Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

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upon them with terrific noise and speed.
Pulling desperately on the rein the young
man got the cart almost clear of the road
and part way into the gutter when the
automobile grszed the hub and dashed on.
always at the same terrific speed. The
cart was not injured, but the old lady was
thrown out by the Jar, fell on her wrist
and broke it. Being an old woman, she
died two days later from the shock and
ensuing fever.
1t is true that these country people had
no right upon the road with their cart
that day. Circulation on 1t had been FOR
hidden on account of the race. Its whole
length was supposed to be patroiied by tn the
turning into 1t from side road, had. by
some accident, not been warned. And that
is all. Although every RAIDER in the great
international contest had his number
clearly painted in large figures on the front
OF his automobile, neither mother nor son
had noticed it in this case For this rea-
son the responsible party-if he be re-
sponsible-remains unknown.
An Automobiles the Victim.
The case Of Count Schwiner is unique
because it is one of the very first really
serious accidents of this kind happening to
one of the automobilist class. Eighteen
kiometers outside of Hanover the auto
mobilist Degrais, driving Baron de Roths-
childs thirty-five horsepower Mercedes
machine and having Count Schwiner with
him for passenger. was scorching on to
Berlin with fast two days record to his
credit. Behind them Numbered another
racer, GILES Hourgieres, the Mors cham
pion, who finished sixth into Berlin, after
Fourier, Girardot. De Knyff. Brazier and
Charron After an exciting race In which
ne continued to lessen the distance between
them, Hourgieres saw his opportunity to
dash past them. It was at little distance
perore the road made sharp turn De-
grais and Count Schwiner being now in
the cloud of dust which Hourgeres had
raised in front of them, did not perceive
the fact In time. Continuing on in a
straight line. they dashed into a field and
up against a tree. The automobile was
smashed, Count Schwiner was thrown into
the tree and Degrais shot many yards into
the air, falling on the soft ground without
injury. Unfortunately it was not so with
Count Schwiner. His left arm was broken
in two places. his right shoulder blade dis
locaIed and ne received what proved to be
a fracture of the skull. 1t was seen that
his case was so grave that he could not
be moved any distance. He was accord
ingly taken to nearby farm house, where
ne stu lies at the point Of death
To finish with this Paris-Berlin race, the
last days festivities in Berlin were marred
by the news made much of in papers al
ready opposed to road racing, of four other
German subjects crushed and mangled on
their nigh roads by the foreign AUTOMOBILE
lists
Source Of Danger.
For some time now there have been
circulating on the roads of France at YER
tig1nous speeds these new-fangled vehicles
whose conductors occupy themselves very
little with pedestrians" said NJ Gauthier
In the chamber of deputies the next day.
Between Versailles and Paris I can cite
localities that have become uninhabitable
by reason of them. Projectors of villas
dare not saunter on the roads for fear of
being run down and killed. At the Paris
gate the other day an automobilist upset
a carriage containing four persons, wound
Ing two OF them grievously Then, turning
his head to see what he had done, he
crushed another pedestrian and continued
his reckless way" g.
The prime minister Of France has n.da
an important declaration on the subject
OF automobile speed without committing
his government to anything eff" the meas
ures or precaution be judged insufficient,
tney may have to be. made more rigorous
lf rigorous measures Of precaution de-
generate into unjust vexations races 4abeve
the usual speed Of circulation may be pro-
nlnlted. Meanwhile the new automobile
aristocraey dominates every high road in
france. It scorches at any speed, taking
It's own risks-because there are no risks.
Inc risks are all to the pedestrian The
SIXTY, seventy or eighty kilometer per hour
automobile will have dashed out of sight
before the wounded person or his friends
can ask, who has done this?"
And Still 1t Goes On.
Again and again the common sense prop
osition to see to 1t that every automobile
bear number, conspicuously displayed on
both Its front and back, has been shelved
In the chamber Of deputies. 1.-The automo-
bilists of France, who are gentlemen, re-
fuse to be numbered like cabmen or con-
victs,' is the answer.
Meanwhile every morning Paris papers
register new accidents When no human
being is seriously injured they are consid-
cred laughable. Giles Hourgieres. in the
Paris-Berlin race, ''broke his direction" by
crushing a dog In spite Of the accident.
he continued. But the dog? Did he con-
tinue? Others crush and mangle other
dogs, without "breaking' their "directton:'
1T Is not worth talking about. Others man
gle chickens. ducks, geese, lambs and pigs.
and poor old peasant women weep and cali
down the Justice of heaven on 'the assas-
SINS" This, too, is considered amusing
1t seems that the crushing of a pig is less
troublesome than the crushing of a dog
This does not mean that it is less trouble
some to the pig, but that his flesh and fat.
being softer, and his frame less resisting,
the grinding is sooner over and less likely
to clog the machinery Says the French
automobilst to the dog or pig, Get out of
my way, or will kill you"
STERLING HELLO.
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