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October 19, 1908
The Star And Newark Advertiser
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
Emil Stricker, testing a 120-horsepower Mercedes for the Vanderbilt Cup race, crashes at 80 mph on the Jericho speedway 'S' curve, injuring himself and critically wounding mechanician Arthur Murray, who may die from severe injuries.
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EMIL STRICKER, WHO DROVE CAR INTO CURVE AT JERICHO AT EIGHTY MILES AN HOUR
TWO HURT WHEN AUTO TAKES CURVE AT EIGHTY MILES
One May Die as Result of Dare-Devil Act of Vanderbilt Cup Driver.
Special to the Evening Star.
JERICHO, L. I., Oct. 19. - Arthur Murray, a mechanician, is in a critical condition and Emil Stricker is badly hurt as the result of a smashup yesterday, when the latter drove an automobile at eighty miles an hour into the "S" curve on the speedway here. The 120-horsepower Mercedes, which the driver was trying out for the Vanderbilt cup race next Saturday, skidded off into a ditch, tore down sixty feet of fence and two trees.
Stricker, thrown thirty feet over the front of the car, landed in a soft patch of grass and escaped fatal injury. But his mechanician, Arthur Murray, was pinned beneath the heavy body and crushed and mangled so badly that he no doubt will die. His skull was fractured, his arm was broken and several of his ribs were crushed. Last night, eighteen hours after the accident, he was still unconscious.
Stricker was imported from Germany by Robert Graves, who owns the car, especially for the Vanderbilt contest.
TWO HURT WHEN AUTO TAKES CURVE AT EIGHTY MILES
One May Die as Result of Dare-Devil Act of Vanderbilt Cup Driver.
Special to the Evening Star.
JERICHO, L. I., Oct. 19. - Arthur Murray, a mechanician, is in a critical condition and Emil Stricker is badly hurt as the result of a smashup yesterday, when the latter drove an automobile at eighty miles an hour into the "S" curve on the speedway here. The 120-horsepower Mercedes, which the driver was trying out for the Vanderbilt cup race next Saturday, skidded off into a ditch, tore down sixty feet of fence and two trees.
Stricker, thrown thirty feet over the front of the car, landed in a soft patch of grass and escaped fatal injury. But his mechanician, Arthur Murray, was pinned beneath the heavy body and crushed and mangled so badly that he no doubt will die. His skull was fractured, his arm was broken and several of his ribs were crushed. Last night, eighteen hours after the accident, he was still unconscious.
Stricker was imported from Germany by Robert Graves, who owns the car, especially for the Vanderbilt contest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Adventure
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Catastrophe
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Car Crash
Vanderbilt Cup
Racing Accident
High Speed
Mechanician Injured
What entities or persons were involved?
Emil Stricker
Arthur Murray
Robert Graves
Where did it happen?
Jericho, L.I., Speedway
Story Details
Key Persons
Emil Stricker
Arthur Murray
Robert Graves
Location
Jericho, L.I., Speedway
Event Date
Yesterday (October 18)
Story Details
Emil Stricker drives a 120-hp Mercedes at 80 mph into an 'S' curve during a test for the Vanderbilt Cup race, causing the car to skid into a ditch, destroy fence and trees; Stricker is thrown clear and injured, but mechanician Arthur Murray is pinned and critically injured with possible fatal outcome.