Thomas Carl Foehner died while in attendance at the Velodrome in Vailsburg, New Jersey. His brother, Joseph, was wounded, but survived.
On September 8, 1912 Eddie Hasha was at the New Jersey Motordrome near Atlantic City in a motorcycle race on his Indian motorcycle. He lost control while doing 92 mph. The bike rode the rail for some 100 feet, decapitating a young boy who had put his head over the rail to watch the race then struck a post, throwing Hasha into the grandstands and killing him instantly along with 4 other bystanders. The Indian fell back on the track killing another rider. Several more people were injured as they rushed and trampled each other to get out of the carnage.
On September 8, 1912 Eddie Hasha was at the New Jersey Motordrome near Atlantic City in a motorcycle race on his Indian motorcycle. He lost control while doing 92 mph. The bike rode the rail for some 100 feet, decapitating a young boy who had put his head over the rail to watch the race then struck a post, throwing Hasha into the grandstands and killing him instantly along with 4 other bystanders. The Indian fell back on the track killing another rider. Several more people were injured as they rushed and trampled each other to get out of the carnage.
Thomas Carl Foehner died while in attendance at the Velodrome in Vailsburg, New Jersey. His brother, Joseph, was wounded, but survived.
On September 8, 1912 Eddie Hasha was at the New Jersey Motordrome near Atlantic City in a motorcycle race on his Indian motorcycle. He lost control while doing 92 mph. The bike rode the rail for some 100 feet, decapitating a young boy who had put his head over the rail to watch the race then struck a post, throwing Hasha into the grandstands and killing him instantly along with 4 other bystanders. The Indian fell back on the track killing another rider. Several more people were injured as they rushed and trampled each other to get out of the carnage.
On September 8, 1912 Eddie Hasha was at the New Jersey Motordrome near Atlantic City in a motorcycle race on his Indian motorcycle. He lost control while doing 92 mph. The bike rode the rail for some 100 feet, decapitating a young boy who had put his head over the rail to watch the race then struck a post, throwing Hasha into the grandstands and killing him instantly along with 4 other bystanders. The Indian fell back on the track killing another rider. Several more people were injured as they rushed and trampled each other to get out of the carnage.
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14 years, 11 months, 1 day; died 139 16th Avenue, Newark, NJ
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