The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
SPECTATORS HURT
!. IN FALLING STAND
AT AUTO CONTEST
Near Tragedy at Elgin Causes
Several Minor Injuries, and
Races Are Halted.

Elgin, ILL.,. Aug. ga score of per-
sons were injured today, four seriously.
wnen sections 81 to ITO of the road race
grandstand collapsed. The accident
occurred only few moments after the
iast car In the Elgin cup race. driven
oy Ralph milford, had gotten away.
among the injured were Mrs. Ray
Iraham, daughter of Senator William
Lorlfner and daughter-in-l law of An
drew Graham, recently u candidate for
mayor or Chicago, and Mrs. Charles
Coey, or Chicago. whose eye was badly
bruised and whose ankle was twisted.
MIS- Graham's leg was broken. These
injuries, with two of similar nature
We're the only ones that were serious.
Inc race was stopped at the end OF
the first lap. and those who were unable
10 walk were removed TO the field hos
pital in ambulances.
List of the injured.
Inc injured are:t John r. Delaney.
Eisin, ankle broken: Mrs. G. A. Cory.
Eigin; eye bruised and ankle sprained:
MIS-; Ray Graham. daughter Of Senator
William Lorimer, os Chicago. leg
broken; III. j. Sawyer. Joliet, m. SON
i ,nlaw OF Warden Murphy. of the peni-
snrain:yJ. mnger broken and knee
III, ankle sprained; N. Ii. Van sickien'
Ghlcago. cut about face and legs: Mrs.
FRANKLIN Sorn. Elgin, ankle sprained:
.. A. c. Barclay, Elgin. eye cut: Mrs
L.. L. Valentine. Chicago. knee
twisted; Mrs. ]. Breckenridge. Chicago,
anu ankie sprained; Mrs. II. j. Noble, Ell
gin, ankle sprained
Mrs. Fl. S. Hamlin, .Elgin. hack burt
unable to walk
side injured. -"''
Harry Olson. chief justice municipal
court or Chicago. his wife ana son. ali
slightly hurt. "' "''
Mrs. William Schweinn. Chicago
head and body cut
Ada Milton, Elgin. head cut.
bruises. "'"
Mrs. Fred McNally, head cut.
Seats Made Hastily.
Milford haG reached the back stretc,
when the accident occurred. The seats
which fell were of the kind known "a
circus and were hastily completed
yesterday by the Cleveland, Ohio. con-
tractor who had furnished them to the
recent aviation meet. The stringers on
which the seats rested had been nailed
to the pilings, instead OF being anchored
and the strain OF the crowd of yester-
day and today proved too heavy a bur-
den. The whole mass sunk and the
occupants OF the seats were thrown in
a huddle In the middle.
AS the stand collapsed, a hush fell
over the field. but when word was meg
aphoned Nobody killed." there were
cheers and hand clapping.
Those uninjured secured other seats
or stood to the fence lining the course
and the race was resumed at 1850
o'clock, after delay of 50 minutes,
Ten Cars Enter Race.
Ten cars. driven by some OF the best
known drivers in the country. started
in the 305 mile road race for tho Elgin
cup today.
Harry +. Grant, in an Alec, was first
away at IL o'clock. The others fol-
lowed at half minute intervals in the
following order:
Len Zengel, National; Dave Buck,
Pope Hartford: Spencer wishart.
Simplex; Frank Lee, Alec: John ID.
Aitken, National: Harry Hartman. AL
co: Hugh Hughes, Mercer; Ralph De
Palma, Simplex; Ralph Mulford, Loz-
Ter.
A. ]. Banta, clerk Of the course. in
spected the route just before the start
and reported that the crowd OF spec.
tators numbered close to 10000 per-
sons,