The Detroit times., 1911-08-26
BIC STAND GIVES
WAY AND MANY
ARE HURT
800 Men, Women and Children Are
Buried in Debris When Temporary
l.. Seats Collapse at Elgin
lEls Auto Races.
Injured Are Temporarily Cared for
and Races Then Continue-Promi-
nent Persons Among Injured.

ELGIN. Ill, Aug. 26.-Just as the
first OF the 10 great racers In the FL
gin national trophy race flashed past
the judges stand In the first lap, at a
75-mile an hour clip. long section
OF the western end OF the temporary
grandstand collapsed. burying 500
men, women and children In the deb
ris.
In wild panic that followed. thou
sands fiocked from the remaining por-
tions of the stands and dashed onto
the track, In the path of the great
speed masters. Bayonets OF state
soldiers and clubs OF deputy sheriffs
failed to hold the crowds In check.
Through this mob OF frightmaddened
persons the cars dashed, until tagged
down by Starter Wagner and the race
stopped. 1t was announced that the
race would be resumed as soon as the
track could be cleared.
More than 800 persons were cut.
bruised and crushed In the squirming
mass OF humanity that toppled with
the stands. Four persons, IL Is ad-
mitted. received serious injuries. some
or them sustaining broken bones. Two
women had legs broken. II Is feared
they will die.
The other injured were able to go
TO their homes as soon as given first
aid by the surgeons from the motor
hmbulances stationed about the
course. Order was quickly restored,
though with a show of great violence.
Soldiers, with the butt ends OF their
rifles, dubbed and fought back the
crowds, which, In an effort to pull men
and women from the struggling mass,
||were interfering with the work Of the
|brganized rescuers. Newspaper pho
|kographers' cameras we're smashed
hnd reporters dubbed by jealous dep
hties.
Chief Justice Harry Olsen, OF the
municipal tcourt of Chicago, his wife
hnd child. were among the injured.
The extent OF bis injuries has not yet
been learned.
whileSthe work of rescue was going
bn, the great racing cars were being
lined up again for resumption OF the
great race.
Races were resumed while hospital
hmbulances were still on the course
removing the injured.
100000 Sec Races.
A hundred thousand persons had
kathered around the Elgin cup course
[or the biggest automobile event OF
he year, the famous Elgfn national
trophy stock cars under 600 inches
displacement.
Conditions were Ideal for record
breaking time when Starter Fred
Wagner lined up the 10 great racing
Ears. The two Cino cars had been
cratehed. owing to the injuries re-
eeiyed Yesterday by John Raimey and
he withdrawal OF Andy Burt.
The greatest racers OF America
we're there. Harry Grant, winner OF
wo successive Vanderbilts, was the
hrst one to go away In the l9O9 Aico,
which he won the great eastern
events. Back little further was
Spencer wishart, the young Long ISL
md millionaire, whose daring driving
previous events, had stamped him
bne of the greatest of drivers. There
llso. with hands on steering wheels,
we're Hughie Hughes. Ralph De Pal
ma. Ralph Mulford and other great
drivers.
Yesterdays crowd was only mark
r TO the great throng that pacKeo
about the eight and one-half-miie
Eourse today, nearly 10000 automo-
biles being parked along the course
While the grandstands and open
paces were jammed with spectators
Prominent Persons Injured.
Among those hurt was Mrs. Ray
5raham, daughter OF United States
senator Lorimer, and daughter-in-law
= Andrew Graham. former mayoraity
candidate OF Chicago.
Mrs. Robert Noble, OF Elgin, re.
eived injuries. which 1t was feared
WOULD cause death.
Among the other injured were: w.
Norton, milwaukee,.
Mrs. Mary Coleman, Chicago.
Mr. A. ID. Hamilton, Chicago.
Fred. McNaliy, Chicago.
John r. Delaney. Elgin; fractured
kull. broken legs and ribs.
Scores Of others received painfui
burts.
n Is reported that Mrs. Grahams
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