The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18
Persons Hurt on Topeka Track
Rest Comfortably Today.
No One Knows How Many Lives
Wire Fence Saved.
CAUSE OF WABBLE A MYSTERY
Breaking of Front Axle Before
Plunge of Machine.
Two More Women Discovered
on Injured List.

The condition of all the victims
of yesterdays automobile ncct-
dent as reported this afternoon
was favorable.
Albert Scott, 10 years old, 335
Taylor street, probably the most
seriously injured of any, was re-
ported to be resting easy at st.
Francis hospital this morning. 1t
is not thought by the hospital au-
thorities that death will result
from the injuries. Both legs are
broken and his back and neck are
seriously injured. Albert is the
son of HI. G. Scott of Scott Bros,
ice cream manufacturers
Ira Bliss, IS years old, whose
left shoulder was bruised and col
lar bone broken, will not be able
TO leave for his home in Oska-
Ioosa, ii was said this morning AT
St. Francis hospital. The head
nurse reported that MIR. Bliss
spent a good night but would
have to remain at the hospital
for about three days.
R. A. Darby, 2631 Clay street,
received a compound fracture of
the right leg. His injury was
very painful but not considered
serious. His condition was inn
proved this morning.
Mrs John Foley of Qucnemo,
who is AZ years old, received sew
eral bad bruises but no fractured
or disIocated bones. She spent
a good night at StormoDt hospital
and was reported to be in Ia
vOrable condition this morning.
Theodore Mayer, 9 years old,
5O7 Polk street, whose right arm
was crushed and who was badly
bruised, was moved from ST.
a.. Nrn e. NnHz
condition Is improved.
Benjamin Mayer, Theodore
Mayors II year old brother, suf-
fered bruises on the scalp, hip
and shin. He has been taken from
St. Francis hospital to his home
and is improving.
George Harrison. son of Lee
Harrison, 1903 Harrison street.
was recovering nicely this morn
inc from the bruises he received
yesterday afternoon.
III. IL. KiIpatrick, driver of the
Ajax that smashed into the peO-
pie, had recovered from the ef-
fects of his bruises and scratches
according to reports this morn
ing.
j. N. Miller, of Onaga. who was
taken to the police station after
the accident had sufficiently re-
covered from his scalp wound and
bruised leg to return to his home.
Jack Wehe, son of l.. E. Wehe,
z23 Morris avenue, received cut
on his lower lip but the injury
was not at all serious.
Mrs. Marie WiIburn. 1881 West
ern avenne, foot crushed; resting
easily today.
Mrs. Mary Sipes, 1918 Guthrie
avenue, bruised on body; not in
serious condition
No fatalities will result from the a
ident which happened Friday afte
DON at the automobile races unle
erious complications arise accordiI
D the reports received this mornir
rom the hospitals and homes of IL
INJURED persons.
The wire fence through which Il
peeding Ajax car smashed probab
ept death from those who were
he direct path of the machine. TT
peed of the racer was greatly dimii
she'd by the fence and after the C;
rent through it did not go more ths
twenty-five feet into the crowd. Hs
not been for this fence the car wit
II its speed of forty miles an hot
fould have crashed into the helple
eople. No one will ever be able
stimate just how many lives tn
7ire fence saved.
Mystery in Cause.
There is still a little mystery col
ected with the cause of the acciden
the driver of the race
Did the crowd that a part of the stee
ng wheel broke when his right fro
Jheel sank into a soft place in IL
rack. But whether or not the fro
xle of the car broke before the mi
hine plunged into the crowd or WI
IContinued on Page Twol
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Sunday; not muc
hange in temperature.