Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1947 — Page 8

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{from ‘the grinding steel. {were tossed from their seats.

ir 17 Cars Pile Up

‘eonsoling the loved ones of those appe low. » .

“ TODAY THEY missed their! buddies, but they have not thought

: In 8 way, though, yesterday was of the best for Mrs. Marshall. It was “her birthday. She got the

+h Van Dusen, “Boonville,

- Ind, his wife and 3-year-old ‘sony 'Isald they moved out of the worst~{ wrecked car shortly before ihe ac-

cident. Rescue -

They suffered no injuries, kers used acetylene

“{torches to cut away the twisted _ {steel of one of the passenger ‘ [coaches the rescue the injured.

* |eoaches were asleep when the crash

occurred. They were awakened first by the brilliant’ flash of fire Then they

On Nickel Plate Line

' MENTONE, Ind, May 1 <U. PJ, —Seventeen cars "on a ‘Chicagobound Nickel Plate.railroad freight train piled up near heré early to‘day. There were no casualties. The locomotive and seventeen

but 13 box cars and four gas tanks on the last half of the train piled up! .

Local Briefs "Gerald L. Smith, 31, of 83I N.

Capitol ave. today reported to polee he was TObid Ol 33 1 Ime

* '|youths who jumped him as he was walking on W. 9th st. near: the Big Four crossing at midnight. He

said - the quintet, all youths about 19, a ok no anion

Herman H. Siemers, Shortridge {high school physics teachier, has been accepted for a general electric science fellowship at Case school of applied science this summer. will take a six weeks course in fun-

-|damentals of modern physics.

PROSPECT O. E. §, TO MEET

hall for g/business session. A cov-

noon.

cars next to it stayed on the tracks, |

Prospect O. E. 8. auxiliary will meet at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the

ered dish luncheon will be held at

Men Die Working To Make Shaft Safe (Continued From Page. One)

as the blast ocetmrred was “atin breathing when thé" squads descended the shaft. It died a short time later.

Closed for Safety Work

The 11 men were -doing “development” work preparatory to reopening of the shaft. It had been closed down for repairs and safety improvements since shortly after the Centralia, IH, mine disaster which claimed 111 lives March 25. Harry Kerns owns and operates the shaft,” which normally employs 50 miners underground and produces about 450 tons of coal daily. He said the explosion iets Joke been set off by an explosive being used in the work.

Fumes Not Cause of Blast

had ever been found in the mine. Yesterday's explosion was the second fatal accident at the Spring Hill shaft in less than two months.

Mr. Kerns’ brother, Perry, was killed in a similar explosion March 6. ;

The monoxide fumes were the reexperts said. It exhausted the supply of oxygen in the shaft.

shaft opening.

a man almost instantly.”

control the flow of fresh through the workings.

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the fresh and the foul air. The first victim, Mr. Riggs, was

Crowd Is Tense

face, or relative lost hope. a weary volunteer:

“Did you know Dad? dead?” o

near whisper:

be one of them.”

in case of Pp |of bad weather | No ch

He said it probably was dust that}, exploded since no explosive gasses

sult of the explosion, not its cause,

Hours after the fatal blast, acrid} smoke still rolled out of the single

Jack Ogilvie, veteran rescue expert from Bicknell! and head of the] specialist squad, said the SonceRtration of these fumes was “many times the amount necessary to kill|

The ‘blast caused no serious cave- | ins within the mine, Mr. Ogilvie said, but depletion of the oxygen and presence of the poisonous fumes constituted a tfemendous obstacle. The explosion had. ripped out all the brattices, walls used to air

With only the -specialists pro{tected by oxygen masks, most of the rescuers were forced to follow behind an invisible wall - between

{found by the advance party at 9:15 last night. An hour passed before the column of air reached the spot so volunteers could remove jhe

The crowd tensed visibly when| word came up from the squad below that a body had been found. During the hour-long vigil before the first victim was brought to the suran occasional muffled sob’ pierced the stillness as some wife

The teen-age .daughter of “one of the trapped men quietly asked

Is he When her friend replied that no an could have lived in the fumes for ‘more than a moment or two, {she bit her lip and remarked in a!

”AS soon 38 1 heard, 1 knew bed

(Continued 1 Pare One}

have been made in’ jthe qualfying procedure, but obiviously there will be no scramble

the starting lineup. Only 34 cars have entered.-&nd it's unlikely — more- than 28 will answer the starting bomb on the morhing ‘of May 30. w= 10 Miles at 115 M.P.H. To qualify, the automobiles will be required to run four laps or 10 miles at a speed of at least 115 miles an hour. As in the past,

drivers will be given three ces

1to. qualify. * The coveted pole position—the

inside spot in. the first row of the

01 trials.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

"500" Time Trials May 17

this year for the 33 vacancies- in.

Memorial day lineup—will go to the fastest qualifier on the operiing, day

Last year the pole.went to Cliff Bergere on his speed of 126.471/and the veteran of 16 Speedway races 1s given a good chance to repeat in the new Novi Governor Special. The spanking-new automobile is

\ twin: to that’ in’ which Ralph Hepn set a New’ record of 183.944 miles an hour in 1046. Since Hepburn“ set the mark on ‘a late qualifying day, however, he was relegateg to a starting spot in the seventh Tow. v ;

Six Pole Contenders

pole this year. starting spots, however, it's questionable whether their drivers will attempt to shatter Hepburfi's record. |

driving champion.

physical examinations. by Dr.

staff. Newcome must pass a dri up to 115 miles an hour,

If ‘ck runs good, at least six cars shoul. be contenders for the With all assured of

Possible pole-sitters. include the record-holding Novi Governor Special and its new twin, the two new Blue Crown Spark Plug Specials designed and built by Lou Moore, the- 12-cylinder Mercedes-Benz recently flown from Europe ang: en~ tered as the Don. Lee Special, and the Bennett Brothers Maserati to| be‘ driven by Ted Horn, national

Before attempting their qualifying runs, all drivers will undergo E. Rogers. Smith's Speedway medical to the track also s test ranging

(Continued From Page One) didn't even know the names of candidates run-

ning for mayor. The big Republican ‘battle for

four persons contac

party control reached the white

organization forces supporting William H. Wemmer for the mayoralty nomination and the anti-machine groups supporting Roy B. Hickman for the mayoralty, ~~ Schumacher Won't Quit

pulling factional candidates.”

Mr, Schumacher out of the race.

them.

Heat stage this week between regular

The major thorn in the sides of both camps is John A.- Schumacher, president of the city council, who 1s support away from both the

Party leaders from both Wemmer ard Hickman 'camps failed again in their attempts to pressure

Mr. Schumacher said he was approached by messengers from both the other candidates, urging him to withdraw and throw his support to

“I told them both that I was in

to win, he said. going scramble hen take over Mr,

Schumacher's votes is an indica~ tion that neither Mr. We nor Mr. Hickman are too confident about their chances and if the council president stays in Be re-

sults may | be ou.

Child Health Day Observed Here

protect children as local organiza-

today.

said.

homes and

Jaimet, declared.

dren,” Mr.

oF J UR RSDAY,

Police Halt Two

“Martin Jaimet, local Red Cross first afd chairman, yirged remdval of accident hagards in“homes to

tions ager vec Child Health Day

More children 1 % 14 years of age die as a result of accidents than as a result of the eight leading childhood diseases ‘combined, he

“We can cut this high fatality rate and protect our children by removing accident hazards in our instilling safety consciousness in the minds of our chil-

MAY 1, 1947 °

Suicide Attempts

day. Both would-be victims are in fair condition in local hospitals.

found in the bus station shortly after midnight, ill after drinking odine. He told police he drank the iodine in University park and walked ‘to the bus station. . He sald he was a Detroit mail

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over injuries incurred in servic, He was-taken to City hospital and later to Veteran hospital, where his condition is fair, Police said he asked ‘them: to destroy a letter which he wrote to his wife and left in_his hotel room. A 21-year-old Indianapolis girl was found unconscious in the women's room at the bus station at 32 a.-m. She was treated at City hospital for an overdose of sleeping tablets. Her condition is fair,

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Organizations

Queen er chapits 3, O. E 8, meet at 7:30 m. Masonic mole for mother's day program. Mitchell is Yorthy matron Mellis, worthy pat ron.

Jnitistion and Mrs.

xiliary will meet tomorrow Grotto clubhouse. A demonstration

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Ma). Robert Anderson Woman's Rell corps will meet at 11 a. the hall for a pitch-in dinner. A busine

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| | Brightwood gat will meet Say program at 8 p. Masonic temple.

Prospec a oarod dish luncheon at §: Monday. A Daisy M. Cris and an initia ness session at 7:45 p. m. MTS. Hall is worthy matron and Ch Leppert is Cy patron.

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