The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
RACE REPLETE
WITH ACCIDENTS
One Killed, Many Injured on
Speedway.
GREINER SERIOUSLY HURT

Five Hundred Mile Race Draws Thou
sands to indianapolis, Where They
co Hystercsl at Succession Of Ca
tastrophes, but Leave Grounds De-
clarIng Contest Great Successfully
Harroun Finishes First, Travelling
at Average Speed Of rs Miles.
indianapolis, Ind. May S1.-Col-
lision, sudden death, dementla, seri-
Gus injury and panic we're features OF
the international 5O0-mile automobile
race at the motor speedway, where
car drivers of national reputation
struggled for the aggregate Of sac, 900
in prizes and crowd Of 100000 NOR
bid sightseers sat in the grandstand
or sweltered in the sun around the
course as the grind continued for
more than seven hours.
Notwithstanding the horrors OF the
day, the race is pronounced to have
been a great success, and around the
hotels and on the streets 1t is the
theme Of all conversation. Men and
women, who came here without Sc
curing hotel accommodations. and
who sat in the parks all night and
ate at restaurants, seemed TO regard
the privations as more than compen.
sated, and the speedway management
declares this TO be certain evidence
that the event was a great success.
The first accident occurred as the
thirtieth mile OF the race was being
turned by Arthur C,oiner, in an AM
plex No A., both rear tires exploding
at the same instant. The car skid
ded % feet. both rear wheels were
torn off and the car turned over,
crushing S. p. Dickson, tho mechani.
clan. to death under the wreckage
and throwing Greircr some distance
on the brick pavement He was
taken to the hospital and was found
90 be seriously Injured. though the
doctors reported that there were no
fractures Creiner is a millionaire
from Chicago and Dickson is the son
OF Chicago newspaper man.
Driver Falls IN Roadway
The most sensatic nal accident OF
the day occurred n front OF the
grandstand when four cars were
wrecked and Harry Night and John
Glover were injured. The Case No.
8, coming down the hcme s;retca,
carrying Jagora5orgor and his mech
anician. L. Anderson. broke stcor-
ing knuclle and c. IS ed into tho
cement wall The err rehounded to
the center OF the Gre VITA crushed |
wheels and Anderson fell directly i1 |
the roadway starter Wagner mado |
an effort TO flag tao lccrs that fol-
lowed. but he could 90 little more |
Than check their speed.
Harry Knight IN his Westcott. who |
WAS the closest 10 40. s, turned out |
toward the judges stand 10 avoid |
striking the prostrate mechdnician,
and his car sAdded sideways at
great speed.
AT the pits. near the south end
were Lytle's car and Eddie Hcarn's
Fiat No. is, which had stopped be
cause OF tire trouble knights cal
crashed into them with such terrific
force that both is and - we're drag
ged along to the roadway opposite
the gate.
The impact carsod No. 10 turn
over, throwing knight and his mech.
anician, Glover, some distance. In
the meantime Wager vas risking
the center OF the track checking The
flyers. However, when It was seen
that all the wrecked ca-s were free
of the course he waved the others
ahead and the drivers were once
more tearing around Ike mad. trying
20 make up for the the lost.
The accidents occurred within
Few feet OF a crowd OF people. who
were panic.stricbcn Gt tho danger and
rushed for places @, screty. Many of
the people were 80 llio1 With terrcr
that they cried from excitement and
several hundred let tie grounds.
Crowd Wrought Up.
The accident 20 TIE Amplex thai
pesulted in the ius.ant death OF s. J.
Dickson. mochauic!an. wrought un