The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
.Hughey Hughes and Castor
WeigeI Are the Dead
Men.
TIN PERSONS ARE INJURED
When Frank GaIyin's Car
Crashes into Crowded
Press Stand.
IN tnY AeEocIArFb pREIEE,

"
UNIONTONNN, Pa. Dec. 2-Gaston
Wetgel and Hughey Hughes were
killed. Frank Galyi nWas probably fa-
tally injured and a number OF other
a persons were less seriously hurt near
the end OF the Universal trophy nu-
tomobile race ut the Un1ontown
speedway late this afternoon. Her
bert Smith Pittsburg newspaper
man, Montgomery Mccormick, a con-
stable on duty at the track, and DON
aid Beamer. Richard Adams and Ed
ward F.. KoveI, of New York; Richard
SPAWN. of PittsbuTg: Elmer Pullman,
of UniontoWn; u. II. Conger. Of Ak
ron, O.; J. J. Daugherty, of Pittsburg,
and E.. u. Myers. OF Pittsburg, were
among the injured All Of these
were spectators. Mr.. Adams suffer
ed severe injuries about the head and
body
Hughes had run his car into the
guard rail near the center OF the
speedway during the slxty-second lap
Of the race because of#engine trouble
and had walked to the press stand
when Calvin came tearing down the
track. When almost opposite the
stand Calvin seemed to lose control
OF his car, and It shot with lightning
speed toward the stand, which
4 Hughes had reached scarcely a min
ute before. Hughes saw his danger
but had no chance to escape, Tor he
with Calvin, and Wiegel, Galv1n's
mechanician, were instantly buried
in the wreck. Persons on the stand
were Knocked down by the impact.
Smith being caught in the sp1intering
timbers. When the men were picked
UP it was found that Hughes and
NVfegel had been Instantly killed and.
Calvin SO seriously injured that "
was feared he could not survive.
Since the opening OF the speedway
November 26 last. four men have met
death and a number injured. During
the speed trials last Monday, two
men were killed a when a car sWerYed
and rolled to the bottom OF the
saucer
The following day II. II. Van Loan.
Z of New York, and Zed, Springer, Ct
Jniontown. were seriously injured by
the skidding of a car into q group Oh
officials timing the trials
Louis Chevrolet. Of Geneva, Switz-
eraland, won the feature event Of to-
Il days car a Of &112H IL miles. His time
was / hour. IA minutes and IL
seconds Hughes led up to the thirty
II second lap, where Chevrolet caught
and passed him. holding his lead for
one lap, when Hughes again went to
the front. Dave Lewis, Of California.
went into the lead in the thirty-fourth
lap but was quickly displaced by
Hughes. The latter continued IL the
lead until the sixty-second round.
when he crashed through q guard rail-
and out Of the running. Amomenlt
later Frank Calvin crashed into the
press box. sustaining probable fatal
injuries. After the accident too
4 Hughes's ear, Chevrolet regained
and held the lead until the end Of re the
race.
race:
Louis chevrolet, won. time. 1: 81
Dave Lewis, second 1:16.:se. l-2,
Ralph De Palma, third, 1875
#.1-6. $500.
$500. Y,
Nit McBride, fifth. 1:25:1s. 800.
Al dealers race Of forty-etght niles miles
FOR a prize Of SIS 90 wa swon BY ~. !.
Fetterman. Of Pittsburg. Time. ~
minutes. "a seconds.
f. NJ Mccarthy second, and M. L l-
Robinson third.