The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02

Indianapolis, May 31.-Crowded in
the grandstands or sweltering in the
sun around the course, crowd Of
100000 morbid sightseers saw col
lisions, sudden death, dementia, seri-
GUS injury and panic at the interna-
tional 500mile automobile race at
the motor speedway, where car
drivers of international reputation
struggled for an aggregate of $4,000
in prizes.
Notwithstanding the horrors of the
day, the race is pronounced to have
been 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 great success.
The first accident occurred as the
thirtieth mile of the race was being
turned by Arthur Greiner, in an Am
plex No. A. both rear tires exploding
at the same instant. The car skid
ded 25 feet. both rear wheels we're
torn off and the car turned over,
crushing s. p. Dickson. the mechani-
clan, to death under the wreckage
and throwing Greiner some distance
on the brick pavement. He was
taken to the hospital and was found
to be seriously injured, though the
doctors reported that there were no
fractures Greiner is millionaire
from Chicago and Dickson is the son
of Chicago newspaper man.
Four Cars Wrecked.
The most sensational accident of
the day occurred in front of the
grandstand when four cars were
wrecked and Harry Knight and John
Glover were injured The Case No.
8, coming down the home stretch,
carrying Jagersberger and his mech
anician, l.. Anderson, broke steer
ing knuckle and crashed into the
cement wall. The car rebounded to
the center of the track with crushed
wheels and Anderson fell directly in
the roadway Starter Wagner made
an effort to flag the racers that fol-
lowed, but he could do little more
than check their speed.
Harry knight in his Westcott, who
was the closest to No. s, turned out
toward the judges stand to avoid
striking the prostrate mechanician,
and his car skidded sideways at
great speed
At the pits, near the south end,
were Lytle's car and Eddie Hearn's
Fiat No. 49, which had stopped be-
cause CT tire trouble. Knights car
crashed into them with such terrific
force that both 1S and 35 were drag
ged along to the roadway opposite
the gate.
The impact caused No to turn
over throwing Knight and his mech
anician, Glover, some distance. In
the meantime Wagner was risking
the center of the track checking the
flyers. However, when 1t was seen
that all the wrecked cars we're free
Of the course he waved the others
ahead and the drivers were once
more tearing around like mad, trying
to make up for the time lost.
Seek Places of Safety.
The accidents occurred within a
few feet of crowd of people, who
we're panic c.ztricken at the danger and
rushed for places of safety. Many Of
the people were SO filled with terror
that they cried from excitement and
several hundred left the grounds.
The accident to the Amplex that
resulted in the instant death of S. p.
Dickson. mechanician. wrought up