis, mechanician; Ora Joleffe of Trafalgar. Ind, and an unidentified man. Be- sides the three deaths, there were two seriously injured during the day. Henry Tapking of Indianapolis suf- fered a compound fracture of the right arm. a broken nose and several scalp wounds in the wreck of the National car Bruce Keene, driving a Harmon car in the same race, crashed Into a post shortly after the wreck of the Ma tional car and was badly cut about the neck and head. After the second acci- dent the officials decided to call off the race.
 The leading car. Jackson, with Lee Lynch driving. had then covered 235 miles. Ralph DePalma, in Fiat, was second and StilIman, in a Marmon, was third The race will be declared no contest and the Indianapolis speed way trophy will be raced for again.
 Merz miraculously escaped from the wreck of his car with hardly a scratch. He fell under the machine when it turned a somersault through the air and down into a gully near the side of the track He seemed in imminent danger of being burned to death but managed to shut off the engine and thus save himself. Kellum was hurled out of the car and landed in the gully some distance awav.
 The three deaths today raises the speedway fatalities to seven. William Boroque and his mechanician, Harry Holcomb, were killed in an accident in the 250- mile race on Thursday. Cliff Litterell, a Stoddard- Dayton mechan- ician, was killed bv being hit by a big racing machine while on the way to the speedway. On Thursday, Elmer Champion, a G-year-old boy was killed by the automobile of Dr. Clarke Day of this city while the latter was on his way to the races.
 The fatal accident today occurred on the south turn of the immense ellipse and near the open stands that con tained more than 5O,G00 people. The thousands in the grandstand did not see the accident. A few minutes later Merz was brought to the officials stand and n mighty shout of joy went up when it was seen that he was safe It was not for some time that the ma jority of the spectators realized that though MerZ escaped, others lay dead or injured.
 After Merz had finished more than 200 miles and was running fifth in the race, the tire on the right front wheel came off and the car tore away from control of the driver. It crashed through the fence near the foot of bridge across the track and plunged into q crowd there. The car tore through the group and into the gully. turning a complete somersault before it reached the ground about ten feet below.
 Kellum was thrown into the water and was bleeding from innumerable injuries when he was picked up. The blood began to pour into his lungs and he was nearly dead. He lived for some time without regaining con sciOusness. The unidentified man was instantly killed. and Joleffe died as he was being lifted into an ambulance.
 Aitken covered 100 miles in 1 hour 31 minutes and Al 9-10 seconds, set ting a new record for the track. The Merz cars first mechanician, Robert Lyme. collapsed. and Kellum was sub stituted for him. Kellum, eager to get back into the contest, started off across the field. He and MerZ were soon able to get the car going again and continued the dizzy grind around the track.
 Despite the tragedy, the six cars left in the contest continued the race un- til the accident happened to Bruce Keene. His car after skidding, crashed into a post near the side of the track Schiller the mechanician, sustained slight fracture of the skull. Keene was not seriously hurt.
 After this accident, the officials stopped the race. When the race ended, Lee Lynch, in National, was leading and had covered 235 miles in hours 1S minutes and 31 and 4-10 seconds. DePalma was second, three fourths of a lap behind. Sti!lman, in a Marmon. was third and Harroun. in another Marmon, was fourth. Keene ,,raS ov1rardad tho fifth nlaca nauvnal