The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-28
FIRST STAGE OF PARIS.MADa,n
RACE is FULL OF ACCT.
DENTS.
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE KILLED
MANY OF THE MONSTER RACING
MACHINES ARE COMPLETELY
WRECKED.

Paris, May 26.-In view of the mum.
Der of accidents, some fatal. in the
first stage OF the Paris Madrid auto
mobile race from Versailles to Dor.
deaux, Premier Combes has forbidden
the continuance Of the contest on
French territory. The second stage
Of the race, which was to have been
continued on Tuesday, included a run
over French territory from Bordeaux
TO the Spanish frontier. Premier
Combes' action will probably lead to
the race being abandoned.
1t is reported that the Spanish gov.
errment has also forbidden the con.
tinuance of the race on Spanish terri.
tory.
The first stage in the Paris Madrid
automobile race from Versailles to
Bordeaux, 343 miles, finished at noon
yesterday, when Louis Renault dashed
a: furious pace into Bordeaux,
Having Made a Record
run of eight hours and twenty-seven
minutes. An hour later NJ. Gabriel ar.
rived with a still better record of eight
hours and seven minutes.
II is estimated from the times made
that these automobiles covered sixty.
two miles an hour on the road outside
the cities. These victories, however,
were clOuded by a series of accidents.
having in one case at least, a fatal re.
suit. At least two cars were wrecked
and Marcel Renault, the winner of the
Paris-Vienna race last year, Lorraine
Barrows. a very we'll known automo.
bilist and Renault's chauffeur, were
seriously, it, is believed. fatally. IN.
jured, while BaTrOws chauffeur was
killed. Moreover, an unconfirned re.
port says that serious accident oc.
CURED near Angouleme, in which two
occupants of an automobile, the own.
er of which is not yet known, were
seriously injured and two
Spectators Were Killed.
This number of accidents has not
caused any great surprise here in view
of the number of contestants in the
race and the great speed and power Of
their machines.
Versailles passed night of wild ex.
citement. 1t is estimated that a hun.
dred thousand persons crowded into
the little town to witness the start Of
the race. Soldiers with fixed bayonets
liEed the track for some distance
from Versailles. During the afternoon
word of the accidents began to arrive
and cast cloud over the event. The
automobile club of Bordeaux received
dispatch at o'clock saying that
Renault was unconscious, and, it was
feared, dying. Many lesser break.
downs and casualties are reported
Late in the afternoon an unconfrmed
report came from Bordeaux that a seri-
Gus accident had occurred near An
gouleme, two occupants of an automo.
hlIe being thrown out and injured and
Two spectators killed. No names or
details was given.
Worst Accident Of All.
Dispatches arriving from points
along the course add to the list of "a
tallties and accidents The most ter
rible occurred near Bonneval. where
machine No. 24S. driven by NJ. Porter.
was overturned at a railroad crossing
ana took fire. The chauffeur was
caught underneath the automobile and
burned to death, while two soldiers
anc a child were killed. A woman
crossing the road in the neighborhood
Oh Ablis was run over by one OF the
cars and killed.
Mr.. Stead and his chauffeur, who
were first reported killed, are still
alive. 1t seems that their automobile
colilded with another car and was
completely overturned in a ditch near
Montguyon. Mr. Stead was caught
unaer the machine and badly injured,
whl!e his chauffeur was hurled to
of thirty feet and his head