The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-26
sfvtRAL PERSONS ARE KILLED
MANY oFerHE MONSTER RACING
MACHINES ARE coMPLETELY
WRECKED.

Paris. May 26.-In view Of the num-
her of accidents, some fatal, in the
first stage of the Paris Madrid auto
mobile race from Versailles to Bor-
! deaux. Premier Combes has forbidden
the continuance of the contest on
French territory The second stage
(sof the race, which was to have been
continued on Tuesday, included run
over Frenchat erritory from Bordeaux
to the Spanish frontier. Premier
Combes' action will probably lead to
the race being abandoned.
1t is reported that the Spanish gov
eminent 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. a furious pace into Bordeaux,
Having Made Record
run of eight hours and twenty-seven
minutes. An hour later M. Gabriel ar
rived with 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 elouded by series of accidents,
having in one case at FEAST, a fatal re-
suit. At least two cars were wrecked
and Marcel Renault, the winner Of the
Paris-Vienna race last year, Lorraine
Barrows, very we'll known automo-
bilist and Renault's chauffeur, were
seriously, it is believed, fatally, in
jured, while Barrow's chauffeur was
killed Moreover, an unconffrmed re-
port says that a 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 a night of wild ex-
citement. 1t is estimated that hun
dred thousand persons crowded into
| the little town to witness the start Of
the race. Soldiers with fixed bayonets
| lined 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
a 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 seri-
Gus accident had occurred near An
gculeme two occupants of an automo-
bile 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 ia
| talities and accidents. The most ter
i rible occurred near Bonneval, where
machine No. 243, driven by M. Porter,
was overturned at railroad crossing
and took fire. The chauffeur was
caught underneath the automobile and
burned to death, while two soldiers
and child were killed. A woman
crossing the road in the neighborhood
of Ablis was run over by one of the
competing cars and killed
Mr.. Stead and his chauffeur, who
we're first reported killed, are still
alive 1t seems that their automobile
collided with another car and was
completely overturned in a ditch near
/ Mcntguyon. Mr.. Stead was caught
! under the machine and badly injured
while his chauffeur was hurled to a
distance of thirty feet and his head
and body badly cut.