The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-26
AND TWO PEOPLE MAY DIE
Ten Oilers Seriously Irjured-.- Series Of Terri
bic Accidents Due TO The HeadlOug Speed
Of Over Seventy Miles an Hour---
ToFinish With Closed
Course.
Course.
(By the Associated Press.

Paris, May 25.--It is now possible to
assemble from the many reports along
the route of the first stage of the Paris
Madrid automobile race complete list
of the casualties. This shows six per-
sons killed, two so dangerously injured
that they may die and ten seriously in
jured. A carefully revised list of the
casualties follows:
Dead:
PIERRE RODERIz, in collision with
tree near Libourne.
NIXON, Mr.. Porter's machinist, burned
under automobile
NORMAND, M. Tourand's machinist. at
Angouleme
DUPUY, soldier, at Angouleme.
GALLON, cyclist, at Angouleme.
UNKNOWN PEASANT WOMAN, at
Ablas
Injured: Mr.. Barrow. pelvis and thigh
broken, amputation Of leg expected: NJ.
Marcel Renault, injured about BODY and
head; Mr.. L. Porter, cut and bruised: Mr..
Stead, overturned. badly injured: Mr..
Steads machinist head cut open. Lesna.
champion cyclist, broken knee can.
Georges Ricard, chest crushed. ribs bro
ken; Henry Jeannot, Ricard's machinist
shoulder fractured; E. Chard. head cut
open; Tourand, severely bruised: CASTOR.
Raffet, boy, fractured skull, leg and arm
broken; Marcel Renaults machinist Sc
verely bruised.
Some miraculous escapes have been re-
ported.
Mr.. Terry's machine was burned at
Coigneres, but he and his machinist were
uninjured
Mr.. Rodolphe Darzens and his machinist
were thrown out near Burdeaux and were
practically unhurt, though the car was
destroyed
The manufacturers have agreed that
as road race is impossible the meeting
viii be resumed within closed course.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press interviewed a number of the lead
ing American and French automobiles
and they all expressed horror at the series
OF accidents and added that in their opin-
ion it would end speed races in France
and at other points on the continent
Foxhall Keene said:
THE killing or manning of so many
persons IS a terrible blow both to in
dividuals and to automobilings / had
hoped to drive my sixty horsepower car.
1t was wonderful machine. showing 112
kilometers without effort"
There is not the slightest ground that
Henri Fourniere, w. X Vanderbilt Jr,
and Baron De Forest withdrew from the
race on account of the dangers Each
had a damaged cylinder and could not
proceed ]. B. Worden, who arrived fifth
at Bordeaux, is the only American re-
naming in the contest. has only a
touring car, but nevertheless made a
fine race. The speed limitations which
have no wbeen fixed by the French and
Spanish governments win put an end to
any chance of fast time being made be-
tween Bordeaux and Madrid and. the bal
ance of the race will be run under tourist
Clarence Moore, of Washington has
returned from an inspection of the track
for which unusual facinties were granted
him by the judges of yesterdays race.
He gives a graphic description of the ter
rife speed of the racers. He timed Louis
car as it passed him and he
found it was making 74h miles an hour.
The automobile of Mr.. Gabriel, yester-
lays winner, gave forth a bound as it
eaped the steep incline near Chatres like
huge rabbit bounding uD a hill He saw
Tarrott approaching at lightning speed
A huge black mastiff got right in the
oath. Jarrott realized that to try TO
avoid the dog would throw his car against
: tree and he steered directly ahead. He
truck the dog squarely and it was pinned
n front of the automobile for a moment
md then dropped to the ground between
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