The Detroit times., 1910-10-01

wards amputated, run down by car;
Carnell Reed. broken leg, found be-
side track, probably struck by racing
car; Mr.. and Mrs. Potter. broken ribs.
badly bruised; August Setback, cut
and bruised; Theodore Gramutti.
chauffeur, internally injured. condi-
tion serious; William Petersen, face
crushed, internal injuries, struck by
wheel torn from racing car; Thomas
Summers. Brooklyn, slightly injured;
Edward II. Brown. dislocated hip;
Mrs. Ferdinand D'Ziuva, both legs
broken, internal injuries; George
Stone. driver OF Columbia car, inter
nal injuries, critical; G. II. Kittrell,
mechanician In the Mercer car, seri-
ously hurt.
10000 Cars Lined Up.
The desperate chances taken and
the hair raising exhibitions given In
the preliminary workouts by the par
ticipants In today's contest. served 10
draw one OF the largest crowds that
ever thronged the parkway, and from
last midnight until daybreak, the pro-
cession of automobile parties from
New York to the course, was prac-
tically unbroken.
approximately 10000 cars were
lined up about the course when tho
first car was sent away at o'clock.
An early morning rain served to
mako the course soft and dangerous
and at the various turns. ruts foot
deep were cut In the track.
The first fatality of the day resulted
when car owned by Ferdinand Di-
uva on it's way TO the course
wit ha party OF spectators, became
unmanageable and overturned, killing
D'Ziuva and iniuring his wife.
The next addition to the death roll
was made when the. Columbia car
driven by Harold Stone, OF Los An
geles, going rs miles an hour, crashed
through the railing OF a bridge at
Meadowbrook. AMI plunged so feet
into roadway below. Stone was dam
gerously hurt, and his mechanician,
Walter Bacon, instantly killed.
Both men were taken to the Nassau
hospital. where for some time there
was confusion as to wether Stone or
Bacon was the dead man.
Chevroiet's Mechanician Crushed.
The third fatality resulted well to-
ward the finish OF the race when
Louis Chevrolet, one OF the leaders
In tho race, driving Buick car, at
tempted to negotiate one Of the
dangerous turns on two wheels. The
car skidded and running far out OF
the roadway, crashed into a touring
car filed with women. Charles Mil
Ter. Chevrolet's mechanician, vas
caught between the two cars and
crushed apparently every bone In his
body being broken.
Although scores Of Pinkerton detec-
tives and deputy sheriffs patroled the
course, the morbid interest OF the
spectators drew thousands to every
dangerous turn where fatalities were
likeliest anI 1t was at these points
that injuries to spectators occurred.
Grants victory was the result OF the
same sort of a plugging contest as he
drove last year, when he was also
the winner Of the big event. During
&c a;s sss|y ;..s|y sses Esss sss.risr ne ssr
stunts, but he reeled on lap after lap
with perfect consistency. and at the
eighteenth lap, tok the lead and held
II to the end. The Marmon car nm
ished lust 25 seconds behind the Win
ner and in the opinion OF William X.
Vanderbilt, Jr., and other officials OF
the contest, the finish was the closest
that has ever marked long distance
event of this magnitude.
Halt Million at Course.
Fully a half-million people, the
greatest crowd that ever attended an
automobile race In America, saw the
start OF the sixth renewal OF the van
derbilt cup race on the Long Island
motor parkway at daybreak today
From 2 a. m. the Long Island railroad
carried train after train packed to
the guards to the course and a con-
stant stream Of automobiles brought
numberless thousands TO the track
The glare of myriad lamps flashing
along the Long Island road as the au-
tomobile parties made their way to
the course, presented almost fairy
like spectacle.
At 5:45, Is minutes before the race