The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-25
ROCHESTER FLOODED RACES ARE FA1AL1I
Automobile Contests in France Yes
terday Cause Large Number
Of Deaths.
"A Pace Of SO Miles an Hour by One
Machine Heavy List Of
Fatalities.

Paris, May 25.-In view of the number
o facicdents, several fatal, In the first stage
Of the Paris Madrid automobile race from
Versailles to Bordeaux. Premier Combes
has forbidden the continuance Of the con-
test on French territory.
The second stage of the race, which was
to have been continued on Tuesday. In
cluded "a run over French territory from
Bordeaux to the, Spanish frontier. Pre-
mier Combes' action will probably lead to
the race being abandoned.
It is reported that the Spanish govern
ment has also forbidden the continuance
of the race on Spanish territory.
The trail Of death and disaster fol-
lowing the start Sunday morning from
Versailles has caused profound sensa-
ton. Reports from along the route Of the
first stage, to Bordeaux, continue to give
details of the various accidents, and
these are causing far greater attention
than the race, which has practically been
abandoned, owing to the introduction OF
the government to it's being. continued IN
French territory.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has been privately informed from a
trustworthy source that Messrs Barrow
and Marcel Renault are both dead, and
the Francev and the Libre Parole an
nounce the death Of Marcel Renault from
his injuries, but the reports have not
been confirmed. On the other hand a dis
patch from Poictieres, forwarded at $40
this morning, said Marcel Renault's con-
dition was then grave but not desperate.
The doctors there expect to anputate
Barrow's leg at the thigh during the day.
Among the accidents not reported yes
terday was that Of George Richard, whose
machine was overturned. Richard had
several ribs broken. At Bordeaux the
news of the suppression Of the race
caused disappointment among the racers,
altho the governments action was fore
seen on account of the accidents.
Public opinion. outside the AUTOMOBILE
lists, strongly approves the step taken by
the government.
Last American WIhtdraws.
A dispatch from Poitiers during the day
announced that M. Weiner, which was the
name under which c.. Gray Dinsmore, the
only American left in the race, had en-
tered, broke down and withdrew at a
small place outside that town.
! The first stage in the race from Yer
sailles to Bordeaux, 343 miles, was finished
at noon, when Louis Renault dashed at q
| furious pace into Bordeaux, having made
a record run of eight hours and twenty.
seven minutes. An hour later M. Gabrie
arrived, with a still better record Of eight
hours and seven minutes.
| It is estimated from the times made
that these automobiles covered sixty two
miles an hour on the road outside the cil
| les. These victories, however, were cloudet
| by a series of accidents, having in on.
case at least. a, fatal result.
! At least two cars were wrecked and
Marcel Renault, the winner of the Paris
Vienna race last year; Lorraine Barrows
a very well known automobilist, and Rem
aults' chauffeur, were seriously, it is be
lieved fatally, injured, while Barrows
chauffeur was killed. Moreover, an I'm
confirmed report says that a serious acct
dent occurred near Angouleme, in which
the two occupants Of an automobile, tn
owner of which is not yet known, wer
|seriously injured and two spectators wer
killed.
Vanderbilt Quits.
The name Of W. K Vanderbilt, Jr., dis
Iappeared from the reports along the rout
latter Rambouillet He, Henri Fourier an
together before reaching Chartres All G
them suffered breakdowns.
Lorraine Barrows had met with a shock
ing accident near Libourne. Mr.. Barrow
, had tried to avoid a dog which was cross
ing the track and his monster car, No.
in the race, struck a tree with terrih
force His chauffeur was killed outrigh
scious but still breathing. Marcel Renau
| was overturned in a deep ditch beside tn
: road near Coupe, twenty one miles frol
Poictiers.
Z Dispatches from points along the cours
5 add to the list of fatalities and accident
Near Bonneval, nineteen miles from Chal
3 tres, machine No. 243. driven by M POI
r ter, was overturned at a railroad crossir
. and took fire. The chauffeur was caugl
r underneath the automobile and burned
: death, while two soldiers and a child WEI
killed.
A chauffeur was badly injured by q
Y accident to his motor car near Angoulem
e A woman crossing the road in the neigl
o borhood Of Ablis was run over by one
the competing cars and killed.
Mr.. Stead and his chauffeur, who W.
first reported to have been killed, are st
alive. --s.a
Louis Renault's automobile attained
Beourdiniere. between Charities and Boz
neval, a maximum speed of eighty-eig
and three fourths miles per hour.