Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-09
Hasha's Cycle Plunges Into
CrOWd--Six Dead, Six Dying
And Thirteen Badly Hurt.

! run OF the rail. was matter of dis
pute among the witnesses. The
spracllet of Hashas wheel was loos-
ened by the collision and went sail-
ing into the crowd. Witnesses say it
literally tore off the skull Of little
hoy in knckerhockers. who had been
one Of the most excited enthusiasts
at the race. In addition to those in
iured rs Hasha was hurled against
them. many persons fell and were
tranpled under foot in the first few
seconds of a Wild scramble among the
spectators.
Mrs. Hasha was sitting with Sey-
mours wife. chatting and laughing
over the closeness of the race their
husbands were running. Both women
became hysterieal after the tragedy
and We're removed to the City hospi-
tai for treatment
Seymour kept control of his machine,
notwithstanding the excitement of the
accident and was riding to safety when
Hasba's wrecked machine came sliding
down the track The bank is of a 80
degree angle all the way around. Al
bright the first of the rearward riders,
who was making a great effort to over
take the leaders. was struck by the
Hasha machine He fell in a heap in the
enclosure, while his machine ran rider
less for 100 feet, coIlided with the lower
rail and fell back a suffering mass.
Albright died in the German hospital al
- O'Clock
OF the injured spectators 10 were I'M
conscious when aid reached them. fwo
died before reaching the operating table
at the hospital and two others as the
surgeons were about TO work over them
In addition to the little boy in knicker-
bockers, two boys about Is years old and
one about p years old were among the
dead.
, At Il o'clock, tonight, the identity had
not been established of any Of the four
nor any of the six Others probably IA
tally injured The rest of the casualty
list is made up wholly of names of New
ark men and boys who sustained broken
arms or legs or severe body bruises
The usual machinery was set in motion.
tonight to investigate the accident DR..
William H. Mckenzie. county physician
of Essex county. took formal steps to
place a coroner's jury in possession OF
such facts in the case as he could gather.
1t is expected there will be an inquest
over the body of one of the victims
within few days and that the findings
of the jury will be given TO the grand
jury for consideration.
Hasha. the dead champion, sprang into
fame as a motor cyclist at Los Angeles
last February. when he was given credit
for new records in the mile, 2, 3 and l.
mile events On the Newark track last
month he bettered the mile record again,
travelling the distance in 3s 2-5 seconds.
One of the dead was identified at
the city hospital. later tonight. as Ed
ward Fischer, II. of this city.
Two of the probably fatally injured
are Edward Role and Frank j. Am
| berd, each aged 10. of this city.
Close witnesses of the accident said
Hasha chung To his machine while
rushing through the rail and rode
into the crowd which was packed
along the narrow platform above the
rim of the track, cutting swath fer
mere than 80 feet before he'was hurl-
ed into the air and his machine sent
sliding down the bank. 1t was in
making this lane through. the crowd
on the platform that he caused most
Of the deaths and injuries. The plat
form was three feet above the track
itself.