Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-14
CARS CRASH INTO FENCE
Three Serious Accidents and Several
Minor Mishaps.
RUNNING FAR BEHIND RECORD
Simplex, Poole Driving, Eight Miles
in Lead at Beginning of Fiji
teenth Hour.

HAN Is uedu, auotner lies seriously IN
ured in the Coney Island Hospital and
two other injured men are at the Emer-
gency Hospital as the result of accidents
which happened early today in the sixth
twenty-four hour automobile race, now
going on at the track under the auspices
of the Motor Racing Association.
The man killed was William F. Bradley,
mechanician of the Marion machine.
His car crashed into the inner fence on
the three-quarter turn before the home
stretch shortly after 1915 o'clock, when
Jaw and Skull Broken.
Death was caused by a compound frac-
ture of the jaw and Il fractured skull.
Bradley was twenty-nine years old. mar
red. and lived in Newark, n. ].
The dangerously injured man is Jack
Tower. mechanician of the Buick car, No.
f. He was hurt when the car in which
he was riding hit a fence on the back
stretch at o'clock.
1t was declared, later in the morning,
at the hospital, that Tower has a slight
chance for recovery. He is suffering
from broken leg and internal injuries.
The spectators were given another thrill
when another serious accident occurred
at the turn into the stretch, where the
Cole car, No. 6, driven by EndicOtt.
dashed into fence at $50 O'CLOCK
throwing him out. as we'll as his mechan-
ician. Elmer McGruder.
Endicott barely missed being killed
Both men We're injured anu hurried to
the Emergency Hospital, where they
were given medical attention.
First Mishap of Race.
The accident which resulted in Brad
ley's death was the first of the race. AS
there was a record-breaking crowd on
hand at the time of the mishap great
excitement prevailed.
In the car with Bradley was Gilbert
Anderson, the driver. How Ander son
escaped being killed is considered a mira
Gle. The car rolled over turee times after
put the Marion car out of the race for
an hour.
The accident which sent Tower to the
hospital occurred shortly after . o'clock,
when lie Buick car, No. 4. George
Dewitt driving, hit fence in the back
stretch. peculiar feature about this
accident also was tie fact that the driv-
er. as in the first acciaent, escaped un-
injured.
wnen Dewitt's car hit the fence Tower
was pitched from his seat and went sail
ing through the air as If fired from a
cannon. The force of the fall shattered
one of his legs. When he struck he re-
ceived internal injuries
The car was not damaged After a
short delay it proceeded on it's way
When EndicOtt's car bumped into the
fence he was da:sled over the cars tom
neau In falling he wrenched his leg.
ihe physician said he was also badly
shaken up
McGruder. who was sitting on the floo.
OF the car, was dashed out sideways. He
landed on his shoulder. A cloud of dust
enveloped both men from view
Several of the other cars were close Oh,
the Coles heels. Only by fine driving
was smash-up avoided.
Later the men We're transferred from
the hospi al to their own camp. 1t was
said they might resume driving The
Cole car was not badly damaged, and
may enter the race again
Several other minor accidents occurred
during the early morning hours. At lis
| o'clock the Cole car No. q, with End. colt
driving, smashed in,o the fence at the
quarter turn. Neither owner nor mech
| anician was injured. The car returned to
| the course after making minor repairs.
Leaders Change Places.
! At g o'clock or the beginning of the
! tenth hour, Ralph De Palma. in his Fiat
/ was in first place. The Rainier car was
! fighting hard for the lead, as it was only
! three miles behind at the time.
! The Rainier, which had led. was forced
to leave the track, apparently for oiling
| Then De Palma drove terrificalIy into
| the lead.
The official score gave him the lead
with 4i6 miles to his credit. Wally
Owens. having replaced Disbrow. in the
Rainier. had covered Al; miles. The Sim.
pl: Y. with Poole at the wheel. was ir
third place, only three miles behind the
Rainier.
| With only five miles between the three
leaders at the beginning of the twelfth
driving the Rainier, overlook De Palma
in the Fiat, thus pacing himself at the
ltOp of the list De Palma in the IA,
and Poole In the Simplex were tied fOl
second place.
The leader is still away behinl 3 rd
time. The Buick car completed @ .i.iies
in the same time October 10, 1903.
After a change of drivers in the thir.
Iteenth hour, the leaders endeavOred tc
gain ground on the rest OF the contenders
Basle took Poole's place at the wht el IL
the Simplex. Parker replaced De Palma
tin the Fiat. Disbrow relieved Owen II
the Rainier.
Fifteenth Hour Record.
After completing 436 miles. Stearns ca
number . was withdrawn from the race
on account of a cracked frame.
Standing of the racers at II a.m., or be