Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-07
J. 1. MEREDITH, OF MASON CITY.
CRUSHED UNDER CAR ON u,
DIES MONIES TRACK. Z
ANOTHER DRIVER HURT
WHEN MACHINES COLLIDE
John Wallace Rendered Unconscious
Wallace Proprietor Of Garage at Ma
son City and Popular Young Man
Cars Wore Running Sixty Miles an
Hour on Turn Of Track

proprietor OF the MeEcuAlh <AueO NoA
pany of Mason City, was killed. and
John Wallace, an enaploye OF the Sears
Auto Company, of Des Moines, was
seriously injured when the cars they
were driving in the Des Moines Auto
Associations fifteen mile free-for-all
race at the fair grounds yesterday
afternoon crashed into each other on
the turn at the right of the quarter
stretch.
His skull was crushed at the base IT
the brain. Several bones in his body
were broken. 1t is believed that he
struck post and was crushed under
the car as it turned over
Mr.. Meredith died almost instantly,
never recovering consciousness. He
was the Mason City agent for the Hud-
son car. He was 81 years old and
came TO Mason City from Elberon. Ill.
Mr.. Meredith is survived by his father.
who lives at Maple River, III. During
the last few months he has raced III
MANY Iowa meets with success.
The lives OF score of spectators
standing near the fence at the turn
were endangered when the smash &C
Cured. and when Thomas Smith. driver
of the Jackson car, turned his machlhe
into the fence TO avoid u more serious
accident
Partially Conscious.
Mr.. Wallace received d severe cut M
the forehead and was terribly bruised.
He partially regained CONSCIOUSNESS d
few minutes after the mishap, but
could not remember what had hap
pened. He was taken to Or. y. D.
Walston's sanitorium on West Slxth
avenue where he was reported to be
resting easily late last night. >,
"Wallace has no broken bones SAID
DIR Walston. HE has badly sprained
wrist. however. He has depression
o fthe skull, which signifies that ne
must have received fearful oloW. mo
skull is not cracked. Mr.. Wallace mas
not fully regained consciousness ioi
any length Of time. he does not re-
member what happened on tne 'raeN'
+. c. Turkey. ariver VI an Ahteis.
car. narrowly escaped severe injury
when q wheel of his car Drohe III ti'e
five mile race for cars listed pel"ee:i
$500 and $4,000 Turkey was lahlAs
the turn at the time ana II Was o.iiS
by good head work that ne say eu
more serious accident. lhe caf toiieo
completely around and snhasheo ~
post, throwing Turkey from the ma
chine. He was not hurt 10 any eAe'''
Dozen Cars.
nh. fatal accident occurred during
the longest and most exciting race Oh
the afternoon A dozen cars were sent
off at intervals in the handicap contest.
AS the machines sped along the Nail
,,,;la track veil of dust hid the racers
from view at times. This was especial
~ true at the turns, where the o'n
,,ual skiddinx raised heavy cloud OF
dust.
Sneeding down the track at the rae
Of sixty miles an hour In the hlli'li
Ian of the race, the Hudson and Reo
cars. driven by Meredith ana Walace,
respectively, skidded into each other at
the turn. According to spectators. lne
front wheel of the Hudson caught IN
tho rear wheel of the REQ. Both cars
turned turtle two or three times, the
hudson car leaping fully fifteen feet
into the air. The machines were re-
duced to scrap heaps.
Close on the heels Of the two cars
came the Jackson, driven by Smith and
carving F.. C. Turkey. as mechanician.
smith who has had considerable ex-
nerience as q racer, turned his car into
the fence. The Jackson miraculously
ran under the low rail, taking away
twenty feet of wire netting, Cut oown
two heavy posts and stopped twenty
feet from the fence. Smith and Turkey
were thrown from the machine. both
landing on their feet unhurt Inc car
was badly damaged.