Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-04
.TwoDying,
One Hurt
In Crash
Joyriders' Automobile Strikes
Viaduct Railing, Hurting
Two Occupants 50 Feet
To Ground.
Men Said to Be Drunk

Two men are dying and another
lies in serious condition at tht
University hospital as the result o
an alleged intoxicated" joyride
which eliminated in a crash at tn,
Forty-third and Hamilton street via
duct early yesterday morning.
The injured are, Guy Culver, 26
1907 Ohio street, driver of the car
fractured skull and internal injuries
w. Mahon. q, Twenty-second ant
Davenport streets, formerly of All
buquerque, N. NJ. fractured skull.
end William S. Pollack, q, 1911
North Twenty-seventh street, hcao
and body bruises.
DR.. L. H, Lee, inferno, stated late
yesterday afternoon that Mahor
and Culver, who were unconscious
were expected to live but few
hours. .-.....
Pollack and Mahon were riding
with Culver. The car had just made
The east turn on Forty-third and
Hamilton when in some unknown
Manner Culver lost control of the
machine and it went crashing into
the iron railing ON the south side oi
;he viaduct.
Hurled Over Railing.
Culver and Mahon who were in
the front seat, were both hurled
from the car over the viaduct rail
ing to the ground 50 feet below
lighting in gulley just east of the
railroad tracks.
Pollack, riding in the back seat,
was trapped in the car. He was
crushed by the weight of the heavy
top.
The front wheels of the machine
were wedged between the iron rail-
ing and the stone pavement. Po-
lice say if the iron railing had been
pushed out few feet further, the
car would have crashed to the tracks
below.
According to Louis Jankowski,
1920 Military avenue, the accident
occurred about 4:30. He said he
heard the crash about that time
while lying in bed, but did not get
up to make an investigation.
Heard Crash.
The first person to reach the in
jured men was Edward Richardson,
1906 Military avenue. He lives
across the street from the viaduct.
Richardson heard the crash and got
to the rescue about 5 O'Clock. Whei,
Richardson arrived he met William
Harrison. 410 Sweetwood avenue,
Omaha Bee newsboy. Harrison call
ed the police.
w. c. Blake, 3l7o South Thir-
teenth street, motorman and +.
Vithen, 3i60 South Thirteenth street.
conductor, who were making their
first trip of the day, arrived at For
ty-third and Hamilton about $50.
Blake stated that he and Vithen
took Pollack out of the car and with
other help later removed the car.
Police arrived a few minutes later
and took the men to the hospital
Police, Blake. Vithen and Richard
son say the three men were under
the influence of liquor.
I Says They Were Drinking.
Last night, when questioned as
TO how the accident occurred. Pol
lick said: "We all met at Twenty
fourth and Clark street about !
o'clock. Mahon suggested that we
get a few drinks
1--WE got several drinks Of corn
whisky and then JOY rode the rest OF
the night. We did not go to any
particular place. l don't remember
a thing of the accident"
DR.. Lee, who attended the men,
said they were intoxicated. .
Po1lack is timer at Armour's
and is the sole support of his mother,
Mrs. Katie Pollack. Culver is mar
lied and lives with his mother, Mrs.
]. w. Anderson. His wife is visiting
in western Nebraska. Culver works
for the Omaha Steel works. The
car belonged to him.
Mahon, who has been in Omaha
but a few weeks, worked for the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass company. He
was not married, police say.