The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-26

f. C. Hard. head cut open.
| Touraind. severely bruised.
CASTOR Rafet. boy. fractured skull.
! leg and arm broken.
Marcel Renault's mschinist. severely
! bruised
Some miraculous escapes have been
reported NJ Terris machine was burn
ed Mt Coignieres. but he and his mach
inists were uninjured. NJ. Rodolphe
Darzens and his machinist we're thrown
out near Bordeaux and were practically
unhurt though the car was destroyed.
MARCEL Is BETTER.
Louis Renault tolegraphed as follows
tonight: Marcel Is better. Bringing
him tn Paris tonight Deny report of
his death officially"
Bordeaux reports that many OF the
competitors. including NJ. Charron NJ.
Thelier and NJ. Passey. desired to aban-
don the race. but Others Insisted that
their honor required them TO assume II
at the Spanish frontier II possible but
the Spanish government later forbade
race and thus compelled complete aban-
donment.
The manufacturers have agreed that
az road race is impossible. the meet
'ng will be resumed within a closed
course.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press interviewed n number Of the iead-
Ing American and French automobiles
and they all expressed horror at the
series of acc dents and added that In
their opinion II would end speed races
In France and AT other points on tho
continent
Foxhal Keene said. The killing and
manning Of 50 many persons Is \ ter
rible blow. both 10 individuals and 10
automobiling, The effect will he scri-
Gus. II not an irreparable. blow 10 fast
automobilinE
The automobile club during the sftcr-
noon was Informed that Marcella Re-
nault was slightly better and that there
was some hope Of saving his life NJ
Rcnaults wife was prostrsted by receiv-
ing false dispatch announcing his
death. His aged mother has Ngone to hi,
bedside.
ABAD ACCIDENT.
Adsces from Chartres give details Of
the accident 10 Mr. Porter and Nixon,
his companion. both Of Belfast. Ireland.
The automobile struck the guards nut
at railroad crossing near chartrss. Mr..
overturned. Nixon was thrown uudsr.
meath the car. which caught are and sx-
pIoded. The guard tried to rescue Nix
on out found his body burned TO cin-
der. Porter remained unconscious for
two hours, when he recovered sufficient
a
examination OF the remains showed that
Nixon was killed before he was burned.
Senator Provost has announced his in
teation 20 !nterpellate the government
oa the necessity for stringent resula-
don or automobile racing lie inteads
also 10 introduce stringent law fiM:Iy
Il maximum speed and forbidding racers
TO circulate In the streets or on public
roads.
w. *. Vanderbilt, Jr had damaged
cylinder and could not proceed j. j..
Worden. who arrived nth at Bordeaux,
Is the only American remaining in tho
contest.
The speed limitations which have now
been fixed by the French and Spanish
governments will put an end to any
chance OF fast time being made between
Bordeaux and Madrid and the balance
Of tho race will he run under tourist
conditions, The stretches ~ road be-
yond bordeaux are moro difficult than
the route covered yesterday from Ver-
saillcs. owing to the many hills and sharp
turnlngs.
At TERRIFIC SPEED.
Clarence Moore of Washington tn.
whip and authority on sports gives a
graphic description ~ tho terrific speed
of the racers He saw Jarrett an
proa ching ~ lightning speed huge
black mastin got right in the path Jar
rott realized that 70 try 10 avoid the dog
would throw the car against tree and
he steered directly for the dog lie struck
the dog s1uarclv and II vas pinned in
front of the automobile for half a minute
and then dropped TO the ground between
the wheels. Mr.. Moore and others exam
ined the carcass OF the dog and found
that there was not a bone left in its body
over two inches long.
Foxhall Keene has been chosen by the
German Automobile club TO drive one Of
the three German machines In the races
which will be run in Ireland on July @
He says his 90 horse power car Is being
tried in the Paris Madrid race by NJ
Jenatzy who finished ninth at Bordeaux.