The Washington times., 1911-06-22
DEATH Of DRIVER
/. WALTER DONNELLy
BLOW TO MOTORISTS
Skull Fractured in State Fair
Park Race, in Mil
waukee.
WAS IN MUNSEY
HISTORIC EVENT
Second of the Tour of Last Year
to Meet a Tragic
Death.
By HARRY WARD.

Washington friends Of Walter Dom
nelly, the automobile racing driver, to-
day learned with regret Of his death
last night in a Milwaukee hospital as
the result Of injuries sustained in a race
yesterday afternoon
Donnelly was driving a Cino car In
the ffty-mile race at the State fair
park. when his machine ran into a
fence, throwing him against a post and
fracturing his skull. He was rushed to
hospital, but died several hours later.
Donnelly was making the turn at the
three-quarter post of the fortieth mile,
when tire came of the rear wheel,
causing the car to skid into the fence.
dozen machines participating IN the
race on the mile dirt track raised
great cloud Of dust on the turns and 1t
Is believed it was the binding dust that
prevented Donnelly from Strengthening
out his car so as to avoid the fence.
Walter Donnelly drove a Cino car In
the Munsey Historic Tour last year
and was one of the most popular men
In automobile circles. While quiet and
unassuming. he was q driver Of great
skill and his untimely death is greatly
"eplored by hosts Of friends. D~--e'l
is the second man identified. with the
Munsey Historic Tour to meet death
through automobile racing Tommy
Skeggs, who drove the EMF pathfind-
Ing car, was the first to be killed. He
track at San Antonio, Tex, when 1t
crashed into the fence, killing Skeggs
instantly.
After an interesting motor car trip
from Grand Rapids, Mich, to Washing
ton. a party Of motorists from the
former city are in Washington for a
two weeks stay. The party consists Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Pursel and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. NJ. Palmer. They left Grand
Rapids about two weeks ago in an
Overland touring car and made the
trip of 800 miles in leisurely fashion.
The route taken was via Toledo, Cleve-
land, Pittsburg, Cumberland, Hagers-
town, and Frederick. I'VE found the
roads fairly good, though sandy in some
places" said Mr.. PurseI. We intend
to do lot of sightseeing around Wash
lngton before returning"
The Ohio Motor Sales Company has
been formed to handle the Ohio agency
in this city Gilbert c. Bensinger, we'll
known to thousands of Washingtonians,
will be the manager of the new con-
Germ, which will be located at 303-5-7
Sixth street northwest. The company
will handle the full llEe Of cars made by
the Ohio Motor Car Company. including
both pleasure and commercial vehicles,
and will control the agency in the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland. The
first shipment of cars will be received
within the next few days and 1t is the
intention of the new company to give
the Ohio car a strong representation in
this section. The Ohio has many
achievements to Its credit. An Ohio
roadster was used by Starter A G.
Newmyer in the Munsey Historic Tour
last year and went over the entire
course of about 1,5O0 miles without a
drop of water being placed in the radia-
tor Of the machine after it left the start
ing point in Philadelphia
The exploits of the Ohio "Mudhen'' in
blazing a route from New York to San
Francisco over the Southern course are
still fresh in the minds of motorists.