Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-06-06

indianapolis, May 31.-For fame.
fortune and the glory of The automo-
bile one life was sacrificed and several
men were injured in the first 5OO-mile
race on a speedway, the greatest test
OF skill and endurance in the history
OF the sport of motor racing, won by
Ray Harroun. driving Marmon car,
in hours Al minutes and seconds.
Closely pressing Harroun for the vic
tory were Ralph milford, with Lo-
zier, who finished second. and David
Bruce-Brown. who drove his Fiat un.
der the wire good third.
One Man Is Killed.
At the end of the first $50 miles
automobile race, one mechanician had
been killed and a driver perhaps fatal
ly injured; four of the forty cars that
started had been withdrawn because
of broken parts, and David Bruce
Brown, driving Fiat. was leading
long grind that promised to continue
to the end.
S. p. Dickson, mechanician for Ar.
thur Greiner Of Chicago, driving an
Amplex car. lost his life in an upset
on the back stretch in the thirtieth
mile of the race. Greiner suffered sew
eral broken ribs and perhaps concus-
sion of the brain. Surgeons at the
field hospital would not make state
ment as to the probable outcome of
his injuries.
The accident was due to the car cast
ing front tire. Greiner could not hold
the car to the track and it skidded to
the infield and whirled completely |
around, tearing off both back wheels
Dickson was thrown twenty feet |
against the fence. His body was ter
ribly mangled. Greiner was hurled
to the track.
Accidents Thrill Crowd.
A series of succeeding accidents
thrilled the immense crowd, pitched
high fearful expectancy and kept
thousands of eyes strained on the
track for carnival of death that
seemed imminent whenever group of
cars flashed close to each other. Men
injured in the mishaps were as fol-
lows:
Dave Lewis, mechanician for Teddy
Tetzlaff uozier), right leg broken
near hip.
Harry Knight, driver of Westcott,
breast bruised and possible internal in
Juries.
John T. Glover, Knights mechanic
ian. body bruised.
Bob Evans, mechanician for Jack
Tower (Jackson, body bruised when
he leaped from car in panic.
John Wood, mechanician for Joe
Jagersburger (Case), run over and
badly bruised.
With bright skies and breeze
that cooled the atmosphere from the
oppressive heat of the last few days,
nothing appeared to mar the greatest
day in the sport of automobile racing.
More than 10000 persons were lined
up at the speedway gates, five hours
before the time scheduled for the
start of the big 5O0-mile International
sweepstakes, 10 a. III.
Never in the history of Indianapolis
have such throngs visited the track
Hundreds, unable to find hotel accom-.
mediation. slept in their automobiles,
which were parked down town. Be
Iore the speedway gates opened at $3.50
crowd extending for blocks awaited
admittance into the grounds. Indica
tons were that the crowd of 100, 900,
which was expected to witness the
race, might be far Outstripped
Many accidents in the downtown
streets. collisions between automobiles
and pedestrians run down, We're com
mon. while the talk of the crowd con.
cerned how many might be killed"
in the big event, in addition to the
speculation on the winner.
In the betting before the race, Ray
Harroun, driver t the Marmon