The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-02

MILWAUKEE. WIS. Oct. David
b~rucs-broSn. wealthy young New
YORK sportsman. lost his life and his
mechanlcian. Tony Scudalarls. was IA
taliy injured as the result Of an acci-
cent on the New Wauwatosa automo-
bile road course today. on the eve OF
The running OF the Vanderbilt Gun
race Brown Was driving his high
powered Flat car 30 miles an hour
Nhen the rear left tire blew out. The
heaNy car sverved into a ditch and a
tecond later men and machine were
eatapulted ~diagonally across the road
n n a neld. The men were
throWn clear OF the car, which was
hurled high IN the air. Its fall con.
Nerted II into a tangled heap Of wreck.
age.
Bruce Browns skull was fractured.
MS left leg was broken n he SUI
Tered Internal injuries. The top OF
S~cudalaris' skull was crushed. his
right arm broken and his body was Sc.
rioUsly torn.
Died Of Hemorrhaaes.
Bruce-Brovn died al Trinity hos.
pltal OF h-emorThages Of the brain
three hours after the accident. having
only partially regalned consciousness
Tor a few minutes Surgeons had ire
pinned his skull on both sides in an
unaVailing attempt 20 ave his life.
caleb Bragg. Bruce Browns close
friend. Ralph DE Palma. Teddy Tetz-
Ian and other well known drivers
stood weeping In the hospital corridor
a. Bruce Brown was wheeled from
the operating room TO a private ward.
Bruce-Brown. according to Bragg.
met death In a heroic. but futile effort
TO keep his swerving car on the com
paratively narrow roadway after the
explosion OF the rear tire.
Bragg declared that the course was
dangerously narrow. lie asserted
that Bruce-Brown could have saved
himself under similar conditions on a
wider road.
Tonight messages we're received
here from New York stating that Mrs.
/. Bruce Brown. mother OF the driver.
accompanied by other relatives. had
started for Milwaukee.
Was Great Driver.
Although only IS years old Bruce
Brown was one OF Tho best known au-
tomobile race drivers in NE country.
He began racing in 1907. winning his
novice race at the Empire City track.
In 1908 he ran away from school and
acted A. machanican for the late
Emanuel Cedrino at Ormond Beach.
Fla. Here Bruce Brown broke the
n mile amateur straight away rec.
ord. held by VIM. X. Vanderbilt. Jr..
Bruce Brown time being 80 80 sec.
onds.
The same year he won the Single
Hin climb at New Haven. Conn. and
I'm 1909. lowered his amateur mark 20
81 fiat al Orm0nd Reach. Fla. while
he also won the Sir Thomas Dcwr
cup and broke the worlds ten mile
~straightsway record. He won the
Giants Hin climb the same season.
In 1911. he was third in the 500 mile
race AT ruapolis. His two most
brilliant We cries we're the Grand
PriX race at Savannah. in 1910. and
1911 the former he won with a Benz
car, n last season with the same
Flat in which he met death.
In the French Grand Prix. this year.
Bruce Brown won the FIRST leg % the
two days event and finished third.
but was disqualified for taking Co
gasoline outside n regular station. In
1910 he vas obliged TO turn profession.
al in order 70 drive with fast com
pany. In spite Of the fact that he haa
made a great deal OF money in racing.
he drove principally for sport.