The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-10
TWO HURLED TO
Their DEATHS
Eddie nssha's Motorcycle Leaves
Track q viIIsburg.
FoURspscTAToRs ALSO KILLED

Jehnny Albright Dies From injuries
Sustained When His Machine Runs
Into Wrsekaes-"Tsxas Cyclone"
Was Going At Rate Of 90 Miles an
Hour When Accident Occurred In
Fourth Round Of Thirteenth Race.
ocsrs Are Injured.
-iew York. Sept. s.-Two well.
Known motorcycle stars were killed
end four spectators are dead and .
score were injured. several seriously.
In the o:.s.yee Of 1000 persons
lined aroma - Srsck Of the Walls
burg stas.- = rctordrome. when
Eddie Hasha. known - the Texas
Cyclone left the track going at the
rate Of 30 miles an hour and ran into
the bleachers with his engine Of
death. Hasha was catapulted from
hiG machine and instantly killed. and
Johnny Albright. known as the Brigh.
ton Beach motordrome star. was 30
seriously injured by colliding with
Hasha's wrecked machine that he
died from his injuries in the German
hospital.
All the other dead and the most
seriously hurt we're spectators In the
bleachers, who were craning their
heads over the guard rails and caught
the full force of Hasha's motorcycle.
The event in which the accident oc-
Cured was the last and the thir-
teenth race Of the day. 1t was free
for-all four-mile handicap, is times
around the quarter-mile track. and
the fatalities occurred on the fourth
lap. Those in the race with Albright
and Hasha were Ray Seymour Of Los
Angeles, Harry Peck Of Los Angeles,
Frank King Of Denver and John King
Of Newark.
Track 10 Banked.
The track is banked at an angle OF
50 degrees all the way around, be.
ginning at the running board. The
top Of the bank was guarded with q
plain plank upright edge, two feet
and . half high. on the top Of which
IL q screen fence supported by posts
q short distance apart.
Opinions differ as to the real cause
Of the mishap. but everybody soon
realized that Hasha had lost control
Of his machine when the motorcycle
shot up the steep incline going al
the rate Of fully 30 miles an hour
climbed the rail in front Of the
bleachers and shot along the wire
netting. There was cry Of horror
from the bleacherites as Hasha left
the track, and many In the front
seats craned their necks far out over
the guard rail.
The wheels Of the 190.pound ma
chine ran over their necks and they
fell back into their seats unconscious
In an instant everything was in an
uproar, but the heavy motorcycle
kept on and crashed into one of the
electric light supports. The impact
was SO terrific that the machine was
shattered. and the forward part shot
into the grandstand adjoining the
bleachers.
Stories Vary.
Stories of eye.witnesses vary as Il
Just exactly what happened. Many
said that Hasha's body was forcibly
projected into the grandstand; Others
claim that he was tossed onto the
floor Of the bleachers. It so hap
pened that Mrs. Hasha, wife of the
dead motorcycle man, had but 9
short time before left her seat in the
grandstand and just missed seeing
her husband killed.
When the machine struck the post
the rear part. with its engine. rolled
down the saucer-like track. Albright
who was riding at tremendous speed
struck 1t with his machine. and skid
ded in a zigzag course along the
track in front Of the grandstand, pas
the stand Of the judges.
Most Of those sitting in the grand
stand and In the bleachers near thu
scene of the accident were so horri
fed by the awfulness of II all thai
they were dazed. and for fully min
ute the crowd was hushed and hardly
anybody stirred from their seats
Then came the rush. and In this rusf
It is believed that several received
injuries which later sent them TO thu
hospital Dozens Of women faintet
IN tho oxcitement and were ira Dlef