The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

OF William X Vanderbilt. Jr., and
other officials OF tn. contest. the finish
Was the ciassst that has ever marked
II long distance event of this nlagni-
tude.
Bride Waiting for Him.
. Crushed beneath the wreckage Of
his machine, at the bottom Of 30
foot emhnrkment. Harold Stone,
driver OF the Columbia car lay fear
fully injured fnrs am hour and naif.
white his nineteen -year-old wife sat
in the grandsrand. anxtoussy awaiting
to mark his completion of the next
lap.
Fer an, hour and half the young
woman telephaned franticai}y about
the course endeaNoring To locate her
husbands car and for that length
nf time the officials and the multitude
OF spectators were ignorant that the
Columbia lay on top OF It's driver
and mechanician in the fift@-oat
gully under MeadowAraok bridge.
When, all the cars had completed
tho lap the Columbia repair men grew
anxious. particularly afte rthey re-
eeiyed telephone call from Mrs.
Stone. asking what had happened TO
her husbands car They inquired OF
the race officials, who. after tele-
phouing about the track sainly for an
hour. started two motorcycle messen-
gers out 10 look for Stone.
The messengers came upon "A break
In the fence at the edge of Meadow
brook bridge. Down fifty feet lay
the Columbia on top Of It's crew.
Stone. twisted under the wreckage.
Was almost lifeiess. and Walter Ba-
CON. his mechanician. lay dead.
After clearing the wreckags. the
tn hA 81 a
but no one mustered sufficient cour-
age To tell Mrs. Stone. and for half
an hour. while her husbands rumored
death was the subject OF whispered
conversation in the boxes all about
her. She chatted cheerfully with her
friends and carefully scored the race.
When at last she called up the CO.
lumhia repair pit and insisted on
news OF her husband. she collapsed
completely al the report OF his death.
The little nineteen year old bride
she married Stone last June--had
only yesterday ridden about the course
with her husband at a speed OF 81
miles an hour. and she was certain
that he would win the race. Her
friends carried her. fainting. from the
stand and hurried her to Mineola.
where the mangied body Of her hus-
band awaited her.
Hurrying TO the Nassau Hospital at
Mineola To find her husband. reported
dead when his racing car turned tur-
tie down the cmbankment Mrs Stone
discovered that it was her husbands
mechanician WHO was killed. and that
her husband was probably fatally in
jnred. Walter Bacon. the mechani-
clan. was instantly killed. Stone had
bot hiegs broken and il injured in
rag {s Pal
Careering about the course AT as
miles an hour. Louis Chevrolet struck
a touring car loaded with women.
The touring ear was thrown to one
eide and the big Buick turned a COM
plete somersauit Chesroiet's mocha
nician. Charles Miller, was buried he
meath the car and killed
Chevrolet and the occupants or the
tourist car escaped without any in
jury beyond "a slight shaking UP.
Chevrolet was catapulted from the cur
just as IL overturned
Chevrolet was driving ut an AL
most superhhman speed. He did hot
slow down for the Hicksviile curve
and the big Buick swung around on
two wheels. crashing into the touring
car that stood beside the track The
women In car saw the CRASH coming
and We're seized with panic hut
when the cars colfided the touring
car was shunted out Of the way bv
the speeding racer. and none Of the
occupants were injured beyond a
slight shaking up.
Chevrolet was hurled out Of the car
before ii overturned. Tho mechani-
clan MAS buried in the wreckage.
How They Finished.
First--Drfver. Harry Grant; car.
Alec; time. 4:15:5S.34.
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